ANNIVERSARIES.
OCTOBER 18. 1826—Last English lottery. 1868— Great earthquake in New Zealand. 1894—Land for Settlements Act passed New Zealand Legislature. 1924—Wireless communication between. New Zealand and England. 1926—Death of Sir James Carrol. 1931—Death of Thomas Edison. 1935—W. M. O’Hara flew the Tasman. OCTOBER 19. 1744 — Captain Cook made fourth visit to New Zealand. 1745 Swift died. 1813 —Battle of Leipzig. 1869 Bishop Selwyn left New Zealand. 1875—Railway from Oamaru to Waitaki River opened. 1916 Cunard liner Alaunia sunk by Germans. 1917 Air raid on London; 27 killed; four raiders brought down. 1918— Germans left Belgian coast. 1930—Kingsford Smith landed at Darwin after flight of lOj days from England. 1939—Anglo-Fra neo-Turkish treaty of mutual assistance signed.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 6, 18 October 1941, Page 4
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