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Oddfellows' hall

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Oddfellows' hall

Members of mutual aid societies such as the Oddfellows were usually working men, who built halls in which to hold their meetings. In Martinborough in 1905, the front of the Oddfellows' hall was occupied by a jeweller's shop.

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Margaret Tennant, Voluntary welfare organisations – 19th-century charity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/29042/oddfellows-hall (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Margaret Tennant, published 24 February 2011.