Today In New Zealand History

July 26, 2019

By AHNZ

June

05 June: Slave Trade abolished, 1806
GLOOMY days, frequent rains, occasional frosts, and now and then a
well-known 'southerly burster' are significant symptoms of the return
of winter. These, however, are quietly borne with, because, when
compared with our recollections of an English winter, the
corresponding season here appears of comparatively short duration;
and, besides, has the redeeming merit of affording an occasional
beautiful day.

Ref. Southern Provinces Almanac, 1868

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