Word: zealand
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Nelson, New Zealand...
Nervous Collapse. In Christchurch, New Zealand, a river footbridge maintained by two separate municipal authorities was marked on a Monday for demolition, renovated on Tuesday by a repair gang, demolished as scheduled on Wednesday, visited on Thursday by another gang sent to paint...
Perfect Match. In Christchurch, New Zealand, Rugby Fan Ted Henderson ran an ad in the Star: "Urgent-refined gentleman wants to meet widow with two tickets, third test, Christchurch, August 29, view to matrimony. Kindly send photographs of tickets...
Refill. In Wellington, New Zealand, an anonymous blood donor called on Dr. John Mercer to donate a pint, was pronounced anemic, left with a pint more blood than when he arrived...
Dancing & Crackling. Born 58 years ago in New Zealand, Lye has adventured all over the world, worked at everything from sheepshearing and ship trimming to sitting still on a South Sea island. Sitting still came hardest to Lye, who sees and best understands the world and himself in terms of motion. On nights off, he likes to dance like an egg beater to Dixieland jazz. His conversation crackles like Chinese fireworks. Some 25 years ago Lye hit on the then revolutionary idea of painting abstractions directly on motion-picture films-a process that has since become commonplace in art film...