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'Old Father Time' cartoon

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On 2 November 1868, New Zealand discarded its numerous local times and became the first country to regulate its time in relation to Greenwich mean time (GMT). This was the first step towards an international order of time.

Credit

Gerard S. Morris collection

How to cite this page

'Old Father Time' cartoon, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/old-father-time-cartoon, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated


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