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1905, Racist killing in Wellington's Haining St
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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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First state house opened in Miramar
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1893
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Domestic workers call for 68-hour week
23 September
1887
Tongariro mountains protected
24 September
1905
Racist killing in Wellington's Haining St