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… 1906. As the leading student in his class he gained a Sir George Grey Scholarship, a Senior Scholarship and the Jacob Joseph …
Type: Biography
… as Russell). In February 1847 he was enrolled, on Governor George Grey's instruction, as a sergeant major in the new Auckland …
Type: Biography
… found himself condemned by both sides. The new governor, George Grey , who believed Wī Tako was the key man in the Ōtaki … 'not the King. Go to the Waikato and talk with the King!' Grey, displeased to see the King's flag flying, demanded …
Type: Biography
… to be the major political issue of the day. He joined George Grey 's ministry in January 1878 as commissioner of customs, … resigned in 1879 after quarrelling with the authoritarian Grey. Ballance won the Whanganui seat in 1879 but two years …
Type: Biography
… refused. In early November 1861, at a meeting with Governor George Grey at Russell, Maihi referred to the raising of the flagstaff and subsequent events. He also reminded Grey that 'my father Kawiti went to Auckland where you made …
Type: Biography
… H. A. Atkinson from 1874 to 1877, and lost office when Sir George Grey came to power in October 1877. Bowen had allied himself …
Type: Biography
… the district where Ngātuere was born, near present day Greytown. Ngāti Kahukura-awhitia gradually cleared the … at the spot where Ngātuere and other chiefs met Governor George Grey to discuss the keeping of peace in Wairarapa, a huge …
Type: Biography
… forcing out the more liberal-minded founder of the scheme, George Rennie, and persuaded Cargill to establish an … from Greenock on 27 November 1847. The tall, well-built, grey-headed Burns sailed with his wife, one son and five …
Type: Biography
… them. District rūnanga To end conflict with the Kīngitanga, George Grey was brought back for a second term as governor. In 1861 … minister from 1869 until his death in 1876. He revived Grey’s rūnanga system, based on resident magistrates and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Ngā take Māori – government policy and Māori
… fellow Red Fed, Paddy Webb , who had been elected MP for Grey in 1913. On 10 September 1917, in Christchurch, Fagan … with three children. Such was Fagan's standing in the Grey valley that, when Webb was imprisoned in 1918 after …
Type: Biography
… the settlers. The occasion was appropriately celebrated at George Fairweather Moonlight's hotel. This was the beginning … for various stages of the journey: five matched greys were used for the last stage into Nelson, where they … built up services from Nelson to Reefton, Westport and Greymouth; Nelson to Blenheim; and Nelson to Motueka and …
Type: Biography
… the next four years acquired nursing experience at St George's Hospital, London. Five nuns from Bermondsey convent … goldfields. On 1 July an advertisement appeared in the Grey River Argus announcing the establishment of a boarding …
Type: Biography
… BSc, majoring in chemistry. His results gained him the Sir George Grey Scholarship, a Senior Scholarship and the Haydon Prize. …
Type: Biography
… not have any cash. Helped by former New Zealand governor George Grey, the Bells introduced a variety of fruit trees and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Kermadec Islands
… In 1892 father and daughter wrote The life and times of Sir George Grey , an uncritical full-length biography of William Rees's …
Type: Biography
… his subjects were Bishop W. G. Cowie, John Logan Campbell, George Grey, J. T. Mackelvie, Alice Watkins (wife of his artist …
Type: Biography
… in this style were Dunedin railway station (1907) by George Troup, which featured a long colonnade and … the two styles. Prouse also designed Wellington’s Hotel St George (1930), which featured rhythmical lines and abstract …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Public, commercial and church architecture
… As the 1875–76 elections drew near, he worked with Sir George Grey to secure favourable candidates. He supported …
Type: Biography
… 13 March 1878 Stout was appointed attorney general in Sir George Grey 's government. He drafted many of the government's … land reform. The two ministers had fallen out with Grey over their involvement in business activities. Stout's …
Type: Biography
… This beaked whale was first discovered and named in 1933 by George Shepherd, curator of the Wanganui Museum, who …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Whales