Albany History

A DigitalNZ Story by Jenni Shah

Historic images of Albany, Auckland, focusing on the original site of Albany School (now Albany Senior High School) and Lucas Creek

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Albany School

The original Albany School was built on what is now Albany highway in 1865/66 as Lucas Creek School. It closed when the new, larger Albany Primary School opened in Bass Road. The original school location is now the site of Albany Senior High School.

Image: Albany School buildings.

Albany School buildings.

Auckland Libraries

Image: [Class portrait - teachers and children of Albany School at Lucas Creek]

[Class portrait - teachers and children of Albany School at Lucas Creek]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: The Albany School bus on picnic day.

The Albany School bus on picnic day.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Standard 4 class, Albany School.

Standard 4 class, Albany School.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Three generations of the Stevenson family outside Albany School.

Three generations of the Stevenson family outside Albany School.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Albany School centennial reunion.

Albany School centennial reunion.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Final assembly at old Albany School.

Final assembly at old Albany School.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Albany: old school building

Albany: old school building

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Albany Roads

Image: Showing cart tracks in the mud in a road in Albany, 1905

Showing cart tracks in the mud in a road in Albany, 1905

Auckland Libraries

Image: Where horses are almost worthless a bullock team at work carting metal for the Albany-Dairy Flat Road, Auckland district

Where horses are almost worthless a bullock team at work carting metal for the Albany-Dairy Flat Road, Auckland district

Auckland Libraries

Image: First truck load of export apples from Clemow's Orchard, Albany.

First truck load of export apples from Clemow's Orchard, Albany.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Two cars driving on the Whangarei road, Albany

Two cars driving on the Whangarei road, Albany

Auckland Libraries

lucas creek

Image: Upper wharf at The Landing, Lucas Creek, Albany

Upper wharf at The Landing, Lucas Creek, Albany

Auckland Libraries

Image: [View of upper wharf and Albany Bridge, Lucas Creek, from homestead, 1897]

[View of upper wharf and Albany Bridge, Lucas Creek, from homestead, 1897]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Boating party on Lucas Creek, Albany, 1910

Boating party on Lucas Creek, Albany, 1910

Auckland Libraries

albany village

Image: Albany tennis courts.

Albany tennis courts.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Centre Of Extensive Fruit growing District: View Of Albany, North Auckland

Centre Of Extensive Fruit growing District: View Of Albany, North Auckland

Auckland Libraries

Image: Albany Memorial Library, Albany, North Shore, 1922

Albany Memorial Library, Albany, North Shore, 1922

Auckland Libraries

Image: In the Albany district - wharf and port

In the Albany district - wharf and port

Auckland Libraries

Image: Tug o' war, Albany Show.

Tug o' war, Albany Show.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Rural area, Albany, North Shore, Auckland, showing Albany Expressway (State Highway 17) and Gills Road and bush covered hill, with farmland and trees

Rural area, Albany, North Shore, Auckland, showing Albany Expressway (State Highway 17) and Gills Road and bush covered hill, with farmland and trees

Alexander Turnbull Library