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… economy in 1887. About 1888 he and his mother moved to Auckland, Joseph Baume having become an itinerant. Baume set … uncles, Louis and Bernard Ehrenfried. He also enrolled at Auckland University College, and was prominent in student … college's council from 1894 to 1910, and president of the Auckland Graduates' Association. He later pursued the …
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… emigrated to New Zealand. After brief stays in Rotorua and Auckland, the family moved to Wellington, where Amy trained … joined a small orchestra. From 1909 the Scotts settled in Auckland where, on 25 May 1912, Amy married Frederick John … were grown, Amy Hutchinson became active in social work in Auckland. A member of the National Council of Women of New …
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… Wilfrid Mervyn Lusty was born in Auckland on 25 March 1907, the second of three children of … sub-editor at the New Zealand Herald ; both belonged to the Auckland Dickens Club. Mervyn (as he was known) shared his … start secondary school until he was almost 15. However, at Auckland Grammar School, which he attended from 1922 to …
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… then in 1895 won a Junior District Scholarship to attend Auckland College and Grammar School. The law as a profession … Examination. She received her early legal training at the Auckland firm of Devore and Cooper (later Devore and … in 1904, encouraged by her employers, began studying law at Auckland University College night classes. In December 1906 …
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… Second World War, professional regional orchestras emerged. Auckland Symphonia Auckland’s professional orchestra grew out of the Auckland String Players, founded by Owen Jensen in 1940. …
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Part of story: Orchestras
… George Samuel Graham was born at Auckland on 23 December 1874, the son of James Bannatyne … at the Marist brothers' college and Queen's College, Auckland. After qualifying as an accountant he worked in the … Magdalene Hapi on 4 April 1899 at St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland. Born Takurangi Kahupeka Hapi, she had adopted Mary …
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… and coal merchant. On 18 June 1842 Robert Graham left for Auckland, New Zealand, on the Jane Gifford. He and his … as general merchants in Kororareka (Russell) and Auckland, where their premises were on the corner of Queen … and for Franklin from 1861 to 1868. He vigorously promoted Auckland's interests and opposed the removal of the seat of …
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… Bernice and Doreen Lumley were born at Grey Lynn, Auckland, on 29 August 1921, the identical-twin daughters … before emigrating to New Zealand, where he worked for the Auckland Harbour Board. Annie was born at Martha's Vineyard, … when, as pupils of Westmere School, they set records at the Auckland primary schools' sports. At Auckland Girls' Grammar …
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… Dove-Myer Robinson was the longest-serving mayor of Auckland city, holding office for 18 years between 1959 and … who forced him into fights. In 1914 the family emigrated to Auckland, where his father worked as a pawnbroker. Robinson … which would have pumped raw sewage off the island into Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour. A slight, bespectacled man …
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… of foodstuffs to visiting vessels. Montefiore went to Auckland in March 1841 and in April, at the first land … clients. Shortly afterwards he settled permanently in Auckland, where he established a land agency and general … became the largest shareholder in the newly established Auckland Newspaper and General Printing Company, which …
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… but he had substantial capital when he emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand, around 1860. Farnall took up land at the Wade (now Silverdale), north of Auckland, and soon became involved in politics. He … interests. He was to become one of the leading figures in Auckland's fledgeling labour movement. In May 1883 Farnall …
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… Reginald Clifton Firth was born at Auckland on 12 April 1904, the eldest son of Edward Thompson … where Matamata now stands. Clifton attended King’s College, Auckland, from 1911 to 1919, followed by a year in … staff. Apart from New Zealand and American servicemen, many Aucklanders commissioned portraits. During the 1930s and …
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… his commission, Philson entered private practice in Auckland in 1851. His military connections were continued, however; he was appointed surgeon to the Auckland Regiment of Militia in December 1856 and again in … decided in 1875 that a new hospital should be constructed. Auckland's second hospital was opened in 1877 with Philson …
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… Cup Dunedin yachtsmen challenged Lord Jellicoe to a race in Auckland, and a trophy was donated – the Sanders Cup. It was named after an Aucklander, Lieutenant Commander W. E. Sanders VC, who died …
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Part of story: Sailing and windsurfing
… is known of his early life. When he married Eliza Davis at Auckland on 22 October 1878 his occupation was recorded as … on 29 November 1895 at Bartlett's Studio in Queen Street, Auckland, where he had four machines on show. For the … by the Paragon Trio. In February 1896 Whitehouse closed his Auckland season and took the kinetoscope exhibition on tour …
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… before emigrating to New Zealand. Alfred Sharp arrived at Auckland on the Tornado on 26 September 1859, and the … but by early 1866 he had mortgaged his land and moved to Auckland. There, on 25 July 1866, he married Jane Jeffares, … Alfred Sharpe, and also help to explain his isolation from Auckland's cultural élite. Sharpe's distinctive style of …
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… Cyril Royston Guyton Bassett was born at Auckland, New Zealand, on 3 January 1892, the son of … wife, Harriet Adelle Powley. Cyril attended Grafton School, Auckland Grammar School and the Auckland Technical College. In 1908 he was employed as a …
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… Their steep valleys have been dammed to supply much of Auckland’s water. Rocks Auckland stands on an ancient basement of greywacke that is … cliffs are the ‘Waitematā strata’ that cover most of the Auckland region: layers of sandstone and mudstone, and ash …
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Part of story: Auckland region
… Jane Holden Thompson was born in Auckland on 15 April 1897, the daughter of Leonora Jane … a builder. Her parents were both active members of the Auckland City Corps of the Salvation Army, her mother being … one of the early converts when the Army ‘opened fire’ in Auckland in April 1883. Janie, as she was always known, made …
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… Australasian Chronicle and the Sydney Monitor , and came to Auckland, New Zealand, on the Shamrock under engagement to … portfolio, he remained a private member, jealously guarding Auckland's interests. Williamson also served as Crown lands … broken-down pensioners of Howick and Onehunga, struggling Aucklanders of the lower orders, the extractive workers and …
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