[NZhistory.net.nz] Objects of war and focus on the West Coast

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Welcome to the NZHistory.net.nz newsletter, 23 February 2009

NEW TOPICS

Objects of war
A knife supposedly made from the shinbone of a Turkish soldier is just
one of the many fascinating objects held at the National Army Museum.
These objects offer a unique way of experiencing war history, by seeing
and reading about the equipment and personal belongings of those who
were there. Find images and related stories about over 50 objects of war
here:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/objects-of-war
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media_gallery/tid/1903

Seddonville
The West Coast coalmining settlement of Seddonville, 50 kms north of
Westport, was named in honour of the Liberal Premier Richard Seddon. It
was also the site of an early experiment in state socialism - New
Zealand's first state coal mine opened there in 1903. Read more here:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/seddonville


FOCUS ON WEST COAST
Today Te Ara launches its West Coast theme:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/WestCoast/en

To celebrate NZHistory.net.nz has promoted all the West Coast material
to the homepage for a few days. As well as Seddonville topic (see above)
we have the following:

Waiuta - through the eyes of a miner
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/waiuta

The 1947 Greymouth beer boycott
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/greymouth-beer-boycott

West Coast war memorials register
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/memorials/west-coast

You can also find out about West Coast event information on NZLive.com:
http://www.nzlive.com/en/index?type=event&venue_city=West+Coast


SITE ENHANCEMENTS
We've made a few enhancements to the site recently, including:
- Media Library search - search for images, video, interactives and
sound in the Media Library: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/library/media
- Latest added comments box - this appears on every media page
- RSS for Kiwi of The Week - you can now get an rss feed of our Kiwi of
the Week here:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/feed/kiwi-week - this complements our Today
in History rss feed: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline.xml


We hope you enjoy these new features
NZHistory.net.nz team