Events In History
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20 May 1773New Zealand's first sheep released
During his second voisit to New Zealand in 1773, James Cook released a ewe and a ram in Queen Charlotte Sound. They survived only a few days – an inauspicious start to this country’s long association with sheep. Read more...
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Main image: Roslyn Woollen Mill
Woollen milling was one of New Zealand's first large secondary industries. This was one of Dunedin's two mills.