J S Murray and Carol Hawkins Illustrator,sb, 158pp Publisher: Allied Press Dunedin, 1984

From a family with a 100 year association with gold seeking in NZ, maily in the South Island, the author has deeply reaserched the early gold rushes in NZ, concentrating on those in Otago and the colourful days and characters they entailed. A thoroughly readable and informative book of 158 pages, enlivened by Carol Hawkins many excellent drawings