Events In History
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27 December 1987Death of Rewi AlleyThe former Cantabrian died in Beijing after living in China through six tumultuous decades. Read more...
Articles
Year 13 history seminar series
Information and resources relating to the Spring 2010 seminar series for NCEA 3 and Scholarship history students
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Schools and the First World War
Schools and children were quickly called into action at the outset of the First World War in 1914. Developing patriotic, fit and healthy citizens was seen as important to the survival of the country and the Empire. Hundreds of teachers joined the NZEF, including many from sole-teacher schools. Almost 200 never returned.
- Page 7 - Teachers who servedWhether as school cadet officers or supporters of saluting the flag, teachers did much to set the moral tone of New Zealand schools before and during the war. Many hundreds were
Biographies
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Alley, Rewi
In December 1926 Rewi Alley left New Zealand ‘to go and have a look at the Chinese revolution’. Alley stayed in China for 60 years, becoming one of its best-known and best-loved foreigners.
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Main image: Teachers take a tea break
