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• The Great Blenheim Flood of 1923

  Blenheim[blenheim-or-the-beaver/] was built at the junction of two rivers as a river port, close to sea level.1  Blenheim's early history was one of frequent flooding until extensive river works...

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• The Wairau Valley Cemeteries

  *Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd* In the town of Wairau Valley in Marlborough,  there are two main cemeteries which have been used over the past 160 years. One...

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• The Morgan family or the Rabbit Island Skeletons

  I had nearly finished all I was intending to do on one branch of our family history, when I found out that my mother-in-law did not know anything...

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• James Marsden and his Isel Farm

  At the age of 34 years, James Marsden inherited Isel estate[nelson-isel-house/], a 930-acre property laid out by his father, Thomas Marsden, who died in a carriage accident in 1876. ...

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• Whekenui School

  Whekenui School, Tory Channel One of New Zealand's most remote schools, Whekenui School operated only from 1951 to 1962.  Local children had previously been enrolled in the Correspondence School, with an untrained...

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