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… Waikato in 1863. At his death, his obituary in the Evening Post emphasised these early experiences. Yet his work in the … outbreak of war. Back in Auckland Dadelszen joined the postal service as a clerk, transferring in 1864 to the …
Type: Biography
… four acres on the adjacent Kaihū River. He set up a trading post and built up a prosperous timber industry that by 1876 …
Type: Biography
… and became chair of the association in 1932, holding the post until 1944; she was also president several times. She …
Type: Biography
… of the detention barracks at Trentham Military Camp, a post he held until December 1945. Although Downes resumed …
Type: Biography
… decrying the weakness of the army, for which they were posted to the retired list amidst much publicity. Duigan's …
Type: Biography
… In Auckland Edward Friström, a Swede who painted in post-impressionist and symbolist styles – radical for the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Regional cultural life
… review newsreels did not critique the war effort or the post-war economic recovery that followed. Rather, they aimed …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Documentary film
… tightly-worked psychodrama. Experimental interludes In the post-Second World War decades a few film-makers made notable …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Experimental film
… of the Wellington Gas Company to devote himself to his new post of honorary chairman of the National Efficiency Board, …
Type: Biography
… mains power) as a cheap, practical alternative to standard post, wire and batten fencing. He developed a …
Type: Biography
… Christchurch High School (formerly Christchurch Academy), a post which he held conjointly with his clerical duties. His …
Type: Biography
… War she lived at Matata, Bay of Plenty, where she ran the post office. On her return to Hahei after the war she and …
Type: Biography
… year approached, James McDermott, chief engineer of the Post and Telegraph Department, began to lobby for ‘God …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: National anthems
… community’s social activities were continued throughout the post-war period. Riverside gave shelter and work to …
Type: Biography
… caucus. The prime minister, M. J. Savage, offered him the post of administrator in Western Samoa, but Howard felt that …
Type: Biography
… house), Mataatua, was displayed with the carved pou (post) reversed and visible on the exterior, the exhibitions …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Exhibitions and world’s fairs
… a number of major works while retaining his teaching post, and then in 1906 resigned to begin a full-time career …
Type: Biography
… in Solomon Islands until early 1943, when he was posted to No. 30 Squadron. His first operational sortie was …
Type: Biography
… vernacular crow-stepped gables, survive, as do the former Post Office at Lawrence, the Star and Garter Hotel in …
Type: Biography
… at several major international conferences concerned with post-war reconstruction, including the Bretton Woods summit …
Type: Biography