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HISTORIC GOLD TRAILS: of Nelson and Marlborough

HISTORIC GOLD TRAILS: of Nelson and Marlborough

ISBN# 0589009699
$42.95NZD

1978. A traveller's guide to the goldfields of historic Nelson & Marlborough.

GOLDEN DAYS OF LAKE COUNTY 1949

GOLDEN DAYS OF LAKE COUNTY 1949

ISBN# 0723301948
$39.95NZD

1949. One of the outstanding regional histories in the series published by the Otago Centennial Historical Committee.

ALL ABOARD: The Ships and Trains that Served Lake Wakatipu

ALL ABOARD: The Ships and Trains that Served Lake Wakatipu

ISBN# 0908573278
$79.95NZD

1980. The lure of gold was the initial spur to the development of railway transport to Lake Wakatipu, and of shipping services on the lake itself.

WAIHI GOLDFIELDS: A Brief History 1878-1978

WAIHI GOLDFIELDS: A Brief History 1878-1978

$24.95NZD

1978. A Centennial History of the Martha Mine, the most important gold mine in New Zealand and Australia and one of the greatest in the world.

GOLD

GOLD

$34.95NZD

1968. 1st edition. Vintage Bulletin for schools.

BEYOND THE SKIPPERS ROAD

BEYOND THE SKIPPERS ROAD

$49.95NZD

1965. An account of high country sheep farming in a remote and isolated area of the South Island.

GOLD TRAILS OF OTAGO

GOLD TRAILS OF OTAGO

ISBN# 589004190
$44.95NZD

1970. 1st edition. A traveller's guide to the Goldfields of Otago including an abbreviated account of the methods employed on the goldfield.

THE GOLDEN COBWEB: A saga of the Otago Goldfields 1861-64

THE GOLDEN COBWEB: A saga of the Otago Goldfields 1861-64

$39.95NZD

1957. The story of the miners who from 1861 to 1864 traveled to the Otago goldfields in search of gold.

THE SPARKLING WATERS OF WHAKATIPUA: The Story of Lake Wakatipu

THE SPARKLING WATERS OF WHAKATIPUA: The Story of Lake Wakatipu

$139.95NZD

1947. 1st edition. A a local history of Lake Wakatipu and surrounds by a noted writer and resident of Walter Peak Station - covering its early settlers, goldmining, and sheep farming.

THE BOY COLONISTS: or Eighty Years of Colonial in Otago

THE BOY COLONISTS: or Eighty Years of Colonial in Otago

$47.95NZD

1975. An account of two English boys in Otago New Zealand from 1859 to 1867.

THE NEW ZEALAND GOLDRUSHES 1860-1870
New Book

THE NEW ZEALAND GOLDRUSHES 1860-1870

ISBN# 0909030065
$59.95NZD

1994. 1st edition. Follows the history of New Zealand goldrushes.

THE STORY of SHANTY TOWN
New Book

THE STORY of SHANTY TOWN

$39.95NZD

1972. History of the Shanty Town and its goldmining legacy with drawings by Valerie Heinz.

RELICS OF THE GOLDFIELDS: Central Otago

RELICS OF THE GOLDFIELDS: Central Otago

ISBN# 0908565127
$19.95NZD

1976. 1st edition. History of the goldfields in Otago from the period of 1865-1910.

Thames Borough Centenary 1873-1973

Thames Borough Centenary 1873-1973

$59.95NZD

1973. 1st edition. Thames-Coromandel District history and memoirs.

THAMES: The First 100 Years

THAMES: The First 100 Years

$49.95NZD

1968. 1st edition. History of Thames in the Coromandel covering everything from great gold mining sections to general information on the town.

GOLDFIELD BALLADEER: The Life and Times of Charles R. Thatcher

GOLDFIELD BALLADEER: The Life and Times of Charles R. Thatcher

ISBN# 0002169037
$34.95NZD

1977. 1st Edition. A biography of Charles Thatcher, the famous balladeer of the New Zealand goldfields.

COROMANDEL COAST

COROMANDEL COAST

$59.95NZD

1965. 1st edition. Eugene and Valerie Grayland, both of them adventurous motorists and experienced writers, made a leisurely pilgrimage around the Coromandel Peninsula that has a varied history.

HISTORY OF THE RIVER THAMES NZ

HISTORY OF THE RIVER THAMES NZ

$89.95NZD

1967. History of the River Thames New Zealand including a section on mines and hotels + with newspaper cuttings.

DAYS THAT ARE NO MORE

DAYS THAT ARE NO MORE

$59.95NZD

1953. 1st edition. Description of the writer's experiences on the road, up and down NZ, after gold, timber etc.

The Streets Were Paved With Gold: A Pictorial History of the Klondike Gold Rush 1896-99
New Book

The Streets Were Paved With Gold: A Pictorial History of the Klondike Gold Rush 1896-99

ISBN# 0933126034
$47.95NZD

1997. No gold rush in history could match the Klondike Rush of 1896-99.