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… Zealand in the mid 1880s. In 1881, unemployed and living in Auckland, he took a job with a fellow boarder, Harold Willey … begun a customs and indent agency on Queen Street wharf, Auckland. In 1898 he became secretary of the Coastal … Zealand Graphic photographic competition in 1895 and the Auckland Weekly News competition in 1908. Overseas his most …
Type: Biography
… was chosen by Hobson to become the first chief constable at Auckland, which was to be the new capital. However, the new … for almost a year, responsible for policing the suburbs of Auckland. He worked in conjunction with Auckland's chief constable, James Smith, who controlled the …
Type: Biography
… history of Dunedin Jewry. In 1931 he was appointed to the Auckland Jewish community, which then numbered about 800, as … 1934 Astor became rabbi. With his wife he established the Auckland Judean Association, a cultural, social and … In 1940 Rebecca Astor started a monthly bulletin, the Auckland Judean , the only regular New Zealand Jewish …
Type: Biography
… Society of Architects in September 1924. Brown emigrated to Auckland with his parents and three brothers in 1927. He worked with several Auckland architectural firms including Grierson, Aimer and Draffin, where he detailed the lettering on the Auckland War Memorial Museum. In 1930 he became an associate …
Type: Biography
… Gross's first love and after the war he moved to Newmarket, Auckland, and set up a studio. As communities looked for a … followed, all carried out in association with two Auckland architects, William Gummer and M. K. Draffin, whom … met through their mutual membership of the Quoin Club in Auckland. Working with Gummer, Gross sculpted in bronze an …
Type: Biography
… set sail for New Zealand on the Cashmere , arriving at Auckland on 19 October. Albin was crippled with gout and had … From 1861 until 1868 he represented Franklin on the Auckland Provincial Council, and in 1864 was appointed to … In 1869 he was one of the founding members of the Auckland Society of Artists, the first of its kind in New …
Type: Biography
… September 1924 Fisher took up an appointment as director of Auckland’s Elam School of Art. Sporting flannels in place of … for themselves. Soon after his arrival, Fisher outraged Aucklanders by condemning the collection on display at the …
Type: Biography
… in the 4th Regiment of the Waikato Militia. He arrived at Auckland, New Zealand, on the Bella Marina on 24 March 1864. … to restrict immigration. In search of work, he returned to Auckland with his family around March 1880. Although the … 'orny 'anded'. In 1887 the city council appointed Garrard Auckland's first dog ranger, probably in an attempt to …
Type: Biography
… an entire diorama on the kakapo. Molly Macalister moved to Auckland in 1943 and met George Hajdu (later known as Haydn) … for the many academics, writers and artists who lived on Auckland’s North Shore. From 1944 until 1949 (when her son … name, exhibited painting, woodcarving and sculpture at the Auckland Society of Arts’ annual exhibitions. A jarrah head …
Type: Biography
… migrants were a more genteel group than later arrivals. Auckland settlement Settlement of Auckland province was more haphazard than in the company …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: History of immigration
… Pacific islands steamer Navua. On 30 October 1915, at Auckland, he married Mabel Eleanor Douglas; they were to … daughters and a son. Tom Anderson became active in the Auckland branch of the FSU, then led by the moderate Jack … War. Previously a centre of small-scale coastal trade, Auckland now supplanted Wellington as New Zealand's leading …
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… Cora Mildred Maris Clark was born at Auckland, New Zealand, on 3 March 1885 to Cora Juliett … Otago association was curtailed when her family returned to Auckland in 1907. Her enthusiasm for hockey was undimmed by … However, Cora found the organisation of the game in Auckland in a parlous state. She applied herself …
Type: Biography
… Origins of New Zealand Judaism Jewish communities arose in Auckland and Wellington in the early years of European … settlement. The first Jewish religious service was held in Auckland in 1841. These settlers were almost all Ashkenazim … wedding in New Zealand was held on 31 October 1841, when Auckland storekeeper David Nathan married Rosetta Aarons in …
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Part of story: Diverse religions
… a dairyman and Maria ran a sweetshop. In 1911 they moved to Auckland, where Rhoda joined the New Zealand Socialist … Bloodworths soon left for a visit to England, returning to Auckland in December 1912 to a Socialist Party in decline. … Association in 1915 and to become members of the Auckland Fabian Club. In 1918 they both worked tirelessly …
Type: Biography
… Lebanese became Anglicans. Early Orthodox Lebanese in Auckland, such as the Corban family, also attended their … four Antiochian Orthodox churches: St George Mission in Auckland, St George Mission in Wellington, Holy Trinity … There was also one Melkite church, St Elias The Prophet, in Auckland. It was built in 2001 and served some 40 to 70 …
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Part of story: Middle Eastern peoples
… on 3 April 1861 from Gravesend, London; they arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, on 30 July 1861. Elizabeth's two … aged seven and five, followed on the Messina and arrived in Auckland on 30 June 1862. Three sons and two daughters were born to Elizabeth and George Pulman in Auckland. George Pulman was employed as a draughtsman until …
Type: Biography
… and marriages. Some purpose-built halls such as the Auckland Māori Community Centre provided a gathering place, … their ancestors. Today, the Waikumete cemetery in West Auckland has an area known as the Urupā, where anyone who … through the efforts of the large Māori community of West Auckland. This marae started up one of the first kōhanga reo …
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Part of story: Urban Māori
… Garden Cowie , who had recently been consecrated bishop of Auckland, New Zealand. Arriving in Auckland on the City of Melbourne on 3 February 1870 with … for her social and welfare work among the less fortunate in Auckland at a time when social services for women were …
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… Late in December 1855 Mould and his daughters arrived in Auckland, New Zealand. As Commanding Royal Engineer, and … first detailed reports on the defences required to protect Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton from naval attack. In … his appointment as Governor Thomas Gore Browne's deputy in Auckland province in February 1860. In April 1860, as a …
Type: Biography
… and Sarah Niccol were among the settlers who arrived at Auckland on the Jane Gifford on 9 October 1842. With other … With the benefit of this money Niccol moved his yard to Auckland, where, on a site now well inland, at the corner of … and Vulcan Lane, he built three yachts for the sheriff of Auckland, Percival Berry. For his next contract, the …
Type: Biography