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Description

Layout of the Transit Camp in Hokowhitu, on what became the site of the Palmerston North Teachers College and later Massey University Hokowhitu campus.

Post WWII there was a shortage of housing in New Zealand, and this camp provided temporary accommodation for families in need. Bathrooms were not a feature of the units and ablution blocks were supplied for use. The aptly named "H" unit was the most common plan used for the housing. The camp ran from about 1946 to 1960.

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
PNCC
Relation
PNCC 4/8/2 Plan M134/18
Date
May 9, 1946
Digitisation ID
2017Pa_PNCC4-8-2-M134-18_019989
Format
Paper
Held In
"PNCC Archives"

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Taxonomy

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housing,
pncc,
transit camp,
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