From nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz Wed Apr 9 11:41:15 2008 From: nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz (nzhistory@list.mch.govt.nz) Date: Wed Apr 9 11:46:20 2008 Subject: [NZhistory.net.nz] Wahine disaster Message-ID: Welcome to the NZHistory.net.nz newsletter, 9 April 2008 Two new additions to mark the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the Wahine on 10 April 1968. Lyttelton-Wellington ferries Although the service has been overshadowed by the 1968 Wahine tragedy, for more than 80 years the overnight 'Lyttelton ferry' - or Steamer Express Service as the Union SS Co pompously called it - was a vital link in the country's transport network. Find out more: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/lyttelton-wellington-ferries Wahine story Kate Watson was 19 when the Wahine capsized and sank, with the loss of 53 lives (including two who died after 10 April 1968). As New Zealand remembers its worst maritime disaster 40 years on, her story of rescue and heroism is told on the website as part of our feature on the event. Find out more: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/wahine-disaster - Wahine disaster topic http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/wahine-disaster-rescue-story - Kate Watson's story NZHistory.net.nz team From nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz Thu Apr 24 10:10:24 2008 From: nzhistory at list.mch.govt.nz (nzhistory@list.mch.govt.nz) Date: Thu Apr 24 10:10:30 2008 Subject: [NZhistory.net.nz] Military mascots and Anzac Day Message-ID: Welcome to the NZHistory.net.nz newsletter, 24 April 2008 NEW TOPIC Military Mascots New Zealanders have one of the highest pet ownership rates in the world. Wartime was no different. Take a tour through this menagerie of military mascots - dogs, cats, donkeys, monkeys, pigs, goats and birds. There's the famous white bull terrier Major 'Major', along with the less well-known - but very cute - slow lauris adopted by the 1RNZIR in Borneo. See them all here: www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/mascots ANZAC DAY RESOURCES Check out the range of Anzac Day material available through Ministry for Culture and Heritage websites: Anzac Day (www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/101). History of the day and the Anzac tradition. Gallipoli Campaign (www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/711). Discover how British (including New Zealand) and French forces battled the Ottoman Empire - modern Turkey - for control of the Gallipoli peninsula for nine months in 1915. Memorials Register (www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/3927). Make a virtual visit to your local memorial through our register of over 450 memorials - tell us if you can't find it here. Anzac Day in The Classroom (www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4118). Activities and a quiz to help with teaching students about Anzac Day and the Gallipoli Campaign. War and Society (www.nzhistory.net.nz/war-and-society). A huge range of material about the experiences of New Zealand and New Zealanders at war in the 19th and 20th centuries. Anzac Day - A Guide for New Zealanders (www.anzac.govt.nz). Information on the significance of Anzac Day, how we commemorate it today and a virtual guide of the Gallipoli peninsula. It features a searchable database of all New Zealanders who died at Gallipoli. Anzac Day Events Find out what is going on in your area on Anzac Day at NZLive.com: www.nzlive.com/en/index?type=event&sort=ranking&what=anzac&search_action =search Please contact us at info@nzhistory.net.nz if you have any questions or comments about these web features. NZHistory.net.nz team If you wish to unsubscribe from this email list please follow the link below.