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Archives New Zealand
National Publicity Studios
Photographic Collection, AAQT 6401, A24655
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'Immigrants arrive in Wellington', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/immigrants-arrive-in-wellington, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 17-Jul-2014
RELATED TO IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE IN WELLINGTON
Events
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9 June 1909
Public Trust Office building opens
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16 October 1914
Main Body of NZEF sails to war
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5 November 1913
Battle of Featherston Street
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2 February 1939
Welfare plan gets baptism of fire
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27 August 1904
Foundation stone for Victoria’s first building laid
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17 July 1939
Death of Paddy the Wanderer
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24 August 1878
Wellington steam-tram service opened
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24 September 1905
Race killing in Haining St, Wellington
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5 July 1881
Poll tax imposed on Chinese
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6 September 1948
New Zealand citizenship established
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23 August 1947
Assisted immigration resumes after war
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16 June 1923
Baby-farmer Daniel Cooper hanged
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26 July 1865
Parliament moves to Wellington
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22 January 1840
First European settlers arrive in Wellington
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23 January 1855
Massive earthquake hits Wellington region
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15 December 1944
Poll tax on Chinese immigrants abolished
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26 February 1844
'Pistols at dawn': deadly duel in Wellington
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18 November 1874
Cospatrick fire kills 470
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15 February 1978
New Zealand beats England in a cricket test for the first time
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8 November 1939
NZ Centennial Exhibition opens
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3 April 1943
'Battle of Manners Street'
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2 May 1964
NZ's last electric tram trip
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22 May 1884
First NZ Rugby team in action
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