Sports uniforms

Date: [Between 1930 and 1934]

By: New Zealand Railways; Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm); Mitchell, Lindsay, active 1930-1942

Reference: PA1-f-058

Description: Album of publicity photographs including designs for advertisements for use in the new Zealand Railway Magazine; designs for posters for use in Railways Ticket Offices and one for a large neon lighting sign "Suggested `Claude Neon' Display for New Zealand Railway Publicity Department, Wellington. `Travel by train'". One photograph is entitled "`Post' corner 1880. Now site of King's Chambers". A number of images show a [Labour Day?] parade of marching people, and floats some of which are advertising NZ Railways holiday destinations, with slogans reading `Come to Rotorua', `Come to Waitomo', `Come to The Chateau Tongariro'. There are designs of title pages for the New Zealand Railways Magazine; a view of a commemorative key with a sheaf of corn on the handle in a presentation box; and designs for a programme of events surround the laying of the foundation stone for the new Government Railway Station, Wellington, N.Z. by HRH the Duke of Gloucester, December 17th 1934. These are followed by photographs taken during the Duke's tour of New Zealand, including crowd scenes in Wellington, Maori celebrations of welcome at Ngaruawahia, and scenes in the Rotorua thermal area. There are a few individual and group portraits of the management and administrative staff of New Zealand Railways, most unidentified. Most of the images relate to the 1930s, but there are a few copies of earlier photographs. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, maroon spine, entitled `Miscellaneous Book C4'; 42 x 59 cm

Date: [1890s-1910s?]

By: Quartermain, Leslie Bowden, 1895-1973

Reference: PA1-q-190

Description: Photographs relating to the Quartermain family, none of which have captions. None of the people or places are named. Of interest are a number of views of the ruins of a house, with only the chimneys standing; several of the new St John's Church, Hororata, including laying the foundations, building construction, and the completed church with lychgate; one of the tombstones of Sir John Hall, and his wife, with the new St John's Church partially visible in the background (for which Sir John Hall bequeathed the money); and one photograph of a steam tractor fording a river with difficulty, with a tow-rope leading to three laden wagons on the far side of the river. A number of photographs show Leslie Bowden Quartermain as a boy, and as a young man Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with mid-blue cover, entitled "Sunny memories"; 32 x 28 cm

Date: [1930s]

By: New Zealand Railways

Reference: PA1-f-057

Description: Album of photographs of scenes, advertisements and posters advertising rail and ferry travel in New Zealand. The advertisements were used in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, and the posters were displayed at Railways Ticket Offices. The posters, and advertisements using "Mr Goodseat" were part of their campaign to show the advantages of travel by rail. The artist for many of these signed himself 'Matthews'. Scenic photographs also show some aspects of life in New Zealand, including a series on the flax industry with harvesting, drying and processing the fibres. Another group shows a farm, including a house made of corrugated iron, with sacking covering the windows; land clearing and ploughing with horses, draining the land, and a pile of harvested kumara; and several photographs of a man panning for gold, and inspecting pieces of rock with a magnifying glass; a group of men on horseback with dogs setting out on a hunt, and a cage full of pheasants before being released for the shoot. Pages 78-81 show activities associated with the mail service. They include people buying stamps in a post office, men sorting mail, large bags prepared for out-of-town delivery (some bags being delivered to the inter-island ferry for transport to the South Island). From there they show postmen emerging from the Chief Post Office with their satchels ready for local delivery, with the final scenes of delivery into a household letterbox, and one of a woman being handed her mail at the door. There are a number of much earlier photographs in the album, including pictures of Major Ropata, Sir Donald McLean, John Webster and F E Maning, and one of Te Aro in 1857. Advertisements included "Buy New Zealand made goods, for the children's sake. Cut these cords. Unemployment"; an advertisement for Hannah's footwear using a photograph of The Mystery train" (advertising a trip to Paraparaumu Beach, and another to Ohau). Several photographs show large groups of people who travelled on the Mystery Train, picnicking at the beach at Paraparaumu, boiling up a huge billy, and a child in a backpack on her father's back). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, green spine, entitled `Miscellaneous Book C3"; 39 x 56 cm

Date: 1978

From: Various cartoonists :Two cartoons by Nevile Lodge on the 1978 Commonwealth Games and two cartoons by Heath on the Commonwealth Games, possibly 1974 or 1978.

Reference: A-349-065

Description: A play on the idea that the New Zealand athletes competing in the 1978 Commonwealth Games would be able to influence their advantage in the competition by wearing scented tee shirts and moisturising creams, supplied by various unidentified firms. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Nevile Lodge 78 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black and brown ink, pencil and letratone, 181 x 320 mm on sheet 278 x 395 mm, pasted on card

Date: 1938

From: Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection

By: Boyer, Charles Percy Samuel, 1902-1973

Reference: PAColl-3060-032

Description: The Prince of Manavadar's Indian hockey team lined out during a test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, in 1938. Photograph taken by Charles P S Boyer. Published in 'Making New Zealand' Vol 2, No 27, page 25 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 9.2 x 20.1 cm Provenance: Item lent by Charles P S Boyer to the Department of Internal Affairs for publication in 'Making New Zealand' in 1939. Processing information: Formerly filed in Turnbull Library Pictures at 796. Hockey. 1938

Date: 1905

Reference: PAColl-D-0751

Description: Group photograph members of the New Zealand rugby football team touring Great Britain in 1905. Includes J Corbett, A McDonald, F Newton, J O'Sullivan, J Nicholson, C Seeling, D Gallagher, G Tyler, F Glasgow, W Cunningham, S Casey, W S Glenn (absent), W Mackrell, W Johnston, G H Dixon (Manager), E E Booth, G Gillett, E Harper, W J Wallace, R G Deans, J W Stead (Vice-Captain), G W Smith, H J Mynott, H D Thomson, F Roberts, D McGregor, J Hunter, H G Abbott, and J Duncan. Taken by E Kelley. Published by S Hildesheimer & Co Ltd, London & Manchester Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: 505 x 630 mm

Date: 1928-1935

By: Still, Mabel Mary, 1896-1981; Prior, Mary L (Dr), active 1940s-1980

Reference: PA1-o-424

Description: Album of photographs compiled by Mabel Still (information from Donations register), celebrating the period the Rev Frank Howitt Wilkinson was minister at the Wadestown Presbyterian Church (1928-1935). The album was donated by Dr Mary L Prior, daughter of the Rev Wilkinson. Photographs include general views of Wellington, and many portraits of people associated with the Rev Wilkinson's time in Wellington. Without any captions, none of the people can be accurately identified. There are group portraits, including a women's basketball team, and a boys' rugby team. Inscriptions: Album page - "Should auld acquantance be forgot. Happy memories (at least we do hope so) of Wadestown, 1928-1935. To the Rev. and Mrs F.H. Wilkinson, Mary, Andrew & Margaret, with the love of the "Good companions" of the Wadestown Presbyterian Church, Wellington" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cover, rounded corners, outlined in black; 24.5 x 30.5 cm

Date: [Circa 1931]

By: New Zealand Railways; Hinge, Leslie, 1868-1942; Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927; Gilmour, John Henry, 1892-1951; Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964

Reference: PA1-f-056

Description: Mainly publicity photographs for New Zealand Railways, most taken by unidentified photographers, though there are several portraits taken by S P Andrew (Stanley Polkingorne Andrew); also a number of images near the beginning of the album have a pencilled note which says "Mr Hinge's negative". There are a number of photographs of advertisements and posters for New Zealand Railways, including one promoting safety at railway crossings. In this scene a young woman is holding up a banner "STOP! Safety first", wearing a hat labelled "Stop", a sash labelled "Safety first" and wearing a skirt with the image of a car crash at a railway crossing. At the end of the album there are several photographs of postage stamps. Several photographs were taken at the opening of the Auckland Railway Station. Then a number show luggage or goods being loaded onto the interislander ferry; and near the back of the album a series showing racehorses, with one view of a horse being lifted onto a ship in a crate. A large section shows the Wellington rally for Lord and Lady Baden-Powell at the Basin Reserve in 1931, and later in the album views of them laying a wreath at the Citizen's War memorial (Cenotaph). Pages 38-43 contain 20 black and white photographs of water colour paintings by Thomas Ryan, from the 1890s. The subjects are mostly lakes and mountains in the South Island, including Lakes Mahinapua, Wakatipu, Te Anau, Wanaka and Manapouri; Teremakau River, Bealey River, Teremakau River and Clinton Valley; and in the North Island Lakes Rotorua and Tikitapu, and two of the Uruwera. On page 64 there is a photograph of a barred window. In front there is an ice-axe, a pair of skis, a fishing rod, 2 rifles, and a lidded straw picnic basket. It seems to have been used as the basis for a New Zealand Railways poster advertising outdoor life in New Zealand (see p 65). There are a number of pages of portraits of children, several of which have been formed into montages of images. None of these are identified. Some portraits of dignitaries involved with New Zealand Railways are identified with surname, but many are not identified at all. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, green spine, entitled `Miscellaneous Book C2'; 36 x 52 cm

Date: 1911

By: Zachariah, Joseph, 1867-1965

Reference: PAColl-0538

Description: Photograph of fourteen members of the Combined Shipping Rugby Team with four other men and a small boy. Photographer was Zak. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1933

From: Zuill, Graham, active 2022: Collection relating to William Zuill

Reference: Objects-1215

Description: Maker(s) not known. Two textile fragments from uniforms worn by players and officials of the New Zealand Association Football team that toured Australia in 1933. One is a black arm band featuring an embroidered silver fern, with “NZ” the “1933” underneath. The other is a breast pocket cut out from a black blazer which was part of the New Zealand Football Association touring team uniform. Features a silver fern with “NZ” the “1933” underneath. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) Two pieces. Physical Description: Black arm band, and fragment from the pocket of a blazer.

Date: 24 March 1996 - 24 Mar 1996

From: Netball New Zealand Inc oral history project Stage II

By: Durbin, Enid Joan, 1917-2013

Reference: OHInt-0517/4

Description: Enid Joan Durbin (nee Stanley) born Christchurch, 1917. Gives some family background - grandparents, William and Elizabeth Stanley assisted immigrants from England to Christchurch - refers to book `Argosy'. Maternal family, John and Mary Lloyd possibly from Wales. Recalls parents separating and move to Auckland at the age of 7 years; education at Beresford Primary (Newton), Grafton School (Nugent Street), Ponsonby Primary and St Joseph's Convent, Grey Lynn and Seddon Memorial Technical College; involvement in sport, refereeing basketball and receiving referees badge at the age of 16. Discusses refereeing career, describing uniforms. Recalls commencing work in school office as a junior office girl and progressing to assistant accountant. Refers to Principal, G J Park. Mentions difficulties of the 1930s Depression. Talks about Netball involvement; ARAHI club and coaching Auckland Team to beat Trinidad Tobago, Jamaica, All Australia. Mentions fundraising by teams and notes that players are now levied. Discusses men playing netball, prefers men to play in men's teams and compares with girls playing soccer and rugby. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Abstracted by - Sue Earl Interviewer(s) - Paula Martin Accompanying material - Extra copy of printed abstract Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006641-006642; OHLC-002414-002415 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1.45 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-1923. Photocopies of 3 photogaphs attached to abstract: (i) Bill and Joan Durbin October 1990 (displaying the ASB Bank Sport Award `This is your life' re 60 years of service to Auckland Netball; (2) Technical College Intermediated Grade, 1932 showing: back row L-R Doris Hartnell, Dorothy Dreaver, Irfene Collins, Zoe Breeze; front row L-R: Alwyn Galloway, Doreen Jones, Joan Stanley (Durbin), June Lynch, Kathleen Minolda; (3) Joan Durbin nee Stanley (second from left) ealy 1940s.

Date: 21 March 1996 - 21 Mar 1996

From: Netball New Zealand Inc oral history project Stage II

By: Ellis, Joyce, 1923-

Reference: OHInt-0517/3

Description: Joyce Ellis (nee Horspool) born Auckland 1923. Outlines family background - father an oil company installation technician at the Shell Oil Company - mother a dressmaker at Milne and Choyce, a department store in Queen Street, also a very good Soprano and played the piano. Describes childhood: religion; politics; education at Curran Street School in Ponsonby and Seddon Memorial Technical College and involvement in sport, playing nine-a-side basketball and later playing cricket for Metro College in the Auckland Womens' Cricket Association. Recalls seeing Maori women with a Moko, smoking clay pipes in Stanley Street. Discusses: efforts to achieve qualification as referee, with reference to examiner, Dal Knuckey; tournaments; rules and changes; introduction of New Zealand badge, with reference to Betty Stone and Gladys Hall, first recipients (1960); Advantage Rule; grading system; uniforms and changes - explains how sponsorship led to better uniforms; election as President of the Auckland Umpires' Association; reception of National Service Award in 1967 for long service, with reference to fellow recipients, Joan Durbin, Jean Rowntree, Mrs Lane and Jean Lodge. Abstracted by - Judith Byrne Interviewer(s) - Paula Martin Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006637-006640; OHLC-002410-002413 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-1922.

Date: 2 May 1996 - 02 May 1996

From: Netball New Zealand Inc oral history project Stage II

By: Muir, Lois Joan (Dame), 1935-

Reference: OHInt-0517/8

Description: Lois Joan Muir (nee Osborne) born Mataura, 1935. Outlines family background - father, Frank Alexander Osborne, a carrier, owned Osborne's Transport, now Tulloch Transport. Describes childhood: home at Mataura: interest in basketball (netball): chores, cow-milking: rabbit-hunting: Depression; Politics; leisure activities; Church every Sunday at Mataura Presbyterian Church; relationship with parents, with reference to the `Victorian Way' of raising children and father's death aged 43. Mentions Mr Miller, Primary Principal at Mataura school. Recalls leaving school and details responsibility of pharmacy job for two years before taking up position of Coaching Director with Netball New Zealand. Explains decision to retire from playing netball, with reference to husband, Murray Muir. Recalls impact of Australian tour; trials for 1963 World Tournament; tour uniform; Maori entertainment; training on-board-ship and experience of playing in England. Mentions demonstration team for introduction of 1958 changes to International Game. Discusses other tournaments and tendency of bias with umpires in international competition. Other areas discussed include: team spirit; dealing with morale after losing; growth of media coverage of netball; name change from basketball to netball and change from Associations to Unions; level of funding, compares with rugby; sponsorship and publicity; problems with preparation for 1986 Tri-Series with Australia and Jamaica in Christchurch; factors contributing to success, with reference to 87 wins as coach in 102 test matches, and decision to retire in 1988. Discusses time with Hillary Commission; Netball New Zealand project to amalgamate with Men's Netball; impact of Saturday Trading on netball participation; ambassadorial role and personal significance of awards, receiving Life Membership of Otago Netball Umpires' Association; OBE 1984; 1988 Halberg Award for Coach and Administrator of the Year; This is your life, 1989 Television programme / media; 1993 Sports Hall of Fame and New Zealand Netball life membership. Mentions: Sarah Foster; Dixie Cockerton; Nancy King; Joyce McCann; Pam Byram (nee Edmonds); Joan Harnett; Margaret Forsyth; Lee Gibbs; Sandra Edge; Joan Hodgson; Lynn Parker; Tracy Fair and Alastair Snell. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Abstracted by - Matthew Packer Interviewer(s) - Helen Frizzell Accompanying material - Photocopies of newspaper cuttings re Lois Muir's career in Netball Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006653-006657; OHLC-002426-002430 Quantity: 5 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s) (2 folders). 4.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-1927. 8 photocopies of b&w photographs attached to abstract: (1) Lois Osborne, aged 10 with pet lamb, 1945; (ii) Lois, Norman and Ailsa Osborne; (iii) 1949 Southland County Rep Team, Lois Osborne 2nd from left seated Mrs Archer, coach, standing on right; (iv) Murray and Lois Muir Anderson's Bay Presbyterian Church, 12-3.1955; (v) Dunedin; 1950, New Zealand playing against Australia. Lois Muir with ball; (vi) Lois Muir, 1963 NZ Netball tour of UK. Taken after return to NZ; (vii) 1963 team to tour UK taken before leaving New Zealand - Lois Muir front row, 2nd from right. Dixie Cockerton, coach, back row, far right; (viii) 1963 New Zealand tour of UK, L-R Mrs Joyce McCann (manager), Sir Thomas McDonald (NZ High Commissioner), Mrs Lois Muir (vice-captain), Miss Mirth Te Moananui. Photo taken at NZ House, Haymarket.

Date: 13 September 1992

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Reid, Philip John, 1954-

Reference: EP/1992/3943

Description: Wainuiomata rugby league team celebrate after winning the Wellington grand final, taken 13 September 1992 by Evening Post staff photographer Phil Reid. One of the team members is pouring the contents of a bottle of champagne onto the trophy. At right, Donovan Maxwell gives the victory sign. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm

Date: 2008

By: New Zealand. Ministry of Māori Development

Reference: Eph-D-MAORI-2008-01

Description: Recto of poster shows a montage of photographs of the members of the New Zealand maori Rugby team in cloaks over their rugby uniforms, and black and white photographs of great maori players from the past. The montage is enclosed within a deep "carved" border with the names of many players written in the curves of the carving. The verso gives the words and translation of the team's haka and highlights signficant maori players from the past: J A Warbrick, T R Ellison, G Nepia, P T Walsh, W J Nathan, S M Going, R W Norton and W T Shelford. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 420 x 595 mm. Provenance: Donated by Joan McCracken, Wellington, in 2012.

Date: 2007

By: New Zealand. Ministry of Māori Development

Reference: Eph-D-MAORI-2007-01

Description: Recto of poster shows a montage of photographs. At the top a Maori god figure looks down on members of the Maori rugby team in traditional dress performing gestures of the haka. Below is an illustration of a sleeping Maori goddess in a landscape of carved pounamu hills and snowy mountains. Inverted at the lower edge, the Maori rugby team performs the haka in their black rugby jerseys. The verso gives the words and translation of the team's haka and lists the members and iwi names of all the team players. The other significant symbols and significance of elements of the poster are explained at length. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 420 x 595 mm. Provenance: Donated by Joan McCracken, Wellington, in 2012.

Date: 1968

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 and Lonsdale, Neil 1907-1989:Ten cartoons by Lodge and one by Lonsdale on the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

Reference: A-349-036

Description: Three scenes. The first shows a runner at the Olympics, feeling the heat and loosing his race. The second shows the All Blacks being attacked ferociously by opponents. The third shows injured All Blacks leaving the field Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone 455 x 313 mm

Date: 1984 - 1986

By: New Zealand sport and leisure (Periodical)

Reference: Eph-D-CRICKET-1985-01

Description: Shows a photograph of New Zealand cricket player Martin Crowe in action as a batsman. He wears a yellow uniform with green shin pads, and wields his bat as if following through after hitting a ball. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on poster 558 x 420 mm.

Date: 1920-1927

Reference: PA-Group-00966

Description: Studio group portraits of Wellington, North Island and New Zealand Representative men's hockey teams, and two Wellington Hockey Association committees. Images taken between 1920 and 1927 by various photographers. - Includes images of the New Zealand Representative teams of 1922, 1923, and 1926 - A player who features in all the photographs is Oakley Perrin, who was New Zealand Captain in 1926 - One of the selectors featuring in the 1926 New Zealand team portrait is S G Holland, later Prime Minister of New Zealand - Printed on the card mounts of all the photographs are the names of those pictured, along with absent team members. Some also feature extra information. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 9 b&w original photographic print(s) on mounts. Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Provenance: Donor's wife was given the prints by unidentified person circa 2005, because she was then secretary of the Hockey Association (possibly the New Zealand Hockey Federation or the Wellington Hockey Association).

Date: 1955

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-386-072

Description: Shows a man wearing a 'Kricket Klub' cap and holding up his tie, which features a duck. A newspaper article titled 'There are ties, and ties' is adhered to the top left corner of the cartoon. The article is about a meeting held by the Canterbury Cricket Association to select a design for the Canterbury representative cricket tie The words '24 Nov '55. "Cricket Tie" cartoon, No. 178' are written in blue coloured pencil on the back of the cartoon Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and newsprint on card, 280 x 255 mm