Police party on Old Road, Ruatahuna

Police party on Old Road, Ruatahuna
Date
[ca 1916]
By
Breckon, Arthur Ninnis, 1887-1965
Reference
PA1-o-042-49-4
Description

Police party on the Old Road, Ruatahuna, prior to the raid on Maungapohatu that resulted in the arrest of Rua Kenana Hepetipa (Ngai Tuhoe). Photograph taken circa 1916 by Weekly News photographer Arthur Ninnis Breckon.

From back of file print: Published in the Auckland Weekly News April 13, 1916, p 41, with the caption: `the march of the police through the Urewera Country to arrest Rua, the Maori "prophet". The members of the force halting by the wayside between Ruatahuna & Maungapohatu, the outlaw's stronghold'.

Published in the Auckland Weekly News on April 13 1916, p 41: `The march of the police through the Urewera Country to arrest Rua, the Maori "prophet". The members of the force halting by the wayside between Ruatahuna and Maungapohatu, the outlaw's stronghold'.

Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Old Rd Ruatahuna, looking West

Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 16.2 x 12 cm

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Part of
Blue album
Format
1 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Silver gelatin print 16.2 x 12 cm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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