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    Ada Wells

    Ada Wells is remembered for her contribution to the women's suffrage campaign in the 1880s and 90s, and for becoming the first woman elected to the Christchurch City Council in 1917.

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Cospatrick fire kills 470

1874 Cospatrick fire kills 470

En route to Auckland laden with immigrants, the Cospatrick caught fire off the Cape of Good Hope. The tragedy has been described as New Zealand's worst civil disaster. more...

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British and Irish immigration 1840-1914New Zealand disasters timeline

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  • Burning of an Emigrant ship (Ship's List)
  • Fire on the Cospatrick (Te Ara)
  • Perils of the sea: 19th Century (Te Ara)
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