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Soldier's horses feeding at Newtown Park, 1900

Soldier's horses feeding at Newtown Park, 1900

Detail of the camp at Newtown Park, Wellington, of the second New Zealand Contingent of troops for the South African War. Shows some of the tents of the camp, and in the foreground soldiers watering horses at a wooden trough. Beyond the Park, part of the suburb of Newtown can be seen with the Brooklyn Hills in the background. Taken by an unidentified photographer in January 1900.

Alexander Turnbull Library,
Reference: DA-03179
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image

How to cite this page: 'Soldier's horses feeding at Newtown Park, 1900', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/horses-feeding-newtown-camp, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 13-Jun-2007

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