Railways - Industrial History

A Century Of State–Honed Enterprise Kirkland, Andrew and Berg, Peter 176 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Profile Books; 1997. (Sub–titled ‘100 Years of state plantation forestry in New Zealand’. It is a good account of the development of the exotic timber industry in New Zealand.) InH43161 $28.00

Auckland In The Twenties Lowe, David 48 pages; black and white photographs; adverts; card covers; mint copy; Lodestar; 1979. (A delightful pictorial entertainment of day-to-day activities in Auckland. A study of people.) InH37242 $10.00

Bridge Across the Atlantic – The Story of John Rennie Reyburn, Wallace 160 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Harrap; 1972. (The story of one of Britain’s most famous engineers, designer of bridges, harbours, lighthouses, viaducts and canals. Good description of London Bridge, built in 1831, pulled down in 1968 and transported to Arizona.) InH33272 $32.00

Cutting Edge Parker, Selwyn 248 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Viking; 2000. (The centenary history of Carter, Holt Harvey Ltd, and the companies that have been acquired over the years.) InH54261 $45.00

Glimpses Of The Past In The Afan Valley Thomas, Glyn 64 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Welsh Miners Museum Comm; 1982. ((A photograph book of life in this industrial valley in Wales – coal mining, railways and social history.) InH55196 $18.00

In New Zealand Today – The Coalminer Owens, R A 16 pages; black and white drawings; card covers; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; A H & A W Reed; no publication date given; 1960s. (Details of coal mining activities in New Zealand, and written for younger readers.) InH56265 $8.00

Mines In The Spinifex – The Story of Mount Isa Mines Blainey, Geoffrey 266 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Angus and Robertson; 1960. (Covers the development of one of the richest mining areas in Australia. Covers railways of the area.) InH42165 $38.00

Miranui Ayson, Bob 24 pages; black and white photographs; maps; card covers; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Southern Press; 1977. (The Seifert Bros operated New Zealand’s largest flax mill at Shannon from 1906 to 1933. The mill had a narrow gauge railway and a Bagnall locomotive, ‘Sandfly’.) InH53305 $15.00

New Zealand’s Industrial Heritage Thornton, Geoffrey G 194 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; A H & A W Reed; 1982. (A review of buildings and remains of structures that comprise of New Zealand’s industrial heritage. Covers all industries.) InH50241 $42.00

Power To The People – 100 Years of Public Electricity Supply in New Zealand Rennie, Neil 256 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; cartoons; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but fine copy, near mint; Electricity Supply Assn; 1989. (A well illustrated and informative account of the development of Power Boards throughout New Zealand.) InH55194 $25.00

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Practical Dynamo And Motor Mangement Anon 54 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; front cover missing otherwise worn but complete; S Rentell; no publication date given, 1910’s. (Covers direct and alternating current, and bearings.) InH26168 $10.00

Prices Of Thames Stott, Bob 64 pages; black and white photographs; lists; coloured card covers; Mint copy; Souther Press. (A history of A & G Price with emphasis on the locomotives they built.  Contains lists of all locomotives built.) InH54262 $35.00

Rotowaro – The Last Days of a Waikato Coal-mining township Cook, David 40 pages; black and white photographs; maps; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Waikato Museum; 1985. (Records the last days of the town, the people and the underground mine before it disappeared to make way for a new open cast mine. A photographic study.) InH56263 $28.00

Sawmilling Yesterday Dallas, Ruth 32 pages; black and white drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Dept of Education; 1958. (Primary School Bulletin. An account of life at Hoppers’s sawmill in Rimu, Southland in the 1880s as seen through the eyes of a 10 year old.) InH48232 $10.00

Slate And Slatemen Of Llechwedd Jones, Ivor Wynne 24 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; card covers; mint copy; Quarry Tours Ltd; 1975. (A history of the slate museum and tramway at Llechwedd in Wales.) InH45206 $10.00

Steel With The Hall-Mark Anon 48 pages; black and white photos; drawings; card covers; Edgar Allen and Co Ltd; 1919. (Catalogue of steels available for various applications such as castings, tools, rails and drills.) InH25295 $25.00

The Edgar Allen Steel Book Anon 96 pages; black and white photos; drawings; lists; card covers; Edgar Allen and Co Ltd; 1924. (A catalogue of tool steels – high-speed steels, mining steels, steel tools and steel forgings.) InH25294 $30.00

The Heart Of Auckland – Yesterday-Today Lowe, David and Elias, David 48 pages; pages not numbered; black and white photographs; map; card cover; Lodestar Press; no publication date given, 1980s. (A pictorial visit to Auckland with a selection of beautiful old buildings amongst modern buildings that add charm to the heart of the city.) InH39200 $5.00

The Kauri Museum Matakohe Ell, Gordon 24 pages; coloured photographs; map; card covers; mint copy; Kauri Museum; 1999. (Guidebook to displays and Kauri history of this famous Northland museum.) InH51231 $10.00

Waiuta - The Gold Mine, The Town, The People Morris, Gerard 138 pages; black and white photographs; maps; plans; card covers; from an institutional library but fine copy, near mint; Friends of Waiuta Inc; 1986. (A history of the West Coast gold mining town Waiuta, born 1906 and died 1951 when the mine shaft collapsed. Great photographs and ideal for modelling.) InH53309 $35.00

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