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NZ forces capture Castle Hill at Cassino

1944 NZ forces capture Castle Hill at Cassino

 The 6th  NZ Brigade attacked the Italian town of Cassino as part of the Allies’ advance  on Rome. By the time the NZ Division was withdrawn in early April, 343 New  Zealanders had lost their lives. more...

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Cassino - the Italian campaign

External links

  • The Sangro to Cassino
  • The struggle for Cassino (NZETC)
  • Battle of Monte Cassino (Wikipedia)
  • Castle Hill (NZETC)
  • Cassino (NZETC)
  • Castle Hill War Art (Archives NZ)
  • Second World War army (1966 encyclopedia)
New Zealand Company ends colonising efforts

1844 New Zealand Company ends colonising efforts

Having struggled financially for some years, the company was in great difficulty by early 1844 in the wake of the Wairau Affair of June 1843. more...

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British and Irish immigration 1840-1914Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1823

External links

  • Wakefield and the New Zealand Company (Christchurch City Libraries)
  • Edward Gibbon Wakefield biography (DNZB)
  • Te Ati Awa of Wellington (Te Ara)
  • British Immigration and the New Zealand Company
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