Author(s): Paul Klemick

New Zealand Historical

“A fascinating array of illustrations complement the text superbly.  Seamlessly combining social history, labour history, migration history, and religious history, this book is solidly grounded in primary sources.  It should interest not only the descendants of the original Polish settlers, but anyone interested in New Zealand history.” 

Contains 325 pages with 339 photos and illustrations.

“Poles Down South” Book was launched on Saturday the 18th of November 2023 at Toitu Otago Settlers Museum at 31 Queen’s Gardens in Central Dunedin at 2pm.  The launch was followed by a short talk about the 250th anniversary of Polish naturalists Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Adam Forster on board Captain Cook’s Resolution in 1773 and then a look back over 25 years of POHOS