New Zealand - Masterton
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- Street Scene
- 1940’s
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Masterton
- A large town in the Greater Wellington Region
- The largest town in the Wairarapa
- A region separated from Wellington by the Rimutaka ranges
- 100 kilometres north-east of Wellington
- Masterton has an urban population of 20,100, and district population of 26,800 (June 2019).
Reference: Wikipedia
Video: Wellington Wharves & Eastern Suburbs [silent] (c.1950)
New Zealand National Film Unit presents Wellington Wharves & Eastern Suburbs (1950)
Silent, black and white shots of the Wellington wharves and Eastern Suburbs. Inlcudes wild and windy south coast with a ferry charging through the swell; a Teal seaplane with passengers boarding a flight direct to Sydney, Australia; Kilbirnie, Evans Bay and Mirarmar Peninsula; Oriental Bay and beachgoers; children swimming; recreational sailboats; Wellington marina
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWPeZ2RUk7I