Workplaces of Lower Hutt

A DigitalNZ Story by Brendan Graham

Image: Automotive Laboratory, Central Institute of Technology, Petone

Automotive Laboratory, Central Institute of Technology, Petone

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Image: Automotive Laboratory, Central Institute of Technology, Petone

Automotive Laboratory, Central Institute of Technology, Petone

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Image: Auld and Gleeson Ltd, Petone, warehouse

Auld and Gleeson Ltd, Petone, warehouse

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Image: Interior of the old Petone Fire Station.

Interior of the old Petone Fire Station.

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Image: Electronics Department, Central Institute of Technology, Petone

Electronics Department, Central Institute of Technology, Petone

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Image: Electronics Department, Central Institute of Technology, Petone

Electronics Department, Central Institute of Technology, Petone

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Image: Petone Railway Workshops. Erecting shop.

Petone Railway Workshops. Erecting shop.

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Image: Central Institute of Technology, Petone

Central Institute of Technology, Petone

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Image: Engineering students at Petone Technical College

Engineering students at Petone Technical College

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Image: Interior of EDAC building, Naenae, Lower Hutt, Wellington

Interior of EDAC building, Naenae, Lower Hutt, Wellington

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Image: Workers at Tatra Leather factory, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt

Workers at Tatra Leather factory, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt

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Image: Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), ICI laboratory, Gracefield, Lower Hutt

Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), ICI laboratory, Gracefield, Lower Hutt

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Image: Workers at Tatra Leather factory, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt

Workers at Tatra Leather factory, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt

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Image: Workers at Tatra Leather factory, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt

Workers at Tatra Leather factory, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt

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Image: Settle room, EDAC building, Naenae, Lower Hutt, Wellington

Settle room, EDAC building, Naenae, Lower Hutt, Wellington

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Image: Workers at Tatra Leather factory, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt

Workers at Tatra Leather factory, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt

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Image: Shunting locomotive 7070 built for LMS railways

Shunting locomotive 7070 built for LMS railways

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Shunting locomotive

Shunting locomotive

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Unidentified woman using a pressing machine, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

Unidentified woman using a pressing machine, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

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Image: Unidentified workers processing [soap?] products, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

Unidentified workers processing [soap?] products, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

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Image: Unidentified mechanics work on automobiles, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

Unidentified mechanics work on automobiles, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

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Image: Unidentified woman processing empty egg cartons, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

Unidentified woman processing empty egg cartons, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

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Image: Unidentified man processing bottles at a Coca Cola factory, Lower Hutt, Wellington

Unidentified man processing bottles at a Coca Cola factory, Lower Hutt, Wellington

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Image: Street view of Para Rubber Company Ltd shop, Lower Hutt, Wellington Region

Street view of Para Rubber Company Ltd shop, Lower Hutt, Wellington Region

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Image: Two unidentified women drying and airing undergarments, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

Two unidentified women drying and airing undergarments, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

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Image: Unidentified man processing pots, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

Unidentified man processing pots, at a Lower Hutt factory, Wellington

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Image: Unidentified man, adjusting parts to the Totalisator machine, Trentham Racecourse, Lower Hutt, Wellington

Unidentified man, adjusting parts to the Totalisator machine, Trentham Racecourse, Lower Hutt, Wellington

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Image: Mr Henry Wilkinson, who is blind, typing letters, Naenae, Lower Hutt

Mr Henry Wilkinson, who is blind, typing letters, Naenae, Lower Hutt

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Image: Odlin's timber merchants new showroom, Petone, Lower Hutt, including unidentified staff and customers

Odlin's timber merchants new showroom, Petone, Lower Hutt, including unidentified staff and customers

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Image: Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt visiting the Dominion Physical Laboratory, Gracefield, Lower Hutt, Wellington

Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt visiting the Dominion Physical Laboratory, Gracefield, Lower Hutt, Wellington

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Image: Central Institute of Technology (CIT) class group, Petone, Lower Hutt

Central Institute of Technology (CIT) class group, Petone, Lower Hutt

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Image: Interior of the Wellington Woollen Company factory, Petone, Lower Hutt

Interior of the Wellington Woollen Company factory, Petone, Lower Hutt

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Image: Designer of laminated plastics at the Alumasc factory, Naenae, Lower Hutt

Designer of laminated plastics at the Alumasc factory, Naenae, Lower Hutt

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Image: Machines at Central Institute of Technology, Petone

Machines at Central Institute of Technology, Petone

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Image: Unidentified workers [cartographers?] at the office of the Geological Survey Department in Lower Hutt, Wellington Region

Unidentified workers [cartographers?] at the office of the Geological Survey Department in Lower Hutt, Wellington Region

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Image: Hutt Railway Workshops, Woburn. The pattern shop, 1930

Hutt Railway Workshops, Woburn. The pattern shop, 1930

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