New Zealand. Army. Volunteer Corps. Taranaki Rifle Volunteers

Name transcribed from Parihaka album PA1-q-183, page 9

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New Zealand. Army. Taranaki Rifle Volunteers :TRV Grand Military Ball, Drill Hall, New ...

Date: 1897

Reference: Eph-A-BALL-1897-01

Description: Ball programme with an ornate cover showing the flags of the Taranaki Volunteers and the Taranaki Militia (both featuring an image of Mt Taranaki). Between them is a portrait of Queen Victoria, and below are two rifles, crossed. The back cover shows an decorative border of poppies. In side is a list of 22 dances with a space beside each for the names of partners. A cord is looped through holes at the bottom but the original pencil was missing on arrival at the Library. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Colour lithograph on folded card (100 x 123 mm, folded to 100 x 61 mm) Provenance: Purchased from New Zealand Books Online auction, 23 May 2006.

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Photographer unknown: Views of New Plymouth, Taranaki and Dunedin

Date: [ca 1890s]

Reference: PAColl-7053

Description: Views mostly in and around New Plymouth but including clergymen gathered for Archdeacon Govett's jubilee in 1898, crowds in Pukekura Park for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubliee in 1897 and a Floral Fete in 1896, a homestead called Tokotahi near the Tiraumea River in Pahiatua County, the old mountain house on Mount Taranaki, and an area called Grant's Braes (now Waverley) in Dunedin. All the views are captioned. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/2-002136 to 002173 Quantity: 38 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film 1/2 plate copy negatives

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Bluck family : Papers

Date: 1863-1899, 1977

By: Bluck family

Reference: MS-Papers-2556

Description: Collection consists of the journal of Alfred Bluck covering his voyage from England to Lyttelton on the `Zealandia', 31 August - 8 December 1863, active service as a Taranaki Volunteer 1863-1866 & farming at Tuakau to 1867; Edgar Bluck's journal, June 1888-April 1889 written as a letter to his brother Frederick recounting his travels in Queensland & gold-mining in New Guinea; one photograph of Agnas Bluck, one letter from Lucy Bluck, 1 March 1877, to the Secretary of the Canterbury Board of Education requesting equipment for the newly-opened Harrisville School where she was the first teacher; pamphlet, Harrisville school centennial 1877-1977. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typescripts, printed matter, photograph

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Hobson, Henry, fl 1881 :Album [of military photographs, cartes de visite and watercolou...

Date: 1879 - 1882

By: Hobson, Henry, active 1879-1881

Reference: E-814

Description: Album of military portraits, group portraits, cartes de visite, and watercolours showing incidents and persons relating to the Parihaka incident and events of the same period. The watercolours have been made on the pages that mat the photographs, as well as on full pages of their own. The loose title page shows the monogram "A.C. Zealandia" topped with the initials HH (ie Henry Hobson, the artist). Watercolours show the camp at Pungarehu, the redoubt at Opunake, members of the Armed Constabulary Field Force, members of the Colonial Rifle Volunteers, Maoris "old & new style", the Armed Constabulary camp at Rahotu, Mount Egmont, Maori guard room and sentry box opposite Armed Constabulary lines at Pungarehu, members of the Taranaki Mounted Rifles on horseback, Hiroki with his guard, Tohu, Te Whiti, Maori going to Te Whiti's meeting at Parihaka, a view of Parihaka, Opunake Redoubt, Miss Dobie's tomb at Opunake (Mary Dobie, 1853?-1880). Some photographs have been removed. Those still in the album include views of Parihaka; a group portrait of the Government House guard on 5 June 1881 (includes H Hobson and three others); Troopers Coffey, Collett and Kelso in 1881 (on page with Maori waka); photograph inscribed on verso by William Rowett [White?]; group portrait of Jack Myles, Harry Forshaw and G C (Paddy) Mossop in July 1880; Trooper P Coffey in August 1881 (on page showing Maori guard room); C.G.S.S. "Hinemoa" (ship); Sergeant-Major Hollinsworth of Canada; group photograph of no 6 and 7 Company of the Armed Constabulary at Pungarehu Camp 5 November 1881; Parliament House Thorndon; a group photograph of No 6 Company at Pungarehu in 1881 with individuals named including Hobson; cartes de visite of F Campbell 1880 and R Sooker [?] 1879. Some of the watercolours appear to be based on work by George Sherriff. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Watercolours and photographs in hardbound photograph album, 280 x 215 mm. Transfers: Some photographs found loose in the album have been transferred to Photographic Archive PAColl-9065. One portrait found loose inside the front page was that of J Loder Sub-Lieutenant of the 82nd Regiment..

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