Fortuitous Legacy: The Masterton Trust Lands Trust, 1872-1997 by Alan Henderson SIGNED BY AUTHOR

Fortuitous Legacy The Masterton Trust Lands Trust, 1872-1997 by Alan Henderson.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Publisher: Asterton Trust Lands Trust in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs, Masterton, 1997. FIRST EDITION.

Hardback with jacket in near new condition, no owner inscriptions, minor marks. Jacket has a little edge wear. 428 pages, many b/w illustrations and maps.

Wairarapa local history. The history of the Trust and of the town of Masterton: Joseph Masters, a champion of land for the working classes, and Charles R Carter, both of whom are remembered by the names of Wairarapa towns, helped found the Small Farms Association. Masters and HH Jackson walked from Wellington and negotiated to buy land from the Maori owners. Information about early settlers, many names mentioned. The continuing work of the Trust. Old photos incl: Portraits; Manaia, WH Donald's homestead near Solway; Te Retimana Te Korou; Aglionby settlement 1840; Richard Iorns house 1854; other early houses; Rimutaka Hill Road 1876: the road through the three Mile Bush near Carterton 1876; Main Street (now Queen Street) Masterton 1862 and other early town and business photos; repairs after the 1934 earthquake. Plus more modern photos