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Joseph Greenwood – Whalers From Akaroa
“One need not be in a large town to see the horror and misery of drunkards. For even here it is enough to make one dread it when one sees the quarrelling and fighting that is going on. There were 20-30 people here (at Port Levy) – mostly whalers from Akaroa”. Joseph Greenwood ~ 25th …
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Mary Rolleston – The Pilgrim Mothers
“…nothing said about the Pilgrim Mothers? Yet they bore the same discomforts, hardships and privation and in addition had to put up with the Pilgrim Fathers”. Mary Rolleston (nee Brittan) * Wife of William Rolleston – Provincial Secretary 1863 – Canterbury’s fourth and last Superintendent 1868 -1877 – Member of Parliament 1868 – 1899 – Minister …
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William Pember Reeves – My Own New Zealand
“The earth always seemed large – one could see so far in the clear air – though the tiny settlement [Christchurch] and its minute affairs were so small. Far away across the ocean was another world, the great world of affairs, where there were nations, Parliaments, wars, big cities, and terrible crimes. The monthly mail …
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William Deans – Is To Be Called The Avon, At Our Request…
“Captain Thomas [Canterbury Association’s Chief Surveyor] has fixed on this place as the site of the Canterbury settlement. He goes to Port Nicholson [Wellington] in a few days to forward his report to the Association and make arrangements for proceeding with the survey. The river up which we now bring our supplies is to be …
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