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• Graves of Fairfield Park

  Fairfield Park, one of Nelson’s first cemeteries, was created in 1851 and over 78 people were buried here before it closed in 1910. It had various names, including...

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• Nelson becomes a City

  Nelson became a city in 1859, an event which has been seen as a significant cause for celebration as centenary and 150 year events by the Council and...

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• A P.O.W.'s journey

  Hamish Neale was born in Grove Street, Nelson, in 1914, the middle child of a family of seven. His father owned Neale and Haddow, Grain and Seed Merchants...

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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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• Wakamarina Gold

  "In the month of April, 1864, Nelson was aroused from the most depressed commercial state....to the glittering prospects of a well-paying goldfield...situated in the Province of Marlborough," reported Lucas's...

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