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New Zealand war brides farewell family and friends as they prepare to board a ship to the United States to join their American husbands. Almost 1500 New Zealand women married American servicemen during the Second World War.
Archives New Zealand Reference: Weekly Review No. 162, 1944 See more about this film on Archives New Zealand's YouTube channel Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.
'NZ Brides for America', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/video/nz-brides-america, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012
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