Wellington Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute

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TypeAgencyDate RangeApril 1850-December 1892DescriptionPredecessor was the Mechanics Institute Public School Library, established in 1842. The institute was dormant from 1844 to 1848. A new building was opened in April 1850 as Wellington Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. The library was funded by subscription. Early Wellington, L E Ward

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Wellington Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute