A Canterbury Tale - The History of the First Fifty Years of the North Canterbury Branch of the Save the Children Fund, 1947-1997

North Canterbury Branch, Save the Children Fund, 1997 edition, good condition
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The Save the Children Fund in New Zealand was founded in Christchurch in 1947. Its establishment was due almost singlehandedly to the efforts of a remarkable English woman of Dutch descent, Minnie Gregory Havelaar, who emigrated to New Zealand after the First World War. From this beginning, branches were gradually established around the country... This is the story of outstanding voluntary effort. it tells how community support for the Save the Children Fund in North Canterbury grew from the £30 collected at the first meeting to the record totals of half a century later...