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… George Grey is believed to have been born in Lisbon, Portugal, on 14 April 1812. His father, Lieutenant Colonel George Grey, had been killed eight days before, during an attack by … Grey, George …
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… George Grey Andrews was born in Christchurch on 17 May 1880, the … oarsman and a leading rowing administrator in Canterbury. George’s childhood was spent at Moncks Bay, Redcliffs, close … victories in the Sanders Cup has never been equalled. George Andrews was one of New Zealand’s foremost authorities …
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… Hector to join the stable of Taranaki trainer Jervis George. Gray came out of his apprenticeship with a steadily …
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… George Clarke was born in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, on 27 … in Wymondham on 22 March 1822; they had 13 children. George and Martha Clarke sailed for New Zealand on 25 April … growing distrust. Clarke was to lose office when George Grey became governor. Grey saw that Clarke had little …
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… George Moonlight, later known as George Fairweather Moonlight, was born at Newmill, … had just discovered 'the best line of road for the Central Grey'. On 28 February 1865 at Wakefield, George Moonlight … but before long, Moonlight went by boat to the new Grey River diggings. There, on 7 April 1865, he made one of …
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… George French Angas was born on 25 April 1822 in Newcastle … upon Tyne, England, the fourth child and eldest son of George Fife Angas and his wife, Rosetta French. George Fife … expeditions, first with William Giles, then with George Grey ; he made another expedition with Grey in 1845, …
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… George Fraser was born at Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, … on 28 June 1832, the son of Rachel Gray and her husband, George Fraser, an iron moulder. After attending a local … Caulton Foundry in Glasgow. On 8 October 1854 at Glasgow George Fraser married Christina Davidson. They were to have …
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… George Witters was born at Makauri, Poverty Bay, New … was musical and artistic. Their wedding photograph shows George as a fine-featured man, immaculately clothed and … Of their 10 children, eight grew to adulthood. George purchased a new farm called Woodlands, a few miles …
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… George Samuel Graham was born at Auckland on 23 December … Elizabeth Mary Josephine Sheehan. His father was the son of George Graham, who had been a member of Governor William … for peace with Waikato Maori on behalf of Governor George Grey in the late 1860s. His mother was the sister of John …
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… George Fowlds was born at Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, on 15 … was a rendezvous for liberal and radical politicians. George attended Hairshaw School, Waterside village. In 1874 … was purchased in the name of Mary Fowlds; it was named Greystone Knowe after George Fowlds's home in Fenwick. Their …
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… George Edwin Alderton was born on 25 August 1854 at New … to Wellington in 1878. In March 1879 the premier, Sir George Grey , came to Whangārei to turn the railway's first sod. … Alderton, George Edwin …
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… William George Garrard was born in Woolwich, London, England, … probably between 1832 and 1835. He was the son of William George Garrard but his mother's name is unknown. He joined … making hog-skin saddles of them'. He accused Sir George Grey of sabotaging his campaign by persuading William Lee …
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… George Alexander Troup was born on 25 October 1863 in … the son of Scottish parents Jane Gildawie and her husband, George Troup, a provision warehouseman and cabinet-maker. … and Sunday school, and had Bible lessons at home. When George was 10 years old his father died; from necessity, his …
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… George Ferguson Bowen is said to have been born in Ireland … own defence' and responsibility for native policy. Governor George Grey , Bowen's predecessor, had defied imperial orders over … Bowen, George Ferguson …
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… George Albert Tuck was born at Cambridge, New Zealand, on 13 … service in the Second World War, aged 55, but was rejected. George Tuck was of medium height (five feet eight inches), lean and active, with grey eyes and an alert and upright stance. He spoke as he …
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… George Maurice O'Rorke was born on 2 May 1830 at Moylough, … and large landowner, and Elizabeth Dennis, his third wife. George O'Rorke received his primary education at Dr Smyth's … with the funds from the endowments set up by Sir George Grey between 1850 and 1853. The school was opened in 1869 …
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… George McCullagh Reed was born in County Monaghan, Ireland, … he was one of three prominent Aucklanders who induced Sir George Grey to enter provincial and then colonial politics. In 1876 … Reed, George McCullagh …
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… George William Forbes was born in Lyttelton, New Zealand, on … interest in politics was first aroused by hearing Sir George Grey speak in Christchurch; he was also impressed by George … Forbes, George William …
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… Walter George Whittlestone, known to friends and family as … 2 April 1914, the son of Annie Ethel Lowe and her husband, George Frederick Opawa Whittlestone, a miner. When he was … an MSc with honours in 1936. He was awarded the Sir George Grey Scholarship and (jointly) the Duffus Lubecki …
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… George Augustus Selwyn was born on 5 April 1809 at … to New Zealand through his influence. On leaving Cambridge, George Selwyn took an assistant master's position at Eton, … After the northern war of 1845–46, Governor George Grey made the accusation that the 'pretended' land purchases …
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