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The New Zealand companies barque, the Tory sailed into Whanganui-a-Tara on the 20 September 1839, under the command of Colonel William Wakefield. By the 27 September a deed of purchase was signed for the bulk of land surrounding the harbour. |
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1855 An Earthquake in this year lifted the swampy lagoon behind Coutney Place high enough to allow the Basin Reserve to be created. The Reserve was drained and levelled by prisoners. |
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1861 In a December census the population of Welligton was recorded as 12,566
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By the mid 1870 a few houses had started to occupy the lower slopes of the hills behind Lambton Quay, Wellington was beginning to look a little more permanent. |
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1880 A teachers training institute was opened at Wellington Thorndon school. |
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1893-94 The First International touring cricket team from New South Wales, played Wellington at the Basin Reserve. The match was a draw. |
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1901 In the March Census Wellingtons population was 64,000, making it New Zealands third largest city. |
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1910 Wellingotn Railway Station got the first coin operated telephone in the country. |
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1920 Marxist Groups met in Wellington and form the Communist Party of New Zealand. |
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1932 The National War Memorial Carillion was first used to observe ANZAC day in this year. |
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1942 On December 4th the minesweeper HMNZS South Sea sank in the Wellington Harbour after colliding with the inter-island steamer Wahine. |
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1951 Waterfront Lockout began in February over waterside workers refusing overtime in all New Zealand ports. The dispute lasted until July, it was considered a lockout by Unionist and a strike by employers. A total of 1,157,390 man working days were lost.. |
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1968 On 10th April the Wahine capsized in Wellington Harbour when it struck Barret Reef at 6:41am, 51 lives were lost. |
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1976 On 27th August, the nuclear powered vessel, the USS Truxton entered the Wellinton Harbour. The Maritime Unions decleared the port black and it stayed closed until the USS Truxton left six days later. |
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1983 The Micheal Fowler Centre in Wakefield Street was completed. It was the brain child of Micheal Fowler, the mayor of Wellington from 1974-1983. |
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1994 The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa was completed. |
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The Westpac Trust Stadium is opened in early 2000 on the Wellington waterfront. |
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