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Godfrey Bowen

Bowen helped establish sheep shearing as a legitimate sport and a form of entertainment. He was one of the inaugural inductees into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

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1 May

1926 NZ Railways Magazine launched

The New Zealand Railways Magazine was published monthly until June 1940. Originally intended as a shop journal for the Railways Department’s 18,000 staff and major customers, it evolved into a hugely popular general interest periodical. more...

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Railways Magazine - rail tourism 31 reasons to love NZ books and writing 1926 - key events

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New Zealand Railways Magazine (NZ Electronic Text Centre)

1893 Richard Seddon becomes Premier

Richard Seddon became the Liberal Party's second premier following the death in office of John Ballance. Immortalised as ‘King Dick’, Seddon would dominate the New Zealand political landscape for the next 13 years. more...