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Kōrero: Birthdays and wedding anniversaries

A golden wedding illuminated address

This magnificent illuminated address was presented by the citizens of Auckland to Sir William Fox on the occasion of his golden wedding in 1892. It praised his achievements as a statesman and his work on behalf of temperance. Lady Fox also got a brief mention.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: MSY-6841

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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Nancy Swarbrick, Birthdays and wedding anniversaries – Wedding-anniversary rituals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/38856/a-golden-wedding-illuminated-address (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 3 December 2012.