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Haurongo: Clark, James McCosh rāua ko Clark, Kate Emma

The cover of Kate Clark's antipodean Christmas story for children, published in 1891

The cover of Kate Clark's antipodean Christmas story for children, published in 1891

In A southern cross fairy tale, writer and artist Kate Clark attempted to translate northern hemisphere Christmas folklore into a New Zealand setting.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: BK-448

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Janet McCallum. 'Clark, James McCosh rāua ko Clark, Kate Emma', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993, whakahou October 2017. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2778/the-cover-of-kate-clarks-antipodean-christmas-story-for-children-published-in-1891 (accessed 2 July 2026).