New Zealand - Wellington - Houses, Oriental Bay - By Roland Searle Oriental Bay - Oriental Bay was originally known as Duppa, after the first and only resident at the time, George Duppa. - George Duppa renamed the area Oriental Bay after the ship that he arrived in New Zealand on in 1840. - Originally farmland and was used as a quarantine with a nurse and tent on the beach and by whalers. - Settlement of the area started in the 1880's. (Reference: Wikipedia) --------------------- Image source: Houses, Oriental Bay, Wellington, 1920s to 1930s, Wellington, by Roland Searle. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (A.019682) https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1060683