Category: History - Other
The City of Auckland was founded on the 18th September, 1840, by Captain William Hobson, R.N., Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand. Captain Hobson, on his arrival in New Zealand, made his headquarters at the Bay of Islands, at that time the most populous place in the colony, as...
The last twenty years of Auckland's history have continued the prosperity which commenced in the late 'nineties, with the recovery from the slump. The rise in the population ill...
2. Chapter IIThe advent of the second decade of Auckland's history finds the town passing from the cradle stage to one of more independence. Until the year 1851 Auckland had been variously d...
1. Chapter IThe City of Auckland was founded on the 18th September, 1840, by Captain William Hobson, R.N., Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand. Captain Hobson, on his arrival in New Zealand,...
3. Chapter IIIThe three decades from the 'seventies to the 'nineties are characterised by distinct features. At the opening period the city, which was just recovering from the effects of the...