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قراءة كتاب Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864
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Five Years in New Zealand
(1859 to 1864.)
BY
ROBERT B. BOOTH, M.Inst.C.E.
LONDON:
J. G. HAMMOND & CO., LTD.
Fleet Lane, Old Bailey, E.C.
1912.
Contents.
- Introduction.
- Chapter I
- How I came to Emigrate
- Chapter II
- The Voyage—Rats on Board—The White Squall—Harpooning a Shark—Burial of the Twins—Tropics—Icebergs—Exchange of Courtesies in mid-Pacific
- Chapter III
- Port Lyttelton and Christchurch—Call on Friends—Visit Malvern Hill
- Chapter IV
- A Period of Uncertainty—Leave for Nelson as Cadets on Sheep Run
- Chapter V
- Working of a Sheep Run—Scab—C's Departure for Home
- Chapter VI
- Shepherd's Life—Driving Sheep—Killing Wild Sow—Return to Christchurch
- Chapter VII
- I join a Survey Party—Travel to the Ashburton
- Chapter VIII
- Wild Pig Hunting
- Chapter IX
- Cattle Ranching and Stock Riding
- Chapter X
- Take Employment with a Bush Contractor—Serious Illness—Start for South and the Gold Diggings
- Chapter XI
- Our Eventful Journey to the Gold Diggings
- Chapter XII
- Life on the Gold Diggings
- Chapter XIII
- Leave the Diggings—Attempt to Drive Wild Cattle thereto—Return to Dunedin
- Chapter XIV
- Leave for Mesopotamia—Road-making—Sheep Mustering—Death of Dr. Sinclair—Contracts on the Ashburton, etc.
- Chapter XV
- Winter under the Southern Alps—Frost Bite—Seeking Sheep in the Snow—The Runaway
- Chapter XVI
- Start on Exploring Expedition to the Wanaka Lake
- Chapter XVII
- Exploration Trip continued—Weekas—Inspection of New Country—Escape from Fire
- Chapter XVIII
- Death of Parker—Royal Mail robbed by a Cat—Meet with Accident fording River
- Chapter XIX
- The Ghost Story—Benighted in the Snow
- Chapter XX
- Decide to go to India—Visit Melbourne, etc.—Arrival at Bombay
- List of Illustrations.
