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Haurongo: Wilson, William Douglas

Touring the First and Second houses

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In this 1950 episode of Weekly review, the Group Architects can be seen working on the Second House in Takapuna, while Bill Wilson walks the film crew through the completed First House. 

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Archives New Zealand – Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Weekly Review 455. National Film Unit, 1950

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Julia Gatley. 'Wilson, William Douglas', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2021. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/47533/touring-the-first-and-second-houses (accessed 4 June 2026).