Great Expectations: The Colonisation of Buller by Carolyn Hawes
$65.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
A good modern general history of the Buller District and of its colonisation by Europeans. Covers the gold rush era and its later phases as well as coal and coal mining. A chapter is devoted to each of the larger settlement and there are numerous interesting illustrations.
Historical Records of New Zealand Prior to 1840 by Robert Carrick
$60.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
Facsimile edition. History of 19th century Southland.
History of the Canterbury Rowing Club by J. O. Renaut (Compiled by); A. M. Brough; B. E. Neill (Compiled by); E. J. Martin; Canterbury Rowing Club (Christchurch, N.Z.) Staff (Contribution by, Compiled by)
$65.00 NZD
Category: Christchurch City & Banks Peninsula
A comprehensive history of the Canterbury Rowing Club, complete with both black and white and colored photographs, appendices listing previous captains and members, as well as a mention of active members.
Jacksons Bay: a Centennial History by Irvine Roxburgh
$47.50 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
History of the wholly unsuccessful attempt by the New Zealand Government to plant a settlement in remote Jacksons Bay, South Westland. A tale of endeavour, misery, hardship, suffering and ultimate ruin, a tribute to pioneer settlers. First published in 1976, this is a facsimile reprint.
Kaikoura by J. M. Sherrard
$70.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
A comprehensive history of Kaikoura from the days of Te Rauparaha, whalers, farmers, pioneers, timber millers and fellers to the growth of roads, shipping and coach services. A good source for social and family historians alike. First published in 1966, this is a facsimile reprint.
Kaikoura Coast Maori History, Traditions, and Place-names by W.J. Elvy
$47.50 NZD
Category: Canterbury
Letters to My Grandchildren by Jane Deans
$45.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
These letters describe everyday conditions during the earliest days of European settlement in Canterbury, a unique insight into settler life. This new edition includes an index for the first time.
Lore and History of the South Island Maori by W. A. Taylor
$60.00 NZD
Category: Maori History, Society & Culture
Mackenzie of the Mackenzie Country by Herries Beattie
$45.00 NZD
Category: South Canterbury
Herries Beattie's 1946 book, Mackenzie of the Mackenzie Country is combined with his 1959 Mackenzie the Sheep Stealer. This publication is a masterful historical 'who done it' with the author sifting evidence he gathered over the years. The story is retold and debated in Beattie's inimitable style and w ...Show more
Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand (3rd edition 1995, facsimile of 1st edition with added index) by James Cowan (index Robin Mitchell)
$40.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury | Reading Level: Very Good
Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand (3rd edition, facsimile of 1st edition with added index)
Maori Lore Of Lake Alp And Fiord by Beattie, Herries
$50.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury | Reading Level: Near Fine
'Folklore, fairy tales, traditions and place names of the scenic wonderland of the South Island.' First published in 1945, this is a facsimile edition with a new index.