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New Zealand Contingent in Karori, Wellington 1899

New Zealand Contingent in Karori, Wellington 1899
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New Zealand Contingent in Karori, Wellington 1899
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On 28 September 1899, the New Zealand government offered the Imperial Government (London) a contingent of mounted rifles to serve in South Africa in the event of war. The offer was accepted within days, causing the Premier of the day, 'King Dick' Seddon, to proclaim proudly that New Zealand had been the first legislature in the Empire to offer a...

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New Zealand History / New Zealand / Archives New Zealand / 1899 / 1890s / Boer War / Imperial / War / South Africa / Richard Seddon / Empire / Volunteer Forces / Karori Wellington / Wellington / John James Lewis / Patents Office / New Zealand Contingent

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