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Auckland fabric and flavour, Burwell Hunt
The Heart of Colonial Auckland 1865‑1910 Terence Hodgson, Random Century, Auckland, 1992, $29.95 This book takes a lively look at early Auckland, after the capital was transferred to Wellington in 1865. Concentrating on the lower end of the Queen St…
Tagged with: Burwell Hunt, Issue 6, Random Century, Spring 1992, Terence Hodgson
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
The warp and woof of Wellington, J M Thomson
The Making of Wellington 1800-1914 David Hamer and Roberta Nicholls (eds) Victoria University Press, Wellington, 1990, $39.95 Colonial Capital, Wellington 1865-1910 Terence Hodgson Random Century, Auckland, 1990, $34.95 A study of the evolution of a city provides an excellent opportunity…
Tagged with: David Hamer, Issue 2, John M Thomson, Random Century, Roberta Nicholls, Terence Hodgson, Victoria University Press, Winter 1991
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Pinning down New Zealand architecture, Christoper Vine
Looking at the Architecture of New Zealand Terence Hodgson Grantham House, Wellington, 1990, $39.95 Though architecture is the most public of the arts and lays claim to being the mistress of them all to boot, it is ill served by…
Tagged with: Christopher Vine, Grantham House, Issue 2, Terence Hodgson, Winter 1991
Posted in Architecture, History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in Architecture, History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology