7 items about 4 generations of McDonald women.

The Pictorial Family Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, together with Apocrypha, Concordance, and Psalms of David in Metre.

Published 1879, by Hubbard Brothers, London.

1) Mother and daughter were the first of the settlers in Levin block.
Other women who set example by tenacity and courage.

Into the unknown they came - the wives of the pioneers. Here was a strange land - rough, untamed, bush-clad country. But there was no time to ponder over the comforts they had left behind. There was work to be done. The land must be cleared and a home must be built to shelter them and their families. They worked alongside their husbands for they were a sturdy breed and were undaunted by the lack of home amenities, hospitals, medical services, places of entertainment and suchlike. Mostly it was a long track to the nearest neighbour.

1) Racing - from earliest days.

Hoofbeats on the turf have always had a strong appeal and no more so than in the early days when the enjoyment was, perhaps, even greater.

2) Old rivalry between Levin and Weraroa still exists.

Confusing to strangers passing through Levin by rail is the name "Weraroa" on the Post Office immediately opposite the Levin Railway Station. It seems strange that Levin should have a "suburb".