History around 1862 (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Sunday, August 22, 2010, 09:31 (5213 days ago) @ patsym

yes I understand that but what I wanted to know was what it was like in the area at the time for those who were working the land,

As I said various drivers but mainly a better life - spiritually, fiscally and/or environment. So turn this on its head and I would say that life in the area at that time was in general very hard. I'm not pretending that life in a young country like New Zealand was going to be a bed of roses, but to our ancestors it must have appeared to be a land of opportunity , despite the perilous journey to get there.

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