Flour mills - New Zealand - Auckland Region

Date: ca 1910

Reference: 1/2-002222-F

Description: A postcard of the view looking up the lane towards Partington's Mill. Part of the Tourist Series. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 1915 - 1925

By: Jones, Ethel Susan, 1870-1952

Reference: A-082-005

Description: The tower and sails of Partington's Windmill, seen beyond several houses Partington's windmill was not the first flourmill in Auckland. The first to be built was at Mount Eden. Shown with an alteration to the top made in 1915. Painted in 1915 or later. Inscriptions: Signed Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 279 x 228 mm

Date: 1930 - 1939

From: Barton, Cranleigh Harper 1890-1975 :[Auckland scenes] / Cranleigh Barton. - [1930s?]

Reference: A-227-053

Description: Shows a windmill at the end of a road with buildings to the left and right of the windmill. Inscriptions: Recto - Signed: Cranleigh Barton Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 275 x 200 mm

Date: 1977

By: Thomas, Joan Elva, 1922-

Reference: B-051-029-a

Description: Shows mill with large 4-sailed rotor, and smaller wheel at back, standing amongst old houses. No. 51 of a print run of 300. Title from notes supplied by artist. Reproduction of ink drawing. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Joan E. Thomas 77; Recto - bottom right - (In pencil): Joan E. Thomas 51/300 Built in Symonds Street, and owned by Charles Partington, and later Joseph Partington. Demolished in 1950. Therefore this work must have been drawn from a photograph or earlier drawing. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 495 x 368 mm. Provenance: Deposited under copyright by the artist in 1986.

Date: 1913 - 1920

By: Jones, Ethel Susan, 1870-1952

Reference: A-082-007

Description: A brick mill tower with a house and gardens beyond it, a road in front The tower was demolished in 1922 suggesting that the scene predates 1922. The remains of the site were demolished in 1952. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - signature and part of title. Title continues lower left Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 268 x 305 mm

Date: 1848 - 1950 - 1852 - 1959

From: Alexander, John Hood, 1916-1975 :[Twenty drawings, including of historic houses, churches, Mangapohatu, Waimate North, the first Bank of New Zealand in Auckland, and Auckland Public Library 1880. 1950s-1960s]

By: Hogan, Patrick Joseph, 1804-1878; Standidge & Company

Reference: B-192-011

Description: Above, a view from the end of the wharf at the foot of Queen Street, looking towards the waterfront buildings and up Queen Street, with Partington's windmill on the skyline. A line of barrels along the wharf and two containers of goods, a man wheeling a wheelbarrow, another wheeling a barrow, two soldiers, other groups of citizens, Maori canoes and a rowboat drawn up at the water's edge on the left and groups of Maori sitting. The Wesleyan (Methodist) Chapel is on the left, above the first row of buildings. Below, a view of the old stone cottage at Panmure, built in 1848 for Colour-Sergeant Michael Ford of the New Zealand Fencibles, which was moved to the Howick Historical Village in 1998 Based on a lithograph (originally an oil painting, which is held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney) by Patrick Joseph Hogan, done in 1852. The Library holds a copy of the lithograph at C-010-020. The Library also holds watercolour copies of this view by W. S. Hatton, copied from an Illustrated London News wood engraving from this print, at B-078-012 and B-078-017 Extended Title - In: Alexander, John H: Historic Auckland (Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, 1961) p.11 and [16 Inscriptions: Recto - top right - No.A27 Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash on page 380 x 250 mm

Date: 1886

By: Schell, Frederic B, -1905

Reference: A-058-011

Description: A slightly cropped image from a page of the "Picturesque atlas of Australasia", page 583. It shows Partington's mill (Symonds Street Auckland), a foreground horse and cart on the road leading up to the mill. There are houses on either side of the mill. The attached image below to the right showing (with title) 'Albert Park and the old windmill' have been cropped, leaving only a section of the original illustration. Other Titles - Partington's Mill Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, handcoloured, 100 x 80 mm.

Date: 1930 - 1939

From: Barton, Cranleigh Harper 1890-1975 :[Auckland scenes] / Cranleigh Barton. - [1930s?]

Reference: A-227-053-1

Description: Shows a windmill on top of a hill overlooking houses. Inscriptions: Recto - Signed: Cranleigh Barton Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 200 x 280 mm

Date: 1968

From: Alexander, John Hood, 1917- :New Zealand historic buildings. Pen wash paintings with text by John H. Alexander. Auckland, Morton Williams Ltd, 1968.

Reference: B-086-016

Description: View of the windmill and buildings on either side of the path leading to the main door under the sign `J Partington'. There are a small boy and girl with a basket on the grass in the immediate foreground. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, sepia, on sheet 182 x 142 mm

Date: ca 1920

By: Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923

Reference: 1/2-002205-F

Description: A postcard of Grafton Bridge, with carts, a cyclist and pedestrians crossing it, and Partington's mill in the background. A notice concerning the speed limit on the bridge is visible on the right. Photographer was Frederick Radcliffe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 1977

By: Thomas, Joan Elva, 1922-

Reference: B-051-029

Description: Shows mill with large 4-sailed rotor, and smaller wheel at back, standing amongst old houses. No. 50 of a print run of 300. Title from notes supplied by artist. Reproduction of ink drawing. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Joan E. Thomas 77; Recto - bottom right - (In pencil): Joan E. Thomas 50/300 Built in Symonds Street, and owned by Charles Partington, and later Joseph Partington. Demolished in 1950. Therefore this work must have been drawn from a photograph or earlier drawing. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 495 x 368 mm. Provenance: Deposited under copyright by the artist in 1986.

Date: ca 1920

By: Halldane, Frederick A, 1899-1974

Reference: PAColl-4525

Description: Postcard of Caroline Bay with people playing tennis in the foreground and cars parked on the foreshore; railways at Lyttelton wharves; three postcards of the Mansion House on Kawau Island showing people enjoying the grounds; and Partington's mill, Auckland. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1906

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to taxes, taxation systems and legislation]

By: Northern Roller Milling Company Ltd; Brett Printing and Publishing Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-TAX-1906-01

Description: Outlines the consequences if tax on flour were removed: no wheat would be grown, the coal mines would suffer, railway revenue would shrink. India and Australia would easily take up the slack if New Zealand did not export flour. P. Virtue isued the flier, as manager of the Northern Roller Milling Company Ltd. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on flyer, 265 x 207 mm.

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

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

Reference: Pan-2064-F

Description: Panoramic view of Auckland city taken from the parapet of St Matthew's Church in Federal Street. Rangitoto Island and Auckland harbour are seen on the far left. Wellesley Street runs down the hill centre left towards the Auckland Art Gallery with Albert Park to the left of the gallery. Partington's Mill is seen near the horizon on the right, with Mount Eden behind. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Auckland from St. Matthew's Church, No. 1. New Zealand; Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] Auckland from St. Mathews [i.e. Matthews]. 25; Marginal notes on negative - 3 3 3 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 136.6 cm

Date: [between 1920-1940]

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-09941-F

Description: Photograph taken by Leo White Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, ¼ plate

Date: [ca 1910]

Reference: 1/2-002223-F

Description: Flour mill owned by J Partington, Symonds Streets, Auckland, circa 1910, with only two vanes. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [191-?]

From: Auckland Star :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-002903-G

Description: Northern Roller Milling Company buildings, Quay Street, Auckland. Horse drawn carts outside. Photograph taken circa 1910s by an unidentified photographer. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: [between 1920-1940]

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-09943-G

Description: Photograph taken by Leo White Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1859

By: Corbet, E Goring, active 1858-1859; Acton, R (Mrs), active 1957

Reference: A-128-002

Description: Shows Partington's flour mill, houses and a ship in the harbour with fenced graveyards in the cemetery in the foreground Title, date and signature on the verso The windmill is shown in its early form, before its top was raised higher in 1915. Other Titles - In front the Protestant burial, beyond the Jewish burial ground Inscriptions: Verso - Title inscribed in ink which continues: "in front the Protestant burial - beyond Jewish burial ground". Signed and dated Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing 312 x 449 mm

Date: [between 1920-1940]

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-09942-G

Description: Photograph taken by Leo White Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches