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Wanganui Opera House opened
1901
Hardham wins Victoria Cross in South Africa
1901
Skippers Bridge opened
1901
Early motoring offence
1901
New Zealand turns down federation with Australia
1901
Cornwall Park gifted to Auckland
1902
New Zealand flag confirmed
1902
New Zealand Boxing Association formed
1902
Railway accident in South Africa kills 16 New Zealand soldiers
1902
George von Zedlitz arrives in Wellington
1902
Battle of Langverwacht Hill
1902
Kelburn cable car opens
1902
World's first state-registered nurses
1903
Four killed by Rotorua geyser
1903
Bob Fitzsimmons wins third world boxing title
1904
First step in creation of Fiordland National Park
1904
First use of kiwi as unofficial national symbol?
1904
Foundation stone for Victoria University’s first building laid
1905
New Zealand Truth
hits the news stands
1905
All Blacks' non-try hands Wales historic win
1905
Special votes cast in general election
1905
Racist killing in Wellington's Haining St
1905
World’s first state-run maternity hospital opens
1905
Only surviving Maungatautari Bank cheque issued
1905
'Originals' kick off All Black tradition
1906
Death of Richard Seddon
1906
New Zealand's first fatal car accident
1906
Domestic workers call for 68-hour week
1907
Parliamentary Library escapes fire
1907
Joseph Ward proclaims dominion status
1907
Plunket Society formed
1907
First
School Journal
published
1908
First train runs length of main trunk line
1908
US 'Great White Fleet' arrives in Auckland
1908
Last spike completes North Island main trunk railway
1908
Rutherford wins Nobel Prize
1909
SS
Penguin
wrecked in Cook Strait
1909
Amy Bock sentenced in Dunedin Supreme Court
1909
Public Trust Office building opens
1909
New Zealand's heaviest gold nugget discovered
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