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• Havelock's General Store

  The colourful store building painted with tuataras in Havelock’s main street has a long history. The building dates back to the 1870's and was built with high quality milled...

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• Marlborough Sounds Whaling

  For nearly 140 years, whales on their annual migration north were spotted by whalers from hilltop lookouts at the entrance to Tory Channel. Whale chasing boats then raced out to harpoon them...

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• The Southern Cross at Woodbourne

  *The Southern Cross Arrives to a Tumultuous Welcome in September 1928* Alongside the aeroplane Southern Cross Alongside the aeroplane Southern Cross [Woodbourne], 1928 Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-022623-F [Permission of...

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• Wakamarina Gold

  "In the month of April, 1864, Nelson was aroused from the most depressed commercial state....to the glittering prospects of a well-paying goldfield...situated in the Province of Marlborough," reported Lucas's...

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• Early Pastoralism in Marlborough

  Marlborough's earliest pastoral history was one of initial squatter land occupation, battling the twin scourges of rabbits and sheep scab, and eventually, compulsory division of the huge sheep runs...

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