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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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Frank and Margaret Benge with Ivan Benge (baby), 1930Needham engagement; the couple?Crane wedding. [P1-6701-9091]Heretaunga Pistol Club; North Island Open; Wilf Tunney, Peter Belton, Steven Welsh.Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River, looking upstream from Moonshine bridge 4.Heretaunga Players; The Giaconda Smile 1979: John Butterfield, Geraldine Sims.Upper Hutt School, Room 9, J1; 1977Dunlop factory construction; storm water drain to Blenheim St creekUpper Hutt College staff; commercial teacher David Howe, from England, on a one-year exchange. Upper Hutt Libraries; Wayang Kulit Performance of Ciptoning; November 2023Scouts District Field Day; 1972Hazelwoods buildings; 1893; the original store.Main Street; Upper Hutt ca 1900sRSA South African Veterans 5. [P1-2360-4750]Kindergarten Ball.Maidstone Intermediate 1970 StaffUpper Hutt School, Room 7; 1999Maidstone Mall interior, looking south.Upper Hutt Tennis Club; Opening of the Season; 1915Trentham Memorial Park adventure playground project; 1973Wedding; Eric Gorrie and Christine Tapp 3; Trevor Tapp and Ernie Gorrie at rear.Graham Stokes, 'King of Moonshine', and new card-operated telephone booth at BP Silverstream.District Scout Camp at Trentham Memorial Park; 1978Joyce Laurie 21st.Heretaunga Players; Forget-Me-Not Lane: Margo Every, Michael Dee.Brown Owl School 2000 Room 1; Years 7-8; Teacher, Mr Peter Papas; aides, Mrs Carol Buchanan, Mrs Pauline Bulman.Police Chief Inspector Arthur Jonas, 1987Fern Valley bridge, Akatarawa Road.Heretaunga Players; The Good Old Days: Reg Thorpe, unknown, Darren Collin, Margaret Belsham, Eric Brown, unknown.Tony Morgan 21st birthday party; Mrs Morgan at right.Heretaunga Players; Habeas Corpus; Shirley Comeskey.Ōrongomai Marae 2002; Waitangi open day; afternoon audience; probably largest everMaidstone Intermediate, Room 3; 1973Maidstone pool; learners.Heretaunga Players; One Wild Oat: Tom Leighs, Norman Kemble, Royce Doyle.Crane wedding; bride and groom. [P1-6713-9103]Upper Hutt Rotary Club; Brian Kerr, president 1987-1988.Ashford girl 2.Eric Wood collection; Rotary; tenth anniversaryTraffic officerChristmas parade 2002; Santa and fairies.E. G. Taylor cavalry training 1937 02Upper Hutt College; School Trip; 1962Johnson twins' 21st; the sister at right.Upper Hutt School, Netball 'Bears'; 2000Hazelwoods Father Christmas 1966; cave; Grumpy and fairy Evelyn Vernie. [P1-4616-7006]Rimutaka Rugby Football Club; senior seconds; 1997Flooded Bridge; ca 1965Military Service, World War II; Japan; Hiroshima 001Upper Hutt Swimming Club Jubilee Celebrations, 1983
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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.