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… on 18 August 1915, the second child of Ethel Jean Smith and her husband, Charles Frederick Lucas, a farmer. He … 1945, with the rank of wing commander, the couple began farming at Pukepito, South Otago; they were to have four … of Lake Wakatipu. In spite of their lack of high country sheepfarming experience, declining wool returns and rising …
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… on 21 July 1884, the third child of Ngāhuia Te Ahoaho and her husband, Henry Vercoe, a surveyor. Vercoe's mother … and was discharged from the army on 26 August. He resumed farming on the family lands at Paengaroa and Maketū, and on … long and difficult battle, many thousands of acres of good sheep and cattle land were brought into production by Ngāti …
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… He was the eldest child of Stephen Boreham, a farmer, and his wife Ellen Lynch. There were at least three sons, … station, Central Otago. He regularly shore more than 100 sheep a day; one daily tally of 180 ranked him among the … in Timaru in 1893 he claimed to have already shorn 120 sheep and walked 15 miles to town that day. In 1901 Boreham …
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… What is arable farming? Arable farming means growing crops in fields, which … generally annual – they need to be replanted each year. Land is cultivated (prepared by ploughing) in autumn or … seed was often sown after the land was first ploughed. Sheep grazed the crop and trampled the ground, helping to …
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Part of story: Arable farming
… Ellen Anne Baker was born in Jersey, Channel Islands, on 15 July 1843, the eldest daughter of Hannah Hough and her husband, George Baker. The family emigrated from … attention also: the hard work with laundry, cooking and sheep; the dangers of travel over muddy roads or flooding …
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… Kaipara Harbour Vast harbour on the western side of Northland peninsula, and traditional home of Ngāti Whātua. The … the logging days were over, Helensville turned to dairy and sheep farming. More recently deer farms, nut plantations and … Kaipara Harbour and kauri towns …
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Part of story: Auckland places
… Jacobs River). It is the oldest Pākehā settlement in Southland and Otago. Before the arrival of Europeans, it was home … beside the Aparima River estuary commemorates Howell. Farming has been the most important economic activity in the … the Chinese gold diggings at Round Hill. Today there are sheep, deer and cattle farms, and it is a popular holiday …
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Part of story: Southland places
… region. It drains hill country south of the Kaikōura Ranges and enters the sea at Conway Flat. Parnassus Settlement 14 … km south-west of Kaikōura. It takes its name from a local sheep run owned by a classical scholar, Edward Lee. He saw a … in the 1890s allowed people of modest means to get into farming. The government, and especially the minister of …
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Part of story: Canterbury places
… Mānuka Mānuka ( Leptospermum scoparium ) is New Zealand’s main pioneer shrub, and thrives after fire. Like bracken, it grows throughout … if native seed sources are distant or if browsing animals (sheep, deer, cattle, goats and possums) eat the regenerating … Mānuka, kānuka and gorse …
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Part of story: Forest succession and regeneration
… Sarah Russell was baptised at Mallow, Cork, Ireland, on 21 August 1822. She was one of 13 children of Mary Tarrant and her husband, William Russell, an army officer. The … wool wagons and they were much sought after. Her merino sheep won a prize at the first Northern Agricultural and …
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… leader of the local Māori, to found the Te Waimate sheep run. A small part of the property remains in the hands of the Studholme family. There were more than 1,200 hectares of native forest in the area, and the town of Waimate began as a sawmilling settlement. …
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Part of story: South Canterbury places
… 1,794 Bluff (27 km south of Invercargill) is New Zealand’s southernmost town and Southland’s port. When sailors … Ōtara and Quarry Hills schools in 1993. Waikawa The farming area of Waikawa is 15 km south-east of Tokanui, on … a port for timber, flax and farm produce. Today, as well as sheep and cattle farming, it offers fishing and dolphin …
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Part of story: Southland places
… Peter Cusack to suggest he would become one of Southland’s most eccentric sons. Sam Cusack, as he was nicknamed, was born at Winton in central Southland on 4 February 1919. He was the only child of Peter … Augustin Cusack, an Australian of Irish descent who farmed sheep at nearby South Hillend, and his wife, Sarah Jane …
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… that represented the interests of employees in New Zealand were small, local trade unions, generally formed by settlers from England and Scotland. They had often belonged to a union in … the 1870s unionised shearers demanded a rate of £1 per 100 sheep shorn. In some districts they won, but as the price of …
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Part of story: Unions and employee organisations
… descendants of the missionary brothers Henry and William Williams . Kenneth, his first cousin Thomas … Beetham Williams, (known as KS, TS, HB and AB) developed farming on the East Coast north of Gisborne, where they … stands, used by surrounding farms, shearing up to 60,000 sheep in peak years. In 1897 10 machine stands were …
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… David Buddo was born on 23 August 1853 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of Euphemia Stevenson Dorward and David Buddo, … service. A rural childhood gave him a lifelong love of farming and country life. He was educated in … where he became a notable breeder of Border Leicester sheep and draught-horses. With a manager to run the farm he …
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… At the turn of the 21st century many animal rights and welfare issues had been around for a long time. As well … the fight against experiments on animals and factory farming, activists opposed the hunting of wild animals and … fostered or adpoted. These sanctuaries included: the Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary (established by the Animal Protection …
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Part of story: Animal welfare and rights
… was founded by the government in the late 1860 to provide land for small farmers and working-class settlers. However, … Haumoana: ‘Napier has its Bertie, Hastings has concrete sheep, Invercargill has Tim Shadbolt, Bluff has its paua … the 1990s land surrounding the township has changed from sheep and cattle grazing to vineyards and lifestyle blocks. …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay places
… Vaile was born on 3 March 1869 at Hampstead, London, England. His father, Samuel Vaile, was a successful Auckland … coped where many others had been defeated. His mixture of sheep, dairy and crop farming proved successful, and he won prizes at the Auckland …
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… Mona Anderson, author of A river rules my life (1963) and nine … Station, for the first time. Ron managed the 100,000-acre sheep station, which was situated near Lake Coleridge on the … ranges, and included many peaks over 7000 feet high. Sheep grazed over the mountaintops during the warmer months, …
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