Station life in New Zealand
Barker, Lady 1831-1911
Station life in New Zealand / Lady Barker ; with a new introduction by Fiona Kidman - xiv, 238 pages - Virago/Beacon travelers series .
Letter I. Two month at sea.—Melbourne Letter II. Sight seeing in Melbourne Letter III. In to New Zealand Letter IV. First introduction to "station life" Letter V. A pastoral letter Letter VI. Society.—Houses and servants Letter VII. A young colonist.—The town & its neighbourhood Letter VIII. Pleasant days at ilam Letter IX. Death in our new home.—New Zealand children Letter X. Our station home Letter XI. Housekeeping and other matters Letter XII. My first expedition Letter XIII. Bachelor hospitality.—A Gale on shore Letter XIV. A Christmas picnic and other doings Letter XV. Everyday station life Letter XVI. A sailing excursion on Lake Coleridge Letter XVII. My first and last experience of camping out Letter XVIII. A journey "down south" Letter XIX. A christening gathering.—The fate of dick Letter XX. The New Zealand snow-storm of 1867 Letter XXI. Wild cattle hunting in the Kowai bush Letter XXII. The exceeding joy of burning Letter XXIII. Concerning a great flood Letter XXIV. My only fall from horseback Letter XXV. How we lost our horse and had to walk home
0807070297
Barker, Lady 1831-1911
Country life--New Zealand--Canterbury
Sheep ranches--New Zealand--Canterbury
993.15502
Station life in New Zealand / Lady Barker ; with a new introduction by Fiona Kidman - xiv, 238 pages - Virago/Beacon travelers series .
Letter I. Two month at sea.—Melbourne Letter II. Sight seeing in Melbourne Letter III. In to New Zealand Letter IV. First introduction to "station life" Letter V. A pastoral letter Letter VI. Society.—Houses and servants Letter VII. A young colonist.—The town & its neighbourhood Letter VIII. Pleasant days at ilam Letter IX. Death in our new home.—New Zealand children Letter X. Our station home Letter XI. Housekeeping and other matters Letter XII. My first expedition Letter XIII. Bachelor hospitality.—A Gale on shore Letter XIV. A Christmas picnic and other doings Letter XV. Everyday station life Letter XVI. A sailing excursion on Lake Coleridge Letter XVII. My first and last experience of camping out Letter XVIII. A journey "down south" Letter XIX. A christening gathering.—The fate of dick Letter XX. The New Zealand snow-storm of 1867 Letter XXI. Wild cattle hunting in the Kowai bush Letter XXII. The exceeding joy of burning Letter XXIII. Concerning a great flood Letter XXIV. My only fall from horseback Letter XXV. How we lost our horse and had to walk home
0807070297
Barker, Lady 1831-1911
Country life--New Zealand--Canterbury
Sheep ranches--New Zealand--Canterbury
993.15502