The Runaway Settlers (14 page)
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Authors: Elsie Locke
In 1987, Elsie Locke was awarded an honorary D.Litt. from the University of Canterbury in recognition of her contribution to New Zealand society as a writer, historian and leader in peace movements and women’s affairs. She received the Margaret Mahy Medal Award in 1995 for her contributions to children’s literature. Among her many popular books for children are
A Canoe in the Mist
and
The End of the Harbour.
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First published 1965
This edition published 2010
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Copyright © Elsie Locke 1965
Elsie Locke asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
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National Library of New Zealand Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Locke, Elsie, 1912-2001.
The runaway settlers / Elsie Locke.
(Collins modern New Zealand classic)
ISBN 978-1-86950-769-5 (pbk.)
ISBN: 978 0 7304 4578 4 (epub)
[1. Frontier and pioneer life—New Zealand—Fiction.
2. Canterbury (N.Z.)—Fiction.] II. Title. III.
Series: Collins modern New Zealand classics.
NZ823.2—dc 22
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