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Title |
Life on a five pound note |
Author |
Hosken, Evelyn |
Summary |
"...Mrs Hosken and her young carpenter husband drew Simons Hill station in a land ballot and ... they set out with their baby son to pioneer in New Zealand's High Country ... The book contains, in addition to personal memoirs, a brief history of high-country runs which have hitherto has not been written..." - Jacket blurb. Title page inscribed "To Mrs A E Woodhouse with thanks & appreciation of your interest, help & amendment in the preperation of this book" and signed by the author. Contents (chapter list): - Early family history - Life in Timaru in the 'seventies - Adair in the 'eighties - Simon's Hill - Some Mckenzie stations - Mackenzie places - Tekapo Church - Sport in the Mackenzie Country - Mackenzie miscellany - Random reminiscences |
Pub Place |
Timaru, N.Z. |
Publisher |
Evelyn Hosken |
Pub Date |
1964 |
ISBN |
(hbk.) |
Physical Description |
204 p., [23] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm. |
People |
Hosken, Evelyn Burnett, Thomas David |
Search Terms |
Simon's Hill Run, Mackenzie District Adair, Canterbury Otipua, Canterbury Burkes Pass, Canterbury Lake Pukaki, Canterbury Lake Tekapo, Canterbury Mackenzie District |
LC Subject Headings |
Hosken, Evelyn Eliza Vincent, b. 1886 Pioneers --New Zealand --Mackenzie District --Biography Frontier and pioneer life --New Zealand --MacKenzie District Frontier and pioneer life --New Zealand --Mackenzie District Sheep ranches --New Zealand --Mackenzie District Mackenzie District -- History |
Call# |
92 HOS |
Catalogue Number |
970/28.4 |