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… was a not atypical 'public man' in mid nineteenth century New Zealand, a society where political forms and commercial … worked to personal advantage by those with a sharp eye for the main chance. In a varied career as a farmer, land owner, … and to have helped found a volunteer unit in Manukau three years later. He received an honorary commission as major …
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… Nina Catherine Howard was born in Dunedin on 20 October 1900, the … emigrant Ernest Henry Howard, a Baptist minister, and his New Zealand-born wife, Georgina Matheson Lindsay. By the … outside medicine and her family. In summer for many years she took a daily swim at Wainui Beach. She loved music …
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… was born at Hurworth, Durham, England, on 20 October 1833, the eighth of 13 children of Elizabeth Smith and her … Arthur's formal education was spasmodic: he had about 1½ years altogether at Blackheath school. However, his zest for … William Richmond . In December of that year, the newlyweds, together with relatives from both families, …
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… China. Nothing is known of his parents except that they originated from Kaiping county, Guangdong province. His … Around 1856 he emigrated to Victoria, Australia, and for 11 years was a storekeeper in Castlemaine. In 1867 he left for Otago, New Zealand. For the next three years he collected scrap …
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… at Tranmere, near Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. He was the second child of Liverpool merchant William Sharp and his … studied at the Birkenhead School of Arts, and spent two years in the west of Ireland before emigrating to New Zealand. Alfred Sharp arrived at Auckland on the Tornado …
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… George Douglas Robb was born in Auckland on 29 April 1899, the son of Scottish immigrants Agnes Rough, a former … Grammar School from 1912 to 1916. Second place in the New Zealand Junior Scholarship list was a prelude to … in 1922 Robb was appointed demonstrator in anatomy for one year, then headed to Britain for additional surgical …
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… Political, or editorial, cartoons are important because they capture the essence of personalities and policies and … in the book The o ld i dentities , published in 1879, two years after his death. Early New Zealand cartooning While some cartoonists worked … Cartooning in a new land, 1840 to 1899 …
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Part of story: Cartooning
… House, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England, on 23 April 1812, the son of a magistrate, Frederick Whitaker, and his wife, … January 1839 to practise as a solicitor. In October of that year he went to New South Wales, but left in March 1840 for New Zealand. He …
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… be defined as any plant or vegetation that interferes with the objectives of farming or forestry, such as growing … The term ‘pest plant’ (or ‘plant pest’) is commonly used by New Zealand’s central and regional government agencies. … land to clear it, and growing crops for no more than two years before allowing the area to revert to bush. This meant …
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Part of story: Weeds of agriculture
… Kenneth Stuart Williams was the youngest of a remarkable quartet of second-generation … the region. Kenneth was born at Pākaraka, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, on 13 September 1870, eighth in a family of … first cousin. They were to have four children in four years; two sons and a daughter grew to adulthood. The …
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… Guy Hardy Scholefield was born at Dunedin on 17 June 1877, the third child of John Hoick Scholefield, an accountant, … papers and periodicals. In 1899 he joined the staff of the New Zealand Times , Wellington, and two years later transferred to the literary side of the paper. …
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… born at St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia, on 1 November 1858, the son of Catherine Campbell Leckie and her husband, John Rigg, an accountant. The family emigrated to Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1863 or 1864, before settling in Wellington … Blacklisted, he left for Melbourne, where he spent two years as a printer and a union delegate. Rigg returned to …
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… George and Herbert Cook came from a seafaring family. Their grandfather, William Cook, came to New Zealand as third mate on an English whaler. He took as … whaler at the Bay of Islands in 1879, and for the next 10 years sailed the world's whaling grounds. On one occasion a …
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… Elijah Carey was born in the goldmining town of Gympie, Queensland, Australia, on 20 August 1876, a twin son of Catherine Newman and her husband, Elijah Carey, a miner. Elijah … of the Wellington union in Palmerston North. The following year these unions formed the New Zealand Federated Hotel and …
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… England, on 29 August 1872, Edith Annie Howes was one of the five surviving children of Cecilia Brown and her … who later became an accountant. The family emigrated to New Zealand when Edith was a child. She was educated at … Society, and the New Zealand centre of PEN. In later years, perhaps emboldened by the example and encouragement …
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… in developing a modern architecture responsive to New Zealand’s culture and conditions. This interest informed the buildings he designed and the influence he had on his … her son inherited. Wilson attended school in Ōamaru for two years before the family moved to Wellington, where he …
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… American practitioners led the way for landscape architects to move beyond the garden … and into broader public space in the late 19th century. New ideas about landscape architecture began to filter … in the pioneering landscape architect’s name. Each year a scholarship is awarded for the best first year master …
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Part of story: Landscape architecture
… on 11 April 1871 at Orutua, Horoera, near East Cape. He was the first of five children of Hone Hiki Kōhere and Henarata … and Ngāi Tūitimatua. Rēweti Kōhere's earliest years were spent at Horoera before the family moved to Te … subcommittees and contributed papers to conferences of the new association. He served as a vice president when the …
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… to Frank Sargeson, was born in Hamilton on 23 March 1903, the second of four children. His father, Edwin John Davey, … his business to study accountancy and was the following year appointed Hamilton town clerk. He and his wife were … with an Italian stonemason. But it was not his first. In New Zealand he had been in love with a fellow Hamilton Bible …
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… of roads A road is essentially a cleared way through the landscape. Wider than a path or track, which is used by … late 1800s vehicles powered by engines arrived. Many early New Zealand roads were known as bridle trails (named after … and reclaimed land from the sea, and by the end of the year a rough trail linked the two settlements. The 1855 …
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Part of story: Roads