wellington became the capital of new zealand in 1840.
wellington became the capital of new zealand in 1840.
when did wellington become the capital of new zealand?
1840
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wellington has been the capital of new zealand since 1865. new zealand's first capital city was old russell (okiato) in 1840–41. auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when parliament was permanently moved to wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade. as the members of parliament could not agree on the location of a more central capital, wellington was decided on by three australian commissioners.









































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in 1888, less than a year after completing the e&n railway, robert dunsmuir extended the e&n railway north to wellington, connecting up with the wellington colliery railway lines. wellington was changed from being mile 77 to mile 0, and remained the northern terminus of the e&n railway for many years. wellington station was one of the busiest on the e&n route in the 1890s as the town's coal production surged in tandem with is population. with wellington now connected to the e&n dunsmuir proceeded to move most of his shipping operations from departure bay to the deep water harbour of oyster bay, now known as ladysmith. by 1900 major coal mining operations had ceased around wellington and coupled with the relocation of many of dunsmuir's company buildings to ladysmith followed by destructive town fire, traffic at the wellington station dwindled. during the early 20th century wellington station was primarily used by the railway workers themselves as the station had a roundhouse and a heavy mechanic shop for servicing the steam locomotives was based in wellington as part of the wellington colliery railway legacy. for many years a steam tower servicing the steam locomotives was also near the current flagstop. in the early-mid-20th century the heavy mechanics work was relocated to victoria and wellington become a minor stop on the e&n which had been expanded further north and west.
wellington station (british columbia)