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• St John Ambulance Nelson 1932 -1945

  The exact date when the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem first came into being is unknown, although it was about 1070, when a hospice...

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• Settlement in Stoke

  Stoke was once a swampy area with numerous small streams. When Māori arrived in this area, it was a wetland with numerous streams draining water from the hills...

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• Thomas Cawthron

  A self-made man who used his considerable fortune to make many gifts to his adopted city, Nelson. Thomas Cawthron has left many enduring legacies, including the Church steps...

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• Women's Suffrage

  Suffrage symbol Women's Suffrage 125 symbol Suffrage 125  2018 marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand.  On 19 September 1893 the Electoral Act 1893 was passed, giving all...

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• A P.O.W.'s journey

  Hamish Neale was born in Grove Street, Nelson, in 1914, the middle child of a family of seven. His father owned Neale and Haddow, Grain and Seed Merchants...

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