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Duncan Rae
Duncan McFadyen Rae (2 June 1888 – 3 February 1964) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Rae was born in Mataura in 1888. He received his education at Knox College and at Otago University, where he gained an MA and a diploma of education. He was in the NZEF in World War I. He taught at East Cape School in Invercargill for ten years, and was then Vice-Principal (1924–1929) then Principal (1929–1947) at the Auckland Teachers' Training College. He represented the Auckland electorates of from 1946 to 1954, and then from 1954 (succeeding Wilfred Fortune) to 1960, when he retired. Rae suggested that an organisation for the protection of the country's heritage should be set up and put in a private member's bill in 1953. Whilst this did not proceed, the First National Government of New Zealand (of which he was a member) took responsibility of the issue and the Historic Places Act 1954 was passed, which established the National Historic Place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gathering Of Teachers And Scholars At New Plymouth
Gather, gatherer, or gathering may refer to: Anthropology and sociology *Hunter-gatherer, a person or a society whose subsistence depends on hunting and gathering of wild foods *Intensive gathering, the practice of cultivating wild plants as a step toward domestication *Harvesting crops Craftwork *Gather (sewing), an area where fabric is folded or bunched together with thread or yarn *Gather (knitting), a generic term for one of several knitting techniques to draw stitches closer together *Gathering (bookbinding), a number of sheets of paper folded and sewn or glued as a group into a bookbinding Gathering *Gathering, any type of party or meeting, including: **Bee (gathering), an old term which describes a group of people coming together for a task **Salon (gathering), a party associated with French and Italian intellectuals *Global gathering, a music festival in the United Kingdom *Rainbow Gathering *Ricochet Gathering, a music event in the United States *Tribal Gathering, a music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
