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1897, NZ's first woman barrister and solicitor appointed
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9 February
9 February
1770
Cook completes circumnavigation of North Island
The
Endeavour
's arrival at Cape Turnagain confirmed that the North Island was indeed an island, not part of a fabled great southern continent.
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1900
Wanganui Opera House opened
The large wooden building on St Hill Street has been a jewel in Whanganui’s crown for more than a century.
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This Week in History
6 May
1869
Colonial troops invade the Urewera
7 May
1846
Devastating landslide at Lake Taupō
8 May
1926
New Zealand Railways Magazine
launched
9 May
1907
First
School Journal
published
10 May
1897
NZ's first woman barrister and solicitor appointed
11 May
1945
Charles Upham presented with first Victoria Cross
12 May
1971
Anti-Vietnam War protests in Auckland