Wellington wind

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Image: Battling Wellington’s wind

Battling Wellington’s wind

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Image: Woman battling wind, Wellington

Woman battling wind, Wellington

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Image: Man walking against strong wind, Wellington

Man walking against strong wind, Wellington

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Image: Wellington’s winds

Wellington’s winds

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Image: Pedestrians battling strong winds, Wellington

Pedestrians battling strong winds, Wellington

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Image: Telephone booth blown over by strong winds, Wellington

Telephone booth blown over by strong winds, Wellington

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Image: Raymond Patterson leans into the wind on Cobham Drive, Wellington - Photograph taken by John Nicholson

Raymond Patterson leans into the wind on Cobham Drive, Wellington - Photograph taken by John Nicholson

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Image: Windy Wellington

Windy Wellington

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Image: Newspaper advertisement, 'There is something wonderful in the Wellington Wind'

Newspaper advertisement, 'There is something wonderful in the Wellington Wind'

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Image: Woman reaching for a parking meter as she battles gale-force north-westerly winds, Wellington - Photograph taken by Ian Mackley

Woman reaching for a parking meter as she battles gale-force north-westerly winds, Wellington - Photograph taken by Ian Mackley

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Image: Windy Wellington

Windy Wellington

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Image: Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :In Wellington Harbour. [Canoe being hauled ashore in high wind. Between 1848 and 1860]

Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :In Wellington Harbour. [Canoe being hauled ashore in high wind. Between 1848 and 1860]

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Image: Wild Wellington Wind

Wild Wellington Wind

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Image: [Heaphy, Charles] 1820-1881 :Episode at Mount Victoria at Freemason's Picnic. Signal - "England expects every man to do his duty". [1874 or 1875]

[Heaphy, Charles] 1820-1881 :Episode at Mount Victoria at Freemason's Picnic. Signal - "England expects every man to do his duty". [1874 or 1875]

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Image: [Heaphy, Charles] 1820-1881 :The "Cuba" at anchor, in a N.W. breeze, at Port Nicholson heads, 1840, an original drawing by Chas Heaphy, then draughtsman to N.Z.Company [July 1840]

[Heaphy, Charles] 1820-1881 :The "Cuba" at anchor, in a N.W. breeze, at Port Nicholson heads, 1840, an original drawing by Chas Heaphy, then draugh...

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Image: [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :The Scotch kirk, Wellington [1844 or 45]. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. [London, 1847]

[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :The Scotch kirk, Wellington [1844 or 45]. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. [London, 1847]

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Image: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :Following our comment on how strong winds have affected bowlers, we have received reports of other sports also being troubled. Evening Post. 10 December 1982.

Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :Following our comment on how strong winds have affected bowlers, we have received reports of other sports also bei...

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Image: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :'On the other hand, it makes a mockery of the argument in favour of a longer runway...The Dominion Post, 19 August 2004.

Scott, Thomas, 1947- :'On the other hand, it makes a mockery of the argument in favour of a longer runway...The Dominion Post, 19 August 2004.

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Image: Yacht Rona at sea, Wellington

Yacht Rona at sea, Wellington

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Image: Women holding on to their hats during a windy day, Thorndon Quay, Wellington - Photograph taken by C P S Boyer

Women holding on to their hats during a windy day, Thorndon Quay, Wellington - Photograph taken by C P S Boyer

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Image: Damage to Miramar North school

Damage to Miramar North school

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Image: Woman blown against lamp post, Wellington

Woman blown against lamp post, Wellington

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Image: Policeman escorting two women across a street, Wellington

Policeman escorting two women across a street, Wellington

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