Search Results

You searched for World War I

All words containing three letters or less are ignored

• Early Marlborough Settlers

  *An overview..* There was plenty of opportunity for an able man (supported by an equally able wife) in the early days of a colony. All of the people listed...

  Read more about "Early Marlborough Settlers"...
  
  
• Moturoa / Rabbit Island

  As the name implies, Moturoa / Rabbit Island is the longest and largest of the islands in the Waimea Estuary. Its sandy beaches, bike tracks and scenic picnic...

  Read more about "Moturoa / Rabbit Island"...
  
  
• The Rise of the Motor Vehicle in Richmond

  In 1923, John Warring (known as Jack) opened a bicycle shop near Queen Street’s intersection with Gladstone Road. Just three years later the growing popularity of motor vehicles led...

  Read more about "The Rise of the Motor Vehicle in Richmond"...
  
  
• The Beginnings of Library Services in Golden Bay / Mohua

  Public libraries in New Zealand were set up not long after European settlement began in 1840. Recognised as the first library in the country was the one which...

  Read more about "The Beginnings of Library Services in Golden Bay / Mohua "...
  
  
• Edward and Ann Cresswell nee Eyles

  *Seaview Cemetery, Stoke, Block 24: Plot 470 * Seaview Cresswell The gravestone of Edward and Ann Cresswell Edward, aged 15 a labourer, arrived on the Mary Ann[http://www.museumnp.org.nz/early-settlers/voyageDetails.aspx?voyageid=4] in February 1842 along...

  Read more about "Edward and Ann Cresswell nee Eyles"...