1878 Hokitika by-election
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The Hokitika by-election 1878 was a by-election held in the multi-member Hokitika electorate during the 6th New Zealand Parliament, on 26 June 1878. The by-election was caused by the resignation of in
Seymour Thorne George
Gerard George Fitzgerald crop
Hokitika township and the Hokitika River; photograph published as a wood engraving in the Official Handbook of New Zealand 1875
Kumara, New Zealand
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Kumara is a town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 30 kilometres south of Greymouth, close to the western end of State Highway 73, which leads across Arthur's Pass to
1878 Hokitika by-election
…contesting the election. Another candidate was Andrew Cumming, a well-known individual and for some years trading in Hokitika. S. Croumbie-Brown of Kumara announced himself as a candidate. A staff member of the Kumara Times, he was virtually unknown in the district. The hustings were erected outside the…
Sign beside SH 73 on the outskirts of Kumara
Kumara Swimming Pool (former)
Bank of New Zealand, Kumara (2021)
Theatre Royal Hotel