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The family returned to New Zealand by 1892. Of John Gibb's sons William Menzies Gibb (1859–1931) was also a painter who trained under his father and at the National Gallery of Victoria School in Melbourne, Mr J. W. Gibb was an art dealer in Christchurch and Mr H. B. Gibb was in business in Geelong , Australia
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Lucy Gray is a student at the Hagley School of Music in Christchurch, and was previously a student at Ao Tawhiti school, [5] and Cashmere High School. [6] She is a national chairperson of School Strike 4 Climate activities, including marches for school students to join.
In 1916, Helen Connon Hall was opened on Park Terrace, Christchurch. It was the first hall of residence for University of Canterbury students, and was home to up to 70 women students each year. When the university moved from its inner city site to its new site at Ilam in the 1970s, the building was sold to Cathedral Grammar School. [13]
Lowry was born in Paeroa, New Zealand, on 17 November 1912. [2] He was the eldest child of Janet (Jessie) Craig Forrest and Robert William Lowry, a storekeeper, farmer and carpenter from Ireland. [ 2 ]
Nellie Euphemia Coad (15 October 1883 – 6 September 1974) was a New Zealand teacher, community leader, women's advocate and writer. She was an early advocate for educational and career opportunities for women, and for many years led and participated in the New Zealand Women Teachers' Association (NZWTA), where she fought for better salaries for female teachers and equal accommodation for ...
Denis James Matthews Glover DSC (9 December 1912 – 9 August 1980) was a New Zealand poet and publisher. Born in Dunedin, he attended the University of Canterbury where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts, and subsequently lectured.
John Cawte Beaglehole OM CMG (13 June 1901 – 10 October 1971) was a New Zealand historian whose greatest scholastic achievement was the editing of James Cook's three journals of exploration, together with the writing of an acclaimed biography of Cook, published posthumously.