Hope for luck all in a lump

Download or read book Hope for luck all in a lump written by Robert Brian Wynn-Williams and published by Shands track publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters and other writings from or to a branch of the Ronalds family over a 26-year period from 1853 until 1879 have been bought together. Between 1853 and 1856 five members of the Ronalds familty immigrated to New Zealand. Their letters cover their trials and tribulations in clearing dense bush, establishing a dairy farm, ill health and scarcity of capital. Just when they are starting to get on their feet they are involved in the Land wars both supplying milk to soldiers each day and as soldiers. After the war the family experiences considerable hardship and disperse. The book includes an epilogue covering the lives of the Ronalds and their family and friends.