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Christchurch Crimes and Scandals 1876 -99 by Geoffrey W. Rice
$35.00 NZD
Category: True Crime | Reading Level: very good
The Boxing Day Riot of 1879 when a parade of Orange Lodge members was attacked by a mob of Irish Catholic navvies swinging axe-handles, a slander case involving one of the city's richest merchants, the famous Severed Hand Mystery of 1885 ... Following on from his first volume, Christchurch Crimes 1850-1 ...Show more
Quackery in Christchurch 1850-1900 by Geoffrey W. Rice
$42.50 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch | Reading Level: very good
Quackery is simpley defined as medical practice that has no scientific basis, yet, thanks to the Covid pandemic, alternative medication and treatments are again on the rise all over the world. Mainstream doctors have always warned against placing reliance on patient medicines, herb, homepathy, phrenolo ...Show more
Victoria Square: Cradle of Christchurch by Geoffrey W. Rice
$19.99 NZD
$59.99 (66% off)
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
Victoria Square, that green and peaceful oasis in the centre of Christchurch, has a special claim to fame: it is the only city square in the world with a river running through it. And it has a rich and varied history, starting in 1850 when, as Christchurch's Market Place, it was the centre of commerce i ...Show more
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