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• The Redwood Family

  Farming, Racing and the Church *Henry Redwood and early settlement* The Redwood family is remembered through place names in Nelson, Marlborough, and throughout New Zealand. It all began with Henry...

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• James Sinclair

  Fiery, ambitious Scotsman was ‘King of the Beaver’ Born in Caithness, in the north of Scotland,1 James Sinclair was described as a clear-headed, strong-minded Scotsman, who, by his dominating...

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• Life on the Fault Lines

  Marlborough's East Coast earthquakes Marlborough’s East Coast is cross hatched with fault lines[http://www.shakeout.govt.nz/marlborough/] so the large earthquakes of 2013 and 2016 should not have been surprising, although it is thought...

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• HMS New Zealand visits Picton

  In 1913, Picton was visited by the largest warship that had ever come to New Zealand, the HMS New Zealand[http://navymuseum.co.nz/worldwar1/ships/hms-new-zealand/]. HMS New Zealand visits Picton HMS New Zealand visits Picton....

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• Murchison

  Emerging from the bush The discovery of gold and the search for grazing land were the initial driving forces behind the establishment of the township of Hampden, which later...

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