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Charles Begg

Charles Begg was New Zealand's most decorated member of the Medical Corps during the First World War. He played a major role in the treatment of troops during the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.

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3 May

1897 NZ's first woman doctor registered

Margaret Cruickshank became the first woman to be registered as a doctor in New Zealand. She practised in Waimate until her death during the 1918 influenza epidemic. more...

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Aftermath - 1918 influenza pandemic Margaret Cruickshank

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Cruickshank statue (Chch city libraries)
Margaret Cruickshank biography (DNZB)
The first women medical students at Otago (Otago Daily Times)

1820 First European plough used in NZ

The missionary John Butler turned New Zealand's first furrow at Kerikeri, writing: ‘I trust that this day will be remembered with gratitude, and its anniversary kept by ages yet unborn.’ more...