Kiwi paddler reading list

[Paulrjordan]

Here are also titles of books dealing with Paddlers of New Zealand.
Let me know if you can add to the list.
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BOW WAVES ON THE WAIKATO
Vercoe, Graham
Reed, 1997. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 88p A
textual and photographic history of the life and craft on the Waikato
River, New Zealand showing the river developing as a lifeline as the
area develops with new settlement.

CAPTAIN CADELL AND THE WAIKATO FLOTILLA
Campbell, Robert D.

GRAND OLD MAN OF THE RIVER: Caesar Roose
Thomas, Jeanette Stuart, Margaret.
Published by author, Mrs J. Thomas. P.O. Box 47, Mercer.NZ. 1st Edn
1986. Pp 43, b & w, maps. Roose and his impact on the Waikato River,
New Zealand. Caesar Roose purchased some of the boats (Paddlers and
screw) from the Wanganui Board. Mrs Thomas is Caesar Roose's
Daughter.

EXPRESS STEAMERS OF COOK STRAIT.
Kirk Allan A. RARE
Wellington. AH and AW Reed, 1968. 207 pp. illus. b/w plates. The full
story of the Wellington-South Island passenger steamer services from
their inception in 1873 to the roll-on, roll-off era of the 1960 up
to and including the Wahine disaster of April 1968.

HARBOUR FERRIES OF AUCKLAND, The
Balderston, David.
Oriental Bay, Wellington, New Zealand: Grantham House Publishing,
1988 and 1991. 9.25 By 8.5 Inch. 98 pp, b & w/col, maps,

PADDLE STEAMER WAIMARIE NEW ZEALAND 1899-2000
Whanganui Riverboat Restoration& Navigation Trust 2001.

PADDLE WHEELS ON THE WANGANUI.
Reid, Alec
Reid, David.
Auckland, Blackwood & Janet Paul, 1967. D/J. 118pp. 31 Illus. oblong
format b/w plates, maps. Endpapers map of Wanganui River and rapids.
A fascinating account of the early paddle steamers on the Wanganui
River written by father and son. First hand account of service on the
paddle steamers which served the Wanganui river in New Zealand

PATTERING OF PADDLE WHEELS.
Maffey, Neil A.
Auckland, Lodestar Press, N.D. vg,; 32 p.; A pictorial history
pamphlet on the paddle wheel steamboat in New Zealand

STEAM ON THE WAITEMATA
Stewart, W. W.
Wellington A.H. & A.W. Reed 1972. 64pp 24.5 x 27.5. A celebration of
earlier days on the Auckland waterfront, beautifully illustrated by
the authorwhich played a vital role in the life and development of
the City of Auckland.

WAIHEKE FERRIES OF AUCKLAND, The
Balderston, David.
Wellington, New Zealand: Grantham House, 1991. Pictorial card
covers.. 26 x 18.8cm. 94 pp. B/W plates (ferries, tickets,
advertising, etc), drawings. From the first ferry "Novelty" to the
quick catamarans running between Auckland, Waiheke Island & Kawau
Island. photos, maps & line drawings.

[Tony Mattson]

A great list PJ, well done. Here's one more to add to the list:

From Wherry To Steam Ferry On The Waitemata.
Author: Walsh, T.
Description: 52 pages, a small collection of black and white
photographs, paper covers.
Publishers: Walsh Printing, 1932.

This is a history of the ferry service on the Waitemata Harbour in
Auckland, covering the activities of the earliest European boatmen in
the 1830s and 1840s, through to the advent of the Albatross class
double ender screw ferries.

It is not an easy book to find. The Auckland Public Library claims to
have three copies but has been unable to locate these for me however
the National Maritime Museum has a small number of uncut copies in
original condition and very kindly sold me one for a fraction of its
market value.

Cheers
Tony
Auckland, NZ