This article appears with 'Bygone days Recalled' on page 3 of the Independent Herald of 23rd January, 2020. It is from an email interview by Glenise Dreaver with james Gilberd of Photography Aotearoa.

There is mention of talks and a weekend photography workshop associated with the exhibition of John B. Turner's photographs of Johnsonville in the 1960s. Updated information will appear on this page.

This article on page 3 of the January 23rd issue of the Independent Herald - a Johnsonville-based free newspaper covering Wellington's western and northern suburbs, describes very much the sort of reaction and engagement we were hoping would result from the exhibition of John B. Turner's photographs of Johnsonville in the 1960s.
Also see blog post on the neighbouring story - James Gilberd interview
You can view the PDF of this issue of the Independent Herald here.

15.  Mobil Service Station, 1967.

This photograph appears in the exhibition 'A walk down Johnsonville Road - Photographs of Johnsonville from 1966-1969 by John B. Turner at Waitohi - the new Johnsonville Library and Community Hub - running from 14 December 2019 to mid-March 2020.

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1. Retail block, corner of Broderick Rd / Johnsonville Rd, 1967. This is one of the few older buildings surviving on Johnsonville Road today.

This photograph appears in the exhibition 'A walk down Johnsonville Road - Photographs of Johnsonville from 1966-1969 by John B. Turner at Waitohi - the new Johnsonville Library and Community Hub - running from 14 December 2019 to mid-March 2020.

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2. Symond's Buildings, 24 Dec.1966. Taken from Broderick Road corner.

This photograph appears in the exhibition 'A walk down Johnsonville Road - Photographs of Johnsonville from 1966-1969 by John B. Turner at Waitohi - the new Johnsonville Library and Community Hub - running from 14 December 2019 to mid-March 2020.

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3. New BNZ, new Cuttings Shoe Store, Self Help, 1969.

This photograph appears in the exhibition 'A walk down Johnsonville Road - Photographs of Johnsonville from 1966-1969 by John B. Turner at Waitohi - the new Johnsonville Library and Community Hub - running from 14 December 2019 to mid-March 2020.

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4. Old BNZ, 1967. (The wall of Self Help is on the right.)

This photograph appears in the exhibition 'A walk down Johnsonville Road - Photographs of Johnsonville from 1966-1969 by John B. Turner at Waitohi - the new Johnsonville Library and Community Hub - running from 14 December 2019 to mid-March 2020.

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5. Interior of A.R.Williams & Sons Ltd, Butchers, Symond's Bldgs, 1969.

This photograph appears in the exhibition 'A walk down Johnsonville Road - Photographs of Johnsonville from 1966-1969 by John B. Turner at Waitohi - the new Johnsonville Library and Community Hub - running from 14 December 2019 to mid-March 2020.

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6. Symond's Buildings; Williams' Butchers, La Madeline Salon, GHB, 1967. This building is one of the few shown in this exhibition that survives today. The glass shelter around it disguises its original profile.

This photograph appears in the exhibition 'A walk down Johnsonville Road - Photographs of Johnsonville from 1966-1969 by John B. Turner at Waitohi - the new Johnsonville Library and Community Hub - running from 14 December 2019 to mid-March 2020.

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7. Self Help (NZ's first self-service grocery stores), Family Clothing Ltd., 1967. Both businesses moved into the new Johnsonville Mall in 1969.

This photograph appears in the exhibition 'A walk down Johnsonville Road - Photographs of Johnsonville from 1966-1969 by John B. Turner at Waitohi - the new Johnsonville Library and Community Hub - running from 14 December 2019 to mid-March 2020.

If you would like to share your knowledge, stories or memories relating to this photo, please comment below.