Great Expeditions

the journeys of John Rochfort, James Mackay and Julius Haast to the West Coast of the South Island, 1859-60

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Great Expeditions

the journeys of John Rochfort, James Mackay and Julius Haast to the West Coast of the South Island, 1859-60

Second Edition

From 1859 to 1860 Nelson Province made a concerted effort to open up the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand for settlement. Before settlement could begin they needed access by an overland route, a reliable map of the area, an assessment of its potential for farming as well as the value of any mineral wealth such as coal or gold, and to purchase of the land from Maori.

The three explorers chosen to lead the 1859-60 expeditions to the West Coast were John Rochfort, James Mackay and Julius Haast. These men needed great strength of mind and physical endurance to overcome the elements while crossing through the rugged wilderness. Great Expeditions describes who they were and gives the context of their journeys, namely life in colonial New Zealand, especially in the Province of Nelson.

With chapters that vary from intrepid to biographical to political, the changing balance of power in New Zealand is described from the first arrival of settlers to the end of certain people’s lives. Great Expeditions describes the exploration of the West Coast in context with European expansion, and illustrates the circumstances which led the West Coast Maori to be willing to sell their land, while at the same time a faction of Maori in the North Island had united and were fighting a war to resist further land sales.

The e-book version features a navigable table of contents and hyperlinks to all source material including individual newspaper articles.
The paperback version features a comprehensive index and a list of all newspaper references.
Both versions feature maps and a bibliography.

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Toro Press
Language
English

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Table of Contents

Maps
Introduction
1. John Rochfort the Surveyor
2. West Coast Survey
3. The Voyage of the Supply
4. Purchase of the West Coast
5. James Mackay the Assistant Native Secretary
6. Negotiations for the Kaikoura and West Coast Reserves
7. Overland Journey through the Grey Valley
8. The Discovery of Gold on the Buller
9. The Appointment of Julius Haast
10. Three Expeditions of Christopher Maling
11. James Mackay and the War in Taranaki
12. Preparations and the Meeting of Two Parties
13. Journey from the Howard to the Mangles Rivers
14. James Mackay’s Overland Journey to the Grey
15. The Fates of Frank Flowers and Alexander Mackay
16. Julius Haast’s Overland Journey to the Grey
17. The West Coast Purchase
18. Prospectors on the Buller River
19. Julius Haast the Geologist
Bibliography
Endnotes

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Greymouth, New Zealand
Copyright Date
Great Expeditions Second Edition © 2019 Marcus Pedersen

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OL30537722M
ISBN 13
9780473488437

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