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The Hill Family of Nelson - history and connections
Mary Ann Draisey didn’t just decide to make the journey to other side of the world on a whim. Like many other young women, she took the chance...
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The Wreck of the Lastingham 1884
Being a country surrounded by the ocean New Zealand has experienced hundreds of shipwrecks claiming tremendous amounts of lives. Cook Strait is no exception to other stretches of our...
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The Murder of James Flood
The port town of Picton was once a quiet, working town with little to generate too much excitement beside New Year's day and the comings and goings of...
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Teddy Rennell of Leatham Valley
A true pioneer Tucked neatly in the southern hills of the Wairau lies the Leatham Valley, a rugged, steep expanse of bushland which winds its way up towards the...
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The SS Janie Seddon – laid to rust
The steamship Janie Seddon was built in 1901 by Fleming & Ferguson Ltd at Paisley in Scotland. A vessel of 125 tons, she was powered by two horsepower steam...
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