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Haurongo: Adamson, Thomas

Thomas Adamson (left) and Hori Mutumutu, about 1870s

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Thomas Adamson (left) and Hori Mutumutu, about 1870s

Thomas Adamson adopted a Māori way of life during the late 1860s when he often worked with the Wanganui Native Contingent.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Hocken Collections, University of Otago

Reference: E2641/16A, SO3095

Permission of the Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hakena, University of Otago, must be obtained before any re-use of this image. Further information may be obtained from the Library through its website.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

W. T. Parham. 'Adamson, Thomas', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3254/thomas-adamson-left-and-hori-mutumutu-about-1870s (accessed 4 June 2026).