Christchurch (NZ). Municipal Electricity Department

Date: 1970 - 1992

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-

Reference: B-145-107/114

Description: Includes cartoons on: Snowy weather wlecomed by power authorities and ski equipment retailers; the North Island begs the South Island for electricity; private sales of electricity companies; God makes a long distance call to Christchurch M.E.D. on behalf of the Sisters of Mercy Convent; Basil Brush says "Boom! Boom!", about Wellington Gas Co.; power cuts and digital clocks; North Islanders save less power; Lambton Quay uses a lot of light power at night. Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by artist. Arrangement: Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q). Those not found in the albums have been given estimated dates. Quantity: 8 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 380 x 500 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.

Date: 1900 - 1959

Reference: Eph-A-ELECTRICITY-1900/1959

Description: Includes: 1904: The Waipori Falls Electric Power Co Limited. Prospectus. John McIndoe, printer, Vogel Street. 1914: New Plymouth Borough Council Electric Light Department. Invoice for electricty use, August 1914. 1930: Dunedin City Corporation Electric Power Department. Account for August-October 1930 1930s: Wellington City Corporation Electricity Department. Meter reading card. [Printed by] W & T Ltd 48205 [1930s]. 1930s?: Wellington Electricity Dept. "Let Wellington flourish". Support your own interests and help to reduce your taxes by using electricity. It is cheaper than any other form of power, lighting and cooking. 1932: Grey Electric Power Board. Hydro opening 1932. Souvenir invitation. Opening ceremony to be held at Kaimata, 21 September 1932. 1936: Hutt Valley Electric Power Board. Schedule of rates and conditions of supply, operative from June 1936. [Booklet] 1937: Electric Lamp House Ltd, 27 Manners Street Wellington. Three order form sheets. 1943: The Electricity Control order 1943. Serial no 1943/78. Extract - Part III - Lighting. In force 27 May 1943 [Flier] 1949: Christchurch Municipal Electricity Department. Account for Sept-Nov 1949. 1950s?: Householder's guide to simple electrical repairs. Prepared by H C Urlwin Ltd, Christchurch [1950s?] 1950s?: Mason Struthers & Co Ltd. The Burgess Uni-cel [radio and torch batteries]. Flier ca 1950s 1950: New Zealand Trades Certificates. Examinations in the electrical trade. 1950 1950s?: National Safety Association of New Zealand. [Label showing Mr Safety Watt]. Tested by the manufacturer. With the compliments of Zip Industries Limited. Green Cross for safety [1950s?] 1951: Collier & Beale Ltd. Silver jubilee invitation and two tickets 1953: Fluorescent magic by Zontilier, the name in front of fluorescent [Advertising booklet, sales catalogue]. 1953 1954: Roxburgh Hydro project pamphlet. Contractors Cubitts-Zschokke-Downer. Engineers and designers Ministry of Works, New Zealand. Pre-1955: To the householder. Hutt Valley Electricity Board. Pamphlet urging residents to conserve electricity 1956: Hutt Valley Electric Power Board. Flier re Conservation of electricity ... All water heaters must be switched off between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm. 1959: The President and Executive Committee of the Electric Supply Authority Engineers' Institute of NZ extend a cordial welcome to the Chairman and members of the ... to attend the 30th annual conference of the Institute to be held in the Ritz Hall Rotorua, 21-22 September 1959 [Invitation card] Quantity: 21 pamphlets, booklets, fliers, etc. Physical Description: Various prints, sizes varying Provenance: One item donated by Donald Beswick, Wellington, in 2014.

Date: 1950 - 1969

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-387-184

Description: Shows two children staring up at their kite, which is tangled in overhead power lines. Attached to the end of the kite is a pair of their mother's stockings. A newspaper article with the headline 'Kite flying can be dangerous' is adhered to the top left of the cartoon Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, newsprint and white corrector on card, 255 x 280 mm

Date: 1956

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-387-083

Description: Shows four frames illustrating different news headlines. The first frame is titled 'Power situation critical. Area cuts by M.E.D.' It shows a man saying, 'Crikey Mum, they must have really meant all that stuff they have been saying for weeks!' The next frame is about Sidney Holland's overseas travel. Holland is moving so fast between countries that he is just a blur. The third frame shows the dolphin Opo and Sammy Sea Lion. Opo is receiving a lot of media attention whereas Sammy is stuck in a fisherman's net. Sammy says, 'South Islanders, bah! See how those North Islanders make the umost of their natural resources.' The final frame is very small and simply reads 'Oops... nearly forgot... there was a cricket test in Wellington...er... oh well' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on card, 255 x 280 mm

Date: 1957 - 1958

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-387-096

Description: Shows three frames illustrating unrelated topics. The first frame is titled 'Yes! Things are only middling... in the muddle... in the 'Meddle' East.' It shows the leaders of the Soviet Union, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Egypt[?] surrounding a man representing the Middle East. In the second frame, a woman says to her mother, 'Oh, he's strong-willed, Mother. I haven't seen him have a smoke since the price went up.' Outside, the man is trying to hide the fact that he is smoking a cigarette. The final frame is titled 'Industrial consultants say, 3 monthly reading of electricity meters would save M.E.D. [GBP]7,500.' It shows a woman doing her ironing and saying, 'Well, suppose they read the meters 6 monthly, they might save [GBP]15,000... But then... If they didn't read them at all... what a packet THAT would save them... and us!' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on card, 230 x 280 mm

Date: [1920s-1930s]

From: Hitchcock family: Collection

Reference: PA1-o-2020

Description: Photographs taken by an unidentified photographer circa 1920s-1930s. Probably relating to the Christchurch Municipal Electricity Department where Edward Hitchock was General Manager. Images show groups of men, in suits, and in overalls or other work clothes. One image shows a truck and one a horse drawn cart. Another image shows an unidentified lake or bay. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Brown card album tied with green string, containing 14 black and white photographs, 16 x 19.5 cm. Transfers: A single loose image and a listing for this album are stored at PAColl-10659-002. Processing information: Loose print was separated from album during arrangement to facilitate appropriate storage.

Date: [ca 1880s-1930s]

From: Hitchcock family: Collection

By: Clifford, Henry Herbert, 1872-1949; Martin, Charles, 1842?-1905; Webb, Steffano Francis Pavlovich, 1880-1967

Reference: PAColl-10659-014

Description: Portraits of people, taken by a range of photographers circa 1880s to 1930s. Some prints have annotations on the reverse side. Group portraits including two of the Hitchcock family of Lavenham England photographed by J H Abbott and one of the Municipal Electricity Department of Christchurch senior staff group 1927. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: From box 12 in the donor listing. Quantity: 9 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 item(s) of photographic ephemera wooden backing board with annotations.. Physical Description: Photographic prints, sizes vary, mounted on card, some with manuscript annotations.

Date: [ca 1940]

From: Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection

Reference: MNZ-0529-1/4-F

Description: Electric power board sub-stations on an unidentified Christchurch street, photographed circa 1940, probably by a photographer employed by the Municipal Electricity Department of Christchurch. The substation on the left was built in 1920. The one on the right was built in in the 1930s. Publication note - Published in Making New Zealand (Wellington [N.Z.] : New Zealand Dept. of Internal Affairs, 1940) Vol 1, No 13, p 10 Source of descriptive information - File print, MNZ copyright register, MNZ negative register. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Provenance: Copy, of a photograph from Municipal Electicity Department, Christchurch, made for the Department of Internal Affairs' publication `Making New Zealand' (1939-40).