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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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Funeral of Labour PM Savage

1940 Funeral of Labour PM Savage

The train carrying Savage's body north to Auckland made 20 stops, allowing thousands of people to pay their last respects. Huge crowds lined the route to his burial site at Bastion Point, above Waitemata Harbour. more...

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Hear Prime Minister Savage at the Centennial ExhibitionMichael Joseph SavageMichael Joseph Savage

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  • Michael Joseph Savage biography (DNZB)
  • 1935-49- The Labour Regime (Te Ara)
  • 1935 Labour Cabinet (Te Ara)
  • Michael Joseph Savage (Te Ara)
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