Jan
23
2008
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The News -
Places of family
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Written by Kim Ollivier
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Wednesday, 23 January 2008 |
The suggestion by the Hermitage Hotel and Alpine Guides to rename Mt Ollivier Mt Hillary shows a fairly casual disregard for history. If implemented it would seem to me somewhat akin to the recent midnight removal of war memorial pillars from Greymouth.
I don't doubt the sincerity of the suggestion, but since Mt Ollivier is a relatively easy climb, and within range for anyone setting out from the Hermitage, it seems impossible to avoid the impression that the proposal has a commercial aspect.
Did someone imagine the amount of traffic the mountain would generate as guided tourists set out to climb Mt Hillary, easily done as a daytrip? In that sense it might seem like cashing in on Hillary's footsteps. |
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Dec
21
2007
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The News -
History
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Written by Tim Latham
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Friday, 21 December 2007 |
SV PUDSEY DAWSON under sail  The SV Pudsey Dawson was the vessel that George and Fanny OLIVER came to New Zealand on in 1855. They disembarked at Wellington on the 23rd December 1853. The following from the 'Through Mighty Seas' website. From the Cumberland Pacquet newspaper, Tuesday, 16th November 1852, page 3: " A very fine vessel was launched on Thursday last from the ship-building yard of Messrs.Lumley Kennedy and Co., of this town. The high reputation so long enjoyed by this eminent firm is fully maintained by this, their latest production. She is a very handsome and well-finished vessel, of 693 tons, O.M., and 761, N.M. She posseses a full poop and top-gallant forecastle, and has been built under the special survey of Lloyd's surveyor, for the 13 years A1 class. Her figure-head is a full-length female one, representing Aurora, from a statue by T.Gibson, R.A., and is executed in the best style of Mr.Brooker, of Maryport. As she glided from the stocks she was named, pro tem, Coringa, - the name of a seaport in the Bay of Bengal, - by John Peile, Esq. As she has not yet been disposed of, this name is, of course, but a temporary one. She will no doubt speedily find a purchaser, when we trust the skill and energy of her enterprising builders will meet with an ample reward." |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 21 December 2007 )
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Dec
19
2007
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The News -
People
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Written by MOD
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Thursday, 20 December 2007 |
 Alfred S. Heathcote V.C.
'Rifles and Kukris: Delhi 1857' is published by Lieutenant-General Sir Christopher Wallace, a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire and Chairman of The Royal Green Jacket and Gurkha battalions, both of whom were involved in the Indian Mutiny. The mutiny, although unsuccessful, marked the early beginnings of the end of British rule in India.
The fighting in Delhi was severe: 1,170 British soldiers, including Green Jackets and Gurkhas, were killed or wounded on 14 September 1857, the first day of the assault on the city.
The citizens of Winchester and Hampshire were not untouched by these events. Military reinforcements from the 60th Rifles and Rifle Brigade were despatched to India from the barracks on the Romsey Road in Winchester. One of these, Ensign Alfred Heathcote, was awarded a Victoria Cross for his gallantry during the siege and recapture of Delhi between June and September 1857. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 20 December 2007 )
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