Mount Eden

A DigitalNZ Story by Sienna Latham

Because living beside a dormant volcano was awesome.

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Image: Mount Eden, Auckland

Mount Eden, Auckland

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Image: Plan of the town of Auckland

Plan of the town of Auckland

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Image: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :[Cabbage trees growing in a swamp with a settlement in the background and a man on a white horse in the foreground. ca 1880]

Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :[Cabbage trees growing in a swamp with a settlement in the background and a man on a white horse in the foregro...

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Image: Mount Eden Township, Auckland

Mount Eden Township, Auckland

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Image: Mount Eden, drawn by Wm. Gulliver.

Mount Eden, drawn by Wm. Gulliver.

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Image: Looking east across Eden Park showing the park under water with....

Looking east across Eden Park showing the park under water with....

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Image: Tourist buses on Mount Eden, Auckland

Tourist buses on Mount Eden, Auckland

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Image: Peace celebrations on Mount Eden

Peace celebrations on Mount Eden

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Image: Mount Eden, Auckland

Mount Eden, Auckland

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Image: Peace celebrations on Mount Eden

Peace celebrations on Mount Eden

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[Ashworth, Edward] 1814-1896 :[Profile of Auckland, 1844?] Mt Albert, Mt Eden, One Tree Hill.

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Image: Mount Eden Hockey Team

Mount Eden Hockey Team

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Image: St Barnabas Church, Mount Eden, 1928

St Barnabas Church, Mount Eden, 1928

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Image: Mt Eden, Auckland

Mt Eden, Auckland

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Image: Mount Eden from Mount Eden Road

Mount Eden from Mount Eden Road

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Image: Maori ceremonial stone on Mount Eden, 1939

Maori ceremonial stone on Mount Eden, 1939

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Image: Showing the interior of the Mount Eden swimming baths, Bellevue....

Showing the interior of the Mount Eden swimming baths, Bellevue....

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Image: Auckland from Summit of Mount Eden. From the album: N.Z. Scenery

Auckland from Summit of Mount Eden. From the album: N.Z. Scenery

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Image: A YOUNG NEW ZEALANDER'S NOVEL PETS: A PAIR OF TAME HEDGEHOGS AT MOUNT EDEN, AUCKLAND

A YOUNG NEW ZEALANDER'S NOVEL PETS: A PAIR OF TAME HEDGEHOGS AT MOUNT EDEN, AUCKLAND

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Image: Showing the tea kiosk on Mount Eden not long after it was built....

Showing the tea kiosk on Mount Eden not long after it was built....

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Image: Artist unknown :Auckland harbour, from the crater of Mt Eden. 1868

Artist unknown :Auckland harbour, from the crater of Mt Eden. 1868

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Image: The Mount Eden and Epsom Tennis Grounds

The Mount Eden and Epsom Tennis Grounds

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Image: The Crater Mt. Eden, Showing Ponsonby, Auckland. 4. Beattie, Auckland.

The Crater Mt. Eden, Showing Ponsonby, Auckland. 4. Beattie, Auckland.

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Image: Colonial garden bird

Colonial garden bird

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Image: Ammunition works, Normanby Road, Mount Eden, 1906

Ammunition works, Normanby Road, Mount Eden, 1906

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Image: Auckland City Council survey finds overcrowding rife in many Auckland suburbs

Auckland City Council survey finds overcrowding rife in many Auckland suburbs

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Image: Jennings, T S :Auckland, New Zealand 1850

Jennings, T S :Auckland, New Zealand 1850

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Image: Mount Eden Prison riot

Mount Eden Prison riot

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Image: Stack, Frederick Rice :View of Auckland, New Zealand, from the crater of Mount Eden / drawn from nature by F R Stack... ; Day & Son, lithrs to the Queen. - London ; Day & Son, 1862.

Stack, Frederick Rice :View of Auckland, New Zealand, from the crater of Mount Eden / drawn from nature by F R Stack... ; Day & Son, lithrs to the ...

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