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1907, Parliamentary library escapes fire
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8 March
1921
First appointment of trainee school dental nurses
A world first, 34 women were appointed to train as dental nurses for the state-funded School Dental Service (SDS).
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1929
First 'talkie' draws crowds in Wellington
Moviegoers flocked to see Frank Borzage’s
Street angel
, a silent picture with a recorded musical soundtrack, at Wellington’s Paramount Theatre.
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This Week in History
9 December
1867
First passengers traverse Lyttelton rail tunnel
10 December
1908
Rutherford wins Nobel Prize
11 December
1907
Parliamentary library escapes fire
12 December
1961
First Golden Kiwi draw
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1642
First recorded European sighting of New Zealand
14 December
1843
First Auckland A and P Show
15 December
1915
The evacuation of Gallipoli begins