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… in 1841, and a similar institution opened its doors in Auckland in the following year. Other towns, as established, … later years of the provincial governments, several, notably Auckland, Otago, and Nelson, had made grants to public …

Roman Catholic Mission

… were established at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), Opotiki, Auckland, and Rotorua. No Marist priests came after 1843, … fathers were invited to conduct the Maori mission in the Auckland diocese. During the following 50 years, stations …

TE AWAMUTU

… area became the granary of the Waikato and supplied the Auckland settlement. Early in 1864 the Waikato War had … for permanent settlement. On 1 July 1880 the railway from Auckland reached Te Awamutu and settlement accelerated. On …

TREGEAR, Edward, I.S.O.

… and trained as a civil engineer. In June 1863 he arrived in Auckland and found employment as a surveyor. His work … Roth, B.A., DIP.N.Z.L.S., Deputy Librarian, University of Auckland. Journal of the Polynesian Society , Vol. 40, Dec …

GORST, Sir John Eldon

… in the White Star vessel Red Jacket . Gorst landed at Auckland on 17 May 1860, during the first Taranaki campaign, … and in June wrote three letters to the New Zealander , an Auckland newspaper, under the pseudonym Fabius , in which he … can never be civilised by men sitting at mahogany tables in Auckland”. Governor Gore Browne offered him an opportunity …