Books available from Terrace Station
Terrace Station features in a number of books. Two about family members, Letters to Grace, writing home from colonial New Zealand and Sailors, Settlers and Sinners, the Hall family in Hull and New Zealand, 1795-1907 give insights to lives in earlier times. These can be bought from us directly.
Email [email protected] to order a copy.
Another book, Woolsheds, the historic shearing sheds of Aotearoa New Zealand includes one of our buildings that has lasted through the decades since it was first designed and built on the station.
You may find By His Own Merits: Sir John Hall - Pioneer, Pastoralist & Premier and Homesteads the story of New Zealand's grand country homesteads at a good second-hand bookshop.
Email [email protected] to order a copy.
Another book, Woolsheds, the historic shearing sheds of Aotearoa New Zealand includes one of our buildings that has lasted through the decades since it was first designed and built on the station.
You may find By His Own Merits: Sir John Hall - Pioneer, Pastoralist & Premier and Homesteads the story of New Zealand's grand country homesteads at a good second-hand bookshop.
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Letters to Grace – Writing ‘Home’ from colonial New Zealand
edited by Jean Garner and Kate Foster This collection of letters provides a female perspective on life in Canterbury in the mid- 19th century. Letter writing was the only way to keep a close relationship with family members in England. The writers are Sarah, Agnes and Rose, wives of the three Hall brothers, Thomas, George and John who immigrated in 1852 and 53. The youngest writer is daughter of Agnes, Agnes Mildred. The recipient, Grace Neall, was sister to the Hall brothers. The women were typical of their time in that their lives and their letters focused on children, household duties, health, housing and servants. Outside the home, church, shopping and social events were the main topics, with Rose also occasionally commenting on her husband’s political life. Accompanying the letters is an informative essay by social historian Jean Garner, biographer of John Hall. She gives extensive background information on all the writers and places them and the letters in historical context. $30 + postage Sailors, Settlors, and Sinners: The Hall Family in Hull and New Zealand, 1795 -1907
by Moira Taylor Beginning in the port of Hull on the east coast of England, Moira traces the highs and lows of three generations of the sea-faring Hall family. From France during the Napoleonic Wars to St Petersburg and Calcutta; from North and South America to New Zealand and South Africa. As such this is an insight into maritime, political and cultural history at a time of great adventure and global expansion. Life in the new colony doesn’t always go to plan. While some members of the family make their political mark, others are remembered for other, more nefarious reasons. Attempted murder, adultery and unpaid debt – the family is not immune to social scandal. The book is well illustrated with original photographs, documents and maps, bringing this extraordinary tale to life. $30 + postage Woolsheds - The historic shearing sheds of Aotearoa New Zealand
by Annette O'Sullivan with photographs by Jane Ussher Woolsheds takes readers to historic sheep stations in the North and South islands, and explores the rich histories of this key primary industry that are contained in their heritage shearing sheds. The Terrace Station woolshed is on the front cover. Available from Massey University Press |
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