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The Wanganui Herald, originally published as The Evening Herald, was a daily newspaper in Wanganui published from 1867 to 1986 when it was replaced by a community newspaper of the same name. John Ballance arrived in Wanganui in August 1866; he was to become New Zealand's prime minister in 1891. [ 1 ]
Walter James Bolton (13 August 1888 – 18 February 1957) was a New Zealand farmer who was found guilty of poisoning his wife. He is known as the last person to be executed in New Zealand before the abolition of capital punishment.
The Chronicle's rival from 1867 onward was The Evening Herald (later The Wanganui Herald), founded by John Ballance. The ownership of the two daily papers merged in the 1970s, and in 1986 the Herald became a free weekly, later renamed the Wanganui Midweek. [1] The Chronicle is currently Whanganui's only daily newspaper.
1942-11-10 2025-01-21 Japanese speed skater speed skater: Japan: Karafuto Prefecture: natural causes: Q3554228: Valérie André: 1922-04-21 2025-01-21 veteran of the French resistance, neurosurgeon, aviator, first female General Officer military physician helicopter pilot: France: Strasbourg: Q3838027: Luca Beatrice: 1961-04-04 2025-01-21
The Ryerson Index is an online index of death notices from Australian newspapers, past and present, compiled by the Sydney-based charity Ryerson Index Incorporated.The index database has in excess of 9 million records compiled from more than 470 newspapers and other sources across Australia.
William Archer Price (1866 [1] – 24 January 1948) [2] was a photographer, possibly best known for the thousands of photographs he took of New Zealand. [3]Paddle steamer Manuwai, and passengers, on the Whanganui River.
Consequently, many public figures who die unexpectedly or prematurely will have no obituary available at a given publication, and journalists will be left to research and write lengthy articles on short notice. [9] [10] However, Farhi noted that advance obituaries of younger people will occasionally be prepared if they are known to have health ...
Sited on the corner of Bates Street and Somme Parade, "Wairere House" was the name given to the purpose-built building for the Wanganui Computer from the time of its initial construction in 1974. A large re-enforced three story building, it only has windows on the top floor, giving it the appearance of a fortified bunker.