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6 January
6 January
1953
Godfrey Bowen sets world sheep-shearing record
At Akers Station at Ōpiki, Manawatū, Godfrey Bowen set a new world record, shearing 456 full-wool ewes in nine hours.
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This Week in History
20 June
1943
US Navy tragedy at Paekākāriki
21 June
1864
Battle of Te Ranga
22 June
1954
Parker-Hulme murder in Christchurch
23 June
1961
Antarctic Treaty comes into force
24 June
1905
New Zealand Truth
hits the news stands
25 June
1860
Death of the first Māori King
26 June
1918
Wimmera
sunk by German mine