Nelson Historical Society Journal, Volume 6, Issue 6, 2008

Contents

• • [covers]
  • Nelson Historical Society (Inc) — Journal p. 1
  • Contents
  • [imprint] p. 2
  • Foreword p. 3
• • Nelson's Turkish Pontoon — by Ken Wright p. 4
  • Gawcott Man Reports Home From the Empire — by Jean Couthard p. 14
  • Unearthing the Invisible: Finding the Forgotten Maori History of Te Tau Ihu (Nelson – Marlborough): the 2006 James Jenkins lecture — by Hilary Mitchell, John Mitchell p. 15
    • Introduction: p. 16
    • Beginning of the Project:
    • Our Own Motivations: p. 17
    • Reasons for the Disappearance of Maori from the Record:
    • Collecting the Material: p. 19
    • Potholes and Pitfalls: p. 20
    • Deciding Themes: p. 22
    • Decisions about style: p. 23
    • Some Surprises:
    • Modern miracles: p. 26
  • Memories of Rabbit Island in My Early Years — by Betty Batchelor p. 28
  • The Tragedy at Stafford Place Stables — by J B Bertram p. 30
  • Collingwood Fires, 1857 to 2004 — by Penny Griffith
    • [introduction to 'Collingwood Fires, 1857 to 2004'] p. 32
    • 1 1857: September 20 (Sunday)
      • Details: p. 33
      • Sources:
    • 2 1883: February 18 (Sunday)
      • Details:
      • Sources:
    • 3 1897: November 19 (Friday)
      • Details:
      • Sources: p. 34
    • 4 1904: November 7 (Monday)
      • Details: p. 35
      • Sources:
    • 5 1923: March 12 (Monday)
      • Details:
      • Sources:
    • 6 1930: April 23 (Wednesday)
      • Details: p. 36
      • Sources:
    • 7 1938: January 30 (Sunday)
      • Details:
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    • 8 1967: December 9 (Saturday)
      • Details:
      • Sources: p. 37
    • 9 2004: June 8 (Tuesday)
      • Details:
      • Source:
    • APPENDIX: A fire in 1859? No evidence so far
    • Bibliography p. 39
  • Women Car Owners: Extracted from the Waimea County Council Register of Motors, 1912-1924 — by Alison Johnston p. 40

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