Soldiers alongside a mock cannon, painted on the barrel of which are the words, ‘“King Dick” The Peacemaker’. This photograph was taken in 1902 during peace celebrations in Nelson following the South African War.
The role of Premier ‘King Dick’ Seddon in the war can scarcely be described as that of a peacemaker.
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South African 'Boer' War
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RELATED TO KING DICK THE PEACEMAKER CANNON, 1902
Events
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21 January 1859
Ice comes to Nelson
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30 May 1901
NZ says no to federation with Australia
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14 May 1870
First game of rugby played in NZ
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12 April 1902
Train accident in South Africa kills 16 NZ soldiers
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28 September 1899
NZ answers Empire's call to arms in South Africa
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28 January 1901
Hardham wins VC in South Africa
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28 July 1893
Women's suffrage petition presented
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31 August 1894
Arbitration Act becomes law
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1 November 1898
Old-age Pensions Act becomes law
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9 December 1899
NZ troops fire first shots during South African War
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5 October 1866
Maungatapu murderers hanged in Nelson
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10 June 1906
Death of Richard Seddon
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1 May 1893
Richard Seddon becomes premier
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1 February 1842
First NZ Company settlers arrive in Nelson
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7 April 1856
First state secondary school opens in Nelson
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24 February 1902
End of the battle of Langverwacht Hill
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Thomas Brunner
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Charles Monro
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Henry Coutts
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George Bradford
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Lily Rees
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Walter Callaway
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Wilhelmina Bain
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Edward Stafford
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Jane Atkinson
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Richard Seddon
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NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902
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Seddonville
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Battle of the Somme
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South African War memorials
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South African 'Boer' War
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