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3 August
1872
Anthony Trollope begins New Zealand tour
Anthony Trollope, one of the Victorian era’s most famous novelists, landed at Bluff at the start of a two-month tour of the colony.
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1941
Finnish sailing ship seized as war prize
Five days after its arrival in Wellington, the four-masted barque Pamir was seized in prize by the New Zealand government.
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This Week in History
27 June
1936
Māui Pōmare memorial unveiled
28 June
1881
First registered female pharmacist
29 June
1862
Wreck of the
White Swan
30 June
1939
First issue of
New Zealand Listener
published
1 July
1988
Bastion Point land returned
2 July
1938
Electric trains come to Wellington
3 July
1963
DC-3 crashes in Kaimai Range