Events In History
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23 August 1920New Zealand's first female OlympianViolet Waldron was New Zealand’s first female Olympian, and part of New Zealand’s first Olympic team of four. She competed in freestyle swimming in the 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympics. Read more...
Biographies
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Freyberg, Bernard Cyril
A First World War hero and commander of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Bernard Freyberg proved to be a charismatic and popular military leader who would later serve a term as Governor-General
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Main image: Olympians Gwitha Shand and Violet Walrond
New Zeland Olympic swimmers Violet Walrond and Gwitha Shand in 1923.
