ANNIVERSARIES.
MARCH 9. - 1869—Ship Bluejacket, bound from Lyttelton to London with wool, burned off Falkland Islands. . 1892—Wreck of Elginshire south of) Timaru. 1917—Battle of Vimy Ridge. 1930—Rear-Admiral R. E. Ryrd returned to Dunedin after flight over South Pole. MARCH 10. 1606—Australia discovered by the Dutch. 1770—Captain Cook rounded south of New Zealand. 1794—Rev. Samuel Marsden arrived in New South Wales. 1863—Marriage of King Edward VII. 1915—Battle of Neuve Chapelle. 1916 Germany declared war on Portugal.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 126, 9 March 1935, Page 4
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