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Army charter march 6, Main Street.The Upper Hutt District in the 1840s, by S.C. Brees Fire Brigade; new appliance handed over, 6 August 1938.Mounted rifles, Trentham. Line of mounted horses.Silverstream railway bridge 2 (1903-1957); distant view downstream.Main Street, Upper Hutt, January 1948 (L6)Rugby league ball; group, with trophies. [P3-418-1647]Queen Street saleyards; cattle sale. Timber industry; Campbell's Sawmills Ltd, Karapoti; experimental logging tractor on bush tramway bridge. Upper Hutt Rugby Football Club 1928; juniors.New Zealand Railways locomotive, S 0-6-4 T class; number 213Timber industry; axemen at Narrow Neck, Whiteman's Valley.Beauty pageant audience, A & P show, 1967Rimutaka Incline; goods train and surfacemen engaged in track work. [P2-18-26]St Hilda's Anglican Church, south side of Main Street.Soldiers, Trentham 1916 [P2-110-280]Hapai club 8th birthday, Rugby gymnasium; Māwai Hakona Māori concert party and audienceFire; Benge & Pratt's store, Main Street; remains.Hazelwoods Father Christmas 1972. [P2-437-863]Biggs store, Main Street; interior. [P2-939-2195]Upper Hutt railway station 1955; under constructionSchool Patrol Christmas party.Woolworths Checkers of the Year competition 1966; audienceLa De Da's, rugby gym, c. 1967Hazelwoods Women's Day fancy dress entrants.A & P show; cars; Shelly Motors' stand; Volkswagen Karmann Ghia coupeUpper Hutt Town Board office; corner of Main and Russell streetsKenneth Graham Rosson 21st.Ōrongomai Marae 1998; Waitangi open day; Māwai Hakona whanau demonstrate the art of taiaha Dunlop tyre assembly; cross-ply, small sizes
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Upper Hutt Pipe Band 25th jubilee, Hapai Club; George Thomas, Mayor, speaking.Hapai Club; Fergusson Drive building opening by Don McKay, Minister of Health 6; speakingUpper Hutt College 2003; year 11 CK (Colin King)Thomas Cook International Festival; girls in Yugoslavian dress.Upper Hutt College 1967; form 3L1Rugby; KFC team photograph, 1923.Awakairangi Park; Junior Football, circa 1980sHeretaunga College 25th anniversary committee; 1978-1980.Hutchinson 21st [P1-1428-3818]Ashford birthday party. [P1-7986-10376]RSA Ball 1. [P1-1779-4169]Goods shed and railway station, from Maidstone Pool, Park Street.Timber industry; bullock team hauling logs, Te Marua 1902House, unidentified; Howard Real Estate. [P1-4937-7327]Kings Empire Veterans Ladies Upper Hutt RSA 045Carel and Cornelia Van Voorthuysen.Hazelwoods; staff member Mrs Evelyn Kay, menswear, 1966.Military Service, World War II; Eric Wood, left?Wallaceville Research Centre buildings; administration building.Military Service, World War II; Italy; Rome or Pisa? NZ headquarters?Kerry Lindsay Engine Reconditioning Specialists, Jupiter Grove; manager Chris Parnell, Darren Curtis.Maidstone Intermediate, Room 20; 1973Fireworks safety programme supported by The WarehouseDunlop Christmas social; Sadie Coyle, Ann Manclark, Sadie Burns, identified. [P1-1667-4057]Brown Owl School 1967; class photo 17. [P2-1255-2913]Junior Chamber International; N. Z. president Murray Dixon with world president Petri Niskanen.Upper Hutt School; Caretaker Norman Dalgety; 1984Hutt Valley History 58; Accelerated Progress 002; High Street, Lower HuttFloral Art Club member Judy Brookie at display in Logan PlazaBrown Owl School 1966; class photo 9. [P2-1234-2892]Brown family reunion; St Joseph's Catholic Church service.Air Vice-Marshal Patrick Neville becomes a Companion of the Bath (CB)Logan Street; No. 11; Cosmopolitan Club.St Joseph's School; 'Blast Off! show; most of the senior school involved.Irish dance; Ophelia Poczwa to compete in the World Champs in Ireland.Council staff; recreation/community affairs; Nicky Mercer, Trish Scott, Christine O'Leary; 18 Logan Street.Len Benge; no dateWhiteman's Valley; Janet Frame Way; introduction of new style of street sign, with fantail motif.Library 4, Fergusson Drive; opening; Māori challenge to Sir Keith Holyoake and Mayor Rex KirtonEngagement; Paul Murray, Elaine Good 20; David Lott, Marie Davies. [P1-4177-6567]Rugby gym; last dance. [P1-8639-11029]Heretaunga Players; Talk Of The Town: Bob Gillespie, Margaret Belsham, Derek Edwards, Sue Hodgkinson, Arthur Williams, Jill Edwards.Maidstone Intermediate Year 8 science fair; Michael Dempster's winning entryHazelwoods Father Christmas 1967; cave. [P1-4837-7227]Catholic Schools Day; St Brendan's School's Brendan Herder on air.Gayle Fesche farewell. [P1-3809-6199]Wedding; Roger John Guinness, Glenda Florence Larkin 20. [P1-4257-6647]Upper Hutt Rams Rugby Football Club; Premier Parapine ITM; 2014Hazelwoods Women's Day fancy dress entrants; 'Pebbles Flintstone', left.Boy Scouts; Radiata Cub Pack; August 1970
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UPPER HUTT RECOLLECT is the interactive database for the Upper Hutt City Library Heritage Collections. It provides easy online access to a rich store of heritage material relating to Upper Hutt City, its people, and events.

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Upper Hutt City Centre: a virtual Heritage Tour

Take yourself on a virtual walking tour telling the history of Upper Hutt's CBD.