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1928, Luna Park opens in Auckland
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12 February
12 February
1909
SS
Penguin
wrecked in Cook Strait
The Picton-Wellington ferry SS
Penguin
struck rocks in Cook Strait and sank in heavy seas off a rugged, isolated coast. Only 30 of the 102 people on board survived.
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This Week in History
4 December
1928
Luna Park opens in Auckland
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6 December
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Bassett Road machine-gun murders
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First issue of
New Zealand Woman's Weekly
9 December
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First passengers traverse Lyttelton rail tunnel
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1908
Rutherford wins Nobel Prize