A RED LETTER DAY AT RUSSELL: UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL TABLET AT BASE OF FAMOUS FLAGSTAFF. Scenes at Wednesday's ceremony on the summit of Maiki Hill, above Russell, when a memorial tablet, the gift of an Aucklander, was unveiled at the base of one of the most famous flagstaffs in British history. There was a large gathering of Maoris and Europeans, presided over by Mr. E. G. Hewin, chairman of the Russell Town Board. Among the prominent natives present were Mr. Tdu Henare, M.P., Mr. Riri Maihi Kawiti, grandson of the famous Kawiti, and Mr. Hori Tane, grand-nephew of Hone Heke. Mr. F. Acheson and Mr. Kawiti jointly performed the unveiling ceremony.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20538, 12 April 1930, Page 8
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111A RED LETTER DAY AT RUSSELL: UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL TABLET AT BASE OF FAMOUS FLAGSTAFF. Scenes at Wednesday's ceremony on the summit of Maiki Hill, above Russell, when a memorial tablet, the gift of an Aucklander, was unveiled at the base of one of the most famous flagstaffs in British history. There was a large gathering of Maoris and Europeans, presided over by Mr. E. G. Hewin, chairman of the Russell Town Board. Among the prominent natives present were Mr. Tdu Henare, M.P., Mr. Riri Maihi Kawiti, grandson of the famous Kawiti, and Mr. Hori Tane, grand-nephew of Hone Heke. Mr. F. Acheson and Mr. Kawiti jointly performed the unveiling ceremony. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20538, 12 April 1930, Page 8
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