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• N. W Jellyman (1895-1917)

  In May of 1916, Norman Jellyman enlisted in overseas service, reportedly in Wellington as he wanted to do his part in the conflicts which were painted across every newspaper...

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• George Cannon McMurtry

  *George **(Randall) **Cannon McMurtry and Templemore Homestead* George was  born in 1918 in Templemore Homestead, which still stands today on 126 Salisbury Road, Richmond.  His grandfather, of Irish descent, came to Nelson in...

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• The Wood

  From native forest to English garden Following the establishment of the town of Nelson by the London-based New Zealand Company, in 1842, European settlers were quick to make their mark on...

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• Friends of the Nelson Library Inc

  When Nola Leov first moved to Nelson in the late 1980s, the library[nelson-public-libraries/] was in a sad state. A new library building was desperately needed. Councillor Elma Turner[elma-turner/]’s decades of effort were finally...

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• Nelson and Women’s Suffrage

  The Women’s Suffrage Petition[https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/womens-suffrage/petition] of 1893, which was a major contributor to the success of the Electoral Act in that same year, giving women the right to vote, is now...

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