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8 March
8 March
1929
First 'talkie' draws crowds in Wellington
Moviegoers flocked to Wellington’s Paramount Theatre to see Frank Borzage’s
Street angel
, a silent picture with a recorded musical soundtrack.
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1883
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28 March
1923
Forest and Bird founded
29 March
1901
Skippers Bridge opened
30 March
1940
Funeral procession for Prime Minister Savage
31 March
1864
Rewi's last stand?
1 April
1773
First beer brewed in New Zealand
2 April
1915
Anzac soldiers riot in Cairo's Wazzir brothel district