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… When fertility is high and mortality declines (creating the beginning of a demographic transition), the proportion … the 19th century but went down during the 1930s economic depression because women were marrying later and having far … [and] an absence of little ones from the schools built at great cost to the country.’ 1 When fertility starts to …
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Part of story: Population change
… Government support for sport was focused on children until the late 1930s when adult fitness also became a state … A few playground deaths were thought unremarkable. The great depression of the 1930s brought change. The itinerant …
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Part of story: Government and sport
… born in Whiteabbey, County Antrim, Ireland, on 31 May 1901, the youngest of nine children of Jane Gormley, a dressmaker, … little schooling, Jane Butler was an avid reader, a great singer and a staunch Catholic, who had a strong … and General Labourers’ Union. With the onset of the depression Butler organised a relief workers’ section of the …
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… quinnat salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) are native to the north-west coast of North America, and north-east Asia. … prevent them migrating to sea, so they never grow to any great size (they are typically less than 1 kilogram). … Life cycle Females and males pair up and the female digs a depression in a gravel stream bed and lays eggs. The male …
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Part of story: Trout and salmon
… Cedric Harold Firth was born on 22 May 1908 in Auckland, the son of Jane Elizabeth Marie Cartmill and her husband, … Firth, a building and general contractor. His father was a great influence on him, and after attending Auckland Grammar … to Europe, visiting new housing schemes built during the depression. On his return to New Zealand Firth settled in …
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… Hauraki Plains The Hauraki Plains have been hugely altered from their natural state. What in the 2020s is a grid of farms … servicemen and other settlers in the district faced great difficulties. They lacked knowledge of the trace …
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Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel places
… born in Altona, Hamburg, Germany, probably in 1870 or 1871, the son of Adolf Lemmer, an agent, and his wife, Alivine … skills in teaching and administration led to a period of great development and progress in the musical life of … although the numbers of pupils sharply declined during the depression of the 1930s. Over nearly two generations he …
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… To a great extent, marriage retained its privileged status for much of the 20th century. It entitled spouses to rights that were … rate dropped during both world wars and the 1930s economic depression. The first New Zealand law stating a minimum age … Marriage, 1900 to the 1960s …
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Part of story: Marriage and partnering
… Rina Winifred Rōpiha was born in Auckland on 6 April 1923, the elder of two children of Rhoda Winifred Tūruki Walker of … elocution, ballroom dancing and piano. Her parents made great sacrifices to provide their children with educational … dying in pain, from this time she began to suffer bouts of depression. Rina Moore presented four papers at the fourth …
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… Hubert James Ryburn was born in Gisborne on 19 April 1897, the son of Robert Middleton Ryburn and his wife, Anna Jane Steadman. His great-grandparents, who came to New Zealand in 1826, were … from the ministry of Rutherford Waddell, and during the depression years Ryburn worked with the deaconess, Sister …
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… Ria Te Uira Parata was born at Ōtaki on 22 January 1925, the daughter of Nātanahira Te Umutapu Wī Te Kākākura Parata, … a man of extraordinary oratorical skill and a leader of great mana among Ngāti Toa , Ngāti Raukawa and Te Āti Awa. … Ria Te Uira Wineera. Although she grew up during the depression years she had a very privileged upbringing in …
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… The corner dairy In New Zealand a small mixed grocery shop … and were also allowed to open on Sundays. During the depression of the 1930s many people built a room onto the … is an easy business to enter, as it does not require a great deal of capital. This ease of entry also means that it …
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Part of story: Food shops
… was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, on 27 May 1844, the son of William Ewington, a labourer, and his wife, Jane … that Ewington became best known. Described as 'one of the great unpaid', he was a member of the Anglican Holy Trinity … He blamed the 1890 maritime strikers for prolonging the depression, and was strongly opposed to the Liberal …
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… Martinborough Township 18 km south-east of Featherston, with a 2013 population of 1,470. Since the 1980s … and founded a new town, naming it after himself. The 1880s depression meant Martinborough grew slowly. The town … tribal leader Heremaia Tamaihotua; and Maata Mahupuku, great-niece of Papawai marae leader Hāmuera Tamahau Mahupuku …
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Part of story: Wairarapa places
… Stuart Perry, an Anglican clergyman, and his second wife, Esther Walker. After attending schools in Melbourne, he gained … the Catholic faith according to the Church of England with great enthusiasm'. His enthusiasm led him into contention … her marriage. Vicarage life was not easy, especially in the depression of the 1930s, but the marriage was happy. There …
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… Retireti Tapsell, also known as Tāpihana, was the eldest son of Phillip (or Philip) Tapsell, a Bay of … as the only surviving child of Tohi Te Ururangi she had a great deal of mana. She and Retireti were to have seven … the railway to Rotorua in the 1880s. During the years of depression in the same period he was noted for his unselfish …
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… The only thing distinctive about James Cox is his complete … James returned to his job as clerical assistant in the Great Western Railway Company. He never married, and after … as a labourer and, despite the advent of a severe economic depression in Canterbury, enjoyed a modest prosperity. He …
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… Michael Myers was born at Motueka on 7 September 1873, the 13th child of Jewish parents Judah Myers, a merchant, … challenging period in New Zealand's history, covering the great economic depression, the onset of the welfare state, and the Second …
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… Taumarunui, with a 2013 population of 4,221. Te Kūiti is on the intersection of state highways 3 and 30. The main trunk … capital of New Zealand. During the town’s annual Great New Zealand Muster, between 1,000 and 2,000 sheep run … the main street. Unusual origins During the 1930s economic depression a camp for unemployed men was set up at Pururu, …
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Part of story: King Country places
… House, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England, on 23 April 1812, the son of a magistrate, Frederick Whitaker, and his wife, … mostly unprofitable, mining copper or manganese at Great Barrier and Kawau islands. When Governor Robert … Land Association, whose lands had been made unsaleable by depression, he was being bled white by massive calls on …
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