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• James Sinclair

  Fiery, ambitious Scotsman was ‘King of the Beaver’ Born in Caithness, in the north of Scotland,1 James Sinclair was described as a clear-headed, strong-minded Scotsman, who, by his dominating...

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• HMS New Zealand visits Picton

  In 1913, Picton was visited by the largest warship that had ever come to New Zealand, the HMS New Zealand. HMS New Zealand visits Picton HMS New Zealand visits...

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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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• Phyllis Field

  *Phyllis Field (nee Griffin) 1914-2007 - the early years* Phyllis was born in 1914, the youngest child of George and Caroline Griffin. Her father was manager of the Griffin...

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• Cousins Clifford and Weld make their mark

  In August 1847 Charles Clifford[http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1c20/clifford-charles] and his cousin, Frederick Weld[http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1w10/weld-frederick-aloysius] drove 3000 sheep from Port Underwood to Flaxbourne[sitetree_link,id=541]: "Crossed the Bluff River with sheep.  Had to throw them all into the water,...

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