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1833, James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands
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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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James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands