Events In History
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9 December 1867First passengers traverse Lyttelton rail tunnelAfter 6½ years of construction, it took just 6½ minutes for the first trainload of passengers to speed through the 2.6- km tunnel linking the Canterbury plains to the port of Lyttelton. Read more...
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Specialist Units of the NZEF
Overview of the role of Specialist Units in the First World War
- Page 3 - Tunnelling CompanyThe New Zealand Tunnelling Company formed in October 1915 was made up mainly of experienced miners. It worked exclusively on the Western Front from March 1916 until the end of the
Passchendaele: fighting for Belgium
Ever since 1917 Passchendaele has been a byword for the horror of the First World War. The assault on this tiny Belgian village cost the lives of thousands of New Zealand soldiers. But its impact reached far beyond the battlefield, leaving deep scars on many New Zealand communities and families.
- Page 2 - The battle for Messines The assault on Passchendaele was part of a vast Allied offensive launched in mid-1917, which, for New Zealanders, started with the Battle for
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Main image: Tunnelling Company Memorial, Waihi
The New Zealand Tunnelling company is unique in our military history.
