Photograph taken in Tuamarina by William Collie to document the site of the 1843 Wairau Affray.
Two children sit on a log next to the muddy main road (now Pioneer Place; the current State Highway is cut further into the hill on the right). A wooden bridge forming part of Bush Road crosses the Tuamarina River.
This image is part of a set of four that were copied for the Wellington Independent newspaper according to an 1871 article digitised for PapersPast.
Date1871PhotographerWilliam CollieReference50010-752Holding InstitutionWellington City LibrariesOriginal negative / print reference numberWP11984Original print size (mm)251 x 186Map[1]
