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Haurongo: Castle, Ronald Brian rāua ko Castle, Zillah Vivien

Ronald Brian Castle and Zillah Vivien Castle

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Ronald Brian Castle and Zillah Vivien Castle

Ronald Castle and his sister, Zillah, were both passionate about music. From the 1930s they performed in various ensembles and built up a remarkable collection of musical instruments and texts, which was stored in the family home in Newtown, Wellington.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)

Reference: PAColl-6203-45

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Peter Kitchin. 'Castle, Ronald Brian rāua ko Castle, Zillah Vivien', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/337/ronald-brian-castle-and-zillah-vivien-castle (accessed 4 June 2026).