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NZSGThe document provides summaries of several new books available at the library. Titles include books about historic photographs from Waikerie, South Australia, the early days of Canungra in Queensland, Irish surnames, emigration from Jersey to New Zealand, life in the Victorian navy, photographers in Lancashire from 1840-1940, the first electric light in Reefton, New Zealand, and how to search the library catalogue for more resources. Members can borrow books either in person or by post.
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This document provides summaries of books available to borrow about the islands of New Zealand from the New Zealand Society of Genealogists library. It describes 14 books that cover the history and people of various islands including Stewart Island, Kawau Island, Moturoa Island, Waiheke Island, Great Barrier Island, Matiu/Somes Island, the Chatham Islands, Raoul Island, and the Kermadec Islands. The books discuss topics like early European settlement, whaling, copper mining, lighthouses, and the unique wildlife and ecosystems found on these isolated islands off the coast of New Zealand.
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New Books April 2022
- 1. New Books!
- 2. The display is changed regularly as members borrow the books either in person or by post. Go to the website and search the catalogue for your topic of interest. New Books
- 3. Meredith Arnold Digitised collection of historic photographs in the Waikerie and District Historical Society. Waikerie lies on the Murray River in South Australia’s Riverland. Australia Waikerie and District
- 4. The Early Days of Canungra Edwin Franklin More a local history than a biography Canungra is a in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia 1850s-1930.
- 5. The Surnames of Ireland Edward MacLysaght More than 4,000 Gaelic, Norman and Anglo-Irish surnames are listed in this book, giving a wealth of information on the background and location of Irish families.
- 6. Jersey, Channel Islands Over 500 people emigrated from Jersey to New Zealand between 1873 and 1875, By any standards this was mass migration comparable with the mass migration into Jersey in the 1830s and 1840s.
- 7. Hurrah For Life Of A Sailor! Life of the lower-deck of the Victorian Navy Includes for example the following essays: • The British Tar - early nineteenth-century Navy • From Burma to Navarino - the Navy of the 1820s • From Acre to Borneo - the Navy of the 1840s • Captain and Eurydice - two mid-Victorian naval tragedies.
- 8. Lancashire Professional Photographers 1840-1940 Gillian Jones Photographic lists are an important tool for the genealogist and family historian, as they enable photographs to be dated using the photographer information on the back of the print. This book details photographers who worked in Lancashire - including Manchester and Liverpool.
- 9. Bottled Lightning The Story of the Reefton Electric Light . John Rosanowski The story of the first electric light in the southern hemisphere, and amongst the earliest in the world.
- 10. The Library Cat nz.accessit.online/NZS00/#!dashboard And don’t forget to check our Library Catalogue for more interesting and exciting resources! If you wish to borrow you must log in as a member.