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Kōrero: Manawatū and Horowhenua region

Oxford Street, Levin

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Oxford Street, Levin

Parking was at a premium in the main street of Levin on this day in 1948. The town grew rapidly after 1945. On the main highway, and relatively close to Wellington, it had ample land for industry.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-116637; F

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region – Heyday: 1910s to 1960s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9494/oxford-street-levin (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 April 2015.