This house at 66 Harbour View Road, Northland, Wellington, was purchased by the government for the use of Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage in 1939, shortly before his death. Savage's successor, Peter Fraser, also lived there.
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'Michael Joseph Savage's Hill Haven home', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/m-j-savages-hill-haven-home, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 16-Jul-2014
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