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1936, Rātana and Labour seal alliance
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8 March
8 March
1929
First 'talkie' draws crowds in Wellington
Moviegoers flocked to see Frank Borzage’s
Street angel
, a silent picture with a recorded musical soundtrack, at Wellington’s Paramount Theatre.
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This Week in History
19 April
1884
First royal honour for New Zealand woman
20 April
1958
Mormon temple opens in Hamilton
21 April
1971
Court Theatre stages first play
22 April
1936
Rātana and Labour seal alliance
23 April
1979
Blair Peach killed in London
24 April
1920
Prince of Wales arrives for New Zealand tour
25 April
1915
Gallipoli landings