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… His entry into politics was prompted by his support for George Grey and his acquaintance with Robert Stout, as well as his … who contributed a long 'historical sketch' to accompany George Grey's briefer preface to Musings in Maoriland …
Type: Biography
… 1865, where Tōpia Tūroa was wounded. He met Governor George Grey on 15 March but, unlike his father, refused to take the … home to Whanganui. In April 1872 Tūroa welcomed Governor George Bowen to Tokaanu saying: 'Men and land have been the …
Type: Biography
… and all sides derided the 'new facts' advanced by Governor George Grey in 1863. In the war which arose directly from the … for a conference: the following day Browne learned that Grey had been appointed his successor. Browne was not …
Type: Biography
… the 19th century. John White , official interpreter to Sir George Grey , collected Māori historical traditions and would tell … recounts its hero’s colonial experiences as a romance. George Chamier ’s Philosopher Dick (1891) and its sequel A …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Fiction
… For a while he taught music at the mission school. Governor George Grey met him at Maunsell's in 1851, and offered him a … institutions' in 1861 after William Fox became premier and Grey returned as governor. Equally important, the Native …
Type: Biography
… then gave more money and soldiers to the new governor, George Grey. Grey rapidly established his authority around Cook Strait. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Colonial and provincial government
… introduced by Robert Stout, the young attorney-general in George Grey’s government, the other by his predecessor as … landowners’ voting rights, and was ultimately abandoned. Grey’s government was soon defeated and in October 1879 John …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Voting rights
… his guests, amongst whom were former governor and premier George Grey , and governor general Viscount Jellicoe . Honoured …
Type: Biography
… of these negotiations in early December, the new governor, George Grey , ordered Despard to begin operations against Kawiti's …
Type: Biography
… tour financially because it had heard nothing from Governor George Grey about Jenkins and his party. Jenkins felt that the …
Type: Biography
… researched biographies – James Rutherford on Governor George Grey , Antony Alpers on writer Katherine Mansfield , Keith …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: History and historians
… in 1847 and in 1850 (on the latter occasion to Governor George Grey in person) but it was again declined. In 1854 an event …
Type: Biography
… authoress, as yet obscure and unknown', she wrote to Sir George Grey asking his advice on how to publish a more ambitious … of the hurtful systems of Profit, Usury, and Taxation'. Grey's response was encouraging – partly, no doubt, because …
Type: Biography
… the 1st Battalion, Auckland Militia. In July 1863 Governor George Grey and the colonial government invaded Waikato. To hold … of its military operations, and end 'double government' by Grey. The plan inspired the colony but in October 1865 F. A. …
Type: Biography
… out publicly against land sales, and in 1853 asked Governor George Grey to help ensure Ngāti Whātua ownership of Ōrākei, but … Ōrākei block. The song that Te Kawau composed to farewell Grey may be taken as referring to his fear of losing the …
Type: Biography
… show to mark the proposed visit to Canterbury of Governor George Grey. As a supporter of the politician W. S. Moorhouse, St … Theatre Royal. In 1869 he suffered an unprovoked assault by George Oram at the ball for the Duke of Edinburgh; the …
Type: Biography
… and after the wars of the 1840s FitzRoy and then Governor George Grey relied on his advice; Grey took his advice on the … was great. When he died, on 4 August 1871, Governor George Bowen wrote in a dispatch to London that he was the …
Type: Biography
… or when compared with the resources given to his successor, George Grey . To remedy his economic plight and to placate hostile … left New Zealand in January 1846, having handed over to George Grey on 18 November the previous year. Before …
Type: Biography
… military solutions. He developed a particular antipathy to George Grey , governor from 1845 to 1853 and from 1861 to 1868, partly because he opposed some of Grey's policies and partly because Grey refused to listen to …
Type: Biography
… Mediterranean route. Missionary Samuel Marsden and Governor George Grey saw a future based on grain, grapes and olives. …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Economy and the environment