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NZ Division helps Allies break through at El Alamein

2 November 1942 NZ Division helps Allies break through at El Alamein

3 November 1886 Birth of iconic Anchor butter brand

Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup

4 November 1930 Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup

Attack on pacifist settlement at Parihaka

5 November 1881 Attack on pacifist settlement at Parihaka

Last spike for North Island main trunk line

6 November 1908 Last spike for North Island main trunk line

Aoraki/Mt Cook route conquered by hippies

7 November 1970 Aoraki/Mt Cook route conquered by hippies

NZers march into a besieged Madrid

8 November 1936 NZers march into a besieged Madrid

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