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… during the 1920s and the economic depression of the early 1930s. Expansion occurred from 1936, following the election …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Public service
… have helped spot missing people in land searches since the 1930s. Light planes were later used in coastal searches, and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Search and rescue
… the disappearance of central bank independence in the 1930s and 1940s, but the relationship between central banks …
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Part of story: Reserve Bank
… than the average wage of a newspaper reporter in the early 1930s. Hilda Rollett continued to live in Auckland, where …
Type: Biography
… the New Zealand Student Christian Movement (SCM) in the 1930s. In 1937 he was released from his parish for nine …
Type: Biography
… Smith, now 68, was unable to obtain another position. By 1930 he was forced to apply for the old-age pension. This …
Type: Biography
… snooker tournaments alongside billiards tournaments. The 1930s saw snooker begin to take over as the most popular …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Billiards, snooker, pool and darts
… outreach was combined with social and prison work. The 1930s economic depression placed huge demands on the …
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Part of story: Anglican Church
… another, before returning to New Zealand in September 1930. Soon afterwards he was appointed as staff officer in …
Type: Biography
… and became pasture. From the late 19th century until the 1930s Ngaere was the site of the impressive Ngaere Gardens. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Taranaki places
… and unfulfilled, had gained medical attention in the late 1930s. But it was in the 1960s, when American feminist Betty …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Men and women in the city
… etiquette and handy-hints book published from around the 1930s to the 1950s, had a section entitled ‘How to behave at …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Eating
… was recognised by his being made a fellow and later (1930) an associate of honour of the Royal Horticultural …
Type: Biography
… fell dramatically during the economic depression of the 1930s, partly because drivers signed private ‘hirer …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Taxis and cabs
… she converted to the Rātana faith and in the late 1920s and 1930s regularly hosted large church gatherings at Te …
Type: Biography
… appearance in a New Zealand department store. By the 1930s he was a feature at many stores, accompanied by a …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Department stores and shopping malls
… government intervention, and the economic depression of the 1930s discredited classical economics. In Britain John …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ideas in New Zealand
… they were secretly married in London on 2 March 1930. The following month the couple left England on the …
Type: Biography
… century more toys became available at lower prices. In the 1930s and 1940s New Zealand toy manufacturers had an impact …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Children’s play
… to six bunks. Many were built by tramping clubs during the 1930s and 1940s. Still standing are many small huts built by …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Tramping