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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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Sinking of HMS <em>Orpheus</em> - NZ's worst shipwreck

1863 Sinking of HMS Orpheus - NZ's worst shipwreck

The Royal Navy steam corvette HMS Orpheus was wrecked on the treacherous Manukau Harbour bar. Of the 259 men on board, 189 lost their lives in New Zealand's worst maritime disaster. more...

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  • Shipwreck: HMS Orpheus (ChCh City Libraries)
  • The wreck of HMS Orpheus (NZETC)
  • Wreck of the Orpheus (Te Ara)
  • Manukau Heads (Te Ara)
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