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    Wilson Whineray

    The great New Zealand rugby writer T.P. McLean declared ‘unhesitatingly’ that Wilson (‘Noddy’) Whineray was New Zealand’s ‘greatest captain’.

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Whanganui mayor shoots poet

1920 Whanganui mayor shoots poet

Walter D'Arcy Cresswell alleged that Mayor Charles Mackay had made homosexual advances. Mackay was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 15 years' hard labour. more...

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Setting the scene - homosexual law reform1920 - key events

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  • Charles Mackay biography (DNZB)
  • Walter D'Arcy Cresswell biography (DNZB)
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