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A defeat for Pirates
The Rugby Union competition was continued on Saturday under favourable weather conditions.
100 years ago
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New naval commodore chosen
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New naval commodore chosen
The choice of a successor to Commodore A.F. Beal CMG as Commodore, 2nd Class, for duty as First Naval Member of the Royal New Zealand Naval Board and as Commodore in command of the Royal New...
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Tragedy befalls whaler’s shipmates
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Tragedy befalls whaler’s shipmates
The Norwegians at present standing by the whale chasers undergoing repairs at Port Chalmers, were much concerned yesterday on receipt of news that several of their ex-shipmates had lost their lives...
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Short rides in motorised trains
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Short rides in motorised trains
With the increased cost of labour, coal, and general running expenses, the Railway Department has for some time past been experimenting unobtrusively, with view to discovering what type of rail car...
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Home-made ministers
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Home-made ministers
More than 50 years ago the Presbyterian Church of Otago und Southland felt urgently the need of undertaking the training of its own men for the ministry, and took steps to make itself independent...
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100 Years Ago: a slideshow
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100 Years Ago: a slideshow
Pictures from around the region from the Otago Witness, May 25, 1926.
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Age-old romance comes to an end
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Age-old romance comes to an end
In a tiny, old-fashioned garden in Frederick Street stands a little cosy house.
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Lighting change gathering speed
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Lighting change gathering speed
The work of equipping railway carriages with electric light in place of gas is to be accelerated, so that it will be completed at least a year earlier than was originally planned.
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Ngauruhoe puts on a show
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Ngauruhoe puts on a show
‘‘There are apparently two huge vents, one of which emits white sulphurous smoke, while the other shoots out dense billows of black smoke.’’
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Potentate backs son
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Potentate backs son
London, May 19: “I am glad now I abdicated,” said the Begum of Bhopal, who is sailing from London for India to-day.
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Fine run of fish
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Fine run of fish
This year trapping and stripping proceeded without any serious interruption, and the results show a considerable improvement.
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Auckland bus crash
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Auckland bus crash
Auckland, May 17: A young woman was killed this morning when a fully-laden motor bus, which was travelling from Onehunga to Auckland, struck a telegraph pole in Manukau road at half-past eight.
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Māori population
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Māori population
Preliminary figures for the Maori census show an increase in the Native population of over 2000.
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Big lifting job on waterfront
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Big lifting job on waterfront
A railway sleeping car was safely shipped on board the Waihemo yesterday morning.
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Snow in Upper Clutha
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Snow in Upper Clutha
The weather cleared in the Cromwell district yesterday morning, and the whole valley was covered in a mantle of white.
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General strike in UK called off
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General strike in UK called off
London, May 12 (Received May 13, at 1.15am): After a two hours’ meeting to-day the Trade Union Council went to Downing Street.
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Byrd flies around pole
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Byrd flies around pole
May 10: Commander Byrd, with the Stars and Stripes flying at the prow of his aeroplane, thrice encircled the Pole before returning.
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UK mobilises special police
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UK mobilises special police
London, May 9: The Trades Union Congress declares that Mr Baldwin’s reference to the general strike danger to the country is likely to lead to considerable misunderstanding.
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Statesman remembered
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Statesman remembered
Mr Massey died on May 10, 1925.
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Invercargill sawmill destroyed
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Invercargill sawmill destroyed
Invercargill, May 7: A fire destroyed Messrs McCallum and Co’s mill this morning.