White Wings Vol II. Founding Of The Provinces And Old-Time Shipping. Passenger Ships From 1840 To 1885
Part I. — Founding The Provinces
Contents
- Chapter I. — Wellington Province
- [section] p. 9
- the Tory Sets Sail p. 10
- Expedition Up The Hutt p. 11
- Hoisting The Flag p. 13
- "Utu" For The Land p. 14
- The Pioneer Ships p. 16
- The Aurora p. 17
- The Oriental p. 18
- Duke Of Roxburgh p. 19
- Adelaide
- A Scots Contingent p. 21
- The Bolton p. 22
- The Handy Little Brougham
- Platina p. 23
- Coromandel's Long Passage p. 24
- The Martha Ridgway
- The London p. 25
- Another Scots Party
- The Slains Castle
- The Lady Nugent p. 26
- Cargo Of American Flour
- Olympus And Lord William Bentinck p. 27
- The Unsavoury Jane
- The Catherine Stewart Forbes
- Barque Tyne
- The Gertrude p. 28
- Wreck Of The Prince Rupert Near Capetown
- The Mandarin
- From Glasgow p. 29
- Chapter II. — Auckland Province
- [section] p. 30
- Hoisting The Union Jack p. 32
- Attracted From Sydney p. 33
- Farewell To Home p. 34
- "Snowball" Defaults p. 36
- Mr. D.'s Blue Eye p. 38
- Many Deaths
- Cutlasses And Pistols p. 39
- Cargo Broachers p. 40
- The Green-Eyed Monster? p. 41
- Drink Leads To Irons p. 42
- Cherchez La Femme p. 43
- Port At Last p. 44
- Getting Ashore p. 46
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Chapter III. — Taranaki Province
p. 48
- [section] p. 48
- The William Bryan p. 49
- Dickey Barrett p. 50
- The Amelia Thompson p. 51
- Wreck Of The Regina p. 52
- The Oriental
- A Pleasant Voyage p. 53
- Blenheim And Essex
- The Theresa Falls In With A Pirate p. 54
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Chapter IV. — Nelson Province
p. 56
- [section] p. 56
- Survey Party Sent Out p. 57
- Nelson Harbour p. 58
- Laying Off The Township p. 59
- Fifeshire Wrecked p. 60
- Settling Down
- The Ships Of '42 And '43 p. 62
- The Price Of Nelson p. 63
- The Massacre p. 64
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Chapter V. — Canterbury Province
p. 66
- [section] p. 66
- Some Very Early History p. 67
- Well-Prepared Welcome p. 68
- Food Cheap And Plentiful p. 69
- Pioneer's Interesting Diary p. 70
- Why The Women Wept p. 74
- Other Ships Arrive
- Mr. Pavitt's Reminiscences p. 75
- Chapter VI. — Otago Province
- [section] p. 77
- Two Leaders p. 78
- The First Ships p. 79
- Unlucky Start p. 81
- The Arrival p. 83
- Getting Ashore p. 84
- A Wet Welcome p. 85
- Revolt On The Victory p. 86
- A Remarkable Man
- The Bernicia p. 88
- Fatherly Gaoler p. 89
- Gold Discovered p. 90
- People Who Came In First Ships
- Ship John Wickliffe p. 91
- Ship Blundell
- Ship Bernicia
- Ship Magnet
- Whalers And Settlers
- Queer Characters p. 93
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Chapter VII. — Port Of Napier
p. 95
- [section] p. 95
- Whaling Stations p. 96
- Early Coastal Craft
- First Wool Ships p. 97
- From London Direct p. 99
- Passenger Ships p. 100
- Shipping Notes p. 101
- Burning Of The Montmorency p. 102