1923: Farewell to Otira Coaches
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Until the Otira Tunnel opened (4 August, 1923) it was up to horse-drawn coaches to bridge the gap between Canterbury and Westland’s railways. The end of the line on the east side was at Cass and on the west side it was Otira. This left 25 miles (40km) to negotiate which includes Arthurs Pass Village. […]
Read more..August 6, 2023
Christian Software Patch: Uninstall
By NZB3
The Roman era is different to the Christian because of the object of sacrifice. Like primitives, the Romans held that gods both large and small determined forces of nature and that they were personal and could be appealed to. Food or drink, the lives of animals or children or slaves were taken in the name […]
Read more..August 6, 2023
Happy to let itself be ruled
By NZB3
This information interferes with several of their cherished beliefs… “The greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled. […]
Read more..August 5, 2023