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Yvette Williams

The sports writer Peter Heidenstrom rated Yvette Williams as his 'New Zealand Athlete of the Century'. There is no doubt that she was one of our greatest-ever athletes - and probably the most versatile.

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28 January

1901 Hardham wins VC in South Africa

Wellington blacksmith William Hardham served in South Africa with the fourth New Zealand contingent. He was the only New Zealander to win the Victoria Cross in the South African War.

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South African War 1899-1902

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William Hardham biography (DNZB)
Victoria Cross (1966 encyclopaedia)
Cenotaph Database (Auckland War Memorial Museum)
Hardham Portrait (War art - Archives NZ)
Fact Sheet - Victoria Cross

1827 D'Urville sails through French Pass

In a feat of great navigational daring - and after several attempts - the French explorer Dumont d'Urville sails the Astrolabe through French Pass into Admiralty Bay in the Marlborough Sounds. more...