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• The Nelson Volunteer Fire Brigade

  *The early years from 1858-1868* The history of Nelson's early Volunteer Fire Brigade is difficult to trace. The earliest reference to it is September 18581, when a meeting was...

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• Tyree Brothers

  The Tyree brothers, Fred (1867-1924)  and William (1855-1924) were the sons of William Tyree, a shoemaker From Surrey, England, who emigrated to Otago, New Zealand in 1871. William (senior)...

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• The School Journal in Renwick

  Every child educated in New Zealand will have more than a passing acquaintance with our national treasure: school journals. A creative incubator for the likes of Rita Angus[http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/exhibitions/ritaangus/], Margaret Mahy[http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/mahym.html] and James...

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• Early Renwick

  *Scottish town on the Wairau Plain * Scotsman, Dr Thomas Renwick, was the ship's surgeon on the Thomas Harrison, which arrived in Nelson in 1842. He bought Dumgree in the Awatere in 1848,...

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• Barbers Saloon

  The barber's saloon, recreated at Founders Heritage Park, contains a selection of items used for haircutting and shaving, and smoking memorabilia from Nelson's golden age of tobacco growing. Tobacconist and...

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