In August 1861 an advertisement of a somewhat unusual nature appeared in a Birmingham newspaper. It invited inquiries from persons interested in the establishment of a nonconformist settlement in New Zealand.

Thus begins the story of the last organised colonisation in New Zealand – a scheme that was not as successful as other settlements in the south, but which nevertheless produced many inspiring examples of the courage of the early pioneers.

Printed in 1927 to mark the first 50 years of Albertland Settlement the full story is told in “The Albertlanders” Brave Pioneers of the 1860’s”

A modernised version of “The Albertlanders”, utilizing many photographs from original glass plate negatives that have been reproduced under modern scanning techniques, is available now from the Museum.

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