Akaroa and Banks Peninsula 1840-1940 Story of French Colonising Venture and Early Whaling Activities; The First Settlement of Canterbury by W.E.M. Jacobsen.
Akaroa and Banks Peninsula 1840-1940 Story of French Colonising Venture and Early Whaling Activities; The First Settlement of Canterbury by W.E.M. Jacobsen.
Published by Akaroa Mail Co., Akaroa, [1940?]. Hardcover with No Dust Jacket. Blue cloth boards are marked and rubbed with some compression to edges, titles have faded from spine. 396 pages + frontis + b/w plates. Page dimensions: 215 x 136mm. In very good condition with light tanning and minor foxing. Scarce.
Contents: Maori History; Captain George Hempleman; French Colonisation at Akaroa; Hoisting Union Jack at Akaroa; Land Claims and Crown Grants; Whaling - The First Important Industry; Arrival of the "Monarch"; Cultivating the Land; Pigeon Bay Settlement; Akaroa from 1843-1852; Prominent Personalities of Last Century; The Sawmilling Industry; Development of Little River District; Sawmilling at Pigeon Bay; The Settlement of the Bays; History of Church Work; The Peninsula's Local Administration; Akaroa Resident Magistrates; Bank and Post Office; Passenger and Mail Services; Education and First Schools; Freemasonry at Akaroa; Oddfellowship from 1860; Banks Peninsula War Memorial; Some Notable Happenings; Maori People of Banks Peninsula; Some Akaroa Families.
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