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Gold Point Mining
In 1872, Charles Greenlaw was prospecting in the Queen Charlotte Sound when he found “auriferous (gold bearing) quartz” on the western side near Picton. This led to the declaration...
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Patricia Tindle
Nelson City Councillor 1974 - 1986 and Deputy Mayor 1980 - 1986 Patricia (Pat) Tindle began a twelve-year tenure on the Nelson City Council, in 1974, aged 37. By...
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Guinness comes to the Top of the South
The renowned Irish Guinness family and their equally famous stout have a strong connection to the Nelson, Tasman, and Golden Bay regions, dating back to the 1850s. The...
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Teenah Handiside
Richmond Borough Councillor 1977-1983 I find it an interesting challenge to remember my time in the early 1980s as a Borough Councillor and later a member of the Area Health...
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Kate (Kathleen) Light BA, JP(retired)
Motueka Borough Councillor 1977-1980 and 1986-1989 and Tasman District Councillor 1989-1992 'A Woman's Place is in the House' (of Representatives) was a slogan from the Women's Movement of the...
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