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Consolidated Gold Fields of New Zealand Ltd : Records

Date

1896-1957

By

Consolidated Gold Fields of New Zealand LtdZiman, David, 1860-1920; Blackwater Mines Ltd; Humphries, W J, active 1930s-1950s; Porter, Winton Gore, 1894?-1975; Wealth of Nations Mine Ltd; Progress Mines of New Zealand Ltd; Foster, Arthur Livingstone, 1859?-1935

Reference

MS-Group-1132

Description

Records of the Company, consisting of reports, general and London correspondence, files on industrial relations and unions, legal documents, some minutes, mine manager reports and other papers. The records relate to both the Blackwater and the Consolidated mines, and there are some files on Progress and other subsidiary mining companies.

Also included are the business and private correspondence and diaries of David Ziman.

Source of title - Supplied

The Consolidated Gold Fields of New Zealand Ltd, a quartzite-crushing gold extraction operation, was founded in 1896, in Reefton, by David Ziman from the purchase of the Globe, Progress, Wealth of Nations and Golden Fleece gold mining companies.

Quantity: 28 box(es) (430 folders). 4 volume(s). 9.50 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter

Finding Aids: Detailed listing available..

Plans of Blackwater Mine at 76-083-06/01

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Format

28 box(es) (430 folders), 4 volume(s), 9.50 Linear Metres, Business correspondence, Fliers (Printed matter), Administrative reports, Office files, Diaries, Financial records, Legal instruments, Manuscripts, Mss, typescripts, printed matter, Illustration: Plans of Blackwater Mine at 76-083-06/01

There are 434 items in total.

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Manuscript

David Ziman - Insurance policies, memorandum, etc

Date: 1894-1916, 1948, 1957

From: Consolidated Gold Fields of New Zealand Ltd : Records

Reference: 76-083-21/8

Description: Includes memorandum of agreement for David Ziman to secure option over Kotuku oil prospects; inventory of goods, Reefton, 20 Jun 1898 (books, pictures, cupboard, stable, properties, shares and loan); comparative statement of cost of ordinary articles in 1884 & 1896; will of William Blackadder, 1957; Blackwater Mines Ltd - Decision of Emergency Disputes Committee, 1948; and other papers Quantity: 1 folder(s) (bundle).

Manuscript

Blackwater Mines Ltd - Papers relating to 1937 Waihi gold miners dispute

Date: 1937

From: Consolidated Gold Fields of New Zealand Ltd : Records

Reference: 76-083-01/01

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Consolidated Gold Fields of New Zealand Ltd - Report book

Date: 1896-1903

From: Consolidated Gold Fields of New Zealand Ltd : Records

Reference: 76-083-22/01

Description: Report topics include: Globe-Progress, Inangahua Low Level Tunnel, Humphrey's Hydraulic Sluicing Company, Boatmans, Wealth of Nations, Wangapeka (Nelson), Winding Creek (Southland), Galloway (Otago), chlorination, tailings treatment, Golden Fleece, Progress treatment plant Quantity: 1 volume(s).