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• Timber Pioneers

  William Brownlee (1828-1917)and Edward Baigent (1813-1892) were two of Marlborough/Nelson's most successful sawmillers. Generations of both families continued to work in the timber and forestry industries until the end...

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• Nelson's power struggle

  Electricity was not commonly used in New Zealand until late in the 19th Century, with some cities and towns using electricity for street lighting and trams from 1888....

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• Dun Mountain Railway

  The Dun Mountain Railway was officially opened amidst great fanfare on Monday 3 February, 1862. From the port, across the city, the horse-drawn tramway then climbed from Brook Street...

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• Marlborough's Early Churches

  There was a tradition of tolerance and goodwill between Marlborough's Christian churches from the earliest days when dedicated ministers and priests covered hundreds of miles of the undeveloped and...

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• Riverside Murals

  The Riverside Murals project started 30 November 2013,  setting out to create a mural gallery of eight different styles by eight local artists. It was proposed by local artist Chris Finlayson[http://www.finlaysonart.co.nz/],...

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