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Haurongo: Newman, Henry rāua ko Newman, Thomas

Newman Brothers' service car on a bush track

Newman Brothers' service car on a bush track

In 1911, Henry Newman purchased his first Cadillac to supplement the horse-drawn coaches that he and his brother Thomas Newman had previously used to carry mail and passengers. By 1919 motor cars had completely replaced the coaches.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Frederick Nelson Jones Collection (PAColl-3051)

Reference: 1/1-010032; G

Photograph by Frederick Nelson Jones

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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Shirley Tunnicliff. 'Newman, Henry rāua ko Newman, Thomas', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/790/newman-brothers-service-car-on-a-bush-track (accessed 5 June 2026).