Redstone, John Robert, 1850-1932

Date: 1910

By: Jones, Priscilla, active 1994-1995

Reference: PAColl-4193

Description: Masterton Post Office opening day, J R Redstone's coaches, Gisborne, and house team at Waikaremoana power scheme Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1908

From: Jones, Priscilla :Photographs of Masterton, Gisborne, and a horse team

Reference: PAColl-4193-3

Description: A view looking down Read's Quay, Gisborne, with the intersection with Lowe Street between the buildings on the right. A line up of coaches and carts is travelling along the street. Redstone's stables on Lowe Street, and their offices on Read's Quay. Photographed by an unknown photographer about 1908 Inscriptions: Verso - centre left - The good old days These vehicles belonged to J R Redstone who ran a coaching business from Gisborne Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print Processing information: Record updated 28 February 2024 with location information.

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Hargreaves, Frederick Ashby, 1854-1946 :Collection of photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/1-023286-G

Description: Looking along the Uawa River, Tologa Bay, East Coast, Gisborne region, with Redstone's horse drawn coach on a punt in the centre. Shows a bridge under construction in the background. Photograph taken circa 1910, by Frederick Ashby Hargreaves. Other - Note on back of file print reads "...end of the 1st days stage up the coast at the beginning of the century..." Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Williams, F J (Mrs), fl 1967 : Photographs of coaches in the East Coast region

Reference: 1/2-029781-F

Description: Redstone's coach, coming through the shallow surf, circa 1910, probably at Makorori Beach, East coast, on the way from Gisborne to Tolaga Bay, before the inland road was built. Standing on the right hand side of the coach is Dectective John McLeod, of Gisborne CIB, who is escorting a prisoner he had arrested further up the Gisborne coast. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 27 Dec 1897-4 Jan 1898

By: Crawford, William Fitzgerald, 1844-1915

Reference: PA1-o-1812

Description: Photograph album of images taken by William Fitzgerald Crawford illustrating a trip to Waikaremoana and Nuhaka, Hawkes Bay, and Gisborne District taken between December 27 1897 and 4 Jan 1898 by Crawford, Captain Thomas Crisp, E Crisp, the Rev Edward Jennings, and driver J R Redstone. The album is likely to have been compiled by Crawford as he has made similar, but the annotations were possibly written by one of the Chrisps. The images include many scenic images of rivers, mountain ranges, waterfalls as well as images of camps, huts, ferries,horses, waka, dinghies, carts, hotels, bridges and people, including Maori groups, the men on the trip, a Chief Surveyor's party and other people they met. Ngati Ruapani and Ngati Kahungunu are the two principle iwi associated with the places identified in the album. There may also be other relevant iwi and hapu. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Source of descriptive information - Comments regarding the compilation of the album and the annotations - from Dudley Meadows at Tairawhiti Museum. Relationship complexity - Tairawhiti Museum holds over 5000 W F Crawford negatives Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Hard-covered album 24 x 19 cm, with word 'Photographs' embossed in gold on the front.