NEW ZEALAND FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY

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A LARGE RIMU REFECTORY TABLE
NEW ZEALAND FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
With a brass plaque PRESENTED BY CHARLES VISCOUNT BLEDISLOE/P.C. C.C.M.G. K.B.E./GOVERNOR GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND/1930-1935
30in. (76cm.) high, 119in. (302cm.) wide, 29in. (99cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

After leaving parliament Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, GCMG, KBE, PC (September 21, 1867 - July 3, 1958) was appointed Governor General of New Zealand, an office he held between 1930 and 1935. Lord Bledisloe was well known for promoting various causes including the Bledisloe cup rugby union competition between Australia and New Zealand which is currently contested annually

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