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Waihi Borough Council, around 1930

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Waihi Borough Council, around 1930

The gold-mining settlement of Waihī had declined in population by the time this photo was taken, around 1930. It shows Waihi Borough Council staff and vehicles (both mechanical and horse-drawn) assembled outside the council chambers and public library in the town's main street.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-079489-F

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.

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Mark Derby, Local and regional government – Managing urbanisation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/35390/waihi-borough-council-around-1930 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 28 March 2012, updated 1 February 2015.