New Zealand - Waiuku - The centennial parade held during Waiuku's centenary celebrations, 24 March 1954. The town's week-long centennial celebrations began on 19 March 1954. This photograph of the climactic parade was taken from the Waiuku Public Hall (later Waiuku War Memorial Hall) on the intersection of Queen Street and Victoria Avenue. Hutchinson & Knight's garage, the Post Office Savings Bank and Post Office buildings and Wesley Methodist Church can be seen on the far side of Queen Street. - 1954-03-24 - Photographer Unknown Waiuku - A country town in the Auckland Region - The Maori name Waiuku comes from a legend that two prominent brothers, Tamakae and Tamakou, vied for the hand of a beautiful high-ranking Waikato chieftainess. - Waiuku came into existence as a port in about 1843, on the then important trade route between Auckland and the agricultural area of the Waikato. - It was also the terminal of an ancient Maori portage between the Waikato River and the Manukau Harbour. (Reference: Wikipedia) Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 04014 Photograph copied by courtesy of Mrs A.M. Ringer https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/36653 #waiuku