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1923, Main Trunk Line express train disaster
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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
4 July
1868
Te Kooti escapes from the Chathams
5 July
1881
Poll tax imposed on Chinese
6 July
1923
Main Trunk Line express train disaster
7 July
1916
New Zealand Labour Party founded
8 July
1862
New Zealand’s first prize fight?
9 July
1986
Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed
10 July
1967
New Zealand adopts decimal currency