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… William Andrew Veitch was born on 25 May 1870 at Port of Monteith, … the son of Stephen Veitch, a schoolmaster, and his wife, Janet Davidson. After attending his father’s school, he … Veitch, William Andrew …
Type: Biography
… Frederick Revans Chapman was born at Wellington, New Zealand, … He was the fifth child of Henry Samuel Chapman, puisne judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, and his wife, … base in Dunedin, in later years in partnership with Smith, Sinclair and White. Frederick Chapman played an active role …
Type: Biography
… W.H. (Bill) Oliver was one of New Zealand’s most eminent twentieth-century … which supported his role as foundation editor of the major historical project of his time: the Dictionary of New … Oliver, William Hosking …
Type: Biography
… Early 20th century Twentieth-century technological changes brought changes in criticism. From the 1900s critics began to review films. Some papers … performed. Newspapers and magazines, 1910s to 1940s The major daily newspapers and many of the provincial papers …
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Part of story: Arts reviewing
… M. K. Joseph was a novelist, poet, and literary academic of the … Joseph, Michael Kennedy …
Type: Biography
… Frank Oswald Victor Acheson was born on 27 June 1887 at Riverton, Southland, the youngest of nine … children of Robert Acheson, a merchant, and his wife, Annie Sinclair Allan. He was educated at Riverton school and … Acheson, Frank Oswald Victor …
Type: Biography
… Robert McNab was born at Dunragget farm, near Invercargill, … New Zealand, on 1 October 1864. He was the eldest child of Janet McQueen and her husband, Alexander McNab, a runholder … McNab, Robert …
Type: Biography
… Donald McLean was a Scottish Highlander, born on 25 October 1820, the third son of Margaret McColl and her husband, John McLean, at Kilmaluag on Tiree, one of the Inner …
Type: Biography
… Harry Scott was a psychology educator and researcher whose work on the effects of isolation evolved from his own experiences as an imprisoned conscientious objector during the Second World War. He was a significant … Scott, Thomas Henry …
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… Hungarian-born George Haydn co-founded the successful Auckland … century. Early life and immigration Gyorgy (George) Hajdu was born on 4 April 1919 in Budapest, Hungary, into a … Haydn, George …
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… Te Wharepōuri, known as Te Kakapi-o-te-rangi in his youth, was born probably not long before 1800, and grew up in Taranaki. His mother was … first tried to settle in Wairarapa. In 1828 he persuaded Jacky Love and his mate, Dicky Barrett , to set up their … Te Wharepōuri, Te Kakapi-o-te-rangi …
Type: Biography
… Michael King was New Zealand’s most popular late twentieth-century historian. His best work combined the research-based scholarship of a historian with the fluent accessible style of a journalist. His output was prolific: at his death 37 volumes …
Type: Biography
… John Alexander McCullough was born at Belfast, Ireland, on … to unionism: he had been baptised in the font of the Sinclair Seamen's Church in Belfast and apprenticed in the … McCullough, John Alexander …
Type: Biography
… Bruce Biggs had a distinguished career as a scholar but he was also that rarer thing, an exceptional builder of academic institutions. In academic Māori studies he was … until after the Second World War. His lifelong interest in jazz and popular music was already evident in his teenage …
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… Youth Sonja Margaret Loveday Vile was born on 11 November 1923 in … Gwladys Ilma Vile, was a state-registered nurse; her father was Gerald Dempsey, an army major from Cork, Ireland. … (née Thomson), who died in 1986. Another close friend, Mary Sinclair, became her parliamentary secretary. Davies greatly …
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… in his youth, belonged to Ngāti Te Whiti and Ngāti Tāwhirikura hapū of Te Āti Awa. His descent was distinguished. His father was … 1822. He and Te Wharepōuri made contact with the whalers Jacky Love and Dicky Barrett , who had arrived about 1828, …
Type: Biography
… John Alfred Alexander Lee was the son of Alfred Lee and Mary … of unskilled jobs. During these years he chanced on Upton Sinclair's socialist novel The jungle . By 1911, calling … Lee, John Alfred Alexander …
Type: Biography
… Latest updates from Te Ara, Te Tai and the Dictionary of New Zealand … every general election, after the 2023 election we did a major update of our election resources to illustrate the … and the iconic Georgie Pie takeaway chain. Historian Keith Sinclair helped redefine our sense of identity, while …
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