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Captain Hobson sent the Anna Watson to Auckland in September after looking at many other locations to set up a new Capital. She arrived in the Waitemata Harbour on 15th September 1840. |
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1851 17 April - The invasion of Auckland by Ngati-Paoa from Waiheke, they danced a defiant Haka on the beach in protest of one of their people being arrested for stealing a shirt. |
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1861 The first ferry service to the North Shore commenced in this year. |
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1873 In December the first passenger train ran from Auckland to Onehunga. |
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1881 The stonewalls of the Barracks were demolished as the Maori were no longer seen as a threat to the city. A small section of this wall still stands today in the University of Auckland grounds. |
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1890 The Elam School of Art was established and housed in the Library, until it moved to Rutland Street in 1915. |
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1901 Victoria Park was leased from the Harbour Board after it had been reclaimed. 31st May - Grand Hotel burnt down resulting in the death of 5 people. |
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1910 The opening of Grafton Bridge, it was constructed of Ferro Concrete and was the longest three-hinged arch in the world. |
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1921 The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall visit and a parade is held in Queen Street to mark the occasion. Logan Campbell gifts One Tree Hill to the City and names it Cornwall Park. |
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In the 1930's Auckland was feeling the full effect of a world wide Depression. The City suffered a loss of population due to the job losses and riots occured in the main streets. The effects of the Depression lasted until the next World War. |
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The 1940's saw Auckland celebrate with the rest of New Zealand one hundred years of nationhood since the signing of the treaty in 1840. New Zealand was at war again. and by the end of the 1940's the baby boom had began. |
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The 1950's saw the midpoint of the 20th Century arrive. World War two was over and the baby boom had began. The 1950's were a decade of positive feelings. |
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The Swinging 60's began with prosperity in the air, the decade had a politcal slant to it. As a nation the National Governement and Keith Holyoake dominated politics. |
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The 1970's saw many protests on the streets of Auckland. A social conscience had emerged out of the 1960's. |
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The 1980's in Auckland saw continued protests from the 1970's, an explosion of property development and with that the demolition of many historic buildings. |
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The 1990s, the last decade of the millennium. Auckland, along with the rest of New Zealand celebrated 150 years since the signing of the treaty. |
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The beginning of the year 2000 and a new millennium saw Auckland City join the global celebrations of the biggest New Year ever. |
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