ANNIVERSARIES
FEBRUARY 25 , 1770 —Cape Saunders (Otago) sighted by Captain. Cook. 1777—Captain Cook left Queen Charlotte Sound for last time. 1942—Santa Barbara, California, shelled by submarine. Germans defeated at Lake Ilmen. 1948 Six dead in train smash, 22 miles south of Blenheim. FEBRUARY 26 1815 —Rev. Samuel Marsden’s first visit to New Zealand ended. ISS2 —Loss of Birkenhead; 436 drowned. 1863—Imperial Government _ relinquished control of Maori affairs. 18S0 —Opening of railway, Methven-to-Rakaia. 1939 —Ashburton Silver Band returns with four wins at Dominion Band Contest. 1942 —R.A.F. at Rangoon (Burma), takes heavy toll of enemy, a total of 122 planes to 12. 1949 — Fi rs t. New Zealand car road racing championshhip held at Wigram.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 113, 25 February 1950, Page 4
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