ANNIVERSARIES.
JANUARY 22. 1788—Govenor Philip discovered ana named Sydney Cove. 1840 —Wellington founded by New Zealand Company. 1870 —Wreck of s.s.Wainui at Poru Chalmers. 1901—Death of Queen Victoria. 1908 —Record heat in Ashburton, 99.9 degrees. , 1924—Railway strike in England. First British Labour Government assumed, office. , 1936—King Edward VIII. proclaimed. JANUARY 23. 1571—'First Royal Exchange opened. 1788—La perouse visited Botany Bay. 1835—Earthquake at Port Nicholson. 1861 Native attack on redoubt at Muirangi repulsed. 1862—Ship Ocean Chief burned at the
Bluff. 1875—Death of Charles Kingsley. 1926 —Cardinal Mercier, Belgian patriot and spiritual leader, died. 1936—D'ame Clara Butt died.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 87, 22 January 1938, Page 4
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