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1957, Morris Yock trademarks the jandal
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3 July
3 July
1963
DC-3 crashes in Kaimai Range
The 1963 crash of a National Airways Corporation DC3, with the loss of all 23 people on board, remains the worst air accident within New Zealand.
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3 October
1888
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4 October
1957
Morris Yock trademarks the jandal
5 October
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Maungatapu murderers hanged in Nelson
6 October
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Young Nick sights land
7 October
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German 'Sea Devil' imprisoned in New Zealand
8 October
1941
Stan Graham's killing spree on West Coast