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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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Charles Heaphy recommended for VC

1864 Charles Heaphy recommended for VC

Recommended for a Victoria Cross after rescuing a soldier while under fire in 1864, Heaphy was eventually awarded the VC in 1867 - the only one awarded to a member of New Zealand's colonial forces. more...

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Exploring New Zealand's interior Charles HeaphyThe Victoria Cross and the NZ Wars

External links

  • Charles Heaphy biography (DNZB)
  • Charles Heaphy (1966 encyclopedia)
  • Heaphy the artist (Te Ara)
  • Victoria Cross (1966 encyclopaedia)
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