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… A new biography of Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Rex … many years. He was a fourth-generation New Zealander whose great grandfather, a noted missionary, had signed the Treaty … an insurance clerk, free-lance journalist, relief worker in the depression, radio-script writer, assistant secretary to …
… A new biography of Coates, Joseph Gordon appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. J. G. … of the Main Highways Board, in 1922, Coates eliminated a great deal of the old political scramble for public works. …
… The breeding and racing of thoroughbred horses in New … Dominion's range of soil constituents and pastures and its great diversity of scene and surroundings have made it … Hotchkiss, Carbine , and Trenton. Carbine in his day was the greatest horse in the world, and when he was purchased …
… A new biography of Bledisloe, Charles Bathurst appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Lord … agriculture, then slowly recovering from a long period of depression. Often his enthusiasm for a cause then attracting …
… To revert, however, to the period 1895–1914, one may fairly claim that, if the … much land had been locked up in big estates during the long depression, which neither its owners nor its mortgagees … into small farms to be let on long leases. Probably greater importance should be attached to the Advances to …
… The first associations were formed early in this century by … chiefly social. They were never numerous enough to exert great influence in Government circles and by the time many … was too soon. The RSA was ahead of its time and it took the depression of a dozen years later to convince the …
… A new biography of Holland, Sidney George appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Sidney … it was necessary to have a leader untainted by the party's depression policies. Hamilton was also handicapped because, …
… A new biography of Forbes, George William appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. George … to find New Zealand staggering under the full impact of depression (January 1931). In one blunt statement he broke …
… The end of the long depression dates from about 1895. The year 1 July 1894 – 30 … mid or late 1890s, after 20 years of steep decline during the depression. The relative importance of the many factors …
… During the peak of the Kaikoura Orogeny, rain, rivers, wind, and … may be equivalent to the Riss and Illinoian. During the great Waimaungan glaciation more than 100,000 years ago, …