Dixon Street Flats

A DigitalNZ Story by Jan McCarthy

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STATE HOUSING IN NEW ZEALAND

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Dixon Street Flats

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Dixon Street flats, Wellington

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Entrance to the Dixon Street flats, Wellington

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Hanging out washing, Dixon Street flats

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Newly completed Dixon Street Flats, Wellington

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Part of the roof of the Dixon Street Flats, Wellington

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Inside the stairwell of the newly completed Dixon Street Flats, Wellington

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The huge block of State flats in Dixon Street, overlooking the Wellington city area

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Pascoe, John Dobree 1908-1972:Photograph of the outside view of the Dixon Street Flats, Wellington, after their completion

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Image: The big block of 116 flats in Dixon Street, Wellington, to be officially opened tomorrow afternoon by the Minister of Works, Mr. Semple. Erected by the State, the building has been under construction for about two. years. (Evening Post, 03 September 1943)

The big block of 116 flats in Dixon Street, Wellington, to be officially opened tomorrow afternoon by the Minister of Works, Mr. Semple. Erected by...

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Another view of the Dixon Street flats

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Image: Wellington's changing skyline, looking towards the heights of Kelburn, with the Dixon Street Flats towering up on the right and the newer Terrace Flats on the left. The steeple in the left foreground is that of St. John's Presbyterian Church. (Evening Post, 28 September 1944)

Wellington's changing skyline, looking towards the heights of Kelburn, with the Dixon Street Flats towering up on the right and the newer Terrace F...

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Willis St, Wellington

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Rooftop washing line, Wellington, 1943

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Dixon Street State Flats, Wellington

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Newspaper

DIXON STREET FLATS (Evening Post, 09 March 1943)

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View of the Dixon Street flats, Wellington

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Newspaper

BUILDING FLATS (Evening Post, 23 September 1943)

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STATE FLATS (Evening Post, 01 September 1943)

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Newspaper

FLATS FOR CITY (Evening Post, 12 October 1940)

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