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• Lydia Higgs, signatory

  In 1893 when she signed the petition Lydia Higgs (1854 - 1943), nee Holtham was 39 years old. She was the second wife of Caleb Higgs, whom she...

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• John Gully

  Normal 0 false false false EN-NZ X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Born in Bath, England, John Gully came from humble beginnings. He was largely self-taught as an artist1, although...

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• Charles Kidson, engineer

  Charles Idrys Kidson was Nelson City Council’s Engineer from 1939 until his retirement in 1962, with a brief interruption when he served in World War II. He came...

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• Murchison

  Emerging from the bush The discovery of gold and the search for grazing land were the initial driving forces behind the establishment of the township of Hampden - named...

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• Wairau Hospital

  Caring for the Marlborough community In 1865, Marlborough’s first hospital was opened in Picton, the provincial capital of the district. Within ten years it was noted that half of...

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