Point Jerningham

Date: ca 1938-1940

By: McKenzie, Albert Lindsay, active 1940; McKenzie, Andrew E, active 1998

Reference: PA1-o-909

Description: Album of photographs taken by Albert Lyndsay McKenzie, showing Haywards substation, Centennial Exhibition, Union Airways aircraft at Rongotai airport, and views of war memorials, other monuments, some buildings and parks and gardens in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. There are also some scenic views of rivers and landscape, and one photograph of bee keepers at work on hives. Albert Lyndsay McKenzie, the father of the donor, was born in Christchurch. He started an apprenticeship as a process art engraver, which was interrupted by World War 2, and never completed. He returned to Christchurch after the war. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1842

From: Smith, William Mein 1799-1869 :The harbour of Port Nicholson and the town of Wellington (sketched in the middle of the year 1842). Plate IV.

By: Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869; Day & Haghe (Firm); Smith, Elder & Company

Reference: B-110-057

Description: Central third of full panorama from Thorndon to Te Aro. Main features named. Shows groups of figures on foreshore including man on horseback, man examining ships through spyglass, two small groups of Maori watching, two men smoking long pipes, 14 sailing ships including one rounding Point Halswell, Somes Island with flag flying at its southern end, two Maori craft including one with sails. View extends from Warepori's Village in Pitone at left, to Mount Victoria at right. Features named are: Warepori's village Pitone, Valley of the Hutt, Tararua Mountains, Somes's Island, Pt Halswell (the entrance from the sea), Pt Jerningham, Mr Duppa's house (Oriental Bay), Mount Victoria. There are colour transparencies available (photographed from better copies of this work, in volume of Wakefield's book). The copy negatives listed here are also from this book rather than from this copy at B-110-056/058. Extended Title - From Wakefield, Edward Jerningham. Illustrations to Adventure in New Zealand. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1845. Inscriptions: Recto - above image - [Title]; Recto - Items named in scope and contents note are written indicatively above and below image.; Recto - beneath image - From a sketch taken by Captain Mein Smith R.A. / London, Smith, Elder & Co. Cornhill. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand coloured, 243 x 502 mm.

Date: 1920 - 1930

From: Mitchell, Mary Stewart, 1911-1982 :[Wellington scenes, 1920s to 1970s?]

By: Gellatly, R D, active 1988; Mitchell, Mary Stewart, 1911?-1982

Reference: A-281-016

Description: Shows city buldings, harbour and hills from the road at Point Jerningham. Plantings on the land just above the road include agaves. The Hunter Building, Victoria University, stands out in Kelburn Titles from artist's inscriptions on pinex backing boards, now discarded. Inscriptions: Unsigned and undated. Title taken from backing board, now discarded. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 243 x 312 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist's son, Mr R. D. Gellatly, Newlands, in 1988.

Date: 1991-1993

From: Robinson, Peter Franklin, active 1970-2017: Colour slides of Wellington City and suburbs, and railways images

Reference: PAColl-2992

Description: Slides of Waiouru, and Wellington streets, buildings and events. Includes an image of a building labelled as the Stoddart Building. Inscriptions: Mount recto - [each slide is identified in blue ballpoint on plastic slide mounts] Quantity: 46 colour original transparency/ies. 2 container(s) plastic slide containers containing slides in one envelope. Physical Description: 35mm colour slides

Date: 1895 - 1904

From: Strong, Austin, 1881-1952 :[Sketches. ca 1895-1904]

Reference: A-058-018

Description: Shows a view of Oriental Bay and Point Jerningham from the west. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, 174 x 225 mm.

Date: [between 1925 and 1927]

From: Wilkinson, James Douglas, 1926- :Photograph albums depicting the ashphalting of roads in Wellington

By: Barker, Frank Giles, 1891-1955

Reference: PA1-q-268

Description: Photographs taken between 1925 and 1927 depicting the ashphalting of roads in the Wellington region. Includes photographs taken for the Wellington City Council by Frank Giles Barker. Inserted in a pocket inside the back cover there are three loose photographs showing the Hutt Road alongside Wellington Harbour. Photographs of the Hutt Road include those alongside the harbour, and also some of the "Main Hutt Road" in Lower and Upper Hutt. Most of the photographs have good captions, with the title at the head of each one which reads "Asphaltic concrete pavement". Other - Some of the original negatives, from which these photographs were printed, are amongst the Wellington City Council collection at PAColl-5448. Other Titles - Asphaltic concrete pavement Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cloth cover, entitled "Photographs", 65 black paper pages of black and white photographs; 28.5 x 38.5 cm

Date: [ca 6 February 1974]

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

Reference: EP/1974/0608

Description: Man and woman sunbathing on an old sea wall near Point Jerningham, Wellington. Photographed ca 6 February 1974 by an unidentified Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: ca1966

Reference: PAColl-3148

Description: Aerial view of Point Jerningham, part of Oriental Parade & Carlton Gore Road, & the buildings on the point which include Rosneath school, St Barnabas Anglican Church & the "Gateways" block of flats Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [between 1920-1988]

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-05401-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: ¼ plate Glass negative

Date: 20 Mar 1952

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-30311-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 20 Mar 1952

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-30312-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: [ca 23 January 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/253/10-G

Description: A car on the rocks at Point Jerningham after a car accident which killed Anthony Perlston of Ohakea. Photograph taken circa 23 January 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1975

From: Radcliffe, Graham Tuaraki, b 1943 :Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/4-023512-F

Description: Wellington Harbour seen from the vicinity of Maupuia/Miramar, in 1975. Shows Point Jerningham and the suburb of Roseneath in the centre. Photograph taken by Graham Tuaraki Radcliffe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [ca 1932]

From: Prince, H R :Photographs relating to Wellington Harbour and yachting

Reference: 1/2-147727

Description: Photograph of the yacht Rona sailing in Wellington Harbour off Point Jerningham, taken circa 1932 by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1842

From: Wakefield, Edward Jerningham 1820-1879 :Illustrations to "Adventure in New Zealand". Lithographed from original drawings taken on the spot by Mrs Wicksteed, Miss King, Mrs Fox, Mr John Saxton, Mr Charles Heaphy, Mr S. C. Brees and Captain W. Mein Smith. London, Smith Elder & Co, 1845.

By: Day & Haghe (Firm); Smith, Elder & Company; Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869

Reference: PUBL-0011-16-2

Description: Central third of full panorama from Thorndon to Te Aro. Main features named. Shows groups of figures on foreshore including man on horseback, man examining ships through spyglass, two small groups of Maori watching, two men smoking long pipes, 14 sailing ships including one rounding Point Halswell, Somes Island with flag flying at its southern end, two Maori craft including one with sails. View extends from Warepori's Village in Pitone at left, to Mount Victoria at right. Features named are: Warepori's village Pitone, Valley of the Hutt, Tararua Mountains, Somes's Island, Pt Halswell (the entrance from the sea), Pt Jerningham, Mr Duppa's house (Oriental Bay), Mount Victoria. Inscriptions: Recto - above image - [Title]; Recto - Items named in scope and contents note are written indicatively above and below image.; Recto - beneath image - From a sketch taken by Captain Mein Smith R.A. / London, Smith, Elder & Co. Cornhill. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand coloured, 243 x 502 mm.

Date: 1 May 1965

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-64352-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: May 1951

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-28527-F

Description: Aerial view of Wellington, over Point Jerningham and Roseneath. Photograph taken in May 1951 by Whites Aviation. Includes Oriental Bay on the right and Balaena Bay on the left. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Balaena Bay recognised by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 11 x 13.2 cm

Date: [ca 24 January 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/254/14-G

Description: Man and woman at a footpath in a bad state of repair at Point Jerningham photographed circa 24 January 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1877

By: Langford, H (Mr), active 1940s-1950s

Reference: A-090-021

Description: View across the harbour towards Mount Victoria and Oriental Bay, Point Jerningham, the entrance to Evans Bay and part of the Miramar Peninsula. Mount Victoria has houses and some roads visible and a signal tower on its summit. There are several ships in the harbour Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 140 x 229 mm

Date: 1840 - 1841

By: Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: C-011-006

Description: View from Tinakori Hill, looking down over Thorndon, showing the Immigration Barracks, the first St Paul's Church and a single house on the shore at Oriental Bay. The view looks across the harbour towards Mount Victoria and Evans Bay. There are several dead trees on Thorndon Flat. Point Jerningham is on the left across the water, and there are six ships and several smaller vessels in the harbour. Two flags are flying close to the shore The Hocken Library holds a lithograph (possibly a unique surviving copy) of this view, published by Jones & Bluett, Wellington, 1841. The view is taken at much the same time as Heaphy's 'Thorndon Flat, April 1841' (C-025-010) Features marked along the top, but trimmed, so that they are all incomplete: 'n Houses' is probably Immigration Houses'; 'a Esq.r' is probably Duppa Esquire [house in Oriental Bay]; 'Church' is probably St Paul's Church; 'ia' is the end of Mt Victoria; 'Bay' on the left, is Evans Bay. Dating: the associated lithograph was published in 1843. St Paul's Church, Museum Street, was consecrated in 1844, but possibly completed some time before 1844. Other Titles - Tinakori Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen and brown ink drawing 206 x 307 mm Provenance: Collection of Alexander Turnbull, purchased 1915, from Francis Edwards. Formerly New Zealand Company collection