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… W. H. Plimmer. They were married in Wellington on 24 April 1930, and were to have two daughters. Two years later Digby … him from 1945 to 1949. Digby’s most notable subject in the 1930s was the New Zealand Labour Party prime minister, …
Type: Biography
… couple appear to have separated soon after. In the early 1930s May Don became a leading member of the South Dunedin … and was eventually elected vice president. In the late 1930s she was involved in the Elizabeth McCombs Club, which …
Type: Biography
… and his appointment as the first lecturer in music. In the 1930s and early 1940s he worked closely with Vernon … recitals his public lectures, which continued through the 1930s and 1940s, became a notable feature of Dunedin’s …
Type: Biography
… artist Trevor Lloyd . When the brickworks closed during the 1930s depression, Briar continued to work at the vacated … improved her throwing, firing and glazing techniques. In 1930, under the auspices of the Auckland Society of Arts , …
Type: Biography
… she was secretary of the nursing division and from 1912 to 1930 superintendent. Gill headed the first aid instruction … Hospital, survived by her son; Christopher Gill had died in 1930. During many years of public service, Gill had devoted …
Type: Biography
… was assisted by his wife and young son, Ian. In the early 1930s, with live theatre being overtaken by sound films, … New Zealand and Australia during the 1920s and early 1930s, many of his later ventures did not make money. He is …
Type: Biography
… (the ‘farmer’ prime minister). From swamp to dairy farm By 1930 Manawatū’s bush, but not all its swamps, had become … Palmerston North’s growth did not falter during the 1930s economic depression, and by the 1940s it had more …
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Part of story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region
… of the Hawke's Bay Children's Home from May 1893 until 1930. Hill played an active role in the National Council of … her in her old age. Emily Hill died at Napier on 27 August 1930, three years before her husband. …
Type: Biography
… Mānihera. No children were born to the couple, but in 1930 they adopted five children from two of Dick’s sisters. … Te Ore Ore, where he farmed, and throughout Wairarapa. In 1930 he became a member of the Te Ore Ore School committee. …
Type: Biography
… in wealthy homes. The number of appliances increased in the 1930s and 1940s and they became far more common in the … seen as far superior to older methods of cleaning. In the 1930s, advertisements for Electrolux models declared: …
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Part of story: Washing, cleaning and personal hygiene
… ability and public profile reached their height in the late 1930s and 1940s. In 1940 her work was included in two … painting, which was popular in Auckland in the 1920s and 1930s. Although her life was generally sheltered and quiet, …
Type: Biography
… of the population. It began to do this in the 1920s and 1930s by shaping its policies to the specific problems of … a part. From sectional party to 'catch-all' party Since the 1930s, Labour has maintained itself as a broad-based party …
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Part of story: Labour Party
… coaches coexisted with service cars until about 1918. In 1930 buses replaced service cars, and trucks taking produce … work for the unemployed improved some roads during the 1930s depression, but the Second World War slowed progress. …
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Part of story: Nelson region
… competed. Tariffs favoured British imports from the early 1930s, and after 1938 import licensing gave preference to … manufacturing were promoted by the government in the late 1930s. Many large companies were subsidiaries of overseas …
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Part of story: Large companies
… school provision; they were repeated in the Atmore Report (1930), and were finally enacted after the publication of the … psychology; this objective was achieved. In the 1930s Lawson established a child guidance clinic attached to …
Type: Biography
… a succession of journals which petered out during the early 1930s: the magazine Aussie , the Otago Witness and the … autobiography, 'A presswoman's memories', and in the mid 1930s she made several broadcasts on station 3YA based on …
Type: Biography
… third year of study, were introduced. Troubled times – the 1930s and later In the 1930s the church schools were beset by tough economic times …
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Part of story: Māori education – mātauranga
… as British colonial policy in the age of Peel and Russell (1930), established him as a master in the field of imperial … in history at Birkbeck College, University of London (1930–45). In 1932 he published The provincial system in New …
Type: Biography
… continued to be New Zealand’s focus until the 1920s and 1930s, when the League of Nations became a significant … Attention swung back to the Commonwealth at the end of the 1930s. When it became clear that Britain could not defend …
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Part of story: Multilateral organisations
… not selected for the first test against Great Britain in 1930. He was recalled for the second and third tests, but … Dulcie, won numerous New Zealand tennis titles between 1930 and 1937. Mark's son, Mark, played rugby for Wellington. …
Type: Biography