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Kate Edger

On 11 July 1877 Kate Edger (Evans) graduated with a BA in Latin and Mathematics from the University of New Zealand. She became the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree and the first woman in the British Empire to earn a BA

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1 May

1926 NZ Railways Magazine launched

Originally intended as a shop journal for the Railways Department’s 18,000 staff and major customers, NZ Railways Magazine 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...

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Richard Seddon Brief history - women and the vote Seddon and Ward, premier towns - roadside stories

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1955 RNZAF's first combat strike since Second World War

Five Vampire aircraft of No. 14 Squadron carried out the RNZAF’s first combat strike since the Second World War against targets in the Malayan jungle. more...