Adela Stewart moved to Katikati in 1878 and stayed for 28 years. During that time she kept a diary. It’s not currently available as an eBook, so I’ve decided to make that happen. And because I find it interesting, I’m learning about New Zealand history as I annotate.
For instance, what is a holland suit…
…the history of carpet sweepers, why boils proliferated, which weeds proved bothersome to farmer-settlers and why Māori children were subject to compulsory education a full decade earlier than the children of white immigrants.
