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1923, First Chatham Cup football final
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4 March
4 March
1855
Legendary sheep rustler James Mackenzie caught
In March 1855, shepherds searching for 1000 missing sheep in the upper reaches of the Waitaki Valley apprehended suspected rustler James Mackenzie, one of New Zealand’s first and most enduring folk heroes.
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