THEY WATCHED AUCKLAND GROW from a collection of raupo huts to a city of over 200,000 people. Eighty-seven years ago the ship Duchess of Argyle and the barque Jane Gifford dropped anchor in the Waitemata. Yesterday, the remnants of the sturdy band of pioneers they brought celebrated the anniversary of their landing when a reunion of old colonists was held at the Auckland Town Hall. Among those who attended the celebration were Mr. J. H. Tozier (.eft), Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gubb and Mrs. Curtain (right).
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 791, 11 October 1929, Page 18
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87THEY WATCHED AUCKLAND GROW from a collection of raupo huts to a city of over 200,000 people. Eighty-seven years ago the ship Duchess of Argyle and the barque Jane Gifford dropped anchor in the Waitemata. Yesterday, the remnants of the sturdy band of pioneers they brought celebrated the anniversary of their landing when a reunion of old colonists was held at the Auckland Town Hall. Among those who attended the celebration were Mr. J. H. Tozier (.eft), Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gubb and Mrs. Curtain (right). Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 791, 11 October 1929, Page 18
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