I’m sure there weren’t enough descriptive words to explain the excitement Esther Clarkson felt at the first sale of one of her straw hats. As the coins dropped into her hand, maybe she smiled to herself and felt assured that her little business could make something of itself. She had no idea! It was 1854 …
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“…ships arrived so quickly after each other that the hillside near the barracks became dotted over with every conceivable kind of hut, tent, and whare, not omitting the Irish cabin built of sods”. William Pratt ~ 1900 *Lyttelton’s first storekeeper and baker ~ 1849 *Member of the Christchurch City Council *Co-founder of Ballantynes *image courtesy …
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