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… born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, on 26 August 1880, the sixth of nine children of Waldron John Johnston, a … wife, Elizabeth Nelson. His father died when he was eight years old, and he later fell out with his family and left home. Johnston eventually moved to New Zealand where he worked at any general labouring job he …
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… Born on 15 December 1886 at Woodville, southern Hawke's Bay, Alexander Lamont Monteith was the son of … his father's death in 1901, he moved with his mother to Newtown, Wellington, where she ran a drapery and he attended Newtown School. The following year she married William Murdoch and, with her two children, …
Type: Biography
… More than 3,000 biographies, most of them originally published in the five print volumes of the Dictionary of New Zealand biography (DNZB), are among Te Ara’s most … by 1869, appeared in 1990, New Zealand’s sesquicentennial year. Critically acclaimed, it won the Goodman Fielder …
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Part of story: Te Ara – a history
… are unknown. He was a cousin of Joseph Barrow Montefiore, the notable early nineteenth century New South Wales merchant, who had trading interests in New … established himself there as a ship's chandler. Later that year he was among the 213 British nationals who petitioned …
Type: Biography
… T. P. McLean Since the 1930s there have been many fine New Zealand sports reporters and writers. One name stands … McLean was prolific in his written outpourings for over 70 years. He wrote 21 books on sports, mostly rugby, and …
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Part of story: Sports reporting and commentating
… Ina Lamason was a sporting phenomenon. She represented New Zealand at cricket and hockey, was an international … Mabel Pickering in Palmerston North on 2 May 1912, she was the daughter of James Pickering, a painter and paperhanger, … level and played one game for Wellington in 1926 as a 14-year-old. Between 1931 and 1949 she was a regular member of …
Type: Biography
… Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, on 7 October 1864, the daughter of Annie Maria Bumpus and her husband, John … of a large family and was brought up as a Baptist. Over the years she developed a deep amateur interest in botany. She … brothers, Frank and William Blackwell, had settled in New Zealand in the early 1880s and farmed on the Pahi River …
Type: Biography
… and her husband, Robert Fenwick, a Chartist cabinet-maker. They and their four sons (three more children were to be … immigration agent, W. H. Reynolds, to move to Dunedin, New Zealand, where they arrived in January 1856. After … as managing director and Reed as editor. In the same year Fenwick helped initiate the New Zealand Press …
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… Leslie Knox Munro was born in Auckland on 26 February 1901, the son of Colin Robert Munro, a schoolteacher, and his … weeks he was awarded a university scholarship and spent a year studying full time at university before returning to … from 1939 to 1951 and on the Senate of the University of New Zealand from 1947 to 1951. In Auckland, on 12 October …
Type: Biography
… Duff was born at Waitāhuna Gully, Otago, on 28 May 1883, the 10th of 13 children of English-born William Duff and his … made a profound impression on him. On his return to New Zealand he sought to offer humanitarian service through … a prerequisite for ministerial training, and spent two years studying for a BA. By then he had rejected much of the …
Type: Biography
… were large to very large birds that lived exclusively in New Zealand. They became extinct less than 600 years ago. They are classed as a member of the ratite group …
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Part of story: Moa
… was born on 1 July 1902 at Pleasant Point, Canterbury, the youngest of the seven children of Frederick Fielding, a … her marriage in Timaru on 11 December 1922 to David Harold Newlands, a carpenter, whom she had met while appearing in … of the party, serving as president for its first five years. She was also an executive member of the local Labour …
Type: Biography
… The Southern Cross constellation is one of the striking … hemisphere sky. It is one of the first star patterns that New Zealand children learn to recognise. The 16th-century … value as a navigational aid. It is visible throughout the year in southern skies. The four brightest stars form a …
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Part of story: Southern Cross
… The greater power-to-weight ratio of the internal combustion … The attractions of aircraft (besides novelty and the new views they provided) were their speed, their capacity to … for passengers began on the West Coast in 1934, and two years later Union Airways had services connecting Dunedin …
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Part of story: Transport – overview
… Arthur Desmond was unknown to the electors of Hawke's Bay when he stood for Parliament in … of the Hawke's Bay Herald wrote. He was said to be 25 years old, born in New Zealand of Irish descent. He had been in Hawke's Bay …
Type: Biography
… was born at Chelsea, London, England, on 25 January 1862, the son of Mary Sarah Clark and her husband, Francis Ward, a … serving as a sailor on a merchant ship, he migrated to New Zealand in 1879 or 1880. By this stage he had become … achieve local and national renown. Ward worked for several years as a shepherd and shearer in Marlborough and then as a …
Type: Biography
… Arthur Henry Adams was born at Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand, on 6 June 1872, the son of Eleanor (Ellen) Sarah Gillon and her husband, … , which was edited by his uncle E. T. Gillon . In the same year, he and Hill worked on a cantata, Hinemoa. Adams's text …
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… Alice Annie Kenny, one of New Zealand's most assiduous but least-remembered writers, … was born on 31 August 1875 at Newcastle (Ngāruawāhia), the third of eight children of Annie Edgecumbe and her … the poems of 'Mr Isaiah Ounce' and others. During a seven-year association with the Triad , Kenny produced some bold …
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… Malcolm Arthur was born in Timaru on 18 September 1928, the son of George Malcolm Arthur and his wife, Doris Fay … 18, he enlisted in the army and served as a driver for a year with the occupation force in Japan. He was described at … By then Arthur was involved in politics. He had joined the New Zealand Labour Party at 16 and delivered its pamphlets …
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… Museums and art galleries Tairawhiti Museum in Gisborne is the region’s main museum and art gallery. It has a strong … Halbert. The cottage has seen a number of changes over the years and was once nearly condemned to demolition. Its brick … the Paul Nache Gallery, which specialised in contemporary New Zealand painting including contemporary Māori art; the …
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Part of story: East Coast region