New Zealand - Wanganui - Looking towards the Courthouse, with Albion Hotel - Circa 1880s - William James Harding photo Whanganui - Whanganui, also spelled Wanganui - Whanganui means "big bay" or "big harbour" in Maori - The first European traders arrived in 1831 - The name of the city was officially changed to Wanganui in 1854. - Wanganui was the site of the New Zealand Police Law Enforcement System (LES) from 1976 to 1995. ----------------------- Image source: Looking towards the Courthouse, with Albion Hotel, Wanganui. Harding, William James, 1826-1899 :Negatives of Wanganui district. Ref: 1/1-000290-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23008979 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23008979