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Advertising an animal hospital

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Advertising an animal hospital

This 1856 advertisement for Hutt Valley veterinary business Moorhouse & Daniell emphasises the superior location of its hospital for sick horses and cattle – and the English and Scottish qualifications of J. W. Moorhouse.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Veterinary Association Collection

Reference: 98-346-6/04

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Hamish Mavor and Bob Gumbrell, Veterinary services – Early vet services, 1850s to 1940s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/19870/advertising-an-animal-hospital (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Hamish Mavor and Bob Gumbrell, published 1 March 2009.