(Hardback)
By: Harry Broad
ISBN: 9780947503864
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2018
Publisher: Potton & Burton
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(Paperback)
By: Bill Wyman
ISBN: 9781911397359
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2023
UK Publication Date: 5th June 2023
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
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A comprehensive and affectionate look at the village of Chelsea, with over 300 photos, itineraries, maps, historical research and stories by ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman.
(Paperback)
By: Bradshaw Julia
ISBN: 9781927145609
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2014
Publisher: Canterbury University Press
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These fascinating tales and reminiscences from New Zealand's West Coast's earliest pioneers were originally compiled by Carl Pfaff for The Diggers' Story, first published in 1914 to mark the 50th anniversary of the gold rushes that transformed this remote part of New Zealand. Long out of print, the book has been thoughtfully edited and expanded for today's readers.
(Paperback)
By: Trevor Bentley
ISBN: 9780473701901
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2024
Publisher: Kereru Books
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(Paperback, 4th edition)
By: Peter B. Best
ISBN: 9780958205320
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2001
Publisher: Wairarapa Archive
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(Paperback)
By: Wallace Badham
ISBN: 9781877514012
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2009
Publisher: Oratia Media
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Written from first-hand experience, it brings to life the early years of Karekare and neighbouring farming and logging settlements, at a time when car and air travel were starting to end the isolation of these stunning locations.
(Hardback)
By: Susannah Conway
ISBN: 9781452137261
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2016
UK Publication Date: 3rd May 2016
Publisher: Chronicle Books
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LONDONTOWN is a photographic love letter to this bustling world capital.
(Paperback)
By: Audrey Adams
ISBN: 9780958264556
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2007
Publisher: Fraser Books
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Mr & Mrs U is a virtual 'who's who' of Canterbury and with its detailed information and many illustrations, will appeal to family and social historians.
(Hardback)
By: Bill Prebble
ISBN: 9780995138551
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2024
Publisher: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Inc
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(Paperback, illustrated edition)
By: Ann Gluckman
ISBN: 9781877378454
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2010
Publisher: David Ling Publishing Limited
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In 2004, workmen demolishing the home that had housed three generation's of Ann Gluckman's family saved an old cardboard box hidden under the eaves. The letters inside proved invaluable to Ann's painstaking 20-year work piecing together the family history, which had, like the letter, been largely concealed.
(Hardback)
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2016
Publisher: The Caxton Press
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(Hardback)
By: John Gillies
ISBN: 9780995143722
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2023
Publisher: Quentin Wilson Publishing
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Skippers Canyon is an artists paradise and one of New Zealands most stunning locations. This historic and scenic gorge, carved out by the Shotover River in Queenstowns backcountry, has been a favourite destination and inspiration for artist John Gillies for some forty years.
(Hardback)
By: Tim Fulton
ISBN: 9781988538891
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2022
Publisher: David Bateman Ltd
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The Clarence: People and Places of Waiau Toa captures the breathtaking majesty of this rugged region and the epic stories it holds. Rural journalist Tim Fulton explores more than 200 kilometres of mountains, rivers and valleys bordering Canterbury and Marlborough.
(Paperback)
By: MacGibbon John
ISBN: 9780995123212
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2020
Publisher: Wairarapa Archive
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(Paperback)
By: John Earl Bassett
ISBN: 9780956429308
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2009
Publisher: The Killyleagh Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society
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(Hardback, illustrated edition)
By: Michael Bassett
ISBN: 9781927305102
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2015
Publisher: David Ling Publishing Limited
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(Paperback)
By: Debra Millar
ISBN: 9780473477677
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2019
Publisher: Point Publishing Limited
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A generously illustrated and highly readable account of Point Chevalier's rich and colourful past.
(Paperback)
By: Marc Bonny
ISBN: 9781877514135
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2011
Publisher: Oratia Media
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Titirangi: Fringe of Heaven collects specialist accounts of Maori history, prominent settlers, architecture, the arts and the environment with personal recollections of Titirangi life. A must for anyone with a connection to this beautiful area or with an interest in the arts and environment.
(Hardback)
By: Geoffrey W. Rice
ISBN: 9781927145586
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2015
Publisher: Canterbury University Press
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Victoria Square, that green and peaceful oasis in the center of Christchurch, has a special claim to fame: it is the only city square in the world with a river running through it. This lively and entertaining book, illustrated with 250 photographs, is a fascinating architectural survey of a unique civic space.
(Paperback, 2nd ed.)
By: Margaret Cook
ISBN: 9780702266065
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2023
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
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(Paperback)
By: Bob Byrne
ISBN: 9781742237558
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2021
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
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Offers a celebration of Adelaide from the 1940s to the 80s - the people, places, events and experiences that shaped the city and its Baby Boomers. Take a gloriously sentimental trip down memory lane with Bob Byrne as he shows us the Adelaide of yesteryear that will bring a smile to your face, a lump in your throat and a tear to your eye!
(Paperback)
By: Jillian Rothwell
ISBN: 9781927305669
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2020
Publisher: David Ling Publishing Limited
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(Paperback)
By: Johanna Adorjn
ISBN: 9781921656569
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2010
Publisher: Text Publishing
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A couple who have been united through the horrors of 20-century Europe and the joys of love and family, cannot live up to the vows they made nearly 50 years ago to stay together 'until death do us part'. In 1991, they take their own lives, together. Their granddaughter Johanna Adorjan digs through her family history to piece together the puzzle.
(Paperback)
By: Samia Khatun
ISBN: 9780702262623
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2019
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
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