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… Cricketer. Cecil Charles Dacre was born at Devonport, Auckland, on 15 May 1899. While still at Devonport Primary School, Auckland, he scored seven centuries in eight innings during … first-class cricket on 26 December 1914 when he played for Auckland against Wellington at Eden Park. He represented New …
… her primary education at Tokatoka and afterwards went to Auckland Girls' Grammar School and to Auckland University College, where she studied law. In 1906 … practise law independently. In 1913 she was elected to the Auckland City Council, thus becoming the first woman …
… the cutter Tawhiri , of Nelson. The 100-mile race sailed by Auckland yachts for the Balokovic Cup is an annual event … to Australia for the Trans-Tasman Cup. The first race, from Auckland to Sydney, was sailed in 1931 and was won by the … four times since 1945, the last race being held from Auckland to Sydney in 1961. The fleet of 15 yachts was the …
… Palmerston North .. Hawke's Bay 1950 Otago .. Wanganui 1951 Auckland .. Marlborough 1952 Wellington Hamilton Wairarapa and Auckland 1953 Auckland Wairarapa Hawera 1954 Auckland Marlborough Pahiatua …
… 1909 J. Hagerty (Timaru), featherweight 1910 A. Pooley (Auckland), heavyweight G. Matthewson (Otago), middleweight … heavyweight H. Withey (Otago), middleweight S. Mitchell (Auckland), welterweight W. Shutt (Timaru), lightweight N. Bennetts (Auckland), featherweight 1920 B. McCleary (Ashburton), …
… New Zealand was in 1848 divided into two dioceses, that of Auckland being the province of Auckland, and that of Wellington comprising the rest of New … at Kororareka in 1845 led Pompallier to decide to make Auckland his headquarters, and Bishop Viard dedicated St. …
… goldfields and on the early settled farmlands near Auckland. Elsewhere white settlement was scattered or in … during the 1870s and 1880s. The real prosperity of Auckland Province in these decades was based on the kauri … persons, or 13 per cent of the New Zealand total, came to Auckland–fewer than to Wellington Province and only twice as …
… tunnels a normal part of railway construction. Thus the Auckland-Wellington Main Trunk line of 426 miles includes 7¾ … placed to “hold” the country. New Zealand Railways: Tunnels Auckland-Wellington Main Trunk Line Line of Railway Name of Tunnel Opened for Traffic Length m ch lk Auckland – Westfield Loop Purewa 16/11/30 0 29 63 …
… on 20 May 1912 and educated at Mount Albert Grammar School, Auckland. In 1934 he became co-founder of Fisher and Paykel … the New Zealand Insurance Co. Ltd; a council member of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce; a committee member of the Auckland Racing Club; president of the Auckland Polo Club; …
… Zealand Cup (Winner) Annie Brown Cup (Runner-up) 1926–29 Auckland .. 1930 Auckland Wellington 1931 Auckland (by challenge) Wellington 1932 Otago Wellington …