Sarah Mathew : explorer, journalist and Auckland's 'First lady' / Tessa Duder.
Sarah Mathew : explorer, journalist and Auckland's 'First lady' / Tessa Duder.
Sarah Mathew : explorer, journalist and Auckland's 'First lady' / Tessa Duder.
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Publisher
Auckland, New Zealand : David Ling Publishing Limited, 2015.
Call Numbers
H 2015/3546
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Language
English
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Physical content
208 pages, [12unnumbered pages of plates] : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue: How long-list journals from the 1840s are returned to New Zealand -- A governess becomes a traveller to New South Wales -- Exploring the wilds of New South Wales then sailing for New Zealand -- Settling into life in the Bay of Islands -- Exploring the natural beauty of the Bay of islands a...
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Publisher
Auckland, New Zealand : David Ling Publishing Limited, 2015.
Date Published
2015.
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Summary
"When 27-year-old Londoner Sarah Mathew sailed for Sydney in 1831, seeing her married future in Australia, she had no idea that nine years later she would attend the founding of a new British colony a thousand miles to the east. By March 1840, she is in the Bay of Islands, joining husband Felton Mathew, newly appointed New Zealand's first Surveyor-...
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Full title
Sarah Mathew : explorer, journalist and Auckland's 'First lady' / Tessa Duder.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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H 2015/3546
Record Identifier
74VKROWeojaZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKROWeojaZ
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ISBN
1927305071 (pbk.)
9781927305072 (pbk.)
DDC
993.02
MMS ID
991023101729702626
