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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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Women's vote petitions presented to Parliament

1891 Women's vote petitions presented to Parliament

These petitions, signed by 9000 women, contributed to the introduction of a Female Suffrage Bill in Parliament. But while this received majority support in the House of Representatives, it was defeated in the Legislative Council.

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Brief history - women and the voteKate SheppardJohn Hall

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  • Women and the vote (Elections NZ)
  • Image of women voting for the first time (Elections NZ)
  • Monumental stories (Ministry of Education)
  • Kate Sheppard biography (DNZB)
  • John Hall biography (DNZB)
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