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The Beatles at the St George, Wellington

The Beatles stand on the balcony of the St George Hotel, Wellington, shortly after their arrival in New Zealand on 21 June 1964.

Hear interviews with John Lennon and Ringo Starr at the St George.

This image Appears In 2 Articles:

  • The Beatles arrive in Wellington, 1964
    The Beatles in New Zealand
  • Suzy's Coffee Lounge, Wellington, 1960s
    The 1960s

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wellington city
beatles
1960s
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/4-071852-F
Photographer: Morrie Hill
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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3 comments have been posted about The Beatles at the St George, Wellington

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Muzza inglis

Posted: 22 Jun 2009

This is an amzing page, I was in the middle of that crowd outside the Hotel ST George and then went to the 2nd concert that night ion the old Wellington Town hall, I remember being blown away by Sounds Incorporated who were one of ther support acts. We didnt hear much of the Beatles set, but it was an amazing pice of Rockn roll history to be there. I still remember one of my mates saying "will you look at all the pantys on the seats" as we left the Town Hall.

admin

Posted: 22 Oct 2008

Hi Michael Thanks for this - great stuff! Here is a direct link to the letter Jamie Mackay

Michael Lemme

Posted: 22 Oct 2008

Check out this handwritten letter from Paul McCartney written on Hotel St George stationery! The item is part of Hard Rock International's memorabilia collection and is currently on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in Miami. (Note that the site requires Microsoft's Silverlight 2 plug-in.) The Hard Rock site also includes the ability to grab embed code for this item to display the letter on your website. Open the "Share" tray in the information panel on the right and copy the embed code from there.