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The result was: withdrawn by nominator, closed by Launchballer talk 22:35, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
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History of Christchurch, New Zealand
- ... that the New Zealand city of Christchurch was built on a swamp?
- Source: Rice, Geoffrey (2008). Christchurch Changing: An Illustrated History (2nd ed.). Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-908812-53-0.
This was to become Christchurch, and though the Pilgrims of 1850 grumbled about its swampiness, the site was an obvious compromise...
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