Thorndon Baths (Wellington, N.Z.)

Date: [ca 1880s]

From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district

By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901

Reference: PA7-12-54

Description: View of the salt-water baths on the foreshore at Thorndon. Photograph taken from the front garden of a property overlooking the baths. A group of people are congregated beside the enclosed area of the baths. Various flags are flying from the high wooden fence enclosing the baths. Taken in 1870s-1880s by W H W Davis. Duplicate print at PA7-12-55 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 1908

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: E-951-f-06

Description: Sketchbook containing sketches of New Zealand landscapes. Includes colour legends indicating what colours to use for each area. Probably used for planning of watercolour paintings. Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper in sketchbook, 249 x 315 mm and enclosed loose papers

Date: 1900 - 1969

Reference: Eph-B-SWIMMING-1900/1969

Description: Includes: 1909: Learn to swim in 6 lessons. Miss Cunningham instructor. Thorndon and Te Aro Baths [Photocopy of advertisement from programme for J C Williamson's Star Dramatic Combination at Eph-A-DRAMA-1909] 1926: Wellington Centre N.Z.A.S.A. Carnival no. 2. Monster opening carnival, Te Aro Baths, 18 December 1926. Programme 1934: Wellington Amateur Swimming Club. "House" Swimming Relay Race. Circular letter date-stamped as received 1 February 1934 1944: Wellington Centre N.Z. Amateur Swimming Association. Wellington Centre Championships. Thorndon Baths, 5 February 1944. Programme 1945: As it might be: Oriental Bay; architect's conception [proposal to make Oriental Bay suitable for bathing]. Reprinted from "Evening Post", 10 February 1945. Flier 1946: Nelson v Wellington. Buchanan Cup and Centre championships. Thorndon Baths, Murphy Street, 26 January 1946. Programme Wellington Centre NZASA. Peck Shield Harbour Race. Hataitai, 9 February 1946. [List of competitors and handicaps] 1950: Nelson Centre N.Z.A.S.A. Visit of the Empire Games representatives. Municipal Baths, Nelson, 27 February 1950. Programme 1957: New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. Wellington Centre. Buchanan Cup contest, Nelson v Wellington. Nae Nae Olympic Pool, 2 February 1957. Programme 1958: Wellington Boys' Institute & NZ Surf Life Saving Assoication. Joint Street Day Appeal, 22 May 1958. Circular letter to parents 1960s: New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. Wellington Centre. Our children need this pool .. what sort of new pool is suggested for the people of Wellington? [early 1960s?]. Flier 1962: New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. This is to certify that Olga Biddington will have qualified for this certificate ... [Certificate showing stickers 1962-1964] 1964: City of Dunedin. Moana Pool souvenir including offical programme for the opening water carnival, 14 November 1964. 1967: Aquabear Swim School. Tuition at Freyberg heated indoor pool. Winter prospectus 1967. Flier / enrolment form New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, Wellington Centre. Hutt Valley v. Wellington, for Mary Dowse Memorial Cup. Nae Nae Olympic Pool, 10 February 1967. Programme 1969: Doughty Swimming Pools. Individually styled. There's no pool like your own pool. PO Box 218 Feilding [Advertising pamphlet ca 1969] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset on programmes and fliers, sizes varying under 330 mm.

Date: [ca 1900]

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-101

Description: A first edition of coloured postcards with views of Wellington and district, and the West Coast of New Zealand, circa 1900. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Postcards with paper cover, pages interfolded within an acid-free album, 30.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: 1940 - 1949

By: Staffan, Marjorie Janice, 1936-2008

Reference: Eph-A-SWIMMING-1940s

Description: Includes: 1943: Wanganui Amateur Swimming Centre. Learn to Swim Week. This is to certify that Jan Munro has learnt to swim and has swum across the Bath. Date 14/12/43 [Signed] W A Munro, B.A. [Certificate] 1944: New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. This is to certify that Janice Munro has qualified for the beginner's certificate. T H Pettit, President; B O'Neill, hon secretary. 7/2/44 [Certificate] Lower Hutt City Council. Riddiford Baths Youth's season ticket 1944/45, No. 329, issued to Miss Audrey Seagar 1945?: Hutt Valley YMCA Swimming Club. Swimming Carnival, Riddiford Baths, Thursday 1st March [1934 or 1945]. Programme 1945: New Zealand National Swimming Championships. Riddiford Baths Lower Hutt, 27, 29, 30 January 1945. Programme with additional clippings and ephemera pasted in, including an itinerary card for Miss Audrey Seagar Hutt Valley Swimming Club. Carnival, Riddiford Baths Lower Hutt, Thursday 15 February 1945. Programme Hutt Valley High School. 20th annual swimming sports. Wednesday 7 March 1945. Programme Wellington Centre NZASA. Provincial Swimming Championships. Thorndon Baths Wellington, 3 March 1945. Programme (2 copies, one foxed) 1946: Hutt Valley Swimming Club. carnival, Riddiford Baths, 27 February 1946. Official programme (2 copies) Hataitai Bathing Club, Inc. Interprovincial and Interclub Swimming Carnival to be held in the Riddiford Baths, Lower Hutt. 9 March 1946. Official programme "... and battles long ago". B C Freyberg and M C Stranger shoulder Cyril Bryce after his victory in the 100 yards NZ Championship (Wellington 1911). Printed by Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd 22091 [ca 1946?] [Extract from larger publication?] With list of Centre records for past years. New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. This is to certify that Jan Munro has swum a distance of 50 yards, thus qualifying for this Learner's Certificate. Date 22-2-46. New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. Senior Men's and Ladies' championships. Municipal Baths Napier, 23, 25, 26 February 1946. Official programme 1949: New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. Proficiency certificate. This is to certify that Jan Munro of Denniston School is a proficient swimmer, having swum 220 yards. Date 4th April 1949. Quantity: 14 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Offset on programmes and fliers, sizes varying under 250 mm. Provenance: Some items donated by the Staffan family in 2009; some by Mrs Baylis in 1976, and some by Swimming New Zealand in 2009, and Surf Lifesaving New Zealand in 2012. Transfers: Collection received into Manuscripts section, MS-Group-2134; transfers made from there to Ephemera and to the Photographic Archive..

Date: [ca 1880]

From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district

By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901

Reference: PA7-12-55

Description: View of the salt-water baths on the foreshore at Thorndon. Photograph taken from the front garden of a property overlooking the baths. A group of people are congregated beside the enclosed area of the baths. Various flags are flying from the high wooden fence enclsing the area. taken in 1870s-1880s by W H W Davis. Duplicate at PA7-12-54 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 1890 - 1899

By: Palmer, W L, active 1890s-1930

Reference: C-059-008

Description: View along the waterfront with the seawater bathing building Title from back Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 286 x 470 mm Provenance: Purchased at auction 1966

Date: [ca 1905]

Reference: 1/2-021635-F

Description: Thorndon, Wellington, looking over Thorndon Esplanade and towards Pipitea Point, circa 1905. Shows the Thorndon Baths jutting out from the Point. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1900

Reference: 1/2-030966-F

Description: Thorndon Esplande, 1900, showing the Thorndon Baths to the left, the Promenade to Davis Street, the Jubilee Band Rotunda (1890) with its sheilds containing the names of subcribers. The Thorndon Railway Station is to the extreme right. Photographer unknown. Photograph taken by Louis E Ward's book "Early Wellington", page 307 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: [between 1868-1898]

From: Cameron, Walter Norman, 1918-1980 :Photographs of railway scenes

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: PAColl-5935-07

Description: Looking south over Thorndon, Wellington from Wadestown. Shows the Thorndon Baths at Pipitea Point. Photograph taken by the Burton Brothers between 1868 and 1898. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 864; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Burton Bros. Dunedin Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Resin-coated paper print

Date: 1877

From: Gibbs, James Joseph, fl 1963 :Photographs of New Zealand towns and cities

Reference: PAColl-4374-04

Description: Thorndon Baths at Pipitea Point, Thorndon, Wellington, taken 1877 by an unidentified photographer. Inscriptions: Mount recto - beneath image - Thorndon Baths Pipitea 1877 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 9.9 x 13.9 cm, mounted on paper

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/1-019977-G

Description: Thorndon, Wellington, photographed by Sydney Charles Smith in 1910. In the centre are the railway yards. Also visible are Thorndon Esplanade and Thorndon Baths. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1900 - 1910

From: [Postcard album of cards collected by Joye Eggers / Taylor. 1905-1970s].

Reference: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-6-028-1

Description: Shows a man and small child, and a women pushing a pram, walking along the Thorndon Esplanade, with the distinctive four-domed Thorndon Baths in the left background. There is a domed bandstand at the right. Displayed in "An ornament to the town; the band rotunda in New Zealand". Turnbull Gallery, 13 March - 2 June 2017 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 88 x 138 mm.

Date: [between 1866 and 1880s]

From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district

Reference: 1/1-039916-G

Description: Photograph taken by William Henry Whitmore Davis. Source of descriptive information - Negative register. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 1/1 plate