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… by joining the Territorial Force. In July 1925 he was posted to the reserve of officers and in December 1929 to … with command of Northern Military District Signals. He was posted to the reserve in December 1943 and placed on the …
Type: Biography
… Votes are also cast at overseas polling booths and by post. By the 2010s many New Zealanders were casting advance … the mid-19th century there were few polling places and no postal voting. Bribery of voters, drunken rowdiness, … interest. Crowds gathered to watch the results as they were posted up on outdoor hoardings. …
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Part of story: Elections and campaigns
… the 1950s graphic style was playful and humorous. The posters and brochures created for Tasman Empire Airways … and Arthur Thompson, exemplified international trends in post-war design, including the graphic style. Flying-fish …
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Part of story: Graphic design
… Medal for leading a bayonet charge against a machine-gun post on 16 August. Finally, he won the Victoria Cross for a … his year of birth to do so), and served in local posts throughout the war. He was discharged in 1946 having …
Type: Biography
… in Ngāti Porou territory. In 1861 he established a trading-post at Te Awanui, between Waipiro Bay and the mouth of the … site of his store. In 1873 he established a further trading-post at Tīkapa, on the eastern bank of the Waiapu River, …
Type: Biography
… of the Dutch population contemplated emigration in the post-war period. Meanwhile, the fight for independence in … faced strict selection processes. About a quarter of the post-war Dutch settlers were subsidised in this way. The …
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Part of story: Dutch
… business in Petone. He was also an agent for the Evening Post and later manager of the Petone branch. From 1915 he … of basic facts about the region. He was employed by the Post until his retirement in 1952. The Nicholson family …
Type: Biography
… lighting, providing seating for the elderly outside the post office, and getting rid of wandering stock from the … western world – in response to these issues. As the Evening Post reported in 1897, they were concerned with anything …
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Part of story: City boosters and promoters
… The posts of heaven The great trees of Tāne, god of the forest, were called Ngā Tokotoko-o-te-rangi (the posts that hold the heavens aloft) because they held …
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Part of story: Te ngahere – forest lore
… West Coast. In the past, the timber has been used for fence posts and house piles, but it is not very durable. Tōwai … Island. Its hard, durable wood was sometimes used for fence posts. Puka, shining broadleaf Puka or shining broadleaf ( …
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Part of story: Tall broadleaf trees
… When the waves rolled in upon us from England, first one post was covered, then another till at last the water neared …
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Part of story: Papatūānuku – the land
… policy independent of Britain, established diplomatic posts in the capitals of New Zealand’s leading wartime … defeat in the 1949 election dashed his chances of another posting. Returning to Auckland, both Chas and his wife, …
Type: Biography
… As headmaster for five years over a difficult war and post-war period, he saw the school firmly founded with … at Southland Boys' High School, Invercargill. In his new post he had time to return to academic interests. In 1925 he … Frank Tate, Victorian director of education, to report on post-primary education. In 1924, having enrolled for a …
Type: Biography
… reserve of officers, Hanson served with cadet units. He was posted to the retired list in 1930. After he returned to New … Zealand, was discharged from 2NZEF early in 1946, and was posted to the reserve of officers with the rank of …
Type: Biography
… – 17 were destroyed, including the Egmont Hotel, the new post office and the headquarters of the town’s newspaper. … established in the 1870s, but the earlier Waihī military post had been established in 1866 by Lieutenant Colonel … the tiny Waihī cemetery and an old pā site, Mangamanga. The post was manned by troops until 1885. In the cemetery is a …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Taranaki places
… Britain. In May 1942 he was promoted to air commodore and posted to London, where he established the RNZAF Overseas … well qualified for the responsibilities of his new post, to which he also brought the advantages of established …
Type: Biography
… a supplement which doubled his salary of £10 as Horowhenua postmaster, a position he had held since June 1872. In … £47. The second son, Hector Hugh, succeeded to the farm and post office. Agnes McDonald took over the post office in 1883 and continued to run it until December …
Type: Biography
… He returned to New Zealand in mid 1919. His first posting after the war was as adjutant to the Wellington … as a staff officer and artillery instructor, he was posted back to Wellington, appointed commander Royal New … lieutenant colonel. In January 1940 Parkinson was posted to 2NZEF, was placed in command of the 4th Field …
Type: Biography
… Restaurant growth Post-war social and economic conditions – a strong economy … night spots.’ 1 New restaurants One of the earliest of the post-war restaurants was the Hi Diddle Griddle in Auckland. …
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Part of story: Restaurants and food outlets
… in August 1889 when the railways promoted Scott to the post of head office engineer at Wellington. The Canterbury … resolved it in November by offering him the full-time post of lecturer-in-charge of the new School of Engineering … Auckland to build up a similar school. He held the senate post until his retirement. Within the school, Scott, …
Type: Biography