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… and actors to perform. The first performance venue was Auckland’s Albert Theatre, a back room in Watson’s Hotel on … was also brightly lit by whale oil gas, a Wellington first. Auckland opened its first purpose-built theatre the … (second) Princess Theatre, Dunedin (1876) Theatre Royal, Auckland (1876) (second) Theatre Royal, Christchurch (1876) …
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Part of story: Theatres, cinemas and halls
… temperance campaigners. In 1899 at the invitation of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Women's Christian … World War, the Cowies moved to Dunedin, and in 1920 to Auckland. Bessie Lee Cowie became a stalwart of the WCTU … and speaking at meetings. She was president of the Auckland Band of Hope, a temperance organisation for …
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… his primary schooling in Rotorua, then went on to board at Auckland College and Grammar School. He joined the civil … was made responsible for the design and construction of the Auckland–Pukekohe line duplication. Like his brother, Roger … returned home at the end of the war. On 30 October 1919 at Auckland he married Winifred Patience Barter; they were to …
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… wife, Annie Isabella Lamb. Known as Pat, he was educated at Auckland Grammar School and in 1915 enrolled at Auckland University College. During 1917 he worked as an assistant engineer for the Auckland electrical tramways. He joined the army in 1918, …
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… Smith. Bible Training Institute Joseph Kemp, pastor of the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle from 1919, founded the Bible … Johnson, a blind evangelist from Southland; Keith Rimmer of Auckland; Barry Smith, who was best-known for his theories … Dallimore started a healing and evangelistic mission in Auckland. By 1932 2,000 people were attending his Revival …
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Part of story: Interdenominational Christianity
… For example, Lancelot Booth’s Crime in the c louds (Auckland, 1871) was largely set in England but contained one … depicting the New Zealand wars of the 1860s. Guided by the Auckland public, or t he fortunes of a new c hum (also by Booth, 1871) and the anonymous The tomahawk, or Auckland and its insolvent l aws in 1870 (1871) clearly made …
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Part of story: Plays and playwrights
… Firth, the founders of Firth Industries, were born in Auckland on 27 September 1905 and 15 April 1907 … the Ironclad boiler to hardware merchants throughout the Auckland region. Their elder brother, the Auckland photographer Clifton Firth , designed the firm's …
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… Christchurch school National interest soon shifted from Auckland to Christchurch and to the work of a number of … of his work is the (later altered) Wong House in Remuera, Auckland (1965–67). Auckland paragons Two more of the country’s best houses of …
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Part of story: Domestic architecture
… provinces. In 1892 Harriet Morison spent seven months in Auckland organising northern tailoresses. She returned there … many times, helping to ensure the survival of the union in Auckland. Maintaining contacts with tailoresses throughout … was placed in charge of a newly opened Women's Branch in Auckland, which was essentially a labour bureau for domestic …
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… sawmill at Ruru, near Lake Brunner. After a brief spell in Auckland he became a farmhand at Elstow, near Te Aroha, for £3 a week. Restless and impatient, he returned to Auckland in April 1921. British Columbia still beckoned, but … 1956, and transferred the following January to control the Auckland criminal investigation branch; he became chief …
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… societies, which involved large numbers of singers. The Auckland Choral Society (set up in 1855) involved 200 … exhibitions and art By 1870 there were three city museums – Auckland (1852), the Colonial Museum in Wellington (1865), … and temptations’. 3 Societies of artists were set up in Auckland in 1869, Dunedin in 1876 and Christchurch in 1880. …
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Part of story: Culture and recreation in the city
… the 1990s, establishing a home for visiting families and an Auckland branch. In the early 21st century PILLARS was … 2010s PILLARS provided services in Christchurch and South Auckland, including a nation-wide free to call telephone … ministries. Inmates being released from prison in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington were met by Salvation …
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Part of story: Prisoner support and advocacy
… 1870, following their evening drill at Fort Britomart, the Auckland Naval Volunteers (Reservists) decided to parade … often preceded group picnics and galas. During the 1870s Auckland’s Sunday schools held their annual picnics on New … – combining demonstration and street theatre. In 1843 Aucklanders marked the end of Willoughby Shortland’s …
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Part of story: Parades and protest marches
… Sea Scouts The first Sea Scouts troop was established in Auckland in 1912. When Baden-Powell visited the country in … given New Zealand’s fine harbours. A 1963 regatta in Auckland hosted 760 scouts from 42 troops, and in 1987 there were 29 Sea Scout troops in Auckland alone. In 2016 Auckland had 20 Sea Scout groups and …
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Part of story: Youth organisations
… Frederick Sinclaire was born in Papakura Valley near Auckland on 10 July 1881, the son of Irish parents Mary … the Rawlings Scholarship, which gave him free tuition at Auckland College and Grammar School from 1893 to 1898. Among … winning a university Junior Scholarship Sinclaire attended Auckland University College from 1899 to 1903, graduating MA …
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… in July, Thatcher travelled to Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Napier, and the Queenstown diggings, where he … the pseudo-Irish comedian Joe Small , visited Wellington, Auckland, Nelson, Christchurch and Dunedin, as well as smaller towns. From Auckland he entertained the British troops at Drury and …
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… Hauraki, broadcasting from international waters, captured Auckland’s young listeners with its top-40 programming. The … drowning of announcer Rick Grant during the voyage back to Auckland. In 1968 the government set up the Broadcasting … The talk radio format was established, beginning with Auckland’s Radio i featuring Eccles Smith and Gordon Dryden. …
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Part of story: Radio
… Catherine Ann McHaffie was born at Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand, on 1 August 1870, the elder daughter … Society in 1945. In 1946 the Andersens moved to Auckland, where their sons had settled. For a time Kate attended the Auckland Lyceum Club, leading its Pan-Pacific Circle. In the …
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… of the DSIR, moved to a new laboratory at Mount Albert, Auckland. However, planned expansion of its work was halted … until 1983. Atkinson was elected to the council of the Auckland Institute and Museum in 1960 and was its president … fishing and gardening. Torchy Atkinson died at Birkdale, Auckland, on 27 February 1990, survived by his wife, Ethel, …
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… at Wellington on the Northfleet in 1853 and settled in Auckland. In 1855 they were joined by Charlotte's mother, … in Waikato. In 1869 Charles was appointed an ensign in the Auckland Militia and for his services received a grant of 79 … developed a racecourse, and established the South Auckland Racing Club with Barton as honorary secretary. …
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