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… and signed an undertaking to buy 40 acres of land from the Auckland Provincial Council under an arrangement whereby he … newspaper. He left in the ship Hanover and reached Auckland on 12 September 1862. Before going ashore he was … to buy an interest in the Evening Star , later the Auckland Star , which had just been launched by G. M. Reed …
… as well as on experimental areas at Avondale, near Auckland, and at Invermay, near Dunedin. The Horticultural … carries out plant breeding and selection at Otara, near Auckland, and at Lincoln. The Plant Diseases Division, … Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, at Auckland and Lincoln provides a diagnostic service for pests …
… of billiard tables were founded in Wellington (1892) and Auckland (1893). Although the New Zealand Amateur Billiards … associations are affiliated: Wellington, Canterbury, Auckland, Southland, Otago, Northland, North Otago, and South Auckland – while the NZBA & CC is, in turn, an affiliate of …
… The game of indoor bowls began in New Zealand in the Auckland area as a social activity of many of the lodges in that city. As early as 1908 J. Jenkin of Auckland had seen indoor bowls played in London and was … by its possibilities. He introduced the game to the Hope of Auckland Rechabite Tent where, on 15 March 1912, the first …
… The town of Auckland was founded on 18 September 1840 on a site selected … The settlement was named after George Eden, Earl of Auckland, Governor-General of India, a friend of Hobson's …
… and societies were formed in Christchurch by 1895 and in Auckland later. For many years these camera clubs were the … beginning made by B. Hobday in 1938 when he founded in Auckland the North Island Photographers Association. Shortly … Match, The Queen , and Epoca . Bledisloe Cup Winners 1932 Auckland C.C. 1933 Camera Pictorialists, Auckland 1934 …
… The first factory was set up at Auckland in 1933. Three plants manufacture tyres and tubes valued at £6.0 million at Auckland, Upper Hutt, and Christ-church and employ …
… the laying of the foundation stone of St. Paul's Church in Auckland in 1841, for The New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette of 31 July 1841 reported that: “The Gentlemen of Auckland who are Freemasons appeared with the decorations …
… near Tauranga. On leaving school Gallaher worked in the Auckland Freezing Works, becoming a departmental foreman. On 10 October 1906, at All Saints Church, Auckland, he married Ellen Ivy May, daughter of J. P. E. Francis, and sister of A. H. Francis, the Auckland rugby representative, and member of the 1908 All …
… some members of the Drury Auxiliary formed an auxiliary in Auckland. This soon acquired the status of a “Provincial … for some years, it maintained a careful scrutiny over the Auckland Provincial Government's licensing legislation. The Auckland Auxiliary continued to meet until 1873 when most of …