Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History
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CASHMERE – Sir John Cracroft-Wilson (1808 – 1881)
To look at him, you would never guess that he was born in India! It was only his health that caused him to look for a cooler climate and Christchurch looked good! Sent to England for his schooling, John returned to India to work as a civil servant. He married Elizabeth Wall while in England …
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ST ALBANS – Harriet Mellon (1777 – 1837)
Many of the early settlers just kept going past the area of St Albans. It wasn’t just the extremely boggy land, but the 10 foot or so toi toi was also a great deterent! If that wasn’t enough for some, the horse and buggy that disappeared in the mud never to be seen again was …
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Road Gang
Road making somewhere on Banks Peninsula in 1908. *Image courtesy of Rural Livestock Lyd Canterbury*
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The Treaty Of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi in uber size at the Beehive in Wellington. It was a very cool thing to see up close but most of us really don’t know about the events before this historical document came into being. Figured I would start from the beginning: * 1000 – 1200 AD: Kupe, a great Polynesian …
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