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Kenneth Graham Rosson 21st.Ōrongomai Marae 1998; Waitangi open day; Māwai Hakona whanau demonstrate the art of taiaha Dunlop tyre assembly; cross-ply, small sizesArmy 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 streets
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Upper Hutt School, Room 6; 1962Plantagenet Grove, Kingsley Heights, from Fergusson Drive/Clouston Park Road corner.Dunlops Xmas Party [P1-3725-6115]Hazelwoods sales picture; man's V-neck pullover [P1-212-1138]Field Hut Tararua Mountains WellingtonGirl Guides Association; ca 1970Industrial buildings, Merton Street, No 15-17; back of both buildingsUpper Hutt College production; "The Right Stuff"; Mikara Melaugh, Blair Stratton, Jesse Rau.Upper Hutt School Certificate of Merit; 1961Silverstream Kindergarten 054Islington Street; No. 29; Trentham Freemasons' Hall. [P2-256-445]Trentham racecourse; St Leger Stand (demolished 1999).Wedding; Ian Stimson, Yvonne Anderton  5.Fergusson Drive; No.  863; new police station; architect's drawing.Pine Avenue west side 2; St Joseph's Catholic Church belltower and entry end.Maidstone United Rugby Netball Club; 1987Gayle Fesche farewell. [P1-3809-6199]Revelle Jackson; 5 Paton Street, Mangaroa house 13; 1950s Wedding; Roger John Guinness, Glenda Florence Larkin 19. [P1-4255-6645]Hazelwoods Father Christmas 1967; cave with fairy 2. [P1-1353-3743]Upper Hutt School, Standard 6; 1953Maidstone Mall performance; 'The Society Jazzmen'.Maidstone Pool; heating system commissioning day; club president Doug Thomas.Silverstream Kindergarten 021Heretaunga Players; Under Milk Wood: Martin Wilson, Kay Melhuish.Ōrongomai Marae 1988; whare whakairo; front viewTrentham School 75th Reunion; 2004Upper Hutt College buildings 1990; Hunter Building.Dunlop people; engineering foremen; Jim McLellan, Alick Donald,  Peter Philps.Savage Crescent Kindergarten Xmas [P1-5742-8132]Family Centre counsellor Vanessa Lynch and community development officer Stephanie Cottrill with new brochure listing family-support groups.Jones golden wedding.RSA Ball 1. [P1-1764-4154]Heretaunga Players; Natural Causes.Wedding; G. E. Davidson, Beverley Morrison  2. Upper Hutt School, Netball Team D; 1964Dunlop factory construction; Banbury mixer foundations, from the annexe roofUpper Hutt Tennis Club; Junior Team; 1929-1930Y.M.C.A. building, Trentham Camp 1925 [Postcard 023]River Road; Austin A50 left road and went "end over end"; child saved by safety seat.HIBS; Hutt International Boys' School; National Opera of Wellington 'Unbeatable Opera' performance.Kerry McFarlane; runner-up, under-16 category, Frances Clarke Memorial Awards.Newman children.Trolley Derby 2006: Bailey LowtherCentenarian Hazel Harris, 101Rimutaka Tunnel, c. 1954Dunlop (NZ) Ltd; Tube Section Rebuild; 1983Heretaunga College; Nigel Hill wins NZ Institute of Draughtpersons competition.Scouts; Fred Moselen awarded a a bar to his Silver Tiki.Bowls; Oxford Crescent School's James Hogan, 9, tries his hand.
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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.

By registering as a member (all that's required is an email address or Facebook account) you're also able to contribute your own knowledge and memories about our holdings, as well as create personal collections of your own.

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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.