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WANGANUI , the See also: principal See also: port on the west See also: coast of See also: North See also: Island, New Zealand, in the Waitotara county, at the mouth of the Wanganui See also: river, 134 M. by See also: rail N. of Wellington
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Pop
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(1906) 8175
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The See also: town is laid out in rectangular blocks at the See also: foot of low hills, from the See also: summit of which (as in See also: Queen's Gardens) a splendid panorama is seen, including the snow-clad See also: Mount Ruapehu to the north-See also: east
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The river See also: bar obstructs navigation, the See also: depth not exceeding 14 ft., so that large vessels must lie outside
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The See also: district is agricultural and pastoral, and wool and grain are exported, as well as See also: meat and See also: dairy produce, for which there are large See also: refrigerating See also: works
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The Wanganui Collegiate School (See also: Church of
See also: England) is one of the largest boarding See also: schools in See also: Australasia
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The district was the scene of conflicts with the natives in 1847, 1864 and 1868, and in the beautiful Moutoa gardens a monument commemorates the See also: battle of that name (May 14th, 1864)
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The See also: settlement was founded in 1842
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