The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 5, Issue 5 (September 1, 1930)
Times Changes
Times Changes.
“Would any one of the present generation recognise the Petone railway station (Wellington) from the following description written a little over thirty years ago?” asks a writer in the Dominion. “The Petone railway station is prettily situated midst weeping willow and other trees, the entrance drive from the Hutt Road having a choice plantation of sycamore trees on each side. For several months in the year these are covered with rich blossoms, which in turn become graceful clusters of berries.”