HAPPY 150th BIRTHDAY
to the town of
CARTERTON
The Daffodil Capital
Here you will find the events being held over the
year as part of the 150th celebrations.
Electronic
text centre - Carterton
Free access to historical texts about Carterton. This includes: images, full-text books,
manuscripts and journals.
Who we know
Bob Charles
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library card number.
On the web
Golfing
the New Zealand experience
Lifetime achievement
award for Sir Bob Charles
Books available from Wairarapa Library Service
The Bob Charles left-hander's golf book by
Bob Charles with Jim Wallace
Georgina Beyer
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card number.
On the web
Books available from Wairarapa Library Service
A Change for the Better: The story of Georgina
Beyer by Cathy Casey
Charles Rooking Carter
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library card number.
100
Years since founder's death
On the web
Encyclopedia
of New Zealand - Charles Rooking Carter
Dictionary
of New Zealand biography - Charles Rooking Carter
John Banks
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library card number.
Books available from Wairarapa Library Service
John Banks: A Biography by Paul Goldsmith
What we do
Ballooning
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Balloonists
plans pre-christmas volcanic flight
Balloonist
having another go at overflying Mount Cook
Adventure
balloonist to attempt Mt Ruapehu flight
Classic
touch to hot air balloon fiesta
On the web
Genesis Wairarapa
Balloon Fiesta official site
Books available from Wairarapa Library Service
Ballooning the complete guide to riding the winds
by Dick Wirth and Jerry Young with an introduction by Per Lindstrand.
Wheelbarrow racing
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library card number.
Man
delays wedding for wheelbarrow race
Daffodil Carnival
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Where we go
Stonehenge Wairarapa
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Wairarapa
Stonehenge reaches for the stars
On the web
Books available from Wairarapa Library Service
Stonehenge Aotearoa, the complete guide by Richard
Hall
Paua World
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card number.
The
magic shellfish Paua World features the remarkable shellfish in all its
lustrous glory
Beauty
from a crusty shell sea dweller
On the web
Books available from Wairarapa Library Service
Paua craft - A nga paua by Malcolm McCrea
Overseas Experience
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library card number.
Man
emails family alive and well after tsunami
Carter observatory
On the web
Carter
Observatory - The national observatory of New Zealand
Our town
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library card number.
Objectors
argue WW2 camp buried on proposed subdivision plot
Push
to improve town's security
Bridge
upgrade starts on Wairarapa road
Books available from Wairarapa Library Service
Carterton Biography of a Country Town and District
by David Yerex
The Carter Legacy by David Yerex
A History of Carterton : the story of the first
Hundred years of the settlement of Carterton 1857-1957 by A.G Bagnall
Grass Roots by Guy Hemming
Three Mile Bush – Carterton by Warwick
Ritchie Lawrence
Gladstone: a history of Gladstone and surrounding
districts by Kevin Fearon
For Godís sake: centennial history of St Marks
Anglican by Kelvin Doull.