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Items of Local History Held at Waikouaiti Library ITEMS OF LOCAL HISTORY HELD AT WAIKOUAITI LIBRARY Anderson, Atholl, 1943- The welcome of strangers: an ethnohistory of southern Maori A.D. 1650-1850 / Atholl Anderson . Dunedin, N.Z.: Otago University Press in association with Dunedin City Council, 1998. Angus, Janet C. (Janet Catherine), 1915- The ongoing pilgrimage: Waikouaiti Presbyterian Parish, 1963-1988, written on the occasion of the 125th Anniversary / by Janet C. Angus . [Dunedin, N.Z. : The Parish, 1988?] Angus, Janet C. (Janet Catherine), 1915- A brief history of the Waikouaiti Library / by Janet Angus. Dunedin, N.Z.: Dunedin Public Libraries, 1996. Barkman, Frances, 1927- The Whites of Merton, Otago: family history: a short history of Jeany and Thomas White and their descendants / compiled by Frances Barkman [Dunedin, N.Z. : F.E. Barkman, 1985] Beattie, H. (Herries), 1881-1972 The first white boy born in Otago: story of T. B. Kennard Reed, 1939 Beattie, H. (Herries), 1881-1972 Maori place-names of Otago / told by the Maoris to Herries Beattie. 2nd ed. with index / index [by] Ken McAllister Christchurch [N.Z.] : Cadsonbury, 2001 Beattie, H. (Herries), 1881-1972 Our southernmost Maoris: their habitat, nature notes, problems and perplexities, controversial and conversational, further place names, antiquity of man in New Zealand / by Herries Beattie Facsimile ed. with pref. and index Christchurch [N.Z.] : Cadsonbury Publications, 1994 Belmer, Frederick Roy, 1913- James Watkin: pioneer missionary / by Roy Belmer Auckland Wesley Historical Society New Zealand 1979 Brinns Point, Karitane & Puketeraki cemeteries: burials and headstones, also Hui-Te-Rangiora Anglican Church memorials ... 1840-1984 Burdon, R. M. (Randal Mathews), 1896-1965 New Zealand notables: Henry Williams, Te Whiti, Johnny Jones / by R. M. Burdon [Christchurch] Caxton Press, 1941 Burdon, R. M. (Randal Mathews), 1896-1965 New Zealand notables. Series two / R. M. Burdon [Christchurch, N.Z.] : Caxton Press, 1945 Campbell, Ian Bruce, 1935 – Centenary of the Borough of Waikouaiti, March 25-27, 1966 / compiled for the Centennial Committee by J. D. Brown, photographs by Mrs A.T. Heckler Borough of Waikouaiti: centenary 1866-1966 [Waikouaiti, N.Z. : Waikouaiti Centennial Committee, 1966] Christie, John, 1829-1913 History of Waikouaiti / John Christie 2nd ed. Christchurch : Christchurch, 1929 Church, Ian, 1941- Karitane by the sea : whalers, traders and fishermen/Ian Church . Port Chalmers [N.Z.] : Ian Church, 2010. Church, Ian, 1941- Gaining a foothold : historical records of Otago’s eastern coast, 1770 – 1839 . Dunedin [N.Z.] : FrIends of the Hocken Collections, 2008. Church, Ian, 1941- Blueskin Days : a history of Waitati, Evansdale, Warrington and surrounding districts / Ian Church ; with Stuart and Jean Strachan Waitati [N.Z.] : Blueskin Steering Committee, 2007. Cooper, David. The Cherry Farm Creative Arts Trust/by David Cooper with assistance from Heather Martin and Julia Faed. Wellington, NZ. : Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, c1992. Chapman, Lloyd. In a strange garden : the life and times of Truby King/Lloyd Chapman Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin Books, 2003 Dacker, Bill The people of the place: mahika kai / Bill Dacker Wellington, N.Z. : New Zealand 1990 Commission, 1990 Dacker, Bill Te mamae me te aroha = The pain and the love: a history of Kai Tahu Whanui in Otago, 1844 - 1994 / Bill Dacker Early days in Otago (The Orbell Diary) / McLeod Orbell Dunedin N.Z.] [n.d.], 51 p. unpublished photocopy Eccles, Alfred, 1880-1951 John Jones of Otago: whaler, coloniser, shipowner, merchant / Alfred Eccles and A.H. Reed; foreword by the Hon. W. Downie Stewart Wellington, N.Z. : A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1949 Flag Swamp School: extracts from the minutes, 1868-1994 [Balclutha, N.Z.]: Printed by South Otago Newspapers, [1994] Compiled by Eileen Foote Favourite recipes from rural Otago / Waikouaiti Branch of Rural Women New Zealand. Waikouaiti [N.Z.] : Waikouaiti Branch of Rural Women New Zealand, 2004. Hamel, Jill The archaeology of Otago / Jill Hamel Wellington, N.Z. : Dept. of Conservation, c2001 Harris, Diana, 1947- Johnny Jones : a colonial saga / Diana Harris. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed Pub., 2007. Harlow, Ray, 1945- Otago's first book: the distinctive dialect of Southern Maori / Ray Harlow Dunedin North [N.Z.]: Otago Heritage Books, 1994 The Hawksbury Monthly. Volume 1, numbers 1-5, 1929 – 1930 Photocopied material. Hearn, T. J. (Terrence John), 1945- Nenthorn: gold and the gullible / by Terry Hearn Dunedin [N.Z.]: Otago Heritage Books, 1988 Heckler, Pat. The Heckler families of Mount Pleasant / by Pat Heckler. [Waikouaiti, N.Z. : P. Heckler, 2007] Hunter, Avis, 1949 My life/by Avis Hunter Dunedin[N>Z>] : Donald Beasly Institute, [1977] Part of author’s life is an account of time spent at Seacliff and Cherry Farm Hospitals. Kaumatua kai. "This project is a mixture of the old, the new, the memories, all blended together to make Kaumatua kai"--Inside front cover. [Dunedin,N.Z] : [s.n.], [2008] Kerr, Lloyd. A coastal parish celebrates 100 years : sidelights on the Waikouaiti Presbyterian Church, 1863-1963. [Waikouaiti, N.Z.] : The Church, [1963] King, Mary Truby Truby King: the man Allen & Unwin, 1946 Knight, Hardwicke, 1911- Matanaka: Otago's first farm / Hardwicke Knight and Peter Coutts Dunedin: J. McIndoe, 1975 Lawson, Antoinette J. H. (Antoinette Jean Hanmer), 1915- St. John the Evangelist, Waikouaiti, Otago : commemorating the years 1958-1983 / by Antoinette J.H. Lawson Waikouaiti, N.Z.: St. John's Church Committee, 1983 Malloch, Donald W. (Donald Wright) Early Waikouaiti / by Donald W. Malloch Dunedin, N.Z. : Otago Daily Times & Witness Newspapers, [1940] Maultby, Beryl J. (Beryl Joy), 1948- With those who came first: a history of the Kennard family in New Zealand, 1840-1990 / by Beryl J. Maultby (nee Kennard), 2nd ed. McCallum, Rua. He kete taoka : southern cultural materials resource kit / researched and collated by Rua McCallum Dunedin, N.Z. : The author, c2008 ; Merton cemetery & war memorial, Silverpeaks County, Otago, N.Z., 1879-1982. Miller, C. Holmes Sturdy sons: a flashback into the cheerful yesterday of a New Zealand family / by C. Holmes Miller Dunedin: Otago Daily Times, 1958 Moore, C. W. S. (Charles William Stuart), 1915- Northern approaches : a history of Waitati, Waikouaiti, Palmerston, Dunback, Moeraki, Hampden and surrounding districts / C.W.S. Moore Dunedin, N.Z. : Whitcombe & Tombs, under the auspices of the Otago Centennial Historical Committee, 1958 McComb, Helen, 1937- 125th year of the Waikouaiti School, 1860-1985 [Waikouaiti, N.Z. : J. Porter, 1985] McComb, Helen, 1937- Change of township name, Borough of West Hawkesbury to Waikouaiti : centennial celebration, 1st January 2009 [Waikouaiti, N.Z. : P.O.W.A., 2008] McLay, John, 1841-1916 Waikouaiti and Dunedin in 1850: reminiscences of John McLay an early settler / Ross S. Gordon, editor Dunedin [N.Z.] : The Editor, 1998 Neale, E. J. (Eliot James), 1882-1921 A short history of Waikouaiti: and chronicles of St. Johns Church: commemorating sixty years of church life and work, 1858-1918 / by E. J. Neale New Zealand public school register or admission, progress , and withdrawal: Waikouaiti Public School Waikouaiti School registers, birth dates 1864-1924 Photocopied material. Nind , Barbara. Waikouaiti School, 1860 – 2010 : a record of school life prepared for the 150 th erunion, October 2010. [Waikouaiti, N.Z. : B.Nind, 2010] Pratt, M. A. Rugby (Major Albert Rugby), 1875-1946 The pioneering days of southern Maoriland / by M.A. Rugby Pratt London, Epworth Press, 1932 Prebble, Matiu. To hikoia mai Hikaroroaki Waikouaiti = a journey from Hikaroroa to Waikiouaiti : a contribution to the cultural history of the Waikouaiti River and surrounding environs / by Matiu Prebble and David Mules for Kati Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki. Dunedin, N>Z : Kati Huirapa Runaka ki Puketaeraki, 2004. Pybus, T. A. (Thomas Arthur), 1873-1957 Maori and missionary : early Christian missions in the South Island of New Zealand / by T.A. Pybus ; edited by A. W. Ree Wellington, N.Z.: A. H.& A. W. Reed, 1954 Pybus, T.A. The Maoris of the South Island / T.A.Pybus Christchurch [N>Z>] : Cadsonbury, 2002 Remembrance [ sound recording} : songs and stories from Orokonui, Seacliff and Cherry Farm . Dunedin, N.Z. : Connections Education and Development Centre, 2005. Rev. James Watkin's Waikouaiti register of baptisms, burials, marriages / transcribed as per James Watkin's register by C. D. Dean Rolls of Honour : World War 1914 – 1918, 1939 -1945 Names taken from monuments and Honours boards – St Johns Anglican Church, Waikouaiti, Puketeraki Church – Hui te Rangiora, Merton Roll of Honour, Waikouaiti Presbyterian Church, Publis War Memorial, Waikouaiti and War Memorial Board, Waikouaiti Library. Commemorative information taken from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Rombouts, Michael, 1957- Catholic marriages, Otago-Southland Diocese (up to 1920): cross-matched with Catholic burials in Otago cemeteries / Michael Rombouts Dunedin [N.Z.]: M.J. Rombouts, 1994 Seacliff Hospital : newspaper clippings, 1942-1973 : plus additional information and lists of fire victims / [compiled by Dunedin Public Libraries] Shag River mouth: the archaeology of an early Southern Maori village / edited by Atholl Anderson, Brian Allingham and Ian Smith Canberra A.C.T. ; AHH publications, RSPAS. The Australian National University, 1996 Shortland, Edward, 1812-1893 The southern districts of New Zealand: a journal, with passing notices of the customs of the aborigines / by Edward Shortland Christchurch
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