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Ship Wrecked

James Collins was 37 when he died when the passenger steamer Penguin struck a rock in Cook Strait. A total of 75 people lost their lives.
CYCLE TOUR - OF GHOULS & GRAVEYARDS

February 24th 2010
Fossicking in old graveyards may seem a strange thing to do. I’m sure the Beast of Burden thinks so, and he may even consider it a ghoulish habit I’ve acquired as once again, I leave him at the gate and head off with notebook and camera. A Window On The Past But I prefer to see it as looking through a window into our past. Often the glimpse we get is tantalizing short on detail - ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

New Zealand Flag The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more
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