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… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. James Crowe Richmond, the younger brother of C. W. Richmond, was born at the family home in London on 22 September 1822. He was educated at the Hackney Grammar School and, later, after the …
… Already 22,925 acres have been alienated, in the form of sheep and dairy farms, whilst a further … properties. 94,774 acres of farm land remains under State control awaiting further development before alienation … The rest is undeveloped. The Marginal Lands Board has granted loans totalling £1,109,991 to 246 farmers in North …
… of the prize money and the quality of the entries attracted. Among awards worth recording are: The Landfall Awards. In 1953 the literary quarterly Landfall offered four poetry awards of £25 each; the …
… World-champion shearer. A new biography of Bowen, Walter Godfrey appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. p> Walter Godfrey Bowen was born in Hastings on 13 February 1922 … BOWEN, Walter Godfrey, M.B.E. …
… Company director and art collector. John Ilott was born at Te Aroha on 12 August 1884 and educated at Wellington College and Victoria University of … Ltd., J. Ilott (Australia) Proprietary Ltd., A. S. Paterson and Co. Ltd., and McKenzie's (New Zealand) Ltd. He is …
… himself in the bottom of their canoe armed with an enchanted hook which had been shaped by the famous jawbone. He did … bait and the others refused to give him any; however, undeterred, he struck his nose and smeared the blood which … to eat nor cut up the fish until he had made appropriate prayers and offerings to the gods. But the brothers …
… Two subsidiary summits (9,030 ft and 9,020 ft) lie immediately south of the main peak, which is joined to the … part of the Age Glacier. The Tutoko Valley was first visited in the 1890s and names associated with early exploration include Donald Sutherland, …
… Ground water is a mineral of the greatest importance to New Zealand: for human consumption, for … particular, for the primary agricultural industry. Fortunately, the abundant rainfall in most areas and the common … Water and Steam …
… are confined to the Taupo Volcanic Zone, a belt which extends from Tongariro National Park to White Island. Ruapehu (9,175 ft) is the highest peak in the … its only permanent snowfield, within which is a hot crater lake. Since 1889 more than 12 steam eruptions and four …
… Hamilton is situated on the Waikato Plains on the banks of the Waikato River, … lies in a basin comprising rolling land, low hills, and extensive swamps. Claudelands, Fairfield, Hillcrest, Hamilton … west of Tauranga (95 miles by rail), and 49 miles north of Te Kuiti (42 miles by rail). Auckland, Tauranga, and Raglan …