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Queen Elizabeth at Timaru, 1954
The young Queen Elizabeth II poses on the observation platform of her royal car at Timaru on 25 January 1954.
Timaru Boys High School war memorial
Celebrating Pretoria Day, 1900
New Zealanders celebrated British victories in the South African War with gusto. Days such as Pretoria Day, 7 June 1900, when Pretoria was taken from the Boers, became occasions of great festivity throughout the country.
Timaru war memorial

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