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Akaroa Centennial Celebrations, 20 April 1940: souvenir programme.

Cover image A programme of local celebrations which also includes a brief history of the settlement and early history of Akaroa.

View the Akaroa Centennial Celebrations, 20 April 1940: souvenir programme[1.96 MB PDF]

Contents include

  • Foreword
  • Decendants (sic) of the original French settlers
  • The first exercise of British sovereignty at Akaroa
  • The French at Akaroa
  • Re-enactment of first exercise of British sovereignty at Akaroa
  • Programme of the national celebrations at Akaroa 20 April 1940
  • Earliest Akaroa

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