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Twentyfour Hours in Wellington, New Zealand

Val @valmnz (17095) • New Zealand 11 Feb 19

On Sunday a friend and I went down to Wellington for one of our girls trips away. We drove down and stopped at a small town called Otaki where we wandered through the Sunday market before having lunch. The sun was shining and we...

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New Zealand Exists Too

Val @valmnz (17095) • New Zealand 8 Jan 19

For all those who've been following the discussion on the Flat Earthers belief that Australia doesn't exist, you'll know what I'm talking about here. For those who don't have a clue, sorry I'm doing this on my tablet and trying...

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A Visit to Wellington, New Zealand's Capital City

Val @valmnz (17095) • New Zealand 13 Dec 18

Many of you know how much I enjoy visiting Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city, which is about a two hour drive from my home. I’ve just returned from several days down there, the first time I’ve visited the city in several...

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August Happenings Down Under

Val @valmnz (17095) • New Zealand 29 Aug 17

It seems a while since I've been here. Part of the reason is I spent a lot of time with my brother, who has been a paraplegic for 56 years and in a lot of pain over the last few months. He finally passed away Sunday and the...

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Further Thoughts On History

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 6 Jul 17

In 1938 French writer and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre wrote a novel called Nauea. It’s about a historian trying to write about an obscure figure called Rolebon who was supposedly involved in the French and American revolutions....

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What Is History?

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 4 Jul 17

My next talk is on the subject of what is history. Is history just a collection of facts? Is history always written by the winners? Is history propaganda? Is everything that happens a historic event? Is history subjective or...

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Browsing the Book Shops of Wellington

Val @valmnz (17095) • New Zealand 27 Jan 17

Last week I spent a couple of days in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. I go down several times a year, simply to have a change of scenery and recharge my batteries. This trip, as I often do, I spent a lot of time...

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Off to Wellington for Two Days

Val @valmnz (17095) • New Zealand 18 Jan 17

Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, is one of my favourite places and today I'm off there for a couple of days. The weather isn't good, in fact it's blowing a storm down there, but I made the bookings last week, so I'll...

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Two Giant Tussle

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 6 Aug 16

This morning in South Africa which will be late Afternoon in New Zealand, the final of a very long and hard Super 16 Rugby Tournament will be played in Wellington today. Val and I are on opposites of the stadium - both rooting...

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A Wet Day in Wellington, New Zealand

Val @valmnz (17095) • New Zealand 25 Jun 16

As some of you know, I live a couple of hours north of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. My husband and I lived there for many years and so I have quite a soft spot for the city. Consequently, I go down whenever I can....

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Pub Sign Photo Study – The Ladysmith – Ashton Under Lyne Manchester

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 20 Jun 16

Named after a military Barracks that was located close to the pub though the barracks have long since been demolished. The cavalry barracks was established in 1841 with the purpose of dealing with civil unrest as the government...

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Pub Sign Photo Study The Wellington – Weaste – Salford

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 19 Jun 16

Most signs depicting the Duke Of Wellington show great reverence to the politician and military hero of Waterloo, often portraying him in distinguished military uniform, sometimes on the battlefield. This sign depicts him as a...

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Pub Sign Photo Study The Old Wellington Inn Manchester

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 29 May 16

1552 (despite several claims that it dates from 1328). The Byroms of Manchester were a divided noble family after some of them from Manchester fought for Parliament while the Byroms of Alford were Royalists in the English Civil...

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Damien Wilkins' new book: Somebody Loves Us All

mcrowl @mcrowl (1050) • New Zealand 26 Nov 09

I haven’t read any of Wilkins’ other five novels, so with this one I came fresh to his style and viewpoint. It took me some pages to feel at home, but gradually his distinctive and detailed approach won me over. This is a novel...

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New Zealand - Your Thoughts of Down Under

pcsourcepoint @pcsourcepoint (631) • New Zealand 1 Dec 07

Me being a New Zealander (of Maori descent), I am keen to get ideas of what other's think (or know) of our country down under. Please list your thoughts...And those of you's from NZ (and others) may want to add me as a friend....

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