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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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Auckland harbour bridge opened

1959 Auckland harbour bridge opened

The original four-lane harbour bridge was built across the narrowest part of Auckland Harbour between St Marys Bay and Northcote Point. It took four years to complete and soon had to be enlarged. more...

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1959 - key events

External links

  • The Nippon clip-ons (Te Ara)
  • Building the bridge (North Shore libraries)
  • Suzy's World: Harbour bridge(Tree Hut)
  • Auckland city communications (1966 encyclopaedia)
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