Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The progressive piecemeal printing of The centennial history of Barnego Flat
Other Name
Centennial history of Barnego Flat (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
The Nag's Head Press
Place
Date
1964-1994
Physical Description
10 volumes : illustrations, map ; 17 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0908784007
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
Limited edition
Subject Category
Content
Part 1. Containing preliminary pages and introductory text -- pt. 2. Containing chapter I: The moahunter period of South Island Polynesian culture on Barnego Flat -- pt. 3. Containing chapter II: Te Roto-tumata-kurunohoia, or, Snippets of the Maori history of Barnego Flat -- pt. 4. Containing chapter III: Barnego Flat and the great Pacific navigators -- pt. 5. Containing chapter V: Missionary influences on Barnego Flat -- pt. 6. Containing chapter V: The sealers and whalers and the Barnego Flat purchase -- pt. 7. Containing chapter VI: Beating about the Barnego flaxbushes. Chapter VII: Arrivals -- William Lands and a leavening of the likely lads, Lyttelton 1855 -- pt. 8. Containing chapter VIII: Lands of milk and honey: the finding and first solo settlement of Barnego Flat. Chapter IX: Clifford of Irishman's Mistake: the Barnego district run and runholder -- pt. 9. Containing chapter X: The evolution of Entwhistle's grand settlement plan for Barnego Flat -- pt. 10. Containing chapter XI: Wagons away! The Barnego trek and trekkers. Chapter XII: Settler allotments on Barnego Flat.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Barnego (N.Z.) - History - Anecdotes]
Parody of the local history genre written by R.S. Gormack. Parts 1-4 in limited numbered hand-set edition of 100, parts 5-10 in limited numbered hand-set edition of 150.
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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