Development of farming, 1860-1900 / by Kevin Boon.
Material type: TextSeries: Boon, Kevin. Developments in New Zealand history ; | Developments in New Zealand history ; Developments in New Zealand history | Boon, Kevin. Developments in New Zealand historyPublication details: [Auckland, N.Z.] : Waiatarua Pub., 2005.Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some color), col. maps ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1869632028 (hbk.) :
- Agriculture -- New Zealand -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Agriculture -- Juvenile literature
- Agriculture -- New Zealand -- Juvenile literature
- Agriculture -- New Zealand -- History -- Juvenile literature -- Juvenile literature
- Farms -- Juvenile literature
- New Zealand -- History -- Juvenile literature
- New Zealand -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Elsie Locke Award, 2006
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Childrens Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Children's Non-fiction | Children's Non-fiction | 630 BOO | 1 | Checked out | 10/04/2024 | T00502012 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Award Winning Series ** 2006 Elsie Locke Award. From the clearing of the first forests which exposed arable land for settling farmers, to the advent of of the frozen meat trade, the key events in New Zealand's early farming history are clearly traced.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 32) and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pioneer farmers -- Dairy farmers -- The story of Chew Chong -- Sheep stations -- The wheat boom -- The frozen meat trade.
Pioneer farmers -- Dairy farming -- The story of Chew Chong -- Sheep stations -- The wheat boom -- The frozen meat trade.
Tracks the key events in New Zealand's early farming history. As land was cleared to expose arable pasture for settling farmers, livestock was imported, agriculture and dairy technology developed, wheat cropping boomed and the frozen meat trade began. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
Elsie Locke Award, 2006
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