A wealth of information on the early history of Wellington and Port Nicholson.

It is probably the most comprehensive history of Wellington ever put between the covers of a single book. A great reference volume. Lots of very well chosen illustrations and a worthy index. This book is overflowing with many hundreds of names and references to the ordinary people, alongside the more prominent members of Wellington history. Describes the first emigrant ship to set sail from Gravesend, England in 1839 for Wellington, New Zealand. There are dozens of passenger ships lists, data on street names and their residents, names and dates concerning the formation of schools, churches, businesses, councils, sporting, cultural and academic organizations. It lists the original land owners, as balloted in London, details damage to individual properties in the big quakes of the 1850’s, has a section listing births, deaths and marriages and another for biographical sketches of the more prominent people.

Large hardcovered book with plastic covered dust jacket in excellent condition inside. Published in 1975, (originally published in 1928), 544 pages. Well illustrated.

The sale of this book is on behalf of the St. Christopher's Community Trust, Christchurch

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