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SIGNED, published by WA Parkinson, NZ, 1915, hardcover, illustrated, 330 pages, condition: very good.
A significant historical work by Thomas William (T.W.) Downes, published in 1915. It is considered a foundational text for the history of the Whanganui district in New Zealand, documenting the area's early Māori and European history before the town officially became a city in 1924.
Thomas William Downes (18681938), a historian and ethnologist who worked for the Wanganui River Trust.
The book chronicles the early settlement of the region, providing detailed accounts of local iwi (specifically Te Ātihaunui-a-Papārangi), tribal history, and the arrival of European settlers in the 1840s.
Originally published by W.A. Parkinson & Co. in Hawera.
: Downes is noted for his extensive research into the Whanganui River and its people, often gathering oral histories and traditions that might otherwise have been lost.
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