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Colonial memories

Lady Mary Anne Barker

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From old New Zealand to the hills of Natal, a colonial life spanned the empire. Lady Barker gathers memories of settlement, station life, and far-flung households across two hemispheres. Warm, adventurous recollections of making a home on distant frontiers. Follow a spirited woman through decades of pioneering life abroad.

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24 chapters

  1. 1COLONIAL MEMORIES
  2. 2NOTE
  3. 3CONTENTS
  4. 4A PERSONAL STORY
  5. 5I OLD NEW ZEALAND
  6. 6II OLD NEW ZEALAND—Continued
  7. 7III OLD NEW ZEALAND—Continued
  8. 8IV A MODERN NEW ZEALAND
  9. 9V NATAL MEMORIES
  10. 10VI “STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI”
  11. 11VII GENERAL CHARLES GORDON
  12. 12VIII WESTERN AUSTRALIA
  13. 13IX WESTERN AUSTRALIA—Continued
  14. 14X THE ENROLLED GUARD
  15. 15XI TRINIDAD
  16. 16XII TRINIDAD—Continued
  17. 17XIII RODRIGUES
  18. 18XIV COLONIAL SERVANTS

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