Author: W. R. MayhewPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Tuapeka
Author: W. R. MayhewTuapeka the Land and Its People
Author: W. R. MayhewPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tuapeka County (N.Z.)
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Tuapeka, the Land and Its People
Author: W. R. MayhewPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clutha District (N.Z.)
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Tuapeka
Author: William Richardson MayhewPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clutha District (N.Z.)
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Going Out for a Bike Ride
Author: Pete McDonaldPublisher: Pete McDonald
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Going Out for a Bike Ride describes some recreational mountain-biking undertaken in 2002–3 in the Dunedin area and in North and Central Otago. Here and there in the generally enthusiastic narrative lie several accounts of access difficulties. The second half forms a supplement to the diary, looking first at access matters local to Dunedin and Otago, and then at several national access issues of that time. Page size: A4 File format: PDF Number of pages: 84 About: Recreation, Cycling, Mountain-biking, Access, Land access, New Zealand, Maps.
Arawata Bill (4th edition)
Author: Ian DoughertyPublisher: Exisle Publishing
ISBN: 1775594033
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
This is the story of a pioneering folk hero. It is a colourful tale of adventure, discovery and survival in the remotest areas of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. William James O’Leary was a man of humble origins. His lifetime (1865-1947) spanned a period of New Zealand history when the country was searching for homegrown heroes in whose lives the young nation could discover clues to the question of its identity. The decades O’Leary spent in the unforgiving mountain country of North-West Otago and South Westland, prospecting for gold and other minerals and making new tracks in unexplored areas, was bound to be regarded with envy and admiration by townsfolk. The myth-making process was assisted when the nickname ‘Arawata Bill’ stuck, but it is the man’s astonishing feats of endurance, tenacity and charming eccentricity which capture the imagination. Add in the mystery of a lost ruby mine, a seaboot full of gold sovereigns and the aura of secrecy surrounding the quest for precious metal, and you have the stuff of which legends are made. Generations of New Zealand schoolchildren are familiar with Denis Glover’s poem Arawata Bill, yet the subject of that work was only loosely based on William O’Leary. The man himself, in his solitary and self-effacing way, was both smaller and greater than the legend. He emerged as one of those archetypal New Zealanders who helped to define a distinctive nationality. In this fully revised and updated biography, Ian Dougherty has separated the man from the myth, with a warmly human portrait of an ordinary man who lived an extraordinary life.
On a Roll
Author: David GrantPublisher: Victoria University Press
ISBN: 9780864732668
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This substantial social history explores the culture and significance of gambling. It is well presented, fully illustrated with photographs, cartoons, and memorabilia, and comprehensively end-noted and indexed. The author, a professional historian, has also written 'Out In The Cold', about conscientious objectors.
Arawata Bill
Author: Ian DoughertyPublisher: Exisle Publishing
ISBN: 1927187311
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
This is the story of a pioneering folk hero. It is a colourful tale of adventure, discovery and survival in the remotest areas of New Zealand’s Southern Alps.William James O’Leary was a man of humble origins. His lifetime (1865-1947) spanned a period of New Zealand history when the country was searching for homegrown heroes in whose lives the young nation could discover clues to the question of its identity.The decades O’Leary spent in the unforgiving mountain country of North-West Otago and South Westland, prospecting for gold and other minerals and making new tracks in unexplored areas, was bound to be regarded with envy and admiration by townsfolk.The myth-making process was assisted when the nickname ‘Arawata Bill’ stuck, but it is the man’s astonishing feats of endurance, tenacity and charming eccentricity which capture the imagination. Add in the mystery of a lost ruby mine, a seaboot full of gold sovereigns and the aura of secrecy surrounding the quest for precious metal, and you have the stuff of which legends are made.Generations of New Zealand schoolchildren are familiar with Denis Glover’s poem Arawata Bill, yet the subject of that work was only loosely based on William O’Leary. The man himself, in his solitary and self-effacing way, was both smaller and greater than the legend. He emerged as one of those archetypal New Zealanders who helped to define a distinctive nationality.In this biography, Ian Dougherty has separated the man from the myth, with a warmly human portrait of an ordinary man who lived an extraordinary life.
Parliamentary Debates
Author: New Zealand. ParliamentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
An Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Author: Alexander H. McLintockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 892
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