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1958, Mormon temple opens in Hamilton
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18 November
1874
Cospatrick
fire kills 470
En route to Auckland laden with immigrants, the
Cospatrick
caught fire off the Cape of Good Hope. The tragedy has been described as New Zealand's worst civil disaster.
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1947
41 die in Ballantynes fire
The fire in Christchurch’s prestigious department store was the deadliest in New Zealand’s history.
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This Week in History
15 April
1868
First Māori MPs elected to Parliament
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