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1897, NZ's first woman barrister and solicitor appointed
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11 April
1869
New Zealand's first royal visit
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, arrived in Wellington as captain of the frigate HMS
Galatea
. The first member of the British royal family to visit New Zealand, he was greeted with haka, speeches and bunting.
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1916
New Zealand Division arrives in France
The
Minnewaska
, a troopship carrying the headquarters of the recently formed New Zealand Division, arrived in Marseilles, France
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This Week in History
6 May
1869
Colonial troops invade the Urewera
7 May
1846
Devastating landslide at Lake Taupō
8 May
1926
New Zealand Railways Magazine
launched
9 May
1907
First
School Journal
published
10 May
1897
NZ's first woman barrister and solicitor appointed
11 May
1945
Charles Upham presented with first Victoria Cross
12 May
1971
Anti-Vietnam War protests in Auckland