Jewellery stores

Date: 1910 - 1930

By: Stewart Dawson & Company; Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014

Reference: Eph-A-RETAIL-SD-1910/1930

Description: Lists goods for sale, including jewellery, cutlery, watches, teapots, silver tableware, clocks, hair brushes, trinket boxes, cut glass ware. One catalogue dated 1923-24 appears to be the middle one in date. The earliest catalogue mentions only a Wellington store, but the later ones mention Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin stores. Quantity: 3 album(s). Physical Description: Volumes, each approximately 245 x 180 mm. Provenance: Donated by Dr Les Cleveland in 1965.

Date: 1982

From: Stones, Anthony, 1934-2016 :Sketchbook 1981-1982

Reference: E-181-q-101

Description: Shows two people talking outside a jewellers in Ponsonby Road Scene information given to the Library by the artist at a later date Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, page size 271 x 210 mm

Date: 10-24 Aug 1998 - 10 Aug 1998 - 24 Aug 1998

From: Southland oral history project

By: Cairns, Beth, active 1991; Warburton, Warren Gilbert, 1921-

Reference: OHInt-0464/18

Description: Warren Warburton was born in Invercargill in 1921. Recalls his childhood in the suburb of Heidelberg and his schooling. Mentions local small farms, Chinese gardeners, rabbiting and ferrets. Discusses home deliveries of bread, fish and milk. Talks about playing cricket and being a junior representative. Describes going to the Dunedin Exhibition [1926]. Talks about the drowning of his brother Len in 1925 while rowing on the estuary. Mentions his mother was a foundation member of the croquet club and his brother Lloyd was a mountaineer. Talks about his other brothers Wally, Ralph and Allan. Discusses the establishment by his father, Cuth Warburton, of the family jewellery business in 1913 and his retirement in 1944. Talks about the Gore branch of the firm. Mentions buying Campbell's Jewellers, other jewellery shops trading in Invercargill, repairing watches and clocks, records kept and family members in the business. Interviewer(s) - Beth Cairns Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008621 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other brief abstract OHA-2695. Photos of Warren Warburton in 1942 (at Burnham) and in 1998

Date: 1901

By: Stewart Dawson & Company

Reference: Eph-A-RETAIL-SD-1901-01

Description: Catalogue lavishly illustratrated with engravings of gold brooches, necklets, pendants, chains, gold charms, gold crosses, gold bracelets, engagement rings, dress rings, greenstone jewellery (including fish shape, "Kia ora" pendants and brooches, tiki and other Maori motifs, kiwi, heart shapes), ladies' and gentlemen's watches, bracelet watches, scarf pins, lockets, gold and silver medals, fruit knives, pen handles, tobacco pouches, cigarette cases, silver hairbrushesgents' dressing cases, opera glasses, pocket knives, inkstands, napkin rings, jewel cases, cut glass boxes, powder puff boxes, perfume bottles, hair brushes and combs, hand bags, photo frames, mantle clocks, silver trophies and rose bowls, candlesticks, silver trays and tureens, teas sets, teapots, silver kettles, silver cake baskets, bon bon dishes, biscuit boxes, salad bowls, sauce boats, cut glass cruet sets, cheese dishes, honey or jam jars, butter dishes and knives, knives and serving spoons, curlery sets, canteens of cutlery. The catalogue has the date 1901 written on the front cover. The catalogue may date from 1901 or earlier. A Dunedin branch of Stewart Dawsons is mentioned, and "Stones Dunedin and Suburban Directory" for 1885 has an advertisement on page 441 for Stewart Dawsons at 34 Princes St Dunedin. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 64 pages, 244 x 185 mm.

Date: [ca 1944-1949]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-037

Description: Photographs mainly relate to Disabled Servicemen's Centres in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Napier. Shows men (including ex-Maori Battalion) in the various workshops and therapy rooms undertaking cane-work, bootmaking and repair, basketry, embossed leather work, weaving, rug making, toy making, upholstery, cabinetry, carpentry, clock making and mop making. Photographs of men making artificial limbs and an amputee being fitted with a new limb; blind returned servicemen in the Occupational Therapy Room learning to read in braille. Photograph of Mr Tom W Cameron, who trained at Disabled Servicemen's Centre at Wellington, outside his jewellery shop with watchmaker R T Dixon; returned serviceman buying new clothes in a department store (Wellington); cafeteria at Christchurch Disabled Servicemen's Training Centre building, and Hawke's Bay Training Centre, Napier; frontage to a boot repair shop in [Wellington?]; NZ Rehabilitation Camp at the Old Park Camp, Dover showing Private Sheeran playing table tennis with M Rosenfeld; Hon C F Skinner, MP (Minister of Rehabilitation) laying foundation stone for Christchurch Branch of Disabled Servicemen's League, 30 Oct 1944 (Lt Colonel J Murphy, Chairman of the League). Photograph of an [opening?] ceremony held in front of a large concrete building with a bowling green in front. Backdrop looks like Wellington but locality and building unable to be identified. Photograph of Disabled Servicemen's Vocational Training Centre in Anzac Street A G W Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd took a number of the Auckland photographs. View of artificial limb workshop; men recuperating on the verandah of the military hospital across the road from Lake Rotorua. Quantity: 60 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 10 Jun 1993

From: Women's suffrage centennial year project

By: Williams, Wanda Frances, 1924-2006

Reference: OHInt-0402-13

Description: Wanda Frances Williams was born in Wanganui and was educated, first by Governesses at home, then at Wanganui Girls College, before going to Canterbury University where she majored in history and political science. After a year teaching she went to England where she continued studies at London University in Colonial History. After dropping this course she remained in London working as a relief teacher and freelance researcher before returning to New Zealand in 1952 to take over the running of the family business J Williams Jewellers which she continued until her retirement in 1991. Wanda outlines family history and talks about father's involvement with community groups during the Depression. Mentions Acclimatization and Beautifying Societies. Also mentions father's military career and his medal for bravery. Recalls the competition between the main jewellers in Wanganui, Broadheads; Drews and J Williams. Talks about the first gemology class held in Wellington and a following correspondence course run by the Gemological Association of Great Britain and the Fellow of Gemological Association qualification (FGA). Abstracted by - Karen Kitson Awards/funding - Funded through the Women's Suffrage Centennial Year Trust Other - Additional photographs and architectural plans J. Williams and Co. Jewellers, 1911 at WRM archives Interviewer(s) - Karen Kitson Venue - 29 Mount View Road Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006727 Tape numbers - OHC-006728 Tape numbers - OHC-006729 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1571. One photograph of Wanda Frances Williams

From: Strickland, D B :Photographs and postcards of Wellington, Picton, and the Wairarapa

By: Aldersley, David James, 1862-1928

Reference: PAColl-5410-02

Description: Looking down a street in Martinborough showing buildings on both sides of the street. On the right is a shop called Pain & Kershaw. Taken by either David James Aldersley or M N Hardie & Sons. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - M N Hardie & Sons, Martinborough Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

From: Strickland, D B :Photographs and postcards of Wellington, Picton, and the Wairarapa

By: Aldersley, David James, 1862-1928

Reference: PAColl-5410-03

Description: Looking along a street in Martinborough showing a row of buildings on the right. On the far right is the store of M N Hardie & Sons, watchmakers and jewellers. To the left of Hardie & Sons is Edwards bakery. Taken by either David James Aldersley or M N Hardie & Sons. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Martinborough. M.N.Hardie & Sons Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).