William Hoile Brown
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William Hoile Brown was a shipbuilder in Auckland from 1864 to 1918 and a local politician.
William Hoile Brown in 1902
W H Brown shipyard at the foot of Hobson Street in 1909
Daphne launch in 1907
Hobson Street
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Hobson Street is a major street in Auckland, New Zealand. It lies on the western side of Queen Street. It is a commercial and high-rise residential street, and provides access to the Auckland Northern
William Hoile Brown
…built their first vessel, Telegraph, a 30 ton cutter. They added a yard at the foot of Princes Street. Later yards were at Devonport, near the foot of Hobson Street and in Poore Street, now Westhaven Drive, on the western reclamation. He built nearly fifty craft, including - Colonist schooner 1868…
Lower Hobson Street crossing Sturdee St, 2006
Buses heading north from SkyCity cut across all four lanes of Hobson Street. In 2024 construction work was continuing on extension of the convention centre
Hobson Street in 1982
St Matthew in the City