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• New Zealand's first rugby club

  On 30 May 1868 a notable event occurred in the small town of Nelson: the formation of The Nelson Football Club which, within two years, became the Nelson Rugby Football Club. This was...

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• Yelven Oliver Sutton

  Yelven's great grandparents' parents, George and Hannah Sutton arrived in Nelson aboard the Bolton (1842). In 1853 George bought sections 68 and 90 and part of 66 in...

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• D'Urville's Tasman Bay Odyssey

  On a windless day, the view of Tasman Bay from the ridge leading to French Pass seems enchanting but harmless. The battalions of rocks fringing the southern tip...

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• Tasman Education Timeline

  *Education in Tasman  * The Nelson Province played an important role in the history of New Zealand education. It was the first Province to initiate free public education, based on Matthew Campbell's secular school system, which became...

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• The Union Steam Ship Company

  The Great Days of the Union Steam Ship Company   Consider a modern innovation such as the internet and how it has changed our day-to-day lives. Even though...

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