Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Early Settlers and Visitors -- A Special Settlement at Jackson Bay -- 3 Residents of Arawata 1875-1925 -- 4 'You grew up very innocent' / Ruby Hill (nee Eggeling) -- 5 'He ran a clinic on the back verandah and pulled 96 teeth' / Allan Cron -- 6 'I've been a bushman most of my life' / Henry Buchanan -- 7 'I rode my first bucking horse when I was eight' / Des Nolan -- 8 'The only other girl in my life was my sister' / Ann Mackey (nee Nolan) -- 9 'No such thing as rules and regulations' / Bernie Cowan -- 10 'I was just so homesick' / Myra Cowan (nee Roberts) -- 11 'We were so thrilled to have running water' / Betty Eggeling (nee Buchanan) -- 12 'I was a terrible tomboy' / Mary Jones (nee Cowell) -- Notes -- Sources -- Index.

About the Author

Julia Bradshaw is a researcher and writer who lives on the West Coast near Kokatahi. She has worked in museums for twelve years and is currently employed at Shantytown, near Greymouth. She has written four books, including Arrowtown: History and Walks, also published by Otago University Press.