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• James Sinclair

  Fiery, ambitious Scotsman was ‘King of the Beaver’ Born in Caithness, in the north of Scotland,1 James Sinclair was described as a clear-headed, strong-minded Scotsman, who, by his dominating...

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• Marlborough's Flax Industry

  Marlborough had perfect growing conditions and was noted for the excellent quality of its flax.1  Native flax (Harakeke/Phormium tenax) grew in swampy land and on the low foothills and...

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• Nelson Golf Club

  Golf is a game in which able bodied men and women otherwise sane take savage swipes with a queer blunt instrument at an inoffensive little ball then walk...

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• Slavery in Colonial Times

  As in many other cultures, slavery was a key element of Maori society.  Mokai  were usually spoils of war, condemned to lives of drudgery, danger, heavy physical work and...

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• John Kidson 1808-1875

  Gardener, Nelson settler, participant in Wairau Affray and New Zealand Company agitator John and Amelia Kidson both had secure jobs in England - he was a gardener at the...

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