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… on 14 April 1837 at West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland, the son of Thomas Brydone, a shepherd, and his wife, … America. On 8 March 1866 a large pastoral association, the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, was formed in … and England to make any progress during his first nine years in office. In 1877 the company amalgamated with the …
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… near Edinburgh, Scotland, on 20 June 1824, David Bruce was the son of a carpenter, also named David Bruce, and his … the University of Edinburgh, and then studied theology at New College, Edinburgh. Licensed by the Free Church of … Home Mission Committee, a position he was to hold for 20 years. On 18 October 1859 in Auckland David Bruce had …
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… was born in Martinborough, Wairarapa, on 1 August 1898, the eldest of three children of Henry Oakes Ramsden, an Englishman, and his New Zealand-born wife, Sophia Jane Harris. Henry Ramsden was … in Wanganui. When clerical work palled, he worked for some years as a shepherd on a station near Castlepoint. In 1919, …
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… Gloster Sullivan was born in Auckland on 30 March 1910, the son of Dennis Sullivan, a stationer, and his wife, Ellen … Grammar School, Sullivan was a probationary teacher for one year. He then trained for the Anglican priesthood, holding a … 1946. Later that year he began a pioneering ministry as the New Zealand Student Christian Movement chaplain at Victoria …
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… 18 May 1830 in Cockfield, Durham, England, Hannah White was the first daughter, after four sons, of Jane Angus and her … the Mangungu Methodist mission station on Hokianga Harbour, New Zealand. During the trans-Tasman section of the voyage … they shifted to Auckland. There, on 5 February 1856, 25-year-old Hannah White married Édouard Philippe Martin, a …
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… at different periods. In 1868, violent earthquakes marked the eruption that formed the upper Te Maari crater, named … have occurred between 1839 and 1975, on average about six years apart. Eruptions of lava are less common – they have … for three months, heard as far as Hamilton, Rotorua, New Plymouth and Napier. The lava was also visible from …
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Part of story: Historic volcanic activity
… David Alexander Cecil Low earned world fame, and the particular hatred of Adolf Hitler, in the years leading up to the Second World War for his cartoons … competition run by an Australian women's magazine, the New Idea. This was followed in 1902 by the publication of …
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… The fashion designers of the 1940s prepared the ground for … successors and proved that designers could make a career in New Zealand. Male fashion designers became more common in … a new confidence. Glittering gowns The first Gown of the Year contest in 1958 left watchers awed: ‘Nine fabulous ball …
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Part of story: Fashion and textile design
… Religion In 2013 over half of New Zealand Koreans were Christians, with Buddhists a small … points to meet for services and community support. Wherever they have settled, Koreans have helped boost Catholic and … the qualifying field for the New Zealand Open. In 2002, 13-year-old Jae An from Rotorua became the youngest person ever …
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Part of story: Koreans
… Surveys and ships New Zealand has the world’s fourth largest Exclusive … features were identified. Surveys expanded over the next 60 years as more naval and research ships visited the region. …
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Part of story: Charting the sea floor
… Wilfrid Mervyn Lusty was born in Auckland on 25 March 1907, the second of three children of Mary Walsh and her husband, … father a journalist who later became a sub-editor at the New Zealand Herald ; both belonged to the Auckland Dickens … until 1949, and also chaired both organisations for several years. In 1943 Lusty was appointed a temporary office …
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… in Dublin, Ireland, probably between 1849 and 1852. He was the son of Elizabeth McLeod and her husband, James Fisher, … later worked for Punch . The date of Fisher's arrival in New Zealand and his subsequent movements are obscure. He is … (according to some claims) from 3,000 to 63,000 in just two years; the number of unions rose to some 200. He was closely …
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… James Kerridge was born in Christchurch on 30 October 1901, the son of Frederick Thomas Kerridge, a tram driver, and his … and renamed the Regent. He acquired a second within a year, and soon controlled cinemas in Wairoa, Ōpōtiki, … The fastest expansion came in the 1940s: he took over New Zealand Theatres in 1943, the Fuller–Hayward theatre …
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… near Dundonald, County Down, Ireland, on 28 August 1842, the son of Francis McMinn, a doctor, and his wife, Mary Day. Little is known of his early years, but in 1863 he arrived in Auckland to cover the New Zealand wars for a London newspaper. McMinn then turned …
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… Avis Mary McNeill was born on 26 March 1910 in Wellington, the eldest of four children of Jane Louisa Beatrice Thompson … Parnell. Bob was born in London and had worked in newspaper advertising before coming to New Zealand for … Reed republished the Hutu and Kawa books. Over the years Avis Acres continued to contribute to the household …
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… Barnes and her husband, Robert James Loughnan, a judge in the service of the British East India Company. The family … Robert James's birth in 1808. Loughnan spent his early years in India. Following his father's retirement to England … brothers to Australia to try farming. In 1865 he arrived in New Zealand with his cousin Ignatius. They travelled first …
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… Grace Widdowson was born in Christchurch on 14 June 1892, the third of four children of Emma Matilda Lawrence and her … following her two brothers into medicine and she spent some years kindergarten teaching. She also nursed her mother … the well-being of the whole establishment. Those who did, knew that she set no store on herself, that there was not a …
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… Sarah Louise Mathew was baptised on 19 November 1805, at London, England. … worked as a governess from 1822. In 1831 she sailed for New South Wales, Australia, to marry her cousin, Felton … to maintaining the household with the help of her 12-year-old servant, she played a significant role in her …
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… James Lister Newman was born in London, England, on 23 April 1903, the son of Kate Beck and her husband, Charles Arnold Newman, … graduated MB, ChB from Cambridge University in 1929. Four years later he received his MD for a thesis on the … Newman, James Lister …
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… London, England, probably sometime between 1819 and 1821, the son of Emma Lydyard and her husband, Joseph Rae, a … to reform in England, the couple emigrated to Christchurch, New Zealand, 'to assist in the founding of a young nation.' … Blenheim Literary Institute, an office he held for eight years, and he became a frequent contributor to the …
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