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Godfrey Bowen

Bowen helped establish sheep shearing as a legitimate sport and a form of entertainment. He was one of the inaugural inductees into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

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15 June

1935 Lovelock wins ‘Mile of the century’

In June 1935 Lovelock returned to Princeton – the scene of his 1933 world record – to compete against the top American milers in what the media later dubbed the ‘Mile of the Century’ more...

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Jack Lovelock Timaru's heroes - roadside stories

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Jack Lovelock: Rhodes Scholar (University of Otago)
Speedsters: Come on Jack (NZEdge)
Jack Lovelock (NZ Sports Hall of Fame)
John Edward Lovelock (DNZB)
Jack Lovelock 1910-1949 (Timaru Boys’ High School)

1959 Chinese gooseberry becomes kiwifruit

The prominent produce company Turners and Growers announced that they would from now on export the Chinese gooseberry under the name 'kiwifruit'. First grown here in 1906, kiwifruit are now grown worldwide, with New Zealand-grown fruit marketed as 'Zespri'. more...