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| Thread ID: 102764 | 2009-08-31 13:26:00 | Nancy Wake | Sweep (90) | PC World Chat |
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| 805721 | 2009-09-01 03:48:00 | "as her English great-grandmother had been a Maori maiden by the name of Pourewa. She had been the first of her race to marry a white man, in the person of Nancy's English great-grandfather Charles Cossell, and they were wed by the Reverend William Williams at Waimate Mission Station on 26 October, 1836. Legend has it that the great Maori chieftain, Hone Heke, had loved Pourewa himself and had sworn death to them both, but had been killed in the Maori Wars before fulfilling his threat." Hone Heke died of TB in 1850, 1st plot hole :D And of course it would have been a Pakeha who brought all disease to Aotearoa because before they arrived all Maori survived to a very old age and were free of disease? |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 805722 | 2009-09-01 05:12:00 | And of course it would have been a Pakeha who brought all disease to Aotearoa because before they arrived all Maori survived to a very old age and were free of disease? If they didn't eat their war victims perhaps they would have. Lurking. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 805723 | 2009-09-01 07:53:00 | To do the tough training, jump out of a serviceable plane in the dark over enemy territory knowing all she would get when captured is a nice volley of 8mm bullets is brave with bells on. There is a chance before she dies to really show her how much the British Commonwealth appreciated her service and give her a belated George Cross. In those days women were never treated really as equals and never got the recognition they deserved. I reckon it will be a good day when some chick in the British Commonwealth makes selection into the SAS I hope it happens soon. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 805724 | 2009-09-01 07:56:00 | I've just been to the library to get her autobiography. And off to a nice warm bed soon for a good read. (I got some other books too, photography and other important things. :) ) And oh yes, I prefer to read my camera reviews in a 'photography' mag! |
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