Kiwitown's Port : The Story of Oamaru's Harbour
Author(s): Gavin McLean
Colonial New Zealand depended on sea transport, every major or aspiring centre had to have a port, hopefully loading cargo on a 'Home boat. This book traces the history of one such port into the twenty-first century. "Today's heritage object is yesterday's developer's dream."
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Overture; 'Good place for boats except during SE winds'; 'The breakwater and nothing but the breakwater', 1868-84; 'We'll mend the break, and ...we'll paddle our own canoe', 1885-1907; 'Fishing for cod with goldfish?' 1907-40; 'A navigational hazard', 1941-74; 'Fingers crossed engineering', 1974-2008; Envoi; Index.
General Fields
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- : unopnz
- : unopnz
- : 01 October 2008
- : 280mm X 215mm
- : New Zealand
- : books
Special Fields
- : Gavin McLean
- : Paperback
- : Paperback
- : 1st Edition
- : 1st Edition
- : 387.10993182
- : 387.10993182
- : Near Fine
- : Near Fine
- : 152
- : 152
- : colour & b/w photos
- : colour & b/w photos