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For Cust's sake : a history of Cust and districts, North Canterbury / by Peter L. Savage.
- Title
- For Cust's sake : a history of Cust and districts, North Canterbury / by Peter L. Savage.
- Author
- Savage, Peter L.
- Publication
- [New Zealand] : Peter Savage, 2016.
- Nelson, New Zealand : The Copy Press
- ©2016
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | DU483.5 .S28 2016 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 391 pages : illustrations, maps; 22 x 30 cm
- Summary
- "For Cust's sake covers the history of Cust and Bennetts, Carleton, Eyrewell, Horrellville, Springbank, Stoke, Summerhill and West Eyreton in North Canterbury, from the moa hunter period to the sheep stations of the 1850s and the modern lifestyle blocks of today"--Back cover.
- Alternative Title
- For Cust's sake : a history of Cust & Districts North Canterbury
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Foreword / W.J. Gardner -- Author's preface -- 1. Pa site myth -- 2. Ideal grazing -- 3. Brave pioneers -- 4. Town and country -- 5. Trades prospered -- 6. Advent of religion -- 7. Flax to flourmills -- 8. Travel and transport -- 9. Changes in farming -- 10. New forest venture -- 11. Public works legacy -- 12. Slates to computers -- 13. Lest we forget -- 14. Focus on caring -- 15. Sport and leisure -- 16. Cust Grand Prix -- 17. The lifestylers -- Epilogue -- Weights, measure and currency -- Chronology of unusual and bizarre events.
- ISBN
- 9780473364601
- 0473364603
- OCLC
- 962038824
- SCSB-10980067
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library