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    Jack Lovelock

    One of our greatest athletes, Berlin Olympic gold medallist Jack Lovelock led a remarkably full life before his tragic death in 1949, just a few days shy of his 40th birthday.

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Cornwall Park gifted to Auckland

1901 Cornwall Park gifted to Auckland

At a civic reception for the visiting Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, Mayor John Logan Campbell handed over the deed to land around One Tree Hill. The new park was named in honour of the royals. more...

External links

  • Cornwall Park (Cornwall Park Trust)
  • Royal visits (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • John Logan Campbell biography (DNZB)
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