Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Our path through the Rimu : a history of the Ararimu community, 1867-2017
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Ararimu Residents & Ratepayers Association Inc.
Place
Date
2017
Physical Description
574 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 30 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780473385613
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
1st edition
Content
Ararimu -- Inception -- Founded on friendship -- The significance of the Ararimu -- Ararimu and the New Zealand Wars -- 1860's -- Confiscated lands -- The out settlers -- A place to call home -- A background sketch -- 1865 to 1867 -- The digger's settlement -- From forest to farm -- The road to prosperity -- The pig's nest -- Wild food -- Community spirit -- Our early settlers 1867-1890's -- The Shanaghan murder -- A history of farming in Ararimu -- Food in the late 19th and early 20th century Ararimu -- Dad to day life in Ararimu 1893 to 1905 from the diaries of Mick Whelan -- Getting around -- Religion -- Education in Ararimu -- Delivering the mail -- Our families -- the early and mid-20th century -- Our families -- the new settlers 70's and 80's -- Our families -- the lifestylers -90's and beyond -- Delivering the news -- a history of the Ararimu courier -- The dam saga -- Camps -- Tales of Ararimu -- Ararimu R & R -- Celebrations -- The halls of Ararimu -- Horses in Ararimu -- Ararimu playgroup -- Ararimu Country Women's Institute -- Roll of honour.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Pioneers--New Zealand--Papakura District; Agriculture--New Zealand--Papakura District--History; Papakura District (N.Z.) - History]
Published in 2017 by the Ararimu Residents & Ratepayers Association INC. for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Ararimu community--Back cover. Includes tipped in erratum sheet.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
16 Dec 2023
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