Intercolonial /
Oliver, Stephen,1950-1992,author.
"A lyrical genealogy as lush as the terrains it inhabits, 'Intercolonial' unburdens a tremendous hybrid swathe of Australian and New Zealand history... Oliver weaves an elliptical thread: from Kupe, arriving in New Zealand; to Solomon Blay, the notable executional of Van Diemen's Land; to Thomas McCormack, Oliver's great grandfather..."--Back cover.
Includes map: The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Limited, chart of routes of steamers.
"I started writing 'Intercolonial' in Australia sometime back in the mid-90s. The poem was put aside for long periods and finally completed in New Zealand. This work therefore might be seen as a transtasman creation"--Preface.
"A lyrical genealogy as lush as the terrains it inhabits, 'Intercolonial' unburdens a tremendous hybrid swathe of Australian and New Zealand history... Oliver weaves an elliptical thread: from Kupe, arriving in New Zealand; to Solomon Blay, the notable executional of Van Diemen's Land; to Thomas McCormack, Oliver's great grandfather..."--Back cover.
Blay, Solomon
McCormack, Thomas
Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand
Steamboat lines
Merchant ships
Australian poetry
New Zealand poetry