The Mount Somers Tramway 1887-1943 Mid Canterbury, New Zealand by I D & R D Maffey

$75.00 NZD

Category: railway | Reading Level: near fine

Limited print run. The Mount Somers Tramway was conceived in a period of time when the motorcar was unknown, good roads were scarce and railways as a form of mechanical ttransport had the field largely to themselves. This book tells the story of the tramway's unspectacular rise and fall, a story closely integrated for 56 years with the course of local history. The tramway reflects the initiative, enterprise and determiniation of its promoters to reduce the cost of conveying the mineral wealth from the Ashburton Gorge, an area of great geological interest - to the Mount Somers railway station for trans-shipment to Ashburton and beyond. The great hopes entertained by these men were, unfortunately, never reralised. The ruling economic conditions, the smale scale workings of the early coal companies, the irregular traffic, the falling off in the demand for building stone, ad the indifferent maintenance, all conspired to prevent the line being exploited to its fullest. The advent of the motor lorry and better roads finally spelt the death knell of this venture and many similar roadside tramways and railways both in New Zealand and the British Isles. ...Show more

The End of the Penny Section - A History of Urban Transport in New Zealand by Graham Stewart

$40.00 NZD

Category: Transport | Reading Level: very good

All Aboard - Iron Horses to Wakatipu and Shipping on the Lake by R J Meyer

$45.00 NZD

Category: Shipping | Reading Level: very good

A Survey of the Commercial Sailing Craft Built in the Auckland province and in particular those Sailing Out Of Auckland with some account of their Trade by Clifford W Hawkins

$65.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good

Ice Bird - The First Single-Handed Voyage to Antarctica by David Lewis

$45.00 NZD

Category: Sailing | Reading Level: good-very good

Shipwrecks Around New Zealand by Gavin McLean

$15.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: good

Around Auckland by Tram in the 1950s by Graham Stewart

$20.00 NZD

Category: Transport | Reading Level: very good

River Punts and Ferries of Southern New Zealand by A. R. Tyrrell

$30.00 NZD

Category: Transport | Series: Southern Heritage 150 #6 Ser. | Reading Level: very good

Ten Degrees of Reckoning by Hester Rumberg

$12.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: good

In 1993, Judith and Michael Sleavin and their two children set out to live their dream: to circumnavigate the world on their sailboat Melinda Lee. But one night, a freighter off the coast of New Zealand altered its course by a mere ten degrees. And changed everything. After 44 hours in the water, with a back broken in several places and paralysed below the waist, Judith miraculously survived. Doctors would say later she suffered one of the worst cases of post-traumatic stress syndrome ever documented. News of the collision made headlines around the world but, distraught, Judith never talked to the press. Her body was broken and so was her soul. Twelve years later Judith turned to her best friend, Hester Rumberg, and asked her to write what was too painful for Judith. The result is a gripping, unbelievable yet true story of one family's love, of profound loss and of a remarkable woman who decided to live when others might have decided otherwise. It is an account of survival and a meditation on the strength of friendship and community. It is a universal tale of how any of our lives might be unexpectedly altered, how we might have to change what we hope for and how we can move forward in times of tragedy. ...Show more

Hen Frigates - Wives of Merchant Captains under Sail by Joan Druett

$20.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good

An account of the lives of the wives of nineteenth century sea captains, who were often taken on voyages with their partners. The information has largely been taken from the diaries and letters of the women themselves.

Tasman and New Zealand. A Bibliographical Study by E H McCormick

$20.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good

Minerva Reef by Olaf Ruhen

$25.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: good-very good