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… draftsman. His first works included remodelling the Huntly Post Office and designing the offices, library and … As the workload grew, a dearth of trained architects in post-war New Zealand led Sheppard to actively recruit …
Type: Biography
… on 8 February 1918 with the 34th Reinforcements and was posted as second lieutenant in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade … appointed medical superintendent of St Helens Hospital, a post he filled with conspicuous success until 1962. That …
Type: Biography
… task – administering a poor fund – he never declined a post, no matter how onerous the duties or how poor the … of the custom-house. In February 1874 Vogel offered him the posts of resident magistrate in Dunedin and district judge …
Type: Biography
… up in November but full approval was delayed and he was posted to a vehicle depot as a sign-writer. It was not until … On his return to Wellington in November 1944 he was posted to the Army Education and Welfare Service, with which …
Type: Biography
… he accepted an offer from the Fox–Vogel government of the post of emigration agent. Farnall arrived in London in July, … at his own expense, and in December 1873 he was offered a post as emigration agent for the Auckland provincial …
Type: Biography
… After the outbreak of war in 1914 he was offered the post of senior YMCA secretary to the New Zealand Division, … and staff controller of Ballantynes. Hay was impressed by post-war changes in retailing overseas, but saw little scope …
Type: Biography
… and scene , was published by the Handcraft Press. In the post-war literary scene Johnson became a prominent figure as … companion, Cecilia Margery Wace Wilson. Johnson took up the post of officer in charge of the bureau of literature in the … them with other contributors) and three books for children. Posthumous collections were published in 1990 and 1998. In …
Type: Biography
… policy making revealed the fragility of New Zealand’s post-war prosperity. The emphasis was on development and … it was to be an active retirement. Until 1982 he held the post of visiting professor of economics at Victoria …
Type: Biography
… that Fraser had double-crossed him over the Washington posting. He resigned from cabinet, but failed to get party support. In September 1943 the Evening Post alleged that Langstone had been recalled for serious …
Type: Biography
… and carved Te Winika's bow-piece and figurehead, stern-post and sides. The canoe was completed by 1938 but, due to … directed by Poutapu were the completion of the huge carved post destined for New Zealand House, London, after the death …
Type: Biography
… Peter Buck , were not completed. Ramsden joined the Evening Post in Wellington about 1945 and became its diplomatic … opinions frequently provoked correspondence in the Evening Post and, on several occasions, threats of violence. Eric …
Type: Biography
… Memorial Museum. It is said that Rukupō carved the stern-post and Perohuka the prow. Both were in the canoe when it … An example of Rukupō's expertise can be seen in the carved posts and the construction of the house. Te Hau-ki-Tūranga …
Type: Biography
… War his class was graduated early, in November 1914. He was posted to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) and … in charge of administration in 2NZEF's headquarters, a post he held for the rest of the war. From August 1942 until …
Type: Biography
… This move was driven by the demographic forces of the post-war ‘baby boom’, the massive expansion of secondary and …
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Part of story: Voting rights
… of their London branch after about a year. He kept this post for 12 years. While in London he became friendly with …
Type: Biography
… take the oath in writing and get their certificates by post until 1996, when they too were required to attend a …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Citizenship
… an assistant minister in Aberdeen in 1852. He was offered posts in Boston and Montreal, but chose to accept an …
Type: Biography
… St Patrick's Church was opened in 1872. In 1868 the first post office at Burke Pass opened. John Burgess was appointed part-time postmaster in that year; he may have held the position until … and between January 1890 and October 1894 she was part-time postmistress there, on a salary of £11 a year. She died on …
Type: Biography
… wire fencing and all. No man like him that I ever saw. His posts look like one line of wood. From end to end his work …
Type: Biography
… in August 1891 and travelled to Auckland to take up her post. Equipment in her classroom consisted of a dining …
Type: Biography