- Blenheims founding fathers - The Prow
Two doctors and a shopkeeper were key figures in turning Blenheim from a settlement notorious for a spirit of lawlessness into a bustling market town
- Blenheim | NZ History
Largest centre of Marlborough, Blenheim was established in the 1850s as ‘the Beaver’, a settlement as waterlogged as the name implied The 1855 earthquake deepened the Ōpawa River, making it navigable for sea-going vessels Two traders, James Wynen and James Sinclair, set up in business
- Blenheim | Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Early history Blenheim was established in the 1850s as ‘the Beaver’, a settlement as waterlogged as the name implied The 1855 earthquake deepened the Ōpawa River, making it navigable for sea-going vessels Two traders, James Wynen and James Sinclair, set up in business
- Heritage — Blenheim Central
In the early days of European settlement, coastal and river trade was essential to our developing Province Until 1859, Marlborough was part of Nelson Province, and Blenheim had previous names including Waiharakeke, The Beaver, Beaver Station and Beaverton
- Blenheim, New Zealand - Wikipedia
By 1875 there were three classes: Blenheim Upper Boys', Blenheim Lower Boys', and Blenheim Girls' and Infants' Blenheim High School was formed within the school in 1879
- Te Waiharakeke Blenheim Heritage - Marlborough NZ
John and Kathleen’s son, Terence, entered the family business in the 1930s and persuaded his brother-in-law Austin Andrews to also join Subsequent generations of the Thomas and Andrews families have kept the business running despite many and varied challenges including The Depression, World War 2, strict import controls followed by
- Blenheim Early Childhood Centres - Facebook
Blenheim Early Childhood Centres Inc (BECC) provide nurturing and enriching environments to extend children’s learning and development via our three Blenheim centres - Uptown Preschool, John St Preschool and Te Kupenga Preschool
- Blenheim Genealogy Resources Vital Records - Forebears
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