Taufa'ahau Tupou II, King of Tonga, 1874-1918

George Tabou II, King of Tonga, 1874-1918, George Taufa'ahau Tupou II, King of Tonga, 1874-1918, George Tubau II, King of Tonga, 1874-1918, Siaosi Tupou II, 1874-1918

Second Christian King of Tonga. Great grandson of George Tupou I of Tonga (1797?-1893). Father was Prince Tu'i Pelehaka (Fatafehi Toutaitokotaha) (1842-1912), whose mother Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu was a daughter of Tupou I. Mother was Princess Fusipala Tauki'onetuku (1850-1889), a daughter of Tevita 'Ungamotangitau (Tevita 'Unga) who was a son of Tupou I. Reigned from 1893 to 1918. Father of Queen Salote of Tonga.

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Simpson album : Visit of members of the New Zealand Legislature to the Cook and other I...

Date: April-June 1903

By: Read, G A, active 1903; Winkelmann, Henry, 1860-1931

Reference: PA1-o-468

Description: Record of the tour of the Pacific Islands by members of the New Zealand Legislature in 1903 Photographs taken by Henry Winkelmann of Auckland (numbers 1, 38, 50-51, and 79) and G A Read of the NZ Government Printing and Stationery Department Very few of the people shown are identified Other Titles - Visit of members of New Zealand legislature to the Cook and other Islands, 1903 Inscriptions: Album page - The voyage, of which the accompanying photographs form a partial record, was undertaken in April-June, 1903, for the purpose of giving Members of the New Zealand Legislature an opportunity of seeing the Cook and other Islands, which were annexed to the colony in June, 1901. In all fifteen islands were visited, eight of them being within the extended boundaries of New Zealand, and the remaining seven belonging to one or other of the adjacent groups - viz., Samoa, Tonga or Friendly Islands, and Fiji. The total distance travelled was 8,015 miles and th time occupied,, seven weeks. A detailed report on the visit will be found in parliamentary Paper, 1903, A.-3B. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, leather corners and spine, entitled "Visit of members of New Zealand Legislature to the Cook and other islands, 1903", lettered in gold; 15.5 x 23.5 cm

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Views in Tonga, South East Asia and South Africa

Date: 1880s

From: Three albums of New Zealand views

Reference: PAColl-6540-1

Description: Collection comprises: Chinese soup seller in Singapore, 26 June 1884 Singapore jinricksha, 26 June 1884 Malay man in Capetown European group and chinese servant in front of large house, South East Asia King George II of Tonga Village in Tonga Physical Description: Albumen prints

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Hill-Trevor album 2 :Written and photographic record of the annexation of the Cook Isla...

Date: 30 Sept 1900 - 31 Oct 1900

From: Trevor, Charles Edward Hill-Trevor, 3rd Baron, 1863-1950 :Photographs of New Zealand and Cook Islands compiled during Vice-regal term of Lord Ranfurly

By: Ross, Malcolm, 1862-1930; Crummer, George R, 1868-1953

Reference: PA1-f-143

Description: Arrangement: The album consists of Hill-Trevor's diary of the cruise, with the photographs interspersed with the text. This album documents the cruise of Lord Ranfurly, Governor of NZ, aboard HMS Mildura to the Cook Islands, Niue, Tonga and the Kermadec Islands, in October 1900, in the course of which he annexed the Cook Islands and Niue for the British Crown. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

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Photographs of Richard Seddon's tour of the South Pacific Islands in 1900

Date: 1900

From: Hall-Jones, William (Sir) 1851-1936 :Photographs

By: Sears, Frederick W, active 1890s-1900s

Reference: PAColl-5287-1

Description: Quantity: 51 b&w original photographic print(s).

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King and Queen of Tonga

Date: [190-?]

From: Daroux, Louis John, 1870-1948 :Photographs of New Zealand and the Pacific

Reference: 1/1-039397-G

Description: Queen Lavinia and King Taufa'ahau Tupou II, King of Tonga. Photograph taken ca 1900s by Louis John Daroux Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches

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Seddon's trip to the Pacific islands album

Date: 1900

By: Sears, Frederick W, active 1890s-1900s

Reference: PA1-o-461

Description: Photographs all taken by Frederick W Sears. Other Titles - Cover title - The Premier's trip to the Pacific Islands Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, leather corners and spine, entitled "The Premier's trip to the Pacific Islands" in gold lettering; 17.0 x 21.5 cm

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Tonga Government : Papers relating to the reign of King George Tupou II

Date: 1893-1905

From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-0505

Description: The records are in files: Customs audit 1886-1893; Royal correspondence and newspaper clippings 1893-1898; Premier's Department correspondence 1894-1897; Court proceedings 1895; Premier's Department correspondence1898, 1900-1904; Royal and consular correspondence 1901-1905. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Full description in inventory, also "Complete Annotated Catalogue" (Canberra: PMB, 1991) which has an index.. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, PMB

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Photographs relating to Tonga

Date: 1914

From: Bailey, Colin Lennie, 1906-1997: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-0497

Description: Two photographs (with a duplicate of one) of Tonga, taken by an unidentified photographer. Shows a large group of Tongan teachers in front of a wooden building with W H Gould, the Director of Education, and two other Europeans; and a group of Tongans, including the King, sitting and standing under trees during a visit by New Zealand members of parliament. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Processing information: Combined in to ATL-Group-00790 and title changed, October 2022.Previous title: Bailey, Colin Lennie (Professor), 1906- :Photographs relating to Tonga.

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Smith album 1

Date: [1880s?]

From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Davey, Frank, 1860-; Davey Photo Company

Reference: PA1-f-071

Description: Photographs of various Pacific Islands, particulary Tonga, Hawaii and Tahiti, probably taken during the 1880s The photographers vary, and include the Burton Brothers who took most of the Tongan photographs when visiting in 1884; some of the Hawaiian views were taken by Davey Photo Co. The photographers are not identified in many cases. Inscriptions: Album page - "from Mr S Percy Smith" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown textured cloth cover, black leather corners and spine; 38 x 32 cm

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[Tonga, during the visit of HMS Mildura with Lord Ranfurly and party]

Date: 16 October 1900

From: Ranfurly family: Collection

Reference: PA1-q-633-39

Description: Two photographs taken by Malcolm Ross on the cruise of HMS Mildura to the Cook Islands, Niue and Tonga, October 1900, during which the Cook Islands and Niue were annexed on behalf of New Zealand. The upper photograph (PA1-q-633-39-1) shows the wharf at Tongatabu, during the visit of HMS Mildura with Lord Ranfurly and party, 22-23 October 1900. The lower photograph (PA1-q-633-39-2) shows the brass band of Taufa'ahau Tupou II, King of Tonga, playing at official visit of Lord Ranfurly to the King on 23 October 1900. Photographs identified from PA1-f-143, pp 27-28 Physical Description: Two photographic prints mounted on album page, 253 x 314 mm (page size)

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Taufa'ahau Tupou II, King of Tonga

Date: [189-?]

From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs

Reference: PA1-f-071-29-1

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Taufa'ahau Tupou II, King of Tonga. Shows a young man wearing a garland over his shoulders. Photograph taken circa 1890s. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Taufahau (King) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on album page. Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 15 x 10.9 cm, on album page

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King George and party outside palace during Charles Houghton Mill's visit to Nukualofa,...

Date: 1903

Reference: 1/2-127268-F

Description: Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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Creator unknown :King George Tupou II on his way to open Parliament, Nuku'alofa, Tongat...

Date: 1900

By: Sears, Frederick W, active 1890s-1900s

Reference: PAColl-9061

Description: Photograph of King George Tupou II on his way to open Parliament, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga, 1900, photographed by Frederick Sears. Photograph taken during the visit of New Zealand Premier Richard Seddon. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Relationship complexity - Same photograph in PA1-o-461, page 50. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 10.1 x 15 cm

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