Appleton, William (Sir), 1889-1958

Date: ca 1941-1943

By: S P Andrew Ltd

Reference: PAColl-4760

Description: The members of Wellington City Council during the time that Dame Elizabeth Gilmer and Sir William Appleton served (1941-1953 and 1935-1950 respectively) though not while the latter was Mayor (1944-1950). Photograph taken by S P Andrew. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1948

Reference: PAColl-D-0681

Description: Australian delegates on the steps of the Wellington Town Hall with the mayor of Wellington, Sir William Appleton dressed in his mayoral robes. Name of photographer is unknown Inscriptions: Mount recto - above image - Title; Mount recto - beneath image - Signatures of some of the delegates Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 395 x 490 mm on card with mount

Date: 1895 - 1913

From: Kemp, George Thomas, 1865- : Papers

By: Cheetham, Robert Ainsworth, active 1894-1933; Cox, Benjamin Shatford, -1947; Robb, John, active 1894-1902; Shackelford, Thomas George Sidney, -1946

Reference: PAColl-0985

Description: Contains photographs chiefly relating to George Thomas Kemp's work as an engineer with the Postal Telegraph and Exchange between 1895 and 1913, taken by various photographers most of whom are unidentified. Several photographs have inscriptions on the back. Two photographs show the Gisborne Post and Telegraph staff in 1895 and 1903. Three photographs show the Main North Line during winter in Waiau County and one shows the line gang camp. Four other photographs show G T Kemp's telegraph apparatus and one of these has him and other men in the photograph with the apparatus. Two photographs show the Mohaka Bridge, taken at a distance; one is dated 1899. A photograph taken by the Evening Post shows a large group of men standing on an excavated site with fallen tree trunks around; the central figure identified on the back as Sir William Appleton, Mayor of Wellington (1944-1950). Other photographs shows G T Kemp and a group of men by a manhole and tunnel in front of the Napier Exchange, Kemp's football team in Napier, a formal group portrait of unidentified men with the inscription "With kind regards from J. Anderson. One of my gangs GK", and an unidentified man standing at a writing desk taken by an English photographer, possibly George Kemp in his later years. Quantity: 16 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: 17 silver gelatin photographic prints of various sizes, all but one mounted. Processing information: Photographs were transferred to Photographic Archive from original deposit in 1988 and were given a PAColl Unit ID but were not described until November 2016. Original notes of deposit state that there were 18 photographs, but only 17 were found in the box when these photographs were processed.

Date: 1930 - 1939

By: Gray Young, Morton & Young (Firm)

Reference: Plans-80-1162

Description: Details of drainage plan, elevation of bench and dresser, kitchen bupboards, typical fireplace, refuse chute and schedule of doors Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Gray Young, Morton & Young, Registered architects, 332-340 Lambton Qy, Wellington Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on blue paper

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001

Reference: A-369-088/098

Description: Collection of political cartoons published in The Southern Cross which mainly relate to Sidney Holland and his conservative policies, as well as the New Zealand forces that were sent to Japan after its deafeat in World War II. Also contains cartoons that are specific to the Wellington region with particular reference to mayor William Appleton and the prison on Mt Crawford. International issues are also adressed; especially those relating to Britain's class sysyem and the social problems that the nation faced in the aftermath of World War II. Quantity: 11.

Date: 1933, 1952-1956

From: Hill, Edwin James 1860-1960 : Scrapbooks

Reference: fMS-094

Description: Includes clippings and photographs re Carlton Bowling Club dinner to mark Hill's 93rd birthday, 1954; clippings re bowls, Sir Winston Churchill, Beniamino Gigli; photographs of Singleton children; obituary for Tohuroa Parata; photograph of Hong Kong's radio station; photograph of Sir William and Lady Appleton and family Quantity: 1 volume(s) (8 pages).

Date: [1940s-1950s]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Morel, Leo, active 1940s-1950s

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-217

Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, 1940s-1950s; and one dated 1973. Two Maori girls (Robin Kingi and Makuini Warbrick); bird studies; group of mothers and young children at Ashburton Trotting Club winter meeting; T H Small instructing W Boyd in typing at NZ Institute for the Blind in Tinakori Road; Ordinary seaman Gordon Wilson splicing lines on a northern coaster; Dave Gunn & Jim Sinclair setting out with their horses from Lower Pyke Hut, Hollyford Valley; feeding ducks at Victoria Lake, Wanganui; Vestria (ship); 8000 pound award notice for capture of Ned Kelly and associates, 1879; Chief of Air Staff (Air Vice-Marshal L M Isitt) and Mayor of Wellington at exhibition of war photographs, Oct 1944; antropology student Marie McMahon working on excavations near Rotorua, 1973. G J Sullivan (Te Aroha), Hon R Semple, B M Tene (Hastings), Hon E T Tirikatene (Southern Maori) & W T Johansan (Wellington) taken at Labour Party Conference, 1951; NZ Labour Party Conference held in Wellington, taken in session in Assembly Hall when the death of Prime Minister Rt Hon M Savage was announced, Apr 1940 (two photographs of the assembly, both torn in places). Mr & Mrs Jay Wilbur with their first copy of NZ Free Lance, 1946; wedding photo of D L Woon & his bride Amy Wainwright, with bestman R H Glading & bridesmaid Miss Florence Woon, 1951; debutantes at ball organised by Waipukurau branch of Returned Services Association (Cecily Burkin, Peggy Mills, Ngaire Davies, Joan Gannaway, Joan Grant and Mary Williamson with Major-General A S Wilder, 1951. Wedding of Kathleen Tunnel of Trentham to George Lee of Wallaceville (with description on letterhead of `Brown Owl', Upper Hutt, where the reception was held), Jan 1949. Photographer Leo Morel of Upper Hutt. Quantity: 23 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1930 - 1939

By: Gray Young, Morton & Young (Firm)

Reference: Plans-80-1161

Description: Details of plans for first floor, basement, roof, ground and second floors Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Gray Young, Morton & Young, Registered architects, 332-340 Lambton Qy, Wellington Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on blue paper

Date: 1950-1961

From: Myers family : Family papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9195-12

Description: Mainly letters of condolence to his wife on the death of Sir Michael Myers Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1949-1956

By: Hill, Edwin James, 1860-1960

Reference: MSX-8778

Description: The letters, telegrams and other communications range from congratulations on appointment to the Commission of the Peace (1918), on his singing, articles he wrote or was mentioned in and on reaching his 96th birthday. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (19 pages). Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter (25 cm; brown stiff papers, grey phase box)

Date: 1949

From: New Zealand National Party: Political pamphlets, fliers, and election propaganda

Reference: 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 portraits: Mr R M Algie (Remuera - with portrait - 2 copies) Will Appleton (Wellington Central) Mr C M Bowden (Karori) Mrs Betty Burns (Brooklyn) Mr Norm Croft (Petone) Mr Jack Garland (Mount Albert) Mr Hally Johnstone (Raglan) John F Lockington (Timaru) Mr J J Maher (Otaki) Mr J R Marshall (Mount Victoria) Te Hoeroa Utiku Marumaru (Taihauauru, Western Maori - with portrait) Mr E R Neale (Nelson) - with portrait Mr M H Oram (Manawatu - with portrait) Mr William A Sheat (Patea - with portrait - 2 copies) Mr William Sullivan (Bay of Plenty) Mr Andrew Sinclair Sutherland (Hauraki) Mr Cuthbert H Taylor (Miramar) Mr Blair Tennent (Palmerston North) Also includes pamphlets on National's policies: "Own your own home" "A fighting fund against socialism" "Russianising New Zealand" "Tarred with the same brush - why we fight socialsim" "A family affair" "Real prosperity the National way" (2 copies) "Private enterprise means more for your money" (2 copies) "They plan; you play!" Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs sizes varying below 250 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-1534 (one pamphlet only).

Date: [1935-1938]

From: O'Shea, Alexander Paterson, 1902-1990 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7728-14

Description: Inward and outward correspondence on business and personal matters; includes clippings and galley of column from Comrade Ormond Wilson Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1930 - 1939

Reference: Eph-A-POLITICS-1930s

Description: Includes: 1931: The Prime Minister and Mrs Forbes "At Home", Thursday, 25th June 1931. [Invitation card to Mrs & Mrs E P Yaldwyn]. 1932: The Seddon Liberal Party of New Zealand. "Back to Seddon". No. 1 (Auckland Star leader, September 3rd, 1932). Published with authority of the Seddon Liberal Party of New Zealand, Edward H Sutherland, General secretary. 1933: The Seddon Liberal Party of New Zealand, Victoria Insurance Buildings, Shortland Street, Auckland [Flier, discussing views on the Central Reserve Bank Bill]. Edward H Sutherland, January 1933. 1934: Mrs Forbes "At Home", Parliamnet House, Thursday 18th October 1934. [Invitation card to Mrs E P Yaldwyn] 1935: To the puzzled elector; a logical solution of the problem in Otaki. Vote Will Appleton, the Independent candidate. [Pamphlet with photographic portrait, 1935] Why I am standing for Parliament; a plain statement of my political beliefs. Mrs Knox Gilmer, Independent candidate for Wellington North [election pamphlet with photographic portrait] 1936: Newly-elected members of the NZ Parliament. [List on folded card with compliments of the Worthington Press, Auckland, with calendar for 1936]. 1936-1943: New Zealand House of Representatives. Mr Speaker's Ladies' Gallery available for ... [Signed] W E Barnard, speaker [1936-1943, when Barnard was speaker]. Card. 1937: Civic reception to the Rt Hon M J Savage, Prime Minister of New Zealand on his return from the Coronation celebrations and the Imperial Conference. Town Hall, Wellington, 28 July 1937. Programme 1939: NZ House of Representatives. 1939 Ladies' Gallery ticket. Admit the bearer. W E Barnard, speaker. Quantity: 10 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Lithographs and letterpress on cards and pamphlets, sizes varying

Date: 1931-1935

From: New Zealand Labour Party : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-0270-026

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1943

From: New Zealand National Party: Political pamphlets, fliers, and election propaganda

By: New Zealand National Party

Reference: Eph-A-NZ-NATIONAL-1943

Description: Political pamphlets, and election pamphlets for the General election 1943, including pamphlets for the following candidates: E P Aderman (New Plymouth) Will Appleton (Wellington Central) H H Barker (Gisborne) C M Bowden (Wellington West) B V Cooksley (Otaki) (2 copies) Ernest Bowyer Corbett, J.P. (Egmont - with portrait) N P Croft (Hutt) T Hislop (Wellington North) S G Holland (Leader) Fred W Huggins (Nelson) L T Jacobsen (Wellington East) R O Montgomerie (Waimarino) David Murdoch (Dunedin South) W H Overton (Kaiapoi) W A Sheat (Patea - with portrait) (2 copies) W A Veitch (Wanganui?) General pamphlets include: "Passwords to progress"; "What of tomorrow?" (2 copies); "Facing the facts" (2 copies); "Your farm and your future" (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs sizes varying below 250 mm.

Date: 1952

By: Simpson, Graeme Brook, 1957-

Reference: PAColl-D-1178

Description: Group portrait of executive officers of Wellington Orphans Club (Inc), taken 1952 by an unknown photographer. Back row (left to right): D W Rigby, H A Shepherd, H Matthew, J R Bentley, W Thompson, M F Gembitsky Third row (left to right): C Campbell, C M Bay, E Hogg (hon solicitor), A O Compton (chief steward), J A C Thomas (stage manager), P Anderson (life member), M E Nolan (life member), W Blair (asst stage manager) Second row (left to right): A H Rose (hon sec), J Bertram (hon treas), J L Arcus (hon aud), K E Balchin (im past pres), Sir William Appleton (vice-pres), A R Thomas (vice-pres), J Thompson (vice-pres), R J Monnie (vice-pres), N Aitken (hon prod), R G Henry (hon mus dir) Front row (left to right): J W Steel (past pres), H Hill (past pres), J Matthews (past pres), H F Wood (vice-patron), O C Joyce (pres), Lord Freyberg VC (Patron), W J Mountjoy (vice-patron), E A Herron (past pres), R E Flaws (past pres), W H Campbell (past pres), E W Hargreaves (past pres) Inset (left to right): J S Martin (past pres), C C Odlin (vice-patron) Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Recto - above image - Wellington Orphans Club (Inc.) Executive Officers 1952 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 41 x 51 cm

Date: [1900-1966]

From: White, Harold Temple, 1881-1972 : Music scores and papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8034

Description: Inward letters to White from overseas and New Zealand composers, musicians and dignatories, including congratulatory letters, thank you letters following performances, invitations accepted and ideas accepted and rejected. Identified correspondents entered in the Name field; also includes letter from Sydney, written from Ormond Street, London (1900), one written from St Mary Abbott's Place, London (1961), and one with a letterhead, W I B Mott, Sydney, from W Vincent [?] (1939). Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [Oct 1950]

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

Reference: 114/200/08-G

Description: The official reception for the Short Solent flying boat Ararangi, with Wellington mayor Sir William Appleton speaking, on the occasion of its first flight from Evans Bay. Photograph taken in 1950 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: ca 30 Jan 1945

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

Reference: PAColl-6301-69

Description: Original caption reads: You are not ambassadors just for your own company or for university players of any city, but for the potentialities of a New Zealand stage", said the Mayor of Wellington, Mr Will Appleton (right), when welcoming Miss Ngaio Marsh (seated on right) and her company of university Shakespearean players from Canterbury College at the Town Hall yesterday." Evening Post photograph, circa 30 January, 1945. Photographer unidentified. Published in the Evening Post (newspaper) 30 January 1945, page 8. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14.8 x 20.2 cm

Date: 1957

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

Reference: EP/1957/0481-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 6.5 x 6.5 inches