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1884, First royal honour for New Zealand woman
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8 April
8 April
1873
Julius Vogel becomes premier
Julius Vogel was the dominant political figure of the 1870s, serving as colonial treasurer and premier on several occasions, and launching massive programmes of immigration and public works.
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1913
Smallpox epidemic kills 55
By the end of the year the epidemic, which was intoduced by a Mormon missionary, had killed 55 New Zealanders, all of them Māori.
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This Week in History
15 April
1885
First sod turned for North Island main trunk line
16 April
1892
NZ Rugby Football Union founded
17 April
1820
General Gates
sent to Sydney under guard
18 April
1840
Samuel Revans prints first newspaper
19 April
1884
First royal honour for New Zealand woman
20 April
1958
Mormon temple opens in Hamilton
21 April
1971
Court Theatre stages first play