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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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Civic funeral for 41 Ballantynes fire victims

1947 Civic funeral for 41 Ballantynes fire victims

On 18 November 1947 Ballantynes, a Christchurch department store that was a local institution, was razed by one of the worst fires in New Zealand's history. The bodies of the 41 victims were buried at Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Bromley, after a civic funeral. more...

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  • NZ Disasters: Ballantynes fire (Chch City Libraries)
  • Christchurch heritage: Ballantynes fire (Chch city libraries)
  • Ballantynes Department store fire (Archives NZ)
  • The Ballantyne Fire (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • Ballyntynes restart (Ballantynes website)
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