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    Vincent Aspey

    When nine-year-old Vincent Aspey persuaded his mother to buy a violin he had spotted in a second-hand shop she was dubious that he would practice, let alone come to be described as ‘synonymous with orchestral development in New Zealand’.

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Imperial forces invade South Taranaki

1865 Imperial forces invade South Taranaki

During what turned out to be his final campaign in New Zealand, General Cameron was apparently called 'The Lame Seagull' by a Maori opponent because of his slowness and timidity more...

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Taranaki and Waikato wars - New Zealand WarsDuncan Cameron

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  • Cameron's West Coast Campaign (NZETC)
  • Chute's Taranaki Campaign (NZETC)
  • General Duncan Cameron biography (DNZB)
  • Ngati Ruanui (Te Ara)
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