The Motu and beyond : the way it was /
Dick Twisleton.
- vi, 58 pages : illustrations, map ; 30 cm
Folded map (30 x 30 cm., folded to 30 x 20 cm.) glued inside back cover.
Twisleton family and author's background -- The founding of Motu by the Hansen family -- Fisher family -- Richardson family -- William Brook surveyor -- The Motu and beyond - the way it was -- The Motu -- Forest utilization proposal -- Story from the farm journal -- Administration of the area -- The death of the founder -- Law and order -- Progress - General carriers -- Motu hotels popularity -- Hotel sale -- St Paul's Anglican Church -- Dairying -- Early land development -- Weed problems -- Marketing of livestock -- Land and stock improvement -- Introduction of aerial topdressing -- Motuhora Quarry -- The timber industry -- Motu's first sawmill -- Bigger sawmills -- Peddle v McDonald -- Fatal accidents -- Motu's last sawmill -- The demise of saw milling -- Hazards: fires, working dogs, sheep stealing, depressions, hardship -- Worrying dogs -- Rustling -- Distemper epidemic -- Floods -- Severe depressions -- Supplementing income -- Schools -- School sports -- The Falls Bridge -- Kiwis -- Trout fishing -- The contribution of women -- Armistice Day -- Influenza epidemic -- Sport participation -- Women's organisations -- Hotel shift -- Engineering, exploration and adventure on the river -- Adventures -- Kirk's Clearing -- Motu River trips -- Search and rescue -- Motu Hall closure -- Sadness in the district -- A tourist attraction -- Identities and characters -- A real pioneer -- Communication and supplies -- Telephone services -- Motorised transport -- Health services -- Landowners and residents.
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