The trivial round, the common task : work and leisure on a Canterbury Hill Country Run in the 1860s and 1870s

Auteurs :
HOLLAND, P. G.
HARGREAVES, R. P.

Description :
Analysis of a farm diary, the Point Journal, reveals clear seasonal patterns in expenditures of time on activities involving sheep and cattle, work on fencing and shelter, cropping and pasture improvements, general farm maintenance, and recreation. This journal hints at the rapid transformation of rural landscapes.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
New Zealand geographer, issn : 0028-8144, 1991, vol. 47, n°. 1, p. 19-25, Références bibliographiques : 8 réf.

Date :
1991

Editeur :
Pays édition : Nouvelle-Zelande, Christchurch, New Zealand Geographical Society