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VUW Wellington Scottish Interest Group
March 28, 2023
The Scottish settlers of the barque Blenheim from Lochaber, Skye, Paisley and Glasgow. In December 1840 around 200 Scottish settlers landed at Kaiwharawhara (establishing the first Scottish settlement in New Zealand) from where they spread throughout the country. For the 175th Anniversary (2015) NZ writer Hugh McPhail (a descendant) researched the lives of these settlers and will tell us some of their stories. at the Victoria University of Wellington Law School, Old Government Buildings, Lambton Quay. Info: https://wellyscots.wordpress.com