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    Vincent Aspey

    When nine-year-old Vincent Aspey persuaded his mother to buy a violin he had spotted in a second-hand shop she was dubious that he would practice, let alone come to be described as ‘synonymous with orchestral development in New Zealand’.

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NZ's first lighthouse, Pencarrow, lit for the first time

1859 NZ's first lighthouse, Pencarrow, lit for the first time

The lighthouse on Pencarrow Head was lit for the first time amid great celebration. After years of inadequate solutions Wellington finally had a permanent lighthouse – a New Zealand first. more...

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Timeline - Pencarrow LighthouseThe lighthouse and its surroundings - Pencarrow Lighthouse

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  • Pencarrow Lighthouse (New Zealand Historic Places Trust)
  • Pencarrow Lighthouse (Te Ara)
Legislative Council abolished

1951 Legislative Council abolished

The Legislative Council was New Zealand's Upper House, to which members were appointed, not elected. It was abolished in 1950 by government legislation. more...

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The House of RepresentativesPolitical and constitutional timeline1951 - key events

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  • The Legislative Council (1966 encyclopaedia)
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