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9 October
9 October
1967
First day of ten o'clock closing
Fifty years of six o’clock closing of pubs had ended two days earlier, after a referendum convinced the government to change the antiquated licensing law.
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This Week in History
27 May
1909
Amy Bock sentenced in Dunedin Supreme Court
28 May
1920
Fingerprints help convict murderer
29 May
1905
World’s first state-run maternity hospital opens
30 May
1901
New Zealand turns down federation with Australia
31 May
1916
HMS
New Zealand
fights at Jutland
1 June
1960
New Zealand's first official TV broadcast
2 June
1917
New Zealand steamer captured by the
Wolf