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Collingwood : a history of the area from earliest days to 1912
- Title
- Collingwood : a history of the area from earliest days to 1912 / J.N.W. Newport ; foreword by C.R. Barnicoat.
- Author
- Newport, J. N. W.
- Publication
- Christchurch [N.Z.] : Printed at the Caxton Press, 1971.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | 1928.262.674 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 294 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 13-14.
- Contents
- The Europeans arrive -- The Maoris -- Collingwood 1855-1880 -- Early Goldfields -- Ferntown -- Collingwood 1881-1911 -- Rockville, Bainham, Kaituna -- Heaphy Track -- Gold mining companies -- Sawmilling & timber trade -- Farming & dairy industry -- Local body & social services -- Pakawau -- Farewell Spit -- Puponga coal -- The coastal route south from Collingwood -- Early Goldfields : Anatori -- First attempts at Quartz crushing, Taitapu -- Taitapu estates & Taitapu Estates & Taitapu battery -- Golden blocks -- West Wanganui inlet -- Flax milling & coal mining -- Roads & shipping at West Wanganui -- Mangarakau & Paturau -- Kahurangi Lighthouse -- Whales, fish, birds & animals.
- LCCN
- 72180249
- OCLC
- ocm00379808
- 379808
- SCSB-872075
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library