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• Francis Dillon Bell

  New Zealand Company and Government officer Like many of Nelson's earliest European settlers, Francis Bell had a Quaker background. JSir Francis Dillon Bell Sir Francis Dillon Bell...

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• Yachting Cup

  "A large assemblage of people covered Captain England's jetty and the neighbouring banks and a booth was erected opposite the jetty where the musicians enlivened the scene by playing...

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• Hop Harvest

  *Hop Harvest* March 1st is a significant date in the Nelson district because it heralds the start of the hop harvest.  The hot, dry summer has ripened the flower...

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• Picton's Anzac losses

  Many Picton and Sounds families suffered losses during World War One.  The original Jackson[sitetree_link,id=653] settlers lost four grandchildren.  This is the story of two other families. The Godsiffs John Godsiff, known...

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• Captain Edward Fearon

  The King of Motueka Times were turbulent when one of Motueka’s earliest Pakeha pioneers arrived to take up his newly-bought block of land. Edward Fearon had barely pitched his...

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