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Thursday, 25 August 2016 21:06

WW1: A Women's Place

Written by Lily Polaczuk
WW1: A Women's Place

I’d like to tell you a little bit about women’s place during the First World War…

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Tuesday, 23 August 2016 21:36

Notre Projet

Written by Abigail Marshall
Notre Projet

The 7th Reinforcements leave Wellington for Suez on 9th October 1915.

(Image retrieved from http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C42912)

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Monday, 15 August 2016 20:10

My project so far

Written by Stuart Turrill

Bonjour a tous

 Firstly I just want to thank all of the people who have given me money towards this amazing trip. I want to thank the BNZ bank, the Palmerston North Cosmopolitan Club and to my school Palmerston North Boys High School. All of these groups have made a significant contribution that totals $1000 in raised funds towards the trip and I just want to take this opportunity to publicly thank all of these groups.

 So for my project I have delved deeper into the life of one of the old...

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Friday, 12 August 2016 18:48

'Voir ce sujet sensible du point de vue neutre' #lettredecandidature

Written by Sean Takai
'Voir ce sujet sensible du point de vue neutre' #lettredecandidature

Dans la première guerre mondiale, tant des pays ont souffert de nombreux victimes, la Nouvelle-Zélande parmi les pays qu’on souffert le pire.

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Friday, 12 August 2016 18:14

Pourquoi je suis Jeune Ambassadeur...

Written by Elaine Zam
Pourquoi je suis Jeune Ambassadeur...

Voilà une présentation dans laquelle je décris pourquoi je m' intéresse à l'histoire de la Grande Guerre,

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Friday, 12 August 2016 17:38

'L’importance de la Grande Guerre pour les Néo-Zélandais est un sujet qui me passionne' #lettredecandidature

Written by Elaine Zam
'L’importance de la Grande Guerre pour les Néo-Zélandais est un sujet qui me passionne' #lettredecandidature

L’importance de la Grande Guerre pour les Néo-Zélandais est un sujet qui me passionne. 

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Friday, 12 August 2016 17:15

'C’était la première fois que la Nouvelle Zélande perdait autant de gens en une guerre' #lettredecandidature

Written by Stuart Turrill
'C’était la première fois que la Nouvelle Zélande perdait autant de gens en une guerre' #lettredecandidature

C’est important pour la Nouvelle Zélande la première guère mondial parce que la Nouvelle Zélande était une petite colonie Grande Britannique avec une population d’environ 1,1 million en 1914.

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Friday, 12 August 2016 06:13

'Se souvenir est important' #lettredecandidature

Written by Abigail Marshall
'Se souvenir est important' #lettredecandidature

Si Les Alliés n'ont pas gagné La Guerre, La Nouvelle Zélande et la monde aujourd'hui seraient très diffèrentes.

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Thursday, 11 August 2016 12:48

Rotorua 1914, an introduction to Rotorua and to the Maori Pioneer Battalion.

Written by Danielle Cooper
View of town, probably Rotorua. Photograph taken ca 1895-1916, probably by Robina Nicol of Wellington.

An Introduction to Rotorua and to the Maori Pioneer Battalion.

Rotorua, 1914. The place may seem familiar, but certainly not the date.  Separated by generations, many of us (myself included) find it difficult to relate to WW1 and what the soldiers and their families went through during the war.

To take us back to that time I’m going to explore the Rotorua region of 1914, this blog being the first of a few blogs that look into how the war affected our region and city and the stories and...

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Wednesday, 10 August 2016 08:25

Ma découverte!

Written by Abigail Marshall
Ma découverte!

I started this journey believing no relatives of mine fought in World War One. What I have found is both deeply saddening and extremely interesting.

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Tuesday, 09 August 2016 08:28

'La guerre est tragique pour tout le monde' #lettredecandidature

Written by Lily Polaczuk
'La guerre est tragique pour tout le monde' #lettredecandidature

Je crois qu’il est important de faire honneur aux gens qui ont renoncé leurs vie pour la guerre.

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Monday, 08 August 2016 19:18

'Découvrir et partager l’histoire de mon arrière grand-père' - #lettredecandidature

Written by Thomas Swinburn
'Découvrir et partager l’histoire de mon arrière grand-père' - #lettredecandidature

Je crois que la commémoration de la Première Guerre Mondiale reste toujours significative chez nous en Nouvelle-Zélande — et surtout chez les jeunes...

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Monday, 08 August 2016 18:53

'Encourager les autres à participer aux commémorations' - #lettredecandidature

Written by Danielle Cooper
'Encourager les autres à participer aux commémorations' - #lettredecandidature

La Nouvelle Zélande, 1914. Une jeune nation des 1.1 millions habitants, une nation émergente où presque cinquante pour cent des personnes ont habité à la campagne

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Sunday, 07 August 2016 20:05

Losing Battle

Written by Sean Takai
Losing Battle

For my project, I’ve decided to research the impact that wars have had on families, regardless of where, when and who was involved and compare all the affected families in my research to build a broader understanding of the devastation that wars can have.

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