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Ward was barn in 1907, Sydney
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Ward was born in 1907, Sydney, the same year the first, ever School Journal began.
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first journal
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Freda du faur becomes the first woman to climb Mount Cook (jounals)
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teachers were strict. SIX times i got wacked on the hand with a ruler because i was playing up. i needed a certificate to go to high school. it was called the Proficiency Certificate.
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it had only a few pages, shorter than ours now.they were in a corridor, so we can all read them.
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first wold war (jounrnal)
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moved from Australia to Wellington, New Zealand, in 1917 by boat
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the first new zealand team goes to olympic games in antworp, belgium
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Anzac Day in commem orated for the first time
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got the certificate of proficiency
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good at athletics. loved rugby and cricket, but i also liked soccer
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after school, he went to making watches with his father. i did that for the rest of my working life in his own business.
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Jean Batten makes the first direct solo flight from England to New Zealand
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the first state house is opened in Miramar, Wellington
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i was close to my brother Nelson. we both fought in the second world war. he was i the army (as he got shot), and i was in the air force.
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second world war ended YIPPIE!
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something that stood out for me is in 1953, Edmund Hillary climbed Mt. Everest.
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i think we were better off because we were sattisfied with what we had.family's in my days did more things together, simple activities that didn't cost much, like going fishing
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i had 2 brothers, and 2 sisters. i was the eldest, the only one alive!
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The Chinese Gooseberry renamed as the Kiwi Fruit