Atlantis (Ship)

Date: [1939-1950]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Roberts, Jack Debnam Stewart, 1891-1980

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-116

Description: Photographs, published (or considered for publication), in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1930s-1950s. Names and date of publication recorded on the back. Names of selected identified subjects entered in Name field. Includes a series of thirteen photographs taken at the Akaroa centennial procession, Dec 1950, of floats and people involved, including one of Mrs S A Glynan (President of Parent Teachers Association) handing out icecreams. Three photos of E W (Ted) Heald of Christchurch (with moustache), published 26 Apr 1950; Joe Parsons (ex jockey) of Auckland, article and photo published 29 Mar 1950 (p 41); three photos of Holme Station at Pareora, South Canterbury, article and photos published 29 Mar 1950 (p 5); naval guests at the Viceregal Garden Party held at Government House, Auckland (Captain J H Ruck-Keene of HMNZS Bellona and his wife, & Mr & Mrs Hugh Wright of Auckland), published 15 Feb 1950 (p 14); 2 photos of Fenton family reunion, descendants of John James Fenton, article and photos published 8 Feb 1950 (p 22); large group of English immigrants who arrived at Wellington on the Atlantis, article & photo published 8 Feb 1950 (p 16); 100 year old English nun Sister St Daniel of Liverpool, published 19 Jun 1940; two photos of Kings Empire Veterans reunion held in Auckland, ca Apr 1950; old Rakaia bridge, ca 1934 & new Rakaia traffic bridge built ca Mar 1939; women cycling at Lake Wanaka; Fox Glacier, ca May 1950; crew from the Wanganella (which went aground) disembarking from an aeroplane at Auckland, Dec 1948; etc Eight photographs of elderly Arrowtown men, taken for publication in Jun 1940 by J D S Roberts of Bannockburn Quantity: 42 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 26 May-12 Sep 1949

By: McCaw, James Crawford (Rev), 1901-1975

Reference: Micro-MS-0543

Description: Kept while serving as a ship's chaplain on a voyage to and from England. The journal describes in detail the ship's activities and also the six weeks spent in England and Scotland on holiday between voyages. Both voyages were on the Atlantis. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive (ca 140 pages).

Date: 5 August 1993 - 05 Aug 1993

From: British assisted immigrants oral history project

By: Swann, Kenneth Edmund, 1926-

Reference: OHInt-0817-10

Description: Oral history interview with Kenneth Swann, born 8th February 1926 in Northfleet, Kent. Talks about family background. Details schooling. Recalls family being evacuated from Gravesend during World War II. Mentions jobs he took after finishing school. Talks about joining the Royal Navy in 1943 - explains his involvement in D Day, 1944, and the occupation of Germany and Hamburg, 1946. Talks about going into public service - mentions the Ministry of Supply. Discusses the organisation of the public service in England. Gives reasons for decision to emigrate to New Zealand - recalls how he learned about the New Zealand assisted immigration scheme. Recalls immigration process. Talks about leaving Southampton in 1951 on the SS 'Atlantis' - mentions the accomodation, entertainment, and facilities aboard the ship. Lists the stops made on the journey to New Zealand. Recalls arriving in Wellington - talks about staying at the transit camp at Fort Dorset, Seatoun. Discusses starting work at the Public Service Commission - details the orientation process and the Commission's organisation. Talks about his relationship with co-workers. Discusses changes to life in New Zealand after the 1950s - talks about when New Zealand used to shut down after Christmas for three weeks. Discusses the anti-immigrant feeling he experienced. Access Contact - See Oral History Librarian Interviewer(s) - Megan Hutching Accompanying material - Project questionnaire, interview questions and topics Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014991, OHC-014992 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) (abstract). 1 interview(s). 1.10 Hours and minutes Duration. Physical Description: Textual file - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5439, OHDL-001170. Search dates: 1926 - 1993

Date: Aug-Oct 1951

By: Carter family

Reference: MS-Papers-7377

Description: Comprises eight letters written by Lorna Carter on the `Atlantis' from England to New Zealand in 1951 to her family in Oban, Scotland. She describes her experiences, other passengers, activities on board the ship and being on tours at the various ports they visited. The sequence ends in Wellington where she obtained work in the Public Service. The ship sailed past the Spanish coast, through the Suez Canal, the Indian Ocean to Western Australia, and Wellington. One letter includes a song composed for the end of the voyage by two women to the tune of `Thanks for the memory'. Source of title - Supplied Lorna Carter (later Ross) emigrated to New Zealand in 1951 but returned to Scotland in 1954. These letters were written to her family while she was sailing to New Zealand and on her arrival in Wellington in 1951. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (eight pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs L Ross, Plockton, Ross-shire, Scotland, per Ms J Perry, New Zealand High Commission, London, Apr 2002 Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photograph of the `Atlantis'.

Date: [ca 1950s]

From: Hall Raine Collection :Photographs of ships

Reference: PAColl-0818-1

Description: 17 images: 15 photographs of the ships as named as well as the Corinthic, Taioma, Gothic, Port Hobart, Orkanger, Paroto and Maori. Also included are a view of the south-eastern side of the Basin Reserve showing Wellington Boys' College and Adelaide Road and another of a group of five men probably associated with the Ratana movement alongside a model of a building. The photographer is William Hall Raine. Quantity: 17 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: Between 1947 and 1952

By: Ross, Lorna, active 1951-2002

Reference: PAColl-7779

Description: Photograph of the ship `Atlantis', probably taken between 1947 and 1952 by an unknown photographer. The Atlantis had a white hull in 1944 when she served as a hospital ship. In 1947 or 1948 she began service as an emigrant ship until being scrapped in 1952. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 16 x 21.6 cm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-7377 : Ross, Lorna, fl 1940-2002 : Letters to her family..

Date: May 1948-14 Jul 1953

From: Waters, Sydney David, 1883-1965 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8455-22

Description: Drafts of articles written by Waters for a column entitled `Ships and shipping', in which he covered topics like the sinking of the Wahine, the Shell Tanker Fleet and the Union Company. Also includes newspaper clippings collected by Waters. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1950-1953

From: New Zealand Shipping Company : Records

Reference: MSX-7522

Description: Printed passenger lists, often with manuscript annotations, of voyages from the United Kingdom to New Zealand. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Processing information: Scope and contents added, 16 May 2023.

Date: 1951

From: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955 :Negatives of New Zealand towns and scenery, and Fiji

Reference: 1/4-020548-G

Description: The ship `Atlantis' leaving the Wellington wharves after bringing immigrants to New Zealand. Photograph taken by William Hall Raine in 1951. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Gelatin dry plate negative

Date: [6 Jun 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/308/11-G

Description: Mrs McDowall, an immigrant from Glasgow, arriving off the ship `Atlantis'. Photographed circa 6 Jun 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: [ca 3 October 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/359/11-G

Description: A group of four immigrant girls from the last trip of the ship Atlantis photographed circa 3 October 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: [6 Jun 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/308/10-G

Description: Sandra Wright, a young Scottish immigrant, arriving off the ship `Atlantis'. Photographed circa 6 Jun 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: [ca 15 Sep 1950]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/198/06-G

Description: Immigrants arriving in Wellington on the ship Atlantis. Shows four women on the ship. Photograph taken circa 15 September 1950 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: [6 Jun 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/308/09-G

Description: A group of immigrant women arriving off the ship `Atlantis'. Photographed circa 6 Jun 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: 1951

From: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955 :Negatives of New Zealand towns and scenery, and Fiji

Reference: 1/2-100727-G

Description: British immigrants arriving in Wellington on board the ship Atlantis, 1951. Photograph taken by William Hall Raine. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 24 January 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/255/01-G

Description: Immigrants arriving on the Atlantis photographed circa 24 January 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: [6 Jun 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/308/08-G

Description: A group of immigrant women arriving off the ship `Atlantis'. Photographed circa 6 Jun 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: [ca 3 October 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/359/10-G

Description: A group of four immigrant girls from the last trip of the ship Atlantis photographed circa 3 October 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1951

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955

Reference: 1/2-100726-G

Description: Taken in 1951 by William Hall Raine this photograph shows a group of English immigrant women off the Atlantis at Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [6 Jun 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/308/12-G

Description: Eleanor Gray, Anne Soffe and Nancy Anderson, immigrants arriving off the ship `Atlantis', study a map of New Zealand. Photographed circa 6 Jun 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres