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• The Brownlees enterprise

  William Brownlee, and later his son John's, sawmilling enterprise was far more of a struggle than most reports suggest. The Brownlee family, with a number of close relatives, who...

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• The Neal Canoe1902

  In 1902, while whaling along Rarangi Beach, Edward Neal spied a long, overturned canoe somewhere along the beach. He returned with a team of horses and dragged the...

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• Murchison and the Buller or Kawatiri

  The story of Murchison is inextricably entwined with that of the Kawatiri or Buller River and its tributaries.  The mighty awa or river begins its 177 km journey...

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• Robert Ellis and Brightwater's electricity

  Ellis Street in Brightwater is named after Robert (Bobby) Ellis "a man of considerable mechanical ingenuity and business acumen”.  Bobby was responsible for the first electrical streetlights in the...

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• Thomas Cawthron

  A self-made man who used his considerable fortune to make many gifts to his adopted city, Nelson. Thomas Cawthron has left many enduring legacies, including the Church steps...

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