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1915, Anzac soldiers riot in Cairo's Wazzir brothel district
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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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1915
Anzac soldiers riot in Cairo's Wazzir brothel district