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Lyttelton in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Lyttelton in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels4 people1910–1910

Historical events in Lyttelton

1910

1910
Terra Nova Hut Trial
Robert Falcon Scott · Exploration and Discovery

The prefabricated winter hut is trial-erected at Lyttelton, allowing construction faults to be corrected before departure for Antarctica.

1910
Terra Nova Motor Tractor Preparation
Bernard Day · Exploration and Discovery

Day prepares the expedition's motor tractors and associated equipment for experimental mechanical hauling on the Ross Ice Shelf.

November 1910
Lyttelton Final Stores Preparation
Henry Robertson Bowers · Exploration and Discovery

Bowers oversees final preparation and restowage of supplies before Terra Nova's departure from New Zealand.

26 November 1910
Lyttelton Harbour Departure
Harry Lewin Lee Pennell · Exploration and Discovery

Pennell handles Terra Nova during the ship's departure from Lyttelton for Port Chalmers.

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