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Haurongo: La Trobe, William Sanderson

William Sanderson La Trobe (centre) with Randolph Ridling (left) and John Henry Howell (right)

William Sanderson La Trobe (centre) with Randolph Ridling (left) and John Henry Howell (right)
William Sanderson La Trobe founded and directed the Wellington Technical College from 1904 to 1919. At the time this photograph was taken, he was superintendent of technical education, a post he held from 1919 to 1938.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, C.E. Beeby Collection

Reference: PAColl-3004-1-01

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Rollo Arnold. 'La Trobe, William Sanderson', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996, whakahou June 2017. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3090/william-sanderson-la-trobe-centre-with-randolph-ridling-left-and-john-henry-howell-0 (accessed 4 June 2026).