Grain

Date: 1915

By: Hinge, Leslie, 1868-1942

Reference: PA1-o-402

Description: Volume 1 of a two volume record of New Zealand exhibits at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held at San Francisco in 1915. Most of the photographs were taken by Leslie Hinge. Photographs include exterior and interior views of the New Zealand pavilion, views from the pavilion by day and by night, and exterior views of pavilions from Australia, Cuba, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, France, Norway and Canada. Interior views in the New Zealand pavilions include a fernery; the reading room; exhibits of wool samples and woollen fabrics; a display of leather boots and saddlery; views of three different collections of kauri gum samples (belonging to J H McCarroll, Colonel G W S Patterson, and Arthur H Cranwell); a cabinet of stuffed kiwis; stuffed heads of a boar, a fallow deer and a red deer; and outdoor closeup views of Corriedale sheep, exhibited by C H Ensor. One photograph shows the United States Ex-President, William Howard Taft and his entourage visiting the New Zealand pavilion, and another shows a group of seven press delegates. Other Titles - New Zealand exhibits at Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black leather cover, entitled `New Zealand exhibits at Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. Album No. 1' (in gold lettering); 26 x 32 cm Provenance: Donated by the Tourist and Publicity Department in 1967

Date: 1915

By: Hinge, Leslie, 1868-1942

Reference: PA1-o-403

Description: Volume 2 of a two volume record of New Zealand exhibits at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. Most of the photographs were taken by Leslie Hinge. Photographs include various `streets' inside the New Zealand pavilion, and closer views of some of the exhibition stands, which cover aspects of New Zealand agriculture (in the Palace of Agriculture, and the New Zealand Regrigerated Meat industry section). A stuffed moa, and stuffed heads of various deer; wool samples, canned foods, flax industry, kauri gum, cereals, lace, tallow, rope and binder twine, are all exhibited by a range of producers. The last section shows displays of marine photographs taken by Auckland photographers H. Winkelman and J H Kinnear, and examples of portraits taken by Auckland photographer H. Schmidt. Other Titles - New Zealand exhibits at Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black leather cover, entitled `New Zealand exhibits at Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. Album No. 2' (in gold lettering); 26 x 32 cm Provenance: Donated by the Tourist and Publicity Department in 1967.

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Donaldson, John, active 1920s

Reference: Pan-1942-F

Description: Panoramic view looking across a field of grain to a single-storeyed farmhouse with return verandah, iron roof, centre left of the image. Car parked on driveway up to the house on the far left, two men by the car and a girl standing on the drive. Orchard beyond the drive on the far left. Shelter belt of trees behind the house. Hills in the background. Animals grazing in a paddock on the foothills to the right of the house. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - J. Donaldson. 10 sepia. 1 oils. Box 51. Roxburgh, Otago. Red roof, stone colour cement house. Light & dark green orchard. Tussocky colour hills. Girl's dress pink. Car navy. Silty colour soil; Marginal notes on negative - 2 2 2 2 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 102.5 cm

Date: 1925

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Butterick, J W, active 1920s

Reference: Pan-1949-F

Description: Panoramic view of flat farmland showing a large field of grain on the left. A driveway running across the centre of the image leads to a single-storeyed farmhouse centre left. The house is surrounded by trees and there are lines of pine trees behind the field on the left and in the background. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Panorama of "Sterling" Wakanui. 1925; Marginal notes on negative - J.W. Butterick "Sterling" Wakanui, 1925. Ashburton. 3 B&W; Marginal notes on negative - 1 1 1 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 115.1 cm

Date: 20-21 May 1998 - 20 May 1998 - 21 May 1998

From: Gore District oral history project

By: Ashby, Ronald William, 1937-; Frizzell, Helen Isobel, active 1986-

Reference: OHInt-0428/01

Description: Ron Ashby was born in Gore in 1937. Gives details of his family background, his parents' meeting and moving to Mandeville where his father was a rabbiter, farm labourer and seed dresser. Describes how rabbits were a source of income and part of the family diet. Describes a family of ten children and their move to Gore to work at the Fleming and Company factory in 1950. Describes Fleming's products Creamoata, rolled oats and oatmeal and the Fleming's symbol Sergeant Dan. Recalls family relationships, discipline, going to the pictures and music being a large part of their lives. Mentions pipe bands and playing in a dance band. Recalls going to Sunday School and leaving school to make a financial contribution to the family. Recalls getting a labouring job with Flemings in 1952 and then being offered an engineering job. Comments on limited employment in Gore, the predominantly male workforce at the time and the fewer jobs now available at Flemings. Discusses improved hygiene, occupational safety and health and standards. Refers to ISO 9001. Mentions the elimination of the dust problem. Outlines his career path at Flemings including training as an engine driver, getting certificates and becoming an adult apprentice electrician. Describes his current role as technical milling engineer. Comments on the role of the Flemings Company in helping staff undertake training. Discusses the challenge of keeping Flemings in Gore when the main market for the product is in Auckland. Comments on the role of technology. Discusses the importance of quality oats and how the local area is good for growing oats. Mentions the diversification in breakfast cereals from 1973. Mentions flaked oats and muesli. Describes the remodelling of the mill in 1978/1979 as the highlight of his working career. Comments on the importance of good management and the relationship between staff and management at Flemings. Mentions Gordon Glennie, John Fotheringham, Stan Adams, Malcolm Cole, Stan Staton and Dawn Brocks. Discusses the sale of Flemings to Northern Roller Milling Company and then Watties. Mentions the marketing is done by Bluebird. Describes redundancies after the loss of the Australian oat bran market. Discusses legislation affecting Flemings including the Resource Management Act. Talks about the factory's contribution to the local economy. Mentions the firm has been in business for 120 years and comments on Flemings as a `heritage brand'. Mentions his imminent retirement to Kaka Point. Talks about the influence of Doug Robins, Frank Clark, Jack Tutty and Les Main. Mentions his wife Margaret Ashby and children Ronald, Anthony and Christoper. Interviewer(s) - Helen Frizzell Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2592.

Date: 1975

From: Shore Bennett, Beverley, 1928- :[Group of 55 design drawings for leadlight windows, 1970-1996].

By: Shore Bennett, Beverley Doris, 1928-

Reference: A-324-021

Description: Design, partially abstract, shows the Chi-Rho logo in the centre, with grapes and vine leaves at the left, and ears of grain at the right. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Beverley Shore Bennett A.M.G.P / Miller Studios Ltd. 1975; Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card, 226 x 184 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1998.

Date: 2009

By: Wellington City Mission

Reference: Eph-C-SOCIAL-2009-01

Description: Bag in which donations of food can be place, and then left at Shell service stations, Countdown Wainuiomata, Karori Community Centre, or City Mission depots at Newtown, Johnsonville, or Titahi Bay, by 3 July 2009. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Relief print, black on brown bag, 445 x 278 mm.

Date: 1990 - 2002

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: A-366-316/379

Description: Cartoons on the weather, women, Christmas, forestry and the Forest Amendment Bill. Quantity: 64 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black felt pen drawings on paper, sizes vary.

Date: 1925

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Hay, John C, active 1920s

Reference: Pan-1305-F

Description: Panoramic view of single-storeyed farmhouse on left, wrought-iron decoration over entrance porch with roses climbing up verandah posts. Wide herbaceous borders around house. Large field of grain on right, sloping paddocks behind house and behind the field of grain. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - Mr J C Hay. Box 28. Morven. 3 oils. "Dunleith" 1925. Dark red roof. Dark cream house. White daisies, pink roses on left of house. Yellow pansies and roses near bay window on right of house. Salmon pink and dark red roses in centre of lawn. Various color [sic] foliage. Paddocks dark green. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 115.8 cm

Date: 18 Aug-23 Oct 1992 - 18 Aug 1992 - 23 Oct 1992

From: The Changing Role of Stock and Station Firms in North Otago

By: Muirhead, Sydney Archibald, 1912-1994

Reference: OHInt-0081/06

Description: Syd Muirhead was born in Oamaru on 4 March 1912. Outlines his eighteen years with Darling and McDowell starting as office junior in 1930. Describes the firm's business, agencies and shipping. Talks about the staff including R.A. McDowell, Horace McDowell, Albert Robertson and Harry Robertson. Describes the wool appraisal scheme, the activities and locations of the big wool and grain stores in Oamaru, poultry farming, threshing machinery for harvesting grain and seed cleaning. Talks about being mobilised into war service and the firm appealing this. Recalls the end of the firm Darling and McDowell. Talks about managers of other stock firms in Oamaru including George Elvidge, George Stringer and B.B. Walton. Recalls other personalities including poet George Meek and Frank Cooney. During part of the interview Syd Muirhead presents his tape and slide show of the North Otago Farmers Co-operative Association fire in 1966 Venue - Oamaru : 1992 Interviewer(s) - Joy Green Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005491; OHC-005492; OHC-005493 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1094. Photocopy of photograph of Syd Muirhead and others at New Zealand Grain, Seed and Produce Merchants Federation Conference in 1944; presentation of QSM in 1989

Date: 8 Sep 1992 - 08 Sep 1992

From: The Changing Role of Stock and Station Firms in North Otago

By: Main, Allan Hunter, 1917-2000

Reference: OHInt-0081/05

Description: Allan Main was born in Oamaru on 24 September 1917. Outlines his thirty-five years with Darling and McDowall starting as a junior in 1933, becoming a ledger-keeper and later, director. Talks about the origins of the firm and its many agencies. Describes the firm's strength in the grain and seed area, the number of staff employed at one time and downsize of the industry. Talks about assistance given to farmers during the Depression. Recalls the loading of frozen lambs on ships at the port and comments on the effects on the port of containerisation. Mentions Horace McDowell and Len Watson. Describes volunteering for 2nd NZEF, training at Burnham and being overseas from 1941 to 1945. Recalls watching the North Otago Farmers Co-operative fire from his home. Comments on the firm and B.B. Walton. Venue - Oamaru : 1992 Interviewer(s) - Joy Green Accompanying material - Abstract has pamphlet `Fascinating half day tours of New Zealand's most advanced and diverse agricultural region' Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005496 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1096. Photocopy of photograph of Allan Main, other staff and wives at a Darling and McDowell anniversary party; photocopy of photograph of Allan Main about 1942

Date: 24 Sep-6 Oct 1992 - 24 Sep 1992 - 06 Oct 1992

From: The Changing Role of Stock and Station Firms in North Otago

By: Gemmell, Kenneth William, 1917-2013

Reference: OHInt-0081/03

Description: Ken Gemmell was born in Oamaru on 17 March 1917. Briefly outlines his family background from the arrival of his grandfather Joe Gemmell from Scotland about 1860 and settlement near the Kakanui River. Notes that this became known as Gemmell's Crossing. Talks about the sale of the family farm and starting work with New Zealand Loan and Mercantile during the Depression. Notes the merger of New Zealand Loan and Mercantile with Dalgety. Outlines his career largely in the tractor and farm machinery department from 1933 to 1974. Part of this interview is a structured interview and part of it was prepared and narrated by Ken Gemmell on his own initiative. Comments on farming change in the Lower Waitaki Plains. Talks about the transition from sheep and crops to dairying. Comments on the effect on stock firms. Discusses other factors in the decline of stock firms including the increasing role of vets, banks and Combined Rural Traders in areas which traditionally belonged to stock firms. Talks about climate change, its effect on grain growing and new crops such as sunflowers. Recalls the stock sales of the 1950s and 1960s. Comments on the role of small service towns and farm hospitality in that era. Venue - Oamaru : 1992 Interviewer(s) - Joy Green Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005497; OHC-005498; OHC-005499 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1101. Photocopies of photographs of Ken Gemmell about 1967; at Government House in 1988; newspaper articles in 1967 and 1973

Date: 23 Sep 1992

From: The Changing Role of Stock and Station Firms in North Otago

By: Thomson, Keith, 1923?-

Reference: OHInt-0081/09

Description: Outlines his career with New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd, starting as office boy in 1939 and retiring as Seed and Grain Manager about 1979. Explains how after being office boy a staff member either went into livestock, grain and seed or accounts. Comments on staff selection, management training and differences now. Talks about grain growing, droughts and the trend towards dairy farming. Comments on the effect of this on stock firms. Notes the recent return to operation of the Ngapara flour mill. Describes the grain stores built for New Zealand Loan and Mercantile in the 1880s and their operation. Discusses farm finance and stock and station firms' mergers. Comments on the number of stock and station firms in the 1950s. Explains the link of RADA with Crown and Dalgety which led to the weakening of Dalgety's. Discusses other interests and organisations including the Seed and Grain Merchants Association, Federated Farmers, Pest Board and the New Zealand Frozen Meat Centennial at Totara Park in 1981-1982. Venue - Oamaru : 1992 Interviewer(s) - Joy Green Venue - Oamaru Accompanying material - Photocopies of pamphlets relating to Totara Estate Centennial Park, 1982 Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005505 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1100. Photocopy of photograph of Keith Thomson and others at the annual conference of Otago Federated Farmers about 1986

From: McAllister, James, 1869-1952 :Negatives of Stratford and Taranaki district

Reference: 1/1-012296-G

Description: M1114 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1945 - 1960

By: New Zealand. Department of Health

Reference: Eph-C-FOOD-1950s-01

Description: Pamphlet / poster in red and grey, showing twelve categories of food that should be eaten. Instructions suggest pinning the chart to the kitchen wall. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, 215 x 400 mm, originally folded in three.

Date: [1980s]

From: Sheffield House Publications Collection

Reference: PA12-11403

Description: Photographs of New Zealand working men. A boy and a girl in a crop of oats. Harvested hay. Unidentified family group. Quantity: 18 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1980 - 1989

By: Grain Health Foods (Firm, New Zealand)

Reference: Eph-C-FOOD-1980s-02

Description: Card advertising sign with a curved top shows a photograph of sacks of grain, arranged on a pile of grain with wheat sheaves arranged behind. At the top is an illustration of ears of grain and dried grapes. Previously used as part of a "Food for thought" exhibition at the Dowse Art Gallery, 1980s. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on shaped light card, 510 x 379 mm.

Date: 1943 - 1990

By: Sanitarium Health Food Company

Reference: Eph-B-PICTURE-CARDS-Sanitarium

Description: Includes: 1943: A treasury of New Zealand. (Know your neighbour / Sanitarium Health Food Company, Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, Sydney, NSW) 1943? Advance ANZAC; a pageant of the years. [1943 or 1944] 1941?-1955: The New Zealand treasury of the years. [Volume 1, 1941? - 2 copies], Volume 2 (1942 - 2 copies), 3 (1947 - 2 copies), 4 (1948 - 2 copies), 5 (1949 - 2 copies), 6 (1950), 7 (1951 - 2 copies), 8 (1952 - 2 copies), 9 (1953), 10 (1955 - 2 copies). 1960s?: Vintage cars (2 copies) 1964?: Birth of a nation; a story of early New Zealand 1965: New Zealand today; a sub provincial scenic and geographic record. (2 copies) 1965: The world of fast cars (ca 1965) ca 1966: What makes New Zealand different? ca 1966: Jets of the world 1966: Fascinating Orient 1967: Marineland wonders 1968: The history of New Zealand Railways (2 copies). 1969: The Maori way of life (2 copies) 1970s?: National costumes of the world 1971: Another look at New Zealand (dated from set of cards in A sequence) (2 copies) 1971: Famous New Zealanders (2 copies) 1972: Antarctic adventure 1973: New Zealand National Parks (2 copies) 1973: Vintage cars (2 copies) 1974: Conservation - caring for our land 1974: Our South Pacific neighbours (2 copies) 1975: New Zealand's booming industries (complete) 1975: Spectacular sports (2 copies) 1975: Timeless Japan (2 copies) 1976: Cars of the 70s 1977: The story of New Zealand aviation (20 cards - complete) 1977: The story of New Zealand in stamps; a nation's history in pictures 1978: Looking at Canada 1978: Wonderful ways of nature 1979: New Zealand rod and custom cars. 1980: Treasury of Maori life 1980: Our weather 1981: Farewell to steam 1981: "Our golden fleece"; the story of New Zealand's wool industry 1982: Exploring our solar system 1983: Big rigs 1983: The many-stranded web of nature 1984: New Zealand reef fish 1985: Mammals of the sea 1986: Wild South 1986: Big rigs at work 1986: New Zealand summer sports 1990: The high-tech games. XIVth Commonwealth Games, Auckland, New Zealand 1990 Quantity: 46 booklets. Physical Description: Scrapbooks for picture cards, about 12 pages each, 185 x 280 mm. Transfers: Collection received in Ephemera. Material transferred on appraisal to Published and to Cartographic Collection.

Date: 1979 - 1980

By: Reach Out (Auckland, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-D-RELIGION-Therismos-1980-02

Description: Photographic black and white poster showing a rose bud partially open. At lower left is the logo of Therismos (lit. Greek for "Harvest"), a sheaf of grain. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 605 x 440 mm. Provenance: Acquired in 1980.

Date: 1939 - 1940

From: [Ephemera of quarto size, timetables, and advertising relating to aviation, airline companies, flights, aeroplanes, aircraft, by New Zealanders or in New Zealand]

By: Cereal Foods NZ Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-AVIATION-1940-01

Description: Covers aviation development in New Zealand and Australia, the growth of the aeronautics industry, Union Airways of N.Z. Ltd; Tasman Empire Airways Ltd; the air force, a world map showing world airlines; modern British aircraft, a cutaway diagram of the short G-class flying-boat, the British air force, aircraft radio, eight famous pilots (Jean Batten, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Bert Hinkler, James Mollison, Charles Scott, Keith Smith, Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson), and a map of New Zealand air routes for Union Airways, Cook Strait Airways, Air Travel (N.Z.) There are spaces for 48 stickers of aircraft and pilots, but these stickers are absent. The back cover has a coloured advertisement for Weeties, Kornies, Vita Brits, and Rice Flakes, products of Cereal Foods N.Z. Limited. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs and letterpress, in booklet of 24 pages, 219 x 282 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in September 2001.