Rangiwaea, Bell's Junction School 1905-2005 by Gordon Collier
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Rangiwaea School and a reunion of the Bell's Junction schools.
Touching on Deaths: A Medical History of Early Auckland Based on the First 384 Inquests by GLUCKMAN, Laurie
$30.00 NZD
Category: Early NZ | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Auckland psychiatrist and medical historian, Laurie Gluckman, Discovered the only remaining record of the Auckland Coroners reports from 1840-1864 whilst searching through a garage sale. Laurie's transcription of the records is supplemented here by a wealth of historical data providing a va ...Show more
The Correspondence School Silver Jubilee 1922-1947
$42.50 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. A booklet about the early history of The New Zealand Correspondence School (NZCS).
Maori Slade A Novel by Christopher P Tobin
$25.00 NZD
Category: Early NZ
An iconic story of a man battling stereotypes and prejudices, struggling to fit in.
Making New Zealand: Pictorial Surveys of a Century [A Selection of Issues for Individual Purchase] by Various
$25.00 NZD
Category: Magazine
Adventures and Experiences of a Pioneer Colonist by Captain Barry
$95.00 NZD
Category: Early NZ | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Other title: Glimpses of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand: A Thrilling Narrative of the Early Days: Embodying the life-history of Captain William Jackson Barry Who Arrived in New South Wales in 1829. Includes history of Maori with reference to New Zealand Wars. Illustrated with b/w ...Show more
Gallipoli Diaries : The Anzac's Own Story Day by Day by Jonathan King
$22.50 NZD
Category: NZ & World War I | Reading Level: very good
For the first time the full story of what happened at Gallipoli is told in the words of the soldiers fighting in the trenches. Starting with the landing right up until the last day of the campaign, this is a daily account in the world of the Gallipoli soldier taken from letters and diaries of the men wh ...Show more
The Plough, The Chalice and the Sword by Hugh McBain
$135.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
The Plough, the Chalice and the Sword tells stories of the Williams family from their arrival in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1823. It tells the story of the family's involvement with agriculture and horticulture - through all the changes that have taken place over 200 years. It tells the story of those who ...Show more
Victory at Gate Pa? The Battle of Pukehinahina 1894 by Mikaere, Buddy
$39.99 NZD
Category: Early NZ
Victory at Gate Pā? examines, in exquisite detail, the historical background to the battle, the battle itself and the subsequent Battle of Te Ranga. The aftermath that saw 50,000 acres of prime land confiscated and a people driven into poverty and despair. The 29 April 1864 Battle of Pukehinahina-Gate ...Show more
The Wild Winds: The History of Number 486 RNZAF Fighter Squadron with the RAF by Paul Sortehaug
$485.00 NZD
Category: NZ Military History | Reading Level: very good
A great account of the air operations of the Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 486 Squadron, which was based in Europe from its formation in England in 1942, until it was disbanded soon after the end of the war in that area. It covers not only the detailed service and personal experiences of 486's pilots ...Show more
The Great Exhibition Christchurch 1.11.1906 to 15.4.1907 by Alexander de Kort
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
This unusual book is about "some facts, assumptions and queries pertaining to the philatelic aspects of the New Zealand International Exhibition which was held in Hagley Park, Christchurch, from the 1st of November, 1906 until the 15th of April, 1907".
The "taxwoman": One Hundred and One Years of Women Working in the Inland Revenue Department, 1892-1993 by Fiona McKergow
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
A booklet that undertakes a history of IRD women employees to commemorate the centennial of women's suffrage in New Zealand. By 1993, 62 per cent of IRD employees were women. But it is only within the last few years that the work enviroment has changed to the extent that women are just beginning to mak ...Show more