Steve Wrathall's Transcription of the Biography of Stephen Wrathall (1779 -1872)

• chapters 1 and 2
  1. England
  2. Wrathall's Butchery Business
  
• chapters 3 to 6
  3. Wrathall's Transport Business
  4. The Stranger who Helped Wrathall in his Fight with the Government
  5. Entering the Timber Business
  6. The Finance Business
  
• chapters 7 to 13
  7. The Hotelier
  8. Starting the New Zealand Connection
  9. First Contact in New Zealand
  10. Landfall in Mangonui
  11. A Business Proposal
  12. Pawai Agrees to do Business
  13. Setting Up Shop in Taipa
  
• chapters 14 to 17
  14. The Second Timber Purchase
  15. Constructing the Saw Pits
  16. Timber Operations Begin
  17. Plans for a Cattle Station
  
• chapters 18 to 21
  18. Wrathall Returns to Australia
  19. Establishing Cattle in Taipa
  20. The Timber Trade Blossoms
  21. An American Wrathall Orders Timber
  
• chapters 22 to 26
  23. An Invitation to a Chiefly Meeting
  24. The Meeting Convenes
  25. Pawai Offers Maraes Hand in Marriage
  26. The Wrathalls Consider the Offer
  
• chapters 27 to 32
  27. The Maoris Entertain the Wrathalls
  28. Wrathall Praises His Hosts
  29. Wrathall Accepts Maraes Hand for Stephen
  30. Wedding Preparations Begin
  31. Preparing The Bridal House
  32. Stephen & Marae Wed
  
• chapters 33 to 35
  33. Stephen and Maraes Married Life Begins
  34. Tending The Taipa Stock
  35. Mary Ann Wrathall Disapproves of Stephens Marriage
  
• chapters 36 to 40
  36. Stephen Defends His Decision
  37. Entering The Gum Trade
  38. Mangonui Grows
  39. Mary Ann Wrathall Dies
  40. Wrathall Gives Advice On Religion
  
• chapters 41 to 45
  41. British Civilisation Establishes Itself
  42. Modern Finance Takes Root
  43. Wrathall Prepares For Retirement
  44. Wrathalls Farewell Send-Off
  45. Wrathall Plans to Scuttle His Ships
  
• chapters 46 to 50
  46. A Visit to Flinders Island
  47. Remembering His Lost Wife
  48. A Favour to Melbourne Mortgagees
  49. Wrathall Exits Commercial Life
  50. Restless Retirement
  
• chapters 51 to 53
  51. A Wrathall Re-union
  52. Wrathall Passes Away
  53. Mary Ann Wrathalls Background
  
• chapters 54 to 56
  54. Wrathall International Links
  55. Prominent NZ Wrathalls
  56. Conclusion
  
• acknowledgement