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• Demon drink in Nelson

  Early Nelson was well served with public houses, despite the vigorous agitation for abstinence by the Temperance Movement. Patrons often had to travel long distances over difficult terrain and,...

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• Nelson Provincial Buildings

  These days, a glance along Nelson's skyline reveals our city’s prominent buildings; the Clock tower, the Rutherford Hotel and the Cathedral. Rewind one hundred years, however, and you would...

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• Blenheim, or "The Beaver"

  The Wairau Affray in 1843 badly frightened potential European settlers of the Wairau and it was to be several more years before the Nelson settlers again began to consider...

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• Georgina Penny, signatory

  Georgina Penny (nee Blaymires), was born in 1868, the second daughter of Robert, a Picton settler, and Kate (nee Murray) Blaymires. Her grandparents were assisted immigrants who arrived in...

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• Melrose House and Garden

  The original garden The elegant garden around historic Melrose House[http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/melrose/] is a short distance from the central city, on the corner of Upper Trafalgar Street and Brougham Street, and is...

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