Book, A HISTORY OF OTAGO; Erik Olssen; 1987; 0 86868 093 1; CR2019.050.2
Book, A HISTORY OF OTAGO
Maker Maker RoleAuthor
Maker Maker RoleIllustrator
About this objectA 270 page soft cover book with many black and white photographs and illustrations including some colour photographs. This book attempts to explain the distinctive character of Otago's past and the importance of its people to history. This book tells the history of whaling and the Otakou Whaling Station, the natural rock bridge on the Kawarau River, First Church and School, Taieri Bush and Saddle Hill, early settlement on the Taieri Plains and the Maclaggan Street Squatters Club, to name but a few.
Medium and Materials
Cardboard
Paper
H 270mm x L 270mm x W 200mm
Date Made1987
Place Made PublisherJohn McIndoe Limited, Dunedin
Publication Date1987
Publication PlaceNew Zealand, Otago, Dunedin
Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Named CollectionItems from the Royden Thomson Collection, his library & Cromwell Chinatown diggings donation
Credit LineFrom the collection of the Cromwell Museum
Object Type ISBN/ISSN0 86868 093 1
Object numberCR2019.050.2
Spine Label
A HISTORY OF OTAGO
ERIK OLSSEN
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