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Wood, Henry A, 1873-1956 : The life of a pioneer farmer
- Date
- 1873-1953
- By
- Wood, Henry Alfred, 1873-1956Wood, Phillipa Tabitha, 1830-1927
- Reference
- MS-GROUP-1988
- Description
Autobiography deals mainly with dairying and work on the land, especially drainage of Ngaere Swamp; history of the Rawhitiroa district and the New Plymouth settlement; section on waterfront strike (1913); appendix: Reminiscences written by Mrs Phillipa Wood (nee Inch) of her voyage to New Zealand on the `William Bryan'. She was a child at the time.
Source of title - Transcribed
Quantity: 2 volume(s) (112, 11 leaves ie 123 leaves).
Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) (25cm; orange cardboard)
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 2 volume(s) (112, 11 leaves ie 123 leaves), Autobiographies, Personal narratives, Typescripts, Typescript (photocopy) (25cm; orange cardboard)
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The life of a pioneer farmer 1953
From: Wood, Henry A, 1873-1956 : The life of a pioneer farmer
Reference: MSX-8840
Description: Physical Description: Copy - typescript
Photograph of Henry Wood enlarging a main drain
Date: 1898
From: Wood, Henry A, 1873-1956 : The life of a pioneer farmer
Reference: MS-2520-055
Description: Photograph depicts Wood enlarging a main drain on his swamp on the No 2 Ward. The photographer was Norman Jenkins who was the son of Tom Jenkins who owned a neighbouring swamp. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photograph 90 x 140mm, on page 250 x 205mm
Photograph of strike scenes, Customhouse Quay, Wellington
Date: 1913
From: Wood, Henry A, 1873-1956 : The life of a pioneer farmer
Reference: MS-2520-095
Description: Photograph has the annotation "Strike scenes Well. NZ 1913. Zak series 19-019". The reverse of the photograph notes the photograph is from the "Harcourt scrapbook Vol.2" Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photograph 148 x 205mm
Photograph of a group of Henry Wood's workmen
Date: 1910
From: Wood, Henry A, 1873-1956 : The life of a pioneer farmer
Reference: MS-2520-079
Description: Photograph depicts a group of Wood's workmen employed for stumping and draining swamps Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photograph 90 x 130mm, on page 250 x 205mm