Otago Region (N.Z.) - Discovery and exploration

Date: 20 May 1863-6 Jan 1864

By: Falconer, John, 1834-1886

Reference: qMS-0712-0713

Description: Records weather conditions, the schooneer's position, details of places visited especially harbours, etc Relationship complexity - True log of this voyage of the `Matilda Hayes' at qMS-0714 Kept by the schooner's master during Sir James Hector's geological expedition; at that time the west coast of Otago included the Fiordland area which is now part of Southland Region. Quantity: 2 volume(s). 0.05 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (32 cm, ¼ maroon cloth, marbled boards)

Date: [ca 1850-1967]

By: Christie, John Hellard, 1897-1985

Reference: 85-097

Description: Contains collection of NZ Standards Institute specifications relating to Ministry of Works constructions; Otago Province gazette for 1867, and ordinances for 1875; articles on cycling and mountaineering; newspaper cuttings on shipping 1930-1950. Also includes the Samuel H Moreton papers and other material on exploration in the West Otago region of the Southern Alps. Source of title - Supplied title Civil engineer and employee of the Ministry of Works and Development for over 60 years. Quantity: 6 box(es). 2 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, Mss, typescripts, printed matter Finding Aids: Preliminary listing available. Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Manuscripts; material transferred to other sections from here - To Photographic Archive - 22 boxes of glass negatives, Nov 1985 - To Drawings & Prints Collection - Oil painting, "Milford Sound" by D A Thomson, 15 Dec 1986 (Rack 241, Acc 86-465); 3 sketchbooks of Samuel H Moreton; various sketches by Samuel H Moreton (A-367-028/029; B-163-014/026; C-081-003/009; E-787 and E-788) - To Serials Collection - Auckland Weekly News, Xmas number 1917 - To Other - To National Archives, Wellington - All MWD items, burnt files, specifications, carbon copies of pre-Hope Gibbons fire (1952) letters, indexes to PWD and Marine files, PWD blueprints/plans/maps, Jan 1987.

Date: 1863

By: Hector, James (Sir), 1834-1907

Reference: qMS-0944

Description: Daily entries cover one month of his geological expedition, recording weather, terrain covered, geological details Geologist Quantity: 1 volume(s) (56 pages). Physical Description: Holograph (30 cm; fawn boards) Includes sketches

Date: 1844

From: Great Britain. Colonial Office :Maps and plans. Series 1. New Zealand. CO 700/New Zealand

By: Barnicoat, John Wallis, 1814-1905; Davison, William, active 1840s-1850s; National Archives (Great Britain)

Reference: MapColl-834.52gbbd/1844/Acc.46966-7

Description: Copy of hand-drawn map of the outer part of the Otago Harbour from Taiaroa Head to Port Chalmers. Shows a proposed reserve of land by Maori on the Taiaroa side of the harbour and a scattering of villages, the site of a flagstaff and the word 'settlement' in the middle of the reserve. No soundings are marked. John Barnicoat and William Davison were assistant surveyors on an expedition with Frederick Tuckett, the New Zealand Company's Chief Surveyor at Nelson, to find a suitable site for European settlement of Otago Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s) in 2 parts. Physical Description: Photographic print, black and white, scale [ca. 1:15 600], 56.6 x 71.7 cm. Provenance: From Colonial Office papers, England. Colonial Office material now held by National Archives, Kew, United Kingdom.

Date: 1899-[ca 1920]

By: Mackenzie, Thomas Noble (Rt Hon Sir), 1853-1930

Reference: MS-Papers-3922

Description: The first folder comprises a letter from W P Reeves (1 Mar 1899); an undated letter from Maori leaders referring to land grievances; a letter from McKerrow (3 Apr 1909) accompanied by a list of Otago place names given by him in 1861-1863; and a transcript of an interview with McKerrow. The second folder contains reports from MacKenzie on the Dardanelles campaign (1915) and notes on his experiences as High Commissioner in wartime London. Source of title - Supplied MacKenzie was a politician who was briefly prime minister in 1912. He had been part of the Ward Ministry from 1909-1912 and High Commissioner in London from 1912-1920. He is also noted for his exploration work around the South Island sounds. Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typescripts (photocopies)

Date: 1948

From: Fowler, Leo, 1902-1976: Papers and photographs

Reference: 77-014-1/03

Description: "Record list. Otago tour" written on folder. Contents includes a comprehensive list of the interviews that Leo Fowler conducted during his tour of Otago in 1948. Topics include early settler history, including Maori, Pakeha and Chinese history. Some of the interviews were conducted in Maori, so will be a good resource for Kai Tahu language research [full transcripts are not present here but does include a summary of topics spoken about in the recordings]. Includes information about mahinga kai or food gathering practices, rock art, early farming history, sheep rustling and bushrangers. Language - References to Maori language recordings Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 3 May 1970 - 03 May 1970

From: Gore District oral history project

By: Burrows, Charles Joseph, 1871-1970; Hamilton, Win, active 1970

Reference: OHInt-0428/03

Description: Charles Burrows was born in 1871 and arrived in New Zealand with his parents in September 1874. His father Nathan Burrows was gardener in Invercargill and then for G M Bell at Waimea Estate near Riversdale. Discusses his early life and early Gore history. Charles Burrows was a successful nurseryman, Borough Councillor and was involved on school committees and church management but the tape does not include this latter material. Recalls aspects of his early life in Gore including school in the 1880s, the cost of his mother's home (ninety pounds) and the shop of E Christenson. Describes his apprenticeship to Invercargill nurseryman Mr Burrel (Burrell), working in a market garden in Gore, in a rabbit factory at Croydon Siding and at Castle Rock in Northern Southland. Mentions Waimea House, Wantwood and Croydon House. Describes beginning his East Gore nursery business in 1890. Talks about Robert McNab and his exploration of Lake Wakatipu with McKellar. Discusses the New Zealand Agricultural Company and The New Zealand and Australian Land Company. Describes gold fossicking near Gore and the very early days of the Waimea settlement. Interviewer(s) - Win Hamilton Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 1.40 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2594.

Date: 2008

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MSDL-1820

Description: Comprises four histories submitted by A W Glassford in support of the New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award application. They cover the pre European and early settler use of the Matakanui Station area, the histories of Matakanui Station, Otago, the Glassford family, Dougalston farm situated on the former township of Drybread, and the Rankeillor farm property. Original owners Henry (Harry) Gordon-Glassford (1764-1819) and his halfbrother James Glassford Gordon-Glassford (1771-1834) emigrated from Scotland to Australia and New Zealand purchasing 80,000 acres in the Lauder Survey District, 12 Km from Omakau, Central Otago. In 1864 the brothers took over the lease of Run 223 from Messrs Webster and Thomson. The run ran from the top of the Dunstan Range to the Manuherikia River, Lauder Creek and Chatto Creek. They operated under the name Glassford Bros. and the run became known as Matakanui Station. In 2008 the property was awarded the NZ Century Farm and Station Award to mark 100 years of continous ownership by one family. Quantity: 4 Electronic document(s).

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 2] 1848

Reference: E-333-001-opp

Description: Shows the coastline from Kakanui to Moeraki, drawn with south at the top. Identifies features, left to right: Pukemata, Kutumaka, Waiwerowero, te Kuri, Te Kakaho, Bluff, Waianakarua, Otepo Pa, Orari, Kakaunui. Bay at left named Onekaka. List of three other names is featured but there are no corresponding numbers on the map. Along the top is a buff-coloured loop of canvas, stitched to the album cover, for holding a pencil From the sketchbook kept by Mantell during his journey down the South Island as Commissioner for the Extinguishment of Native Titles. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in inside front cover of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink over pencil on inside front cover of sketchbook, 135 x 230 mm. Includes stitched-on canvas loop for holding a pencil

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 2] 1848

By: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant (Hon), 1820-1895; Te Wharekorari, active 1848

Reference: E-333-036

Description: Map drawn by Te Wharekorari for W. B. D. Mantell in 1848 showing the South Island lakes Ohau, Pukaki, and Tekapo and the rivers draining and filling them. It is probable that Te Wharekorari drew the lines of the map and dictated the Maori names to Mantell, who recorded them in the correct areas. Other Titles - Tekapo From the sketchbook kept by Mantell during his journey down the South Island as Commissioner for the Extinguishment of Native Titles. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on sketchbook page 135 x 195 mm

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 2] 1848

Reference: E-333-032/033

Description: Shows the snow-capped Mt Domett as seen over rolling country interspersed with flat plains. Also identifies Te Pohuteikamaru, Te Ake and Te Kohurai Other Titles - Te Pohuteikamaru Other Titles - Te Ake Other Titles - Te Kohurai From the sketchbook kept by Mantell during his journey down the South Island as Commissioner for the Extinguishment of Native Titles. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink over pencil on sketchbook pages, image 135 x 335 mm

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 2] 1848

Reference: E-333-051

Description: A tent in the left foreground with two men (Mantell and Alfred Wills) packing up their gear. At the entrance to the tent is a semi-circular shelter built of cabbage-tree branches and leaves, with a river and hills in the background From the sketchbook kept by Mantell during his journey down the South Island as Commissioner for the Extinguishment of Native Titles. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on sketchbook page, 135 x 195 mm

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 2] 1848

Reference: E-333-054/055

Description: Shows Moeraki at the point of land in the right distance. Other Titles - Kakanui From the sketchbook kept by Mantell during his journey down the South Island as Commissioner for the Extinguishment of Native Titles. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink over pencil on sketchbook pages, image 135 x 335 mm

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 2] 1848

Reference: E-333-048/049

Description: Shows the range of mountains containing Mt Domett. In the left foreground is a raised platform probably for storing food. From the sketchbook kept by Mantell during his journey down the South Island as Commissioner for the Extinguishment of Native Titles. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink over pencil on sketchbook pages, image 135 x 335 mm

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 2] 1848

By: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant (Hon), 1820-1895; Te Wharekorari, active 1848

Reference: E-333-037

Description: Map drawn by Te Wharekorari for W. B. D. Mantell in 1848 showing the South Island lakes Ohau, Pukaki, and Tekapo and the rivers draining and filling them. It is probable that Te Wharekorari drew the lines of the map and dictated the Maori names to Mantell, who recorded them in the correct areas. Other Titles - Tekapo From the sketchbook kept by Mantell during his journey down the South Island as Commissioner for the Extinguishment of Native Titles. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on sketchbook page 135 x 195 mm

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 2] 1848

Reference: E-333-030/031

Description: Two sketches on one page. The upper view shows Mantell's travelling companion Alfred Wills, looking out to sea, sketching, with another man seated further off, looking in the opposite direction. The lower view, untitled, shows schist rocks on a hill near the coast, with a distinctive large pyramid shape amongst them The name Te Anaaraki is no longer in use. However the group of travellers was on the Otago coastline, in the Waitaki region at this date From the sketchbook kept by Mantell during his journey down the South Island as Commissioner for the Extinguishment of Native Titles. Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink over pencil on sketchbook pages, image 135 x 230 mm

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 2] 1848

By: Wills, Alfred, active 1842-1852

Reference: E-333-011

Description: Identifies Bluff Hill; Mr Wills [i.e. the artist, seated sketching to one side, a sunhat on his head]; John McCormack's farmhouse with outhouses in the centre foreground, and in the background, Moeraki, Little Kuri Wood and Te Kuri Wood. Appears to be two or possibly three landscapes on top of one another, with the lowest view looking along Moeraki Beach from the south and the highest view looking along the beach from the north. From the sketchbook kept by Mantell during his journey down the South Island as Commissioner for the Extinguishment of Native Titles. Quantity: 3 drawing(s) on sketchbook page.. Physical Description: Ink, 85 x 230 mm, and 100 x 230 mm, on sketchbook page, 135 x 230 mm.