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to process it and no business transactions between the two provinces existed. John walked back to
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had originally taken up a pastoral lease there in 1854 and had been developing it as a sheep and cattle run. The brothers drained 2,000 acres (810 ha) of swamp and started a large cropping programme as well as running 26,000 sheep there. The
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runs through the land. At the time it was the smallest of the Studholme estates.
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John Studholme was born in 1829 the son of John Studholme, a landowner in
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For better or worse, in 1870 Michael Studholme introduced the
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to join the government; he resolutely refused, however.
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Joseph Francis Studholme (10 March 1866 â 12 July 1930)
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Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
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763:(4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer.
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747:Burke's peerage, baronetage & knightage
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675:Sir Henry Gray Studholme, 1st Baronet
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999:Christchurch: Privately published.
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565:Studholme was repeatedly asked by
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905:"Personal Notes from London"
759:Wilson, James Oakley (1985)
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226:The Queen's College, Oxford
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679:Capt. Sir Paul Studholme
611:William Sefton Moorhouse
306:John Studholme explored
162:Joseph Francis Studholme
132:William Sefton Moorhouse
128:Paul Studholme (brother)
1221:MoorhouseâRhodes family
1206:Settlers of New Zealand
200:region of New Zealand.
168:Florence Mary Studholme
140:(wife's brother-in-law)
1100:New Zealand Parliament
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165:Lucy Ellen Studholme
668:University of Otago
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292:William Henry Valpy
249:Victorian gold rush
927:Ashburton Guardian
852:Mr. John Studholme
752:Reed, A.W. (1975)
730:red-necked wallaby
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644:Archbishop of York
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570:William Fox
531:Independent
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430:Electorate
378:Ernest Gray
339:Waiau River
100:Independent
70:29 May 1829
1165:Categories
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371:Coldstream
210:Cumberland
204:Early life
198:Canterbury
177:Alma mater
122:(grandson)
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113:Relations
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474:Kaiapoi
350:Hororata
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148:Children
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666:at the
540:Kaiapoi
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354:Waimate
331:Mataura
288:Dunedin
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218:England
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597:Family
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424:Years
261:Nelson
245:Rakaia
241:Selwyn
105:Spouse
90:London
891:Press
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427:Term
324:Maori
296:Otago
273:North
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