Apr
02
2006
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The News -
People
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Written by F W Furkert
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Sunday, 02 April 2006 |
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EARLY NEW ZEALAND ENGINEERS
BIGG-WITHER, Frederick (1852-1934), was born at Richmond on 11th February, 1852, with the name Wither, and educated at Nelson College.
He was temporarily appointed on 8th August, 1873, a cadet in the Public Works Department, stationed in Wellington.
His position was made permanent on 7th March, 1874, and he was transferred on 1st July, 1874, to Canterbury on the transalpine Railway Survey line from Amberley to Brunnerton, and later on the Hurunui-Waitaki Railway, including the Rangitata Bridge. |
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Apr
03
2004
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The News -
Places of family
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Written by Blair Rogers
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Saturday, 03 April 2004 |
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PRECISE details about the controversial planning development at Manydown have been agreed by Basingstoke council chiefs. Scope for up to 8,000 homes, a new link road, a train station, four new schools and a country park are just some of the proposals contained in the Manydown Development Framework that were agreed by Basingstoke council's Cabinet. |
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Mar
19
2006
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The News -
People
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Written by Blair Rogers
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Monday, 20 March 2006 |
Harris Bigg-Wither (18 May 1781–23 March 1833) was a wealthy English country gentleman who stood to inherit Manydown Park and other land holdings in the parish of Wootton St Lawrence in Hampshire. It was at Manydown Park in 1802, that Jane Austen received, accepted, and then rejected, a proposal of marriage from Harris Bigg-Wither.
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