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    Robin Hyde

    Robin Hyde packed a lot in to her short and often tragic life. She is best known today for her novels Passport to hell, Nor the years condemn and The godwits fly, but she was also a fine poet, a crusading journalist and an outspoken advocate for the downtrodden.

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NZ artillery opens fire in Vietnam

1965 NZ artillery opens fire in Vietnam

161 Battery, stationed at Bien Hoa air base near Saigon, opened fire on a Viet Cong position in support of the American 173rd Airborne Brigade. more...

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The Vietnam WarNZ 161 Battery firing - Vietnam War1965 - key events

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  • VietnamWar.govt.nz
  • NZ Artillery of the Vietnam War (161 Battery)
  • PM's speech on Vietnam War: Book launch (Beehive)
  • Anti-Vietnam demonstrations (Te Ara)
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