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1929, First 'talkie' draws crowds in Wellington
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9 January
1923
Death of Katherine Mansfield
Internationally acclaimed author Katherine Mansfield revolutionised 20th-century English short-story writing. She died from tuberculosis in France, aged just 34.
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This Week in History
8 March
1929
First 'talkie' draws crowds in Wellington
9 March
1890
Sutherland Falls climbed
10 March
1869
New Zealand Cross created
11 March
1845
The fall of Kororāreka
12 March
1864
Arthur's Pass 'discovered'
13 March
1956
New Zealand's first test cricket victory
14 March
1980
Split Enz hit no. 1