Frederick George Radcliffe (15 November 1863 – 14 January 1923) was a

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farmer and photographer. Radcliffe was born in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, England on 15 November 1863. Radcliffe died on 14 January 1923, aged 59, in

Onerahi Onerahi, for half a century known as Grahamtown, is a seaside suburb of Whangārei, New Zealand's northernmost city. It is the city's only seaside suburb. It is located 9 km south-east of the centre of Whangārei and is principally a peninsu ...

, Whangārei, New Zealand. Radcliffe came to New Zealand from England in the early 1890s. Soon afterwards his wife, Kate, and their two daughters, Harriette and Olive, joined him at his farm 'Utopia' near Paparoa, on an inlet of the Kaipara Harbour. Radcliffe's interest in photography grew and he quickly acquired a reputation as an exceptional scenic photographer. For twenty years he traveled the country taking photographs of small rural towns, large cities, rivers, gardens, buildings, beaches, wharves, forests, lakes and streets. From 1909, with the help of Kate and Olive, he operated a successful postcard business from his home in Whangārei. Radcliffe played the oboe, conducted local orchestras and was an active member of various music-related clubs in his community. He died at Onerahi, Whangārei, in 1923. Examples of Radcliffe's photography can be accessed via the Auckland Libraries' database Heritage Images.Auckland Libraries: Heritage Images
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, 1910–1919 File:Cathedral Square, 1919.jpg, ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch, 1912 File:Wanganui Collegiate School and Chapel.jpg,

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and chapel, 1912 File:Glen Massey Branch railway.jpg, Glen Massey Line undated photo of a bridge over Firewood Creek, probably about 1917

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