The first British actor to be offered a knighthood was Sir Henry Irving. This was in 1883, when he refused it; twelve years later he accepted it. The pumps that have been installed to unwater the flooded Hikurangi mine have now been working for some days and an appreciable lowering of the level of the water in the workings is reported. The pumps are all working satisfactorily, but the management is not in a position to give any indication as to when the mine will agalrbe producing.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 November 1938, Page 7
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87Untitled Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 November 1938, Page 7
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