Research Catalog

Title

Flashback : tales and treasures of Taranaki / Andrew Moffat.

Author

Moffat, Andrew, 1977-

Publication

Auckland, N.Z. : Huia Publishers, 2012.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Puke Ariki (Library and museum)

Description

321 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

"Showcasing items from the Puke Ariki collections, Flashback casts fresh light on the heritage of the Taranaki region and its people. Richly illustrated and carefully researched, it debunks the myths, exposes characters, tells little-known tales and gives insights into well-known community treasures, standing testament to the value of Puke Ariki's heritage collection and its wealth of stories"--Cover.

Subject

• Puke Ariki (Library and museum)
• Māori (New Zealand people) > Material culture
• Kōrero nehe
• Whare taonga
• Taranaki (N.Z.) > History

Genre/Form

• History
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Frank Mace: 'The pluckiest fellow I ever met" -- Swanndri: famous bush wear -- Mysteries unearthed: Kiakia Swamp -- Marine parade and pleasure pier: New Plymouth central city -- Hemi te Waka: 'Staunch friendly native' -- Scavenging and skullduggery: the Hemingway collection -- Depression furniture: keeping up appearances -- Quiet class speaks: the Street Homestead excavation -- Cattle enemas and cordial: Sykes's -- Rowan Studios: a musical adventure -- Voyaging taonga: Poutama Whiria and Te Punga a Matori -- 'Dedicated and determined': the Wynn Wilson Memorial Shield -- Bulls on parade: Ferdinand the Bull and Taranaki rugby -- Galloping parson's pānui: the Ngā Māhanga Proclamation -- Daly Helmets : 'doubly sure and strong' -- 'Beautiful in the extreme': Ōrangi-Tuapeka and Waimate Pā -- 'Keep any invader in the sea': the Taranaki Home Guard -- 'Dine and wine in real cabaret style': La Scala restaurant -- Lieutenant Edmond Leo Malone: 'A splendid example of courage and energy' -- Do your best: Fred and Alice Coleman -- A marvellous jumble: the Fred Butler collection -- Hard graft: the Earp family -- Paddle board invasion: surf cultures clash -- 'Whom do you dislike most?': the autograph book of Mary Humphries -- Suction, sparks and steam: Alexander Walker Reid -- Heartbreak and renewal: three tangihanga at Parihaka -- Silver and silk: the Wilson collection -- Dog stars of the Swainson/Woods collection -- 'No! I will cut my throat first': the Carrington papers -- Carved reputation: Les Mackie.
• -- 'Phoenix from the bush': the Pūtikituna waka -- Does artwork always need to be nice?: Taranaki Schools Art Co-operative collection -- 'Fertility gods': Rural Aviation Ltd. -- Clergyman and the orphans: the Barrett sisters daguerrotype -- 'In the hands of the Philistines': the little fakes -- Bottled history: the Brian Bridgeman bottle collection -- Ohāngai Pā: treasured stronghold -- Shifting sands: the Tongaporutu coastline project -- Puketapu Pā and 'one of the prettiest airports in New Zealand' -- 'Alas those chimes': the New Plymouth clock tower -- 'Twas Jesus calld the soul away': needlework samplers -- Coastal focus: the Feaver collection -- Concrete dreamers: Duffill Gibson architectural plans -- Homeward bound: Wiremu Kingi te Rangitaake -- Living history: New Plymouth War Memorial Hall -- Natural obsessions: the Blanche Halcombe collections -- Art, curses and a 'peculiar disease of the brain': Joseph Jenner Merrett and the Curtis family -- Memorial sketches: William Francis Gordon -- "i'll be there ... and I'll kill that guy': 'Fighting Fireman' versus 'Pocket Hercules' -- Powerful garment: Kahu kuri -- Stylish hand-me-down: the Sampson-Clare wedding dress -- Oddments: exotic collecting in New Plymouth -- A valuable record: the Alastair Buist collection -- Scandal and scuttlebutt: Taranaki Punch -- Varied exposure: contemporary photography -- A folk hero or a 'luny'? The highwayman -- Big dig: Shaun Ainsworth and the Olsson Swamp search.

ISBN

• 9781869694821 (pbk.)
• 1869694821 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 760070337
• SCSB-13339325

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library