Pioneering the Pumice by E. Earle (Edward Earle) Vaile
$70.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
A history of 'Broadands' and the beginnings of things in the Pumice Area in the Rotorua-Taupo area of the North Island Bay of Plenty. First published in 1939, this is a facsimile reprint with a new index. Originally published by Whitcombe & Tombs, 1939. New edition includes index.
Pioneers of Canterbury Deans Letters 1840-1854
$55.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
The letters here passed between members of the family in New Zealand and their relatives in Scotland and cover the period 1840-1865. An outstanding picture of life in early Canterbury. First published in 1937, this is a facsimile reprint.
Quartz Reefs of the West Coast Mining District by J F Downey
$45.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
A directory, compiled in 1927, of the quartz reefs and the associated prospecting and mining activities in the West Coast Inspection District of New Zealand.
Rakiura by Basil Howard
$70.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
A facsimile of the 1940 A.H. and A.W. Reed publication. A definitive history of Rakiura/ Stewart Island. Fold out map in rear.
Reminiscences of Arthur Dudley Dobson, Engineer, 1841-1930 by Arthur Dudley Dobson
$50.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
Dobson's own account of his eventfull life in Canterbury from the pioneering days to the end of his life. The discovery and exploration of the pass that bears his name is well covered.
Richard Henry of Resolution Island by Susanne Hill
$95.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
A full biography of Richard Henry, the first champion and founding father of conservation in New Zealand, who worked alone in Dusky Sound in the 1890s, with Kiwi, Kakapo and other rare birds. Fully illustrated with drawings, maps and photographs. This is a facsimile edition of the classic NZ natural his ...Show more
Sheep May Safely Graze by Geoffrey P. Duff
$60.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
The story of the Morven Hills Station and the Tarras district, the Bendigo goldfield, local agricultural and pastoral development and the establishment and growth of the various services associated with it. Illustrated. First published in 1978, this is a facsimile reprint.
Soldiering in New Zealand: With, Pursuit of Te Kooti through the Urewera Country by Frederick John William Gascoyne
$55.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
Service in the colonial forces mainly against the Hau Hau on the east and west coasts, including the action at Ngatapa. Also service as Resident Magistrate in the Chatham Islands. With a 34 page appendix by Captain G.A. Preece describing the hunt for Te Kooti in the Urewera. This facsimile edition now i ...Show more
Sumner to Ferrymead: A Christchurch History by Walter De Their
$55.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
Describes the seaside hill suburbs between Sumner Bay and the Heathcote Valley, Sumner, Clifton to McCorrmacks bay, Mount Pleasant, St Andrew's Hill, Ferrymead and Heathcote. Social history of local railways, ferries and schools, churches cafes, clubs and personalities that gave these suburbs their uniq ...Show more
Tainui: The Story of Hoturoa and His Descendants by L.G. Kelly
$75.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury | Reading Level: very good
'Preserves the essential wisdom of an ancient culture and the identity of a modern people.' The traditions and history of the people of the Waikato from the Tainui canoe to the King Movement. Contains many genealogical tables. First published by the Polynesian Society in 1949. This is a facsimile reprin ...Show more
Takitimu by J. H. Mitchell
$70.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
The migration of the Ngati Kahungunu people from Hawaiki to Aotearoa with a history of the New Zealand born ancestors. Includes genealogy tables. First published in 1943. This is a new facsimile edition, and for the first time there is a new fifty-page full index.
Tales of Early Taupo by H M Fletcher
$50.00 NZD
Category: Cadsonbury
Facsimile reprint A-5 - Softcover Originally published in 1880. Born in England in 1868, Henry Fletcher emigrated to New Zealand with his parents in 1874. He studied for the ministry, and in 1893 he was assigned to the Taupo area to investigate the setting up of a mission there. Fletcher had a keen inte ...Show more