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Safe haven : the untold story of New Zealand's largest ever military camp : Featherston, 1916-1919

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  • Description

    "The building of Featherston Military Camp in late 1915 transformed a stony paddock east of Featherston township in south Wairarapa into a ready-made barrack town which could house up to 8,000 raw soldiers. Volunteers and conscripts from all parts of the country came to Featherston, spending two to four months in training, our largest military base their temporary home before they left the safety of New Zealand to endure the heaviest casualties this country has suffered. ...

    Safe haven traces the life of Featherston Military Camp and the men who lived there. The camp left a legacy in buildings, photographs and the site itself, now quiet land alongside State Highway Two, east of Featherston"--Back cover.

  • Place
    Masterton, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    U295.N49 FRA (Library of Congress Call Number)

    88962 (Cat ID)

    88804 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    Safe haven : the untold story of New Zealand's largest ever military camp : Featherston, 1916-1919
  • Primary Maker

    Wairarapa Archive (Issuing body)

    Neil Frances (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Wairarapa Archive, in association with Fraser Books
  • Place
    Masterton, New Zealand
  • Date
    2012
  • Physical Description

    xii, 174 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates (1 folded) : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps, plan, portraits ; 21 x 26 cm

  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

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  • Subject Category

    New Zealand. Army--Barracks and quarters

    Military training camps--New Zealand--Featherston--History

  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: New Zealand. Army--Facilities--History; Military camps--New Zealand--Featherston--History; World War, 1914-1918--New Zealand--Featherston; Soldiers--Training of--New Zealand; Featherston Military Training Camp (N.Z.) - History]

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-169) and index.

  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023

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