Lawyer, aviation promoter, politician, parliamentary speaker. See the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Vol 5, 2000. Note that his son's name was also Matthew Henry Oram (1915-1992).
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Date:
1950
From:
New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
Ref:
PAColl-7171-19
Description:
Original caption from the New Zealand Free Lance, 5/7/1950, reads: "New Zealand's 29th Parliament was opened last week by commission in the Legislative counc...
Date:
1949
From:
New Zealand National Party :Group portraits of National Party Cabinets and Members of Parliament
By:
Crown Studios (Wellington, N.Z.); Thompson, Francis Charles, 1923-2001
Ref:
PAColl-D-0378
Description:
Inscriptions: Recto - centre - Title
Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s).
Date:
October 1932
From:
Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Ref:
1/2-087102-G
Description:
Photograph of Matthew Henry Oram, one of the judges of the Bledisloe Medal inter-university oratory contest, taken October 1932 for the Evening Post newspape...
Date:
1946
Ref:
Eph-A-NZ-NATIONAL-1946
Description:
Political pamphlets, and election pamphlets for the General election 1946, including pamphlets for the following candidates, mainly with photographic portrai...
Date:
1927-1951
From:
New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
Ref:
PAColl-0785-1-208
Description:
Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1920s-1950s. Names of most subjects entered in Name Field.
Also includes: D (or William) ...
Date:
1949
Ref:
Eph-A-NZ-NATIONAL-1949
Description:
Political pamphlets, and election pamphlets for the General election 1949, including pamphlets for the following candidates, mainly with photographic portrai...
Date:
1908
From:
Karori Historical Society : Photographs
By:
Isaacs, Jacob Nathan, 1877-1962
Ref:
PAColl-D-0555
Description:
Studio photograph of eleven members of the Wellington Junior Hockey team. Absent - W Upton
Inscriptions: Backing board recto - above image - Title; Backing ...
Date:
26 Jul 1955
From:
Tourist and Publicity
By:
Clark, B (Mr), active 1940s-1950s
Ref:
1/2-020471-F
Description:
After the unveiling of a coronation vase facsimile, General Assembly Library, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, 26 July 1955. From left to right, Prime Minis...
Date:
[ca 1950]
From:
S P Andrew Ltd :Portrait negatives
Ref:
1/4-020024-F
Description:
Matthew Henry Oram, photographed circa 1950 by S P Andrew.
Dated assuming the subject was approximately 65 years old at the time this photograph was taken. ...