The Past today historic places in New Zealand
Maker and role
John Wilson, Editor
New Zealand Historic Places Trust, Other contributor
Production date
1987
Object detail
Accession number
91-013
Description
Marks on a landscape: Auckland's volcanic cones -- New Zealand's first-comers: the Maori at Kaikoura -- The two races together: James Cook at Mercury Bay -- For the salvation of the Maoris: the Catholic Mission of Pukekaraka -- The choicest part of Waikato: the saking of Rangiaowhia -- One foot at sea, one on shore: Foveaux Strait and Paterson Inlet -- A river's flow to history: Jerusalem to Pipiriki -- The food basket at Rakaihautu: Taumutu -- The work of a master: Manutuke -- Claims taken up in every direction: gold at Bannockburn -- A Hokianga survivor: Kohykohu -- A distinctive pocket of West Coast settlement: Blackball's militant past -- In a land of wheat: Timaru's flourmills -- The lifeblood of a town: Benhar and its pottery -- The mushroom of the plains: Ashburton builds in brick -- The really noble thoroughfare: Princes Street and Albert Park -- Homes of the people: workers' dwellings of Christchurch -- Head office country: south Lambton Quay -- A new place in the sun: Napier rebuilt -- Glossary of Maori words and terms.
Media/Materials
Physical description
183 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps, (some colour), portraits ; 30 cm.
ISBN/ISSN
0864790015
Credit line
John Wilson et al. 1987. The Past today historic places in New Zealand, 91-013. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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Subject: all levels
New Zealand
Historic sites
New Zealand
Historic buildings
New Zealand
Volcanoes
Antiquities
Maori (New Zealand people)
19th century
History
New Zealand
20th century
Wood-carving, Maori
New Zealand
Gold mines and mining
New Zealand
Coal mines and mining
New Zealand
Flour-mills
Pottery craft
Brickmaking
Building, Brick
New Zealand
Dwellings
New Zealand
Commercial buildings
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