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… Poole was a forester and senior public servant who guided the New Zealand Forest Service, first as assistant director … upward trajectory from skilled forestry worker during the depression, to botanist in the Department of Scientific and … New Zealand Forestry , and through the co-authored book The great wood robbery? in 1999. Poole was an honorary member of …
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… was born in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland, on 12 August 1833, the son of Archibald Clark, a merchant, and his first wife, Margaret McCosh, whose father was a wealthy coal mine owner. James arrived in New … Josiah Firth , yielded little gold and was sold in 1887 at great loss. In December 1881 he was one of a group which set …
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… Douglas was born in Hikurangi, Northland, on 15 March 1910, the son of Ellen Margaret Vazey and her husband, George … and took up a short-lived clerical position. During the depression, however, he spent four years either unemployed … 1975 election. In his last years in Parliament he derived great satisfaction from chairing the select committee which, …
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… Humphrey Francis O'Leary was born at Redwoodtown in the Wairau Valley, Marlborough, on 12 February 1886, the son … the trappings of the legal profession. Although not a great reader, he had a deep love for the history of the law … revived the Dominion Legal Conference, abandoned during the depression years. At the 1938 conference his toast speech …
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… as flags, banners, placards, songs and chants that express the identities and aims of the marchers. In moving along a particular route, marches offer greater public exposure than protests that remain in one … by marching through Waihī streets. During the economic depression of the 1930s the unemployed held regular protest …
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… was born on 10 June 1868 at Ginninderra, New South Wales, the second child of farmer Edward Holland and his wife Mary … there was constant action which drew Holland, to his great relief, into the New Zealand labour movement. His … win under Holland? The question was buried by the onset of depression in 1929. Again it seemed as if capitalism was …
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… was born in London, England, probably on 24 February 1835, the son of Albert Leopold Vogel and his wife, Phoebe Isaac. … was a frequent advocate of imperial federation, hoping that Great Britain and its colonies would form an indissoluble … was 14 years younger) and his children, should he die. His depression worsened when in December 1893, Frank, his second …
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… James Herries Beattie (known as Herries) was the son of Scots immigrants James Beattie and Mary Roden … earliest he could get an acceptable price for it after the depression, but remained in Waimate and, at the age of 59, … detailed accounts of history and ways of life that greatly amplify, and occasionally challenge, other accounts. …
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… into a Roman Catholic family in County Limerick, Ireland, the son of Bridget Corney and her husband, William Broham, a … be first on the spot at the frequent new rushes, enduring great privation, and encountered health problems which were … was added to that of inspector. In 1880 economic depression led to retrenchment in the police branch. Half …
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… and her husband, Robert Fenwick, a Chartist cabinet-maker. They and their four sons (three more children were to be … country sales to end the Herald 's challenge. The 1880s depression caused an agreed 10 per cent cut in wages for 12 … Times , and became editor of the Otago Witness in 1879. He greatly strengthened its farming and literary interest, and …
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… Robert William Lowry was born at Paeroa on 17 November 1912, the eldest child of Janet (Jessie) Craig Forrest and her … October 1949 and November 1957. Its production occupied a great deal of his energy. He was a printer of literary … private life was affected by alcoholism and periods of depression. On 6 or 7 December 1963 he committed suicide. He …
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… Rēweti was an enigmatic and controversial figure. Almost the whole of his recorded life was dominated by competition … the title and they were poor quality gum lands. Rēweti's great-grandfather, Rēweti Tamahiki, had been among the 15 … commenced working for the Auckland City Council, first on a depression work relief scheme, and then as a permanent …
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… Graham Scrimgeour was born at Wairoa on 30 January 1903, the son of John Graham Scrimgeour, a farmer, and his wife, … as a Methodist minister, he used the title Reverend to great effect. On 25 March 1926, at Whangarei, he married … resulting from urban poverty and the growing impact of the depression. An energetic and creative leader, he organised …
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… Hau was born at Ōmarumutu, near Ōpōtiki, on 11 July 1912, the son of William Turakiuta Cooper of Ngāti Kahungunu , a … even with matriculation work was hard to come by. As the depression deepened, he left Ōpōtiki to find work on dairy … meantime, back at Ōmarumutu, Ngāti Ruatakenga were having great difficulty securing funds to complete their new hall …
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… Heke Pōkai was born at Pākaraka, near the Bay of Islands, probably after the death of his mother's … also spent time on the coast, the territory of his paternal great-grandfather, Kauteāwhā, of Ngāti Rāhiri. In adult life … Heke was incensed to see his people suffer in the ensuing depression, and to see Māori methods of enforcing law and …
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… seems not to have attended secondary school. Tuohy joined the merchant marine in 1915 and by early 1916 was in the … its unrealistic expectations of union militancy during the depression. Although he continued for some time to adhere to … for control of the Alliance. Walsh and McLagan gave greater priority to industrial action than to political …
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… Peter Fraser was born on 28 August 1884 at the highland village of Fearn, Ross-shire, Scotland, the son … returned to political activity in 1918 by organising, with great energy and ability, H. E. Holland 's campaigns for the … social reform. Under his leadership, cuts made during the depression were restored and many important reforms were …
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… 1810 at Winterborne, Houghton, Dorset, England. He was the third son of Samuel Fitzherbert, an Anglican clergyman, … and his wife, Ann Joyce. Fitzherbert was educated at the local dame school, Sherborne Grammar School, and the … dreamy and dormant state' and had 'overlooked too much the great work of colonization, which we ought to have …
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… Larnach was born on 27 January 1833 at Castle Forbes, on the Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia, the son of John Larnach, a station owner of some means, and … introductions into British financial circles. Also of great assistance in William's career was his friendship with …
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… August 1820 at Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England. He was the sixth of ten children of Mary Box and her husband, Amram … at an academy in Bristol. After completing his schooling at the age of 14, Alfred spent most of his early working life … in his libel case and was elected with little effort. A great admirer of William Fox , he nevertheless declined …
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