My New Zealand

Object detail

Accession number

07-967

Maker

Angus J. Harrop

Description

Brief tour -- Westland days -- Who are the Maoris? -- Marsden and his missionaries -- Wakefield and his plan -- "Forcing the government's hand" -- The shadow of the Queen -- Systematic settlement -- War with the Maori King -- Confiscation and its consequences -- The days of gold -- Surveyors -- Development and experiment -- Pacific adventure -- Imperial vision -- World War -- Aftermath -- Labour in power -- Social security -- The community -- Thoughts on education -- Journalism and literature -- Sport -- We look at the world -- Half-way to Paradise?

Signature/Marks and Type

Auckland Public Library Ink Stamp
Withdrawn Ink Stamp
Reference only
Not for loan Ink Stamp

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

319 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, frontispiece, portrait ; 19 cm.

Credit line

Angus J. Harrop. 1939. My New Zealand, 07-967. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Book Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

London Greater London England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Subject: all levels

Description and travel New Zealand History

Collection type

Published Titles Walsh Memorial Library

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