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Stanley Russell
Stanley Ivan Russell (26 March 1906 – 29 November 2005) was a New Zealand local-body politician. He served as Mayor of Nelson from 1956 to 1962. Early life and family Russell was born in Christchurch, the son of George Philip Russell. His family moved to the King Country, then Motueka and Tākaka before settling in Nelson in 1919. He was educated at Nelson College from 1920 to 1923. In 1929, his father founded G P Russell and Sons (now Russells Curtains and Blinds) as a new and used furniture business located at 176 Bridge Street, Nelson. Russell worked in the family business, eventually becoming its managing director. Political career His father was on the City Council until 1944. Russell was elected to Council that same year. He remained on the City Council until 1965 and was the mayor of Nelson from 1956 to 1962. While there he campaigned for pensioner flats, resulting in the "Russell Flats" in Waimea Road being constructed. He was also involved in establishing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Auty Harley (Second)
Joseph Auty Harley (29 September 1895 – 26 September 1973) was the Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand from 1947 to 1956. Early life Harley was the son of Charles Robert Harley and was born on 29 September 1895. He was educated at Hampden Street Primary School and attended Nelson College from 1910 to 1912.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition After college he was apprenticed to Anchor Foundry in Nelson. Military service During World War I Harley enlisted in the New Zealand Army and served as a lieutenant in New Zealand Rifle Brigade. He was wounded twice, once on 16 September 1916 in the Somme, probably during the second day of the Brigades involvement in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette and again on 14 May 1918. Business career Returning to New Zealand, Harley joined his family's brewing business. In 1945, his family merged their brewing business with Dobson's Breweries and Harley became the managing director of the new companies: Nelson Breweries Limited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 1961 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1960 and the beginning of 1961, and were announced on 31 December 1960. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Knight Bachelor * The Honourable Francis Boyd Adams – formerly a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Companion (CMG) * Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill – of Christchurch. For services to the medical profession in New Zealand. * Herbert Leslie Bockett – Secretary of Labour and Director of Employment. Order of the British Empire Knight Commander (KBE) ;Civil division * Guy Richardson Powles – High Commissioner for Western Samoa, 1949–1960, and High Commissioner for New Zealand in India since July 1960. Commander (CBE) ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicians From Christchurch
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New Zealand Officers Of The Order Of The British Empire
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Mayors Of Nelson, New Zealand
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Educated At Nelson College
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Births
Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, and establish a national assembly, the National Consultative Assembly, Majlis. * January 16–April 7 – The Algeciras Conference convenes, to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between French Third Republic, France and German Empire, Germany. * January 22 – The strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, killing over 100 (officially 136) in the ensuing disaster. * January 31 – The 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake, Ecuador–Colombia earthquake (8.8 on the Moment magnitude scale), and associated tsunami, cause at least 500 deaths. * February 7 – is launched, sparking a Anglo-German naval arms race, naval race between Britain and Germany. * February 11 ** Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical ''Vehementer Nos'', de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Auty Harley (born 1895)
Joseph Auty Harley (29 September 1895 – 26 September 1973) was the Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand from 1947 to 1956. Early life Harley was the son of Charles Robert Harley and was born on 29 September 1895. He was educated at Hampden Street Primary School and attended Nelson College from 1910 to 1912.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition After college he was apprenticed to Anchor Foundry in Nelson. Military service During World War I Harley enlisted in the New Zealand Army and served as a lieutenant in New Zealand Rifle Brigade. He was wounded twice, once on 16 September 1916 in the Somme, probably during the second day of the Brigades involvement in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette and again on 14 May 1918. Business career Returning to New Zealand, Harley joined his family's brewing business. In 1945, his family merged their brewing business with Dobson's Breweries and Harley became the managing director of the new companies: Nelson Breweries Limited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or a dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with the order, but are not members of it. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'. Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. Today, the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order. Honorary awards may be made to cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party, also known simply as Labour (), is a Centre-left politics, centre-left political party in New Zealand. The party's platform programme describes its founding principle as democratic socialism, while observers describe Labour as social democracy, social democratic and pragmatic in practice. The party participates in the international Progressive Alliance. It is one of two Major party, major political parties in New Zealand, alongside its traditional rival, the New Zealand National Party, National Party. The New Zealand Labour Party formed in 1916 out of various Socialism in New Zealand, socialist parties and trade unions. It is the country's oldest political party still in existence. Alongside the National Party, Labour has alternated in leading List of New Zealand governments, governments of New Zealand since the 1930s. , there have been six periods of Labour government under 11 Labour List of prime ministers of New Zealand, prime ministers. The part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
