Index:Charleston • Irwin Faris • (1941).pdf

TitleCharleston: Its Rise and Decline
AuthorIrwin Faris
Year1941
PublisherA.H. & A.W. Reed
LocationWellington, New Zealand
Sourcepdf
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Validated inDecember 2022
List of Contents
Page
FOREWORD 7
PREFACE 15
I. CHARLESTON—ITS BIRTH AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT 19
II. CONSTANT BAY—THE PORT OF CHARLESTON 35
III. CONSTANT BAY—ITS WORKING AND MISHAPS 47
IV. THE OLD BEACH ROUTE—FROM 1867 TO 1874. THE FIRST STAGE 55
V. THE OLD BEACH ROUTE—1867 TO 1874. THE SECOND STAGE 65
VI. NINE-MILE BEACH―THE SHETLANDERS—LITTLE BEACH 73
VII. THE NILE RIVER 81
VIII. WESTPORT 87
IX. ADDISON’S FLAT—CRONINVILLE 95
X. BRIGHTON 103
XI. THE CHURCHES—CEMETERIES―BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES 109
XII. HOTELS AND PUBLIC-HOUSES 122
XIII. BANKS AND CURRENCY—TREATMENT OF GOLD 126
XIV. NEWSPAPERS 133
XV. SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION 136
XVI. OFFICIALS 140
XVII. CRICKET—FOOTBALL—SPORTS―HORSE―RACING—VOLUNTEERS 144
XVIII. THE CASINO―MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE AND LIBRARY―SHOWS 150
XIX. POST OFFICE—TELEGRAPH—MAIL SERVICES 155
XX. THE HOSPITAL—MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 159
XXI. THE TOWN BAND—THE FIRE BRIGADE 163
XXII. LODGES AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES 166
XXIII. GOLDMINING—MICA MINING―LIST OF GOLD-FIELDS 170
XXIV. METHODS OF GOLD-SAVING―BATTERIES AND COMPANIES 177
XXV. CHARLESTON—ITS GROWTH AND PROGRESS 187
XXVI. CHARLESTON TO-DAY 198
APPENDIX—STREET DIRECTORY 203
APPENDIX—PERSONAL 230
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