Petone Settlers Museum

The Petone Settlers Museum Te Whare Whakaaro occupies one of New Zealand’s most significant memorial buildings—the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial. The memorial was built to commemorate the arrival of the first British immigrants to Pito-one’s shores in 1840.

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Tag Archives: Gear Meat Company

My Dad’s Prize Possession

Posted on March 9, 2014 by petonesettlersmuseum

My father Bernie’s most treasured belonging is a set of Butchers Scales made in Bristol, England by J Bartlett and Son, circa 1880.  They were a fixture in the Gear Meat Companies’ Lambton Quay store for many many years.  To say he loves them is an understatement.  Along with the photo albums, I think they […]

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