Story: Rural mythologies All images & media From page 1 – First traditions Rākaihautū Taumata atua Arched rock, Tolaga Bay ‘An English landscape’ Taranaki farming scene From page 2 – Immigrant hopes Nelson in 1842 (1st of 3) Petre (Whanganui) in 1841 (2nd of 3) New Plymouth in 1843 (3rd of 3) Farm labourers meeting Okoaro, New Plymouth Bush home Reid family, Whangamomona From page 3 – Colonial myth making Auckland province, 1859 Railway tunnel under construction Canterbury sheep station ‘Good-bye to the old hut’ (1st of 3) ‘Plus snow, minus fire’ (2nd of 3) ‘Look out!’ (3rd of 3) Station ballads From page 4 – Country versus city, 1890–1945 Rural and urban populations, 1891–1951 Larrikin nuisance Encouraging small farmers Backyard garden From page 5 – The cult of the pioneer One hundred crowded years Cartoon from Me and Gus again Country lads Rough Rider (1st of 2) Charles Upham (2nd of 2) From page 6 – Rural myth lives on, 1945–1975 Employment by sectors, 1901–2001 Cartoon of Sid Holland, 1952 Godfrey Bowen with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (1st of 2) Colin Meads (2nd of 2) Ngāmatea station Recording the countryside From page 7 – Urban culture takes over, 1975 on Farmer Brian Daniel Carter Footrot flats Lifestyle farmer
