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Port Nicholson
/ ˈɪəə /
noun
- the first British settlement in New Zealand, established on Wellington Harbour in 1840: grew into Wellington
- the former name for Wellington Harbour
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Port Nicholson1
C19: named after Capt John Nicholson, Australian naval officer
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Murray Bridge, the president of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club in the capital, Wellington, watched the race coverage at the club on Wednesday.
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Port Nicholson, which was sunk by a Nazi U-boat in 1942, U.S.
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Brooks said he believed the Port Nicholson carried platinum bars from the Soviet Union that were payment to the U.S. for war supplies.
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Brooks said he located the Port Nicholson wreck in 2008.
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Greg Brooks believed the Port Nicholson carried platinum bars from the Soviet Union that were payment to the U.S. for war supplies.
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