Earthquakes - New Zealand - Wellington Region

Date: 20 Jan-5 Jun 1854, 28 Sep 1854-20 Jan 1858

From: Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd, 1872-1960: Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1346-371A

Description: Describes voyage to Lyttelton, New Zealand on the `Royal Stuart' arriving Jan 1855. He describes daily activities and mentions fellow passengers. Also time spent in Wellington (including a description of the earthquake and aftermath) and Napier, voyage from Wellington to Sydney on the `Waterwitch', Apr 1855, and time spent in New South Wales, at Sydney, Wollongong, Angels - Cateract River, Campbelltown, Cordeaux Creek, Bargo, Cross Roads, and Bathhurst. The back of the volume has been used as a Cash book (receipts & disbursements) 20 Jan-5 Jun 1854, and for surveying/engineering notes and mathematical calculations Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: [ca 1836-1901]

From: McKenzie family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1357-1B

Description: Articles and reminiscences written by McKenzie describing life in Wellington and the early settlement of New Zealand, including visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall in 1901. Also letters to the editor of New Zealand Times, undated Includes `Voyage of ship Adelaide' (an account with many crossings out), includes 2 leaves of passenger names; short account of the Tory, 1839; short account of the Cuba, 1839 with list of passengers; list of passengers by Aurora, Oriental, Duke of Roxburgh, Bengal Merchant - all with short accounts; accounts entitled `Fire at the Hutt, 25 May 1840', `The earthquake', `The flood, 7 March 1840'. Also includes facsimile copy (possibly photomechanical print reproduction from late 19 Century) of a letter from Commander James Cook to John Walker of Whitby. Walker was James Cook's first employer, and for whom he served his apprenticeship. Letter is dated 20 Nov 1772 from the Cape of Good Hope. Cook was on his second voyage (1772-1775) aboard the `HMS Resolution'. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1844-1848

From: McLean family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0991

Description: Some letters (Oct 1848-1849) re repair to his house in Wellington which was damaged in the Oct 1848 earthquake Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1846-1850

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902 : Letters

Reference: MS-Papers-1038-1

Description: 31 letters from Collinson, 1846-50, to members of his family, from Wellington, Wanganui, and Auckland with impressions of the Maori, particularly Te Rauparaha and Rangihaeata, account of 1848 earthquake, references to Thomas Arnold. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (62 leaves). Physical Description: Holographs and photocopies Finding Aids: Inventory available. Some sketches in ink

Date: Aug 1942

By: Grayland, Eugene Charles, 1916-1976

Reference: MS-0870

Description: Unpublished work on major New Zealand earthquake. Contains detailed research on the event and its aftermath, phenomena observed, geomorphological changes and damage sustained in Wellington and the Wairarapa. Full table of contents showing damage, and geological diagrams are included in the text Variations in title - Spine title: The NZ earthquake of August 1942 Source of title - Title transcribed Accompanying material - Six leaves loose in phase box probably intended for this volume Eugene Grayland of Auckland was an author, newspaper journalist and editor, book collector and publisher under his own imprint, the Colenso Press Quantity: 1 volume(s) (160 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript and printed matter (22 cm; ¼ red cloth, orange boards, in grey phase box)

Date: 1847-1896

By: Moir, John Strachan (Rev), 1808-1895

Reference: Micro-MS-0492

Description: Irregular entries by the first pastor of St John's Church, Wellington, account of voyage to Lyttelton on board the "John Taylor" 1853, Wellington earthquake 1855, completion of St John's Church 1856, growth of Wellington, family details etc Relationship complexity - Extracts of the Moir journal at 82-230-34 (St John's Presbyterian Church) Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 240 pages). Physical Description: Positive microfilm of original journal

Date: 1845-[ca 1910] (1957)

By: Matthews, Alfred, 1845-1925

Reference: MS-1622

Description: Recounts his early life in Wellington and on Waiorongomai Station Includes reference to 1855 earthquake Source of title - Title page Quantity: 1 volume(s) (86 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (27cm; red linen)

Date: 1847-1850

By: Ewen, Charles John, 1826-1883

Reference: MSY-6840

Description: Ewen records events in Kororareka, Wellington, Wanganui, Nelson and elsewhere, with particular emphasis on military movements and social life. He mentions earthquakes in the Wellington Region, 1847-1848, and Tamati and Te Rauparaha. Includes synopsis of entries by Colonel C B Brereton, 1952. Source of title - Transcribed Other - Volume 1 of the journal was missing from Nelson at the time the copy was made Ewen was a lieutenant in the 65th regiment; he sailed from New Zealand in Nov 1850 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (219 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy), (38 cm, green buckram hinged lid box)

Date: 26 Nov 1940-17 Oct 1943

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2851

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1847-1851, 1848-1849

By: Oliver, Richard Aldworth, 1811-1889

Reference: qMS-1606-1607

Description: Letter book contains administrative correspondence; the private journal is a record of the Hobart, Auckland and Wellington interludes and includes detailed accounts of the New Zealand Company, the 1848 Wellington earthquake and Maori pa in the Wellington area Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 volume(s) (ca 125 pages). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (photocopy) (24 cm; ¼ green calf, green linen hinged box)

Date: 1848

By: Park, Robert, 1812-1870; Marshman, J, active 1840s

Reference: A-260-007/010

Description: Contents: Messrs Hickson & Co's Store. - Colonial Gaol . - Ordnance store. - Col. hospital Copies of reproductions of drawings by Robert Park made by Park and Marshman in: New Zealand reproductions of manuscripts in the Public Record Office. London, 1951 (held in map room at (f)830a.1840-49/[1951]. Quantity: 4 drawing(s). Physical Description: Photocopies of pencil sketches, 215 x 282 mm

Date: 1935 - 1945

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-014-045/050

Description: Shows sections and details of alterations to Photographic Section; floor plans, sections and elevations of former Wellington Art Gallery (including plans showing earthquake repair work). Quantity: 6 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on tracing paper, 535 x 640 mm.

Date: [ca 1842-1917]

By: Watkin family

Reference: Micro-MS-0885

Description: Excerpts from newspapers, dealing with a variety of topics Quantity: 4 microfilm reel(s). Physical Description: Positive microfilm Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 23 Jan-5 Feb 1855

From: Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd, 1872-1960: Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1346-371B

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1852 - 1848 - 1856

From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]

By: Park, Robert, 1812-1870

Reference: E-455-f-054

Description: E-455-f-054-1 = Hickson & Co, Colonial Hospital, Ordnance Store and Fitzherbert's Store, 4 lithographs on a single sheet, the illustration to: An account of the earthquakes in New Zealand (Sydney, Printed by D. Wall, 1848); These lithographs are thought to be after drawings by Robert Park. E-455-f-054-2 = Text of the above, from the New South Wales Sporting and Literary Manazine and Racing Calendar. E-455-f-054-3 = clipping from the New Zealand Spectator, January 25 1855, and E-455-f-054-4 = clipping from the same source, February 24, 1855, both recounting the damage sustained in Wellington from the 1855 earthquake. The 1848 'Account' is annotated by Pearse 'D[itt]o repeated with treble violence in 1855'. Pearse has included on page 53 of his album another copy of the lithographs showing the 1848 earthquake damage (E-455-f-053). The copies on page 53 have been cut into three separate sections, one for each image. Other Titles - Park, Robert, 1812-1870. Damage sustained by Wellington buildings in the 1848 earthquake. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 215 x 130 mm

Date: 1848

From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]

By: Park, Robert, 1812-1870

Reference: E-455-f-053-3

Description: The Colonial Hospital after the Wellington earthquake of 1848, showing most of the second-storey wall missing. Another smaller building is behind the hospital and ?Tinakori Hill is in the background Clipped and hand-coloured from An account of the earthquakes in New Zealand ... Sydney, Printed by D Wall, 1848 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 51 x 130 mm

Date: 1846-1869

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: MS-Papers-1038

Description: Comprises 31 letters from Collinson to members of his family, written from Wellington, Wanganui, and Auckland with impressions of the Maori, particularly Te Rauparaha and Rangihaeata, account of 1848 earthquake, and references to Thomas Arnold (1846-1850). Also 6 letters from others, including Thomas Arnold to Collinson and other documents and letters in Maori (1847-1869). Language - Some letters in Maori Relationship complexity - See also Collinson's 'Seven years service...' at fMS-050-051, and his sketches held in the Drawings and Prints Collection. Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss (some photocopies) Finding Aids: Inventory available. Some letters include sketches

Date: 1843-1851

By: Chapman, Henry Samuel, 1803-1881

Reference: qMS-0418-0420

Description: Letters mainly to his father and aunts in England covers in detail Wellington incidents of the period, with full references to William Wakefield, Charles Barraud, E J Eyre, R Fitzroy and Sir George Grey Quantity: 3 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss (34 cm; ¼ brown morocco) Finding Aids: Index available at qMS-0421-0422, compiled by Glen W Macmorran, 1943.

Date: 1848

From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]

By: Park, Robert, 1812-1870

Reference: E-455-f-053-5

Description: A long low building with gables on two sides, the centre collapsed after the Wellington earthquake of 1848, showing missing brickwork, with wooden props front and back Clipped and hand-coloured from An account of the earthquakes in New Zealand ... Sydney, Printed by D Wall, 1848 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 29 x 130 mm

Date: 1848

From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]

Reference: E-455-f-054-4

Description: A newspaper account of the effects of the severe earthquake of 23 January. It includes a report on the floor of the harbour rising by 2 feet; the tidal wave of the day of the earthquake; its centre being apparently in the Wairarapa; its being felt in the South Island 'feebly' as far away as Otago, but severely in Marlborough and Nelson; major slips on the Rimutaka Range. It also contains a report from W J W Hamilton from Lyttelton and its effects on Canterbury Quantity: 1 printed item. Physical Description: Newsclipping