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On Fri. 27 Aug 1943 Eleanor Roosevelt arrived at Auckland, New Zealand.....

1943-08-27

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Eleanor Roosevelt arrived at Auckland, New Zealand on the personal invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister Peter Fraser. She took an overnight train for Wellington, New Zealand.

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