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Leaving a better life behind

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Leaving a better life behind

Most Scottish immigrants to New Zealand achieved their goal and did well in their new homeland. But for a few, New Zealand did not compare well. The woman who wrote this piece in The New Zealand Scot in 1914 spoke glowingly of life in Scotland.

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Reference: The New Zealand Scot (20 April 1914): 20.

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John Wilson, Scots – 1900–1945: ebbs and flows, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/document/3604/leaving-a-better-life-behind (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.