Today in NZ history- 09/12/1867 - First passengers traverse Lyttelton rail tunnel After 6½ years of construction, it took just 6½ minutes for the first trainload of passengers to speed through the 2.6- km tunnel linking the Canterbury plains to the port of Lyttelton.
- 10/12/1908 - Rutherford wins Nobel PrizeErnest Rutherford’s discoveries about the nature of atoms shaped modern science and paved the way for nuclear physics. Albert Einstein called him a ‘second Newton’ who had ‘tunnelled into the very material of God’.
- 10/12/1908 - Rutherford wins Nobel PrizeErnest Rutherford’s discoveries about the nature of atoms shaped modern science and paved the way for nuclear physics. Albert Einstein called him a ‘second Newton’ who had ‘tunnelled into the very material of God’.
- 10/12/1918 - Anzac troops take revenge on Arab civilians at Surafend40 male Arab civilians were killed by Anzac troops in revenge for the killing of New Zealand Trooper Leslie Lowry
- 09/12/1867 - First passengers traverse Lyttelton rail tunnel
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A wee triumph in Carterton
Agricultural and pastoral shows, usually known as A&P shows, are somewhat in decline but still an important part of rural life in New Zealand. Some, like the Canterbury A&P, are huge. Here in the Wairarapa, Masterton has the biggie. Smaller … Continue reading
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Masterton A&P Show
A lovely Wairarapa day: calm, blue sky, 25C forecast – why not go to the Masterton A&P* Show? *Agricultural and Pastoral A&P shows were once a big deal in towns all over New Zealand. They celebrated and showcased farming endeavour … Continue reading
