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Northumberland acquaints me that he has laid before their Lordships all his draughts and observations relating to the River St Laurence, part of the coast of Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland... I beg to inform their Lordships, that from my experience of Mr Cook's genius and capacity, I think him well fitted for the work he has undertaken, and for greater undertakings of the same kind.'
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a part of one letter bears repetition in the context of this work, as it shows the good opinion that Cook's naval superiors had of him as early as 1762. On 30 December of that year, Lord
Colville, commander-in-chief of the North American Station included in a letter to the Admiralty: 'Mr Cook late
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Colville township grew following the construction of a general store with a motor garage alongside. This was built by
Richard (Dick) Goudie, a local man whose grandparents had settled in Cabbage Bay. Dick Goudie later ran a taxi service from the town, being the first to drive a motor vehicle across
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Colville Bay and to the east of it but not including the east coast of the peninsula. The SA1 area is part of the larger Colville statistical area.
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Colville New Zealand Began with the General Store
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are popular activities among tourists visiting the town.
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1387:Kopu Bridge
1341:Mercury Bay
1311:Castle Rock
1132:Ngarimu Bay
1105:Thames Ward
1076:Rings Beach
1071:Otama Beach
1036:Cooks Beach
1010:Kennedy Bay
961:New Zealand
915: /
566:, 4.6% had
535:2006 census
531:2013 census
456:Kennedy Bay
406:2006 census
402:2013 census
216:New Zealand
128:Electorates
86:New Zealand
69: /
57:175°28′35″E
1499:Categories
1441:Government
1200:Whangamata
1117:Kauaeranga
1091:Whenuakite
1086:Whangapoua
1081:Te Rerenga
1020:Motutakapu
1005:Coromandel
869:References
803:25 October
716:1 November
626:4 November
304:Fossicking
300:Papa Aroha
280:Royal Navy
252:threatened
220:Coromandel
177:Population
149:Government
135:Coromandel
1096:Whitianga
1061:Matarangi
706:Compare:
586:Education
564:Christian
432:Christian
312:kauri gum
308:carnelian
54:36°38′3″S
1195:Opoutere
1127:Matatoki
1112:Hikutaia
1056:Kūaotunu
1041:Coroglen
1000:Colville
903:175°28′E
692:Archived
576:Buddhist
544:, 37.8%
519:Source:
436:Buddhist
390:Source:
310:and for
200:Colville
102:District
25:Colville
1243:Islands
1221:Pauanui
1190:Onemana
1152:Te Puru
1147:Te Mata
900:36°38′S
749:5 April
674:5 April
552:, 1.0%
548:, 2.8%
480:±% p.a.
423:, 1.9%
419:, 3.8%
415:, 9.4%
351:±% p.a.
278:in the
226:on the
210:in the
96:Waikato
82:Country
1226:Tairua
1216:Hikuai
1167:Waiomu
1157:Thames
1137:Puriri
1015:Manaia
974:Thames
883:
542:Pākehā
514:+2.86%
503:−0.87%
413:Pākehā
385:+4.27%
374:+1.40%
92:Region
1453:Mayor
1046:Hahei
598:Notes
572:Hindu
554:Asian
546:Māori
511:1,485
500:1,290
489:1,371
425:Asian
417:Māori
204:Māori
1142:Tapu
1122:Kopu
970:Seat
881:ISBN
858:2024
805:2023
751:2024
718:2016
676:2024
628:2023
508:2018
497:2013
486:2006
475:Pop.
471:Year
379:2018
368:2013
357:2006
346:Pop.
342:Year
320:The
273:HMS
164:Area
112:Ward
382:159
371:129
360:117
222:in
214:of
185:159
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