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… Governor Hobson, in giving his reasons for selecting Auckland as the site for the colonial capital, pointed to … position with respect to the native population, the ease of water communication by sea and river, the excellent … the past, but in 1840 there were few Maoris within 20 miles of Auckland. Settlers in southern New Zealand criticised the …
… in March 1874, and arrived in New Zealand in November of that year. By papal brief of 13 May 1887 the see of … setting up of a National Seminary for Diocesan Clergy. The founding of the Seminary of Holy Cross at Mosgiel in the … was appointed coadjutor of Wellington, being consecrated at Auckland by Cardinal Gilroy, of Sydney, and on the death of …
… The Bay of Islands is a drowned-river system on the east coast of North Auckland between Whangarei and Whangaroa Harbours. It … Zealand. The arrival of Marsden in December 1814 and the founding of the first mission at Rangihoua marked the … BAY OF ISLANDS …
… The history of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand began with the … Lay Association which played an important part in the founding of the Otago settlement. The religious interest of … they were with the ideals of religion and education. In Auckland the first Presbyterian service was held in 1842, …
… (1883–1959). Politician and welfare worker. A new biography of Ross, Grace Hilda Cuthberta appears in the Dictionary of … She spent her early life in Sydney and her youth in Auckland, studying music, particularly the piano. In January … to help the sick. Her musical activities led to the founding of the Hamilton Choral Society of which she was …
… nineteenth century. The naturalist Charles Darwin writes of having seen a cricket match in progress near a mission station in North Auckland in 1835, and there are records which suggest the game began a year or two before that. Even before the founding of Wellington in 1840 missionaries were active in …
… (1862–1925). Trade unionist and feminist. A new biography of Morison, Harriet Russell appears in the Dictionary of New … when she was the head of the Women's Employment Bureau in Auckland. In a variety of other spheres Harriet Morison was … for the cause throughout the country and, with Helen Nicol, founding the Dunedin Franchise League, of which she became a …
… and Wanganui, while further north the Plymouth Company of New Zealand – formed mainly of Devonshire people – … by bringing out some 12,000 settlers. It also inspired the founding of two other settlement associations, the Otago … colony was active in encouraging immigrants to settle in Auckland which had been chosen by Governor Hobson as the …
… (1816–1903). Master mariner, merchant, and prominent Auckland citizen. William Crush Daldy was born in Rainham, Sussex, in 1816, the son of Samuel Rootsey Daldy. At the age of 16 he went to sea and … those early years, he was one of those responsible for the founding of the New Zealand Insurance Co. in 1859, being …
… Alfred North was born in 1845 at London, England, the son of Charles North, a draper. He trained at Rawdon Baptist … this. In 1885, also, he was principally responsible for founding the Baptist Foreign Mission Society. He … charge of the church at Ponsonby and, later, that at Epsom, Auckland. About this time he rendered one of his greatest …