Volume 4 of the 'Cyclopedia of New Zealand' covers Otago and Southland.
Comprising of 1150 pages of history of the region, businesses and people, this
is an important publication for not only those researching their ancestors, but
also those interested in the social history of this place.
Printed in 1905 as a two volume set, these have now been scanned and made
fully searchable, and made available for all to readily use.
From professionals to tradesmen in the Otago and Southland region, you will
find thousands of people listed here. Entries range in length from a paragraph
or two, to several pages. Information on suburbs and their leading citizens are
also covered. You will also find information on the government, societies,
groups and institutions, charities, education system, ecclesiastical, and social
scenes. Those from the commercial scene (including iron and brass founders,
hotels, shipping, leather trade and more) are all included, along with those
associated with them.
Regions covered include the suburbs of Dunedin, the Northern Districts, the
Taieri Plain, Tokomairiro District, Southland, Invercargill and its suburbs, as
well as country towns and districts.
Thousands of photographs of buildings, scenes and people are included
throughout the whole publication, which just adds to the importance of this
work.
High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book. This CD has
been bookmarked for easy navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed,
enlarged and printed out if required.
