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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10516828389668 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1452 (10) |
| Category: |
New Zealand History: Towns, Cities, Regions, Suburbs |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
FROM BUSH TO BOROUGH: An Illustrated History of the Mount Wellington Area
by R.A. Baker
DESCRIPTION
Format: medium softcover, stapled
Published: Tamaki City Council 1987, 1st edition
Size (mm): 210 w x 295 h x 7 d
Pages: 136
SKU: A4L/2606/0365/KXXX
ABOUT
A local history tracing Mount Wellington’s transformation from a sparsely settled, scrub covered district into a structured Auckland borough.
Baker follows the region’s development chronologically—early Māori occupation, European farming and quarrying, the rise of industry, and the steady spread of suburban housing after the Second World War. Photographs, maps, and captions anchor the narrative, showing how roads, schools, shops, and community institutions emerged around the volcanic landscape. The book captures the shift from rural fringe to a fully formed urban community.
Illustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images, maps. Decorated end papers.
CONDITION
Immaculate with light wear on covers and page edges, no stamps or inscriptions, pages clean.
IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Increasingly scarce.
LEADING VINTAGE BOOKSHOP SINCE 1989
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