Correspondence, The Tautuku Letters, correspondence addressed to W N Jenks 1969-...
Correspondence, The Tautuku Letters, correspondence addressed to W N Jenks 1969-1970
About this objectThe Tautuku Letters, correspondence addressed to W N Jenks 1969-1970; transcriptions of letters written to W N Jenks describing aspects of life and industry in the Catlins in the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Includes names and in-depth information and diagrams on Catlins sawmilling, tramway construction, bridge building, commercial fishing, events, road construction, William King family, Mrs Agnes Shanks' recollections, surveyors. Respondents - Ernest McTainsh, Les Dewe, Bert King, Agnes Shanks, Commissioner of Crown Lands.
Maker Maker RoleCompiler
Date Made1970
Medium and Materials
processed material, paper;
processed material, synthetic, plastic
A4
Subject and Association Keywordsagriculture, forestry, exploitation and utilization
Subject and Association Keywordsagriculture, forestry, tools and implements
Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywordshistory of Oceania, New Zealand, local history and description
Subject and Association Keywordsgenealogy, personal and family names
Subject and Association Keywordsrailroad engineering and operation, local and light railways
Subject and Association Description
commercial fishing,
sawmilling,
timber milling,
logging,
drowning,
railway,
tramways
From the collection of Owaka Museum Wahi Kahuika, The Meeting Place "a rest on your journey".
Object Type Object number2010.157
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