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Charles McLean (rugby Union)
Charles McLean (20 September 1892 – 7 March 1965) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A Rugby union positions#Loose forward, loose forward, McLean represented Buller Rugby Football Union, Buller at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1920. He played five matches for the All Blacks, scoring seven tries, but did not appear in any internationals. McLean enlisted for military service in August 1914, and served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force throughout World War I, including at Gallipoli Campaign, Gallipoli. A private, he was awarded the Military Medal in 1918, for acts of gallantry in the field. McLean died in Christchurch on 7 March 1965, and he was buried at Hokitika Cemetery. References 1892 births 1965 deaths New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Buller rugby union players Rugby union flankers New Zealand military personnel of World War I New Zealand recipients o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Foulwind
Cape Foulwind is a headland on the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, overlooking the Tasman Sea. It is located west of the town of Westport, New Zealand, Westport. There is a lighthouse located on a prominent site on the headland. A walkway beginning at the lighthouse carpark traverses the rocky headland to Tauranga Bay and passes close by a colony of Arctocephalus forsteri, New Zealand fur seals. There is limestone quarry in the area, and a cement works operated nearby from 1958 to 2016. In the lee of the cape, eastwards toward the Buller River mouth lies Carters Beach, claimed to be the only safe swimming beach on the West Coast of the South Island. Toponymy The headland was named Rocky Cape by Abel Tasman, the first European to sight it, in 1642. However, the present name was given by English explorer James Cook in 1770 after his ship ''HM Bark Endeavour, Endeavour'' was blown quite a distance offshore from this point. Lighthouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
