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1926,
New Zealand Railways Magazine
launched
May
8
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ruru karaitiana
ruru karaitiana
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music
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Blue smoke
In February 1949 a disc featuring the song ‘Blue smoke’, written by Ruru Karaitiana and sung by Pixie Williams, became the first record wholly produced in New Zealand from composition to pressing.