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Station Life in New Zealand

by Mary Anne Barker

STATION LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND is a fascinating account of the time Lady Mary Anne Barker lived on a sheep station on the south island of New Zealand. It is just a series of letters that she wrote back to her family in England, starting with her arrival in MelbourneAustralia en route to Christchurch. It gives the reader a real insight into life as a settler in the 1860s, with all its highs and lows.

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English

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English

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1870

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Mary Anne Barker

New Zealand

Mary Anne Barker, Lady Barker later Mary Anne Broome, Lady Broome, was an English author. She wrote mainly about life in New Zealand. Born Mary Anne Stewart in Spanish Town, Jamaica, she was the elde...

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