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• Nelson Public Libraries

  The Nelson Public Libraries as we know them today consist of the Elma Turner Library[http://www.nelsonpubliclibraries.co.nz/library/opening-hours/elma-turner-library/], Nightingale Memorial Library[sitetree_link,id=440] and  Stoke Library[sitetree_link,id=779]. The Library was one of the first to be established in...

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• Theodore Rigg and World War One

  Theodore Rigg (KBE,  1888-1972) was highly regarded as Director of the Cawthron Institute in Nelson from 1934-1956.  During World War One, as a Quaker,  he devoted himself to philanthropic...

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• Brian Neill

  In 2014 Nelson Youth Council conducted a series of interviews for Heritage Week 2015. They spoke with people involved in areas of health and medicine. This is one...

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• Griffin's Factory in Nelson

  For just under 120 years, the Griffin's Factory was a landmark in Nelson and a big part of the city's economy. Griffin Sons City Flour Mill Biscuit Factory....

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• The 1884 plague of rats

  [admin/pages/]Early settlers in the Nelson Province faced many challenges. One of these was the rat problem – which exploded to plague proportions in 1884. PolynesianRatNZ Illustration of Polynesian Rat, Rattus...

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