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Haurongo: Alderton, George Edwin

George Alderton on horseback

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George  Alderton on horseback

The energetic and entrepreneurial George Alderton is pictured on tour, probably in the late 19th century. Through his newspaper journalism, handbooks and development schemes, he tirelessly promoted the potential of Northland.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections

Reference: G. E. Alderton (Resources of New Zealand)

Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Nancy Pickmere. 'Alderton, George Edwin', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993, whakahou June 2017. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/43818/george-alderton-on-horseback (accessed 4 June 2026).