Seddonville

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

Reference: MapColl-CHA-9/3/42-Acc.

Description: Undated colour coded map showing population of area from Seddonville to Greymouth Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and colour tracing on greaseproof paper. Scale indeterminable. 59.5 x 101 cm. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: ca1900-1956

By: Bailey, Colin Lennie, 1906-1997; Bailey, Sue, active 1998

Reference: PAColl-6025

Description: Views of Westport, Denniston, Blackball, Ngakawau, Millerton, Inangahua Junction, Seddonville, Dunedin, Gore, Milford Sound, Greymouth and Taupo Quantity: 10 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) postcards. 12 b&w original photographic print(s) postcards. 4 colour photo-mechanical print(s) postcards. Provenance: The late Professor C L Bailey, from the VUW Department of Education, collected photographs and other items relating to New Zealand history from members of the public.

Date: 1960 - 1991

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

Reference: Eph-C-SPORT-Warner-1960/1991

Description: Includes: 1960: Lower Retaruke Sports Club, registered under the N.A.U. 43rd annual sports, to be held at Retaruke Domain, Sat. 23rd April 1960 [Programme of horse events, athletics, chopping events]. Dance to follow 1961?: Raetihi Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club. SPORTS. The final sports meeting of the season will be held in the Raetihi Recreation Grounds, Saturday 2nd April [1950? 1961? 1967? 1972?]. All welcome. E R Warner, Hon. Secretary 1962: Monster Axemen's Carnival ... conducted by the Upper Hutt Axemen's Club under the auspices of the Wellington & Hutt Valley A & P Association. Trentham memorial Park, 24 Gebruary 1962. programme 1967: Monster Easter Axemens Woodchopping Circuit, three days. Mokihinui Sports Club Easter Carnival, Seddonville, March 25 1967; Little Wanganui Sports Club Carnival, Easter Sunday March 26 1967; Karamea Sports Club Annual Sports Carnival, Karamea Domain, Easter Monday March 27. [Programme of events]. Buller Print Westport Axemens Club annual chopping carnival to be held at Carters Beach Domain, Sunday March 19, 1967. [Programme of events]. Buller Print 1969: Lower Retaruke Sports Club, registered under the Rangitikei Centre of the N.Z.A.C. & A.U. 52 annual Easter Sports, Retaruke Domain, Saturday 5th April 1969. [Programme of horse events, athletics, chopping events]. Dance to follow 1972: Brunswick Heads' Woodchop. $1000 prize money. 6th, 7th, 8th Jan. 1972. Brunswick Heads Woodchop Committee 1974: Gala Day and Axemen's Carnival, Sat. 9th Nov. 1974 at Kaikohe Show Grounds. Hangi on ground. To raise money to send Northland Axemens team to Australia. 1975: Northern Axemen's Circuit. official programme 1975-76. News, Kaikohe [printer] 1988: Waitomo Caves Sport (affiliated with Northern Athletics). Waitomo Caves Domain, Saturday 26th March 1988. Programme [sheep shearing, dog trials, chopping & sawing events, steer riding, Highland & national dancing, horse & pony events, Beginners' ring, pony events, jumping events, hack events, hunting classes, special events] 1991: Te Awamutu Rotary 2nd Annual Axemen's Carnival. Te Awamutu Racecourse, 10 March 1991. [Programme and posters stapled together] Quantity: 9 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief prints on posters, sizes varying

Date: 1993-2000, 2002

From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage

Reference: PA12-11611

Description: Transparencies of railway bridges in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the subject (bridge or viaduct name, and/or river/stream name, and/or road name) and location (town, city, or area). Dates and photographer name are often but not always annotated. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a 6-row, 50 slides per row, metal case, alphabetically for the first 5 rows. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.

Date: 1994, 1999-2000

From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage

Reference: PA12-11654

Description: Transparencies of bridges in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the subject (bridge or viaduct name, and/or river/stream name, and/or road name) and location. Dates and photographer name are often but not always annotated. Title transcribed from item Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a 6-row, 50 slides per row, metal case, alphabetically for the first 2 rows. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.

Date: 1975, 1978, 1980, date unknown

From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage

Reference: PA12-11677

Description: Transparencies of industrial structures in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the subject (type of structure and sometimes name of owner/company/building) and location. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated. Title transcribed from item. Most slides are not dated. Arrangement: The second of two boxes of slides labelled 'Industrial'. Transparencies were arranged in a 6-row, 50 slides per row, plastic case, and slides of similar structures were grouped together. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.

Date: 1980

By: Murray, Charles Preston, 1912-1988

Reference: MS-Papers-2124

Description: Accounts of: Seddonville Flood, 1929; goldmining and coalmining; Mokihinui River; S S Nile; Addison's Flat and other topics relating to the West Coast Long-time West Coast resident Quantity: 2 folder(s) (74 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs (photocopies)

Date: 1914-1918

From: Robertson, Elayne :Album, postcards and prints of the Thompson Family in Seddonville and Reefton areas

Reference: PA1-o-610

Description: Family and scenic photographs Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1984

From: Various artists :[Posters advertising performances by popular music groups, singers, musicians, and rock bands performing in New Zealand in 1984].

Reference: Eph-D-MUSIC-Popular-1984-14

Description: Poster in maroon and white shows an arrangement of text, with illustrations of a musical stave, sunglasses, high-heeled shoe. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Screenprint on poster 413 x 600 mm.

Date: 11 Mar 1992

From: Huntly Coalfields oral history project

By: Scurr, David Leslie, 1907-1993

Reference: OHInt-0020/10

Description: David Scurr recalls father who worked as miner in England, South Africa and Australia before New Zealand; father in the 1913 Denniston strike; Golden Queen Gold Mine; flooding in Rotowaro; local Maori; going to school at Huntly; mail; bread and meat deliveries; first car on road from Pukemiro (ca 1920); dances and movies at Pukemiro; reference Mr Munro and establishment of Rotowaro store; delivering goods with horse and cart; first butcher's shop in Rotowaro; brother killed in mine accident; reference mine manager, Mr Ralph Cohen. Talks about various members of family; mining on the West Coast; Ralphs Mine; mothers work as midwife; houses in Rotowaro; Mrs Scurr talks about teaching at Rotowaro School; Maori farming; football; entertainment at Rotowaro; reference Cooper Awa; alcohol restrictions restrictions for Maori; policing the pa. Describes how Pukemiro and other mines were found and established; the Ralph family; Munroe's Store; connection with Pukemiro store; doing deliveries; general store at Seddonville; church and community at Seddonville; working winch at top of mine; spragging wheels; a fire at Rotowaro ca 1923; haircuts; more on West Coast mining; the Huntly Extended Mine; different levels of management jobs and qualifications; mining a 20 foot seam. Discusses old mining techniques; dangers of firing shot improperly; story about manager who became inspector and condemned his own mine; Canadian mining techniques and machinery; future of coalmining; cleaning the boilers at Rotowaro; haulage and installation of transformers to change from direct current to alternating current; farming during the Depression (1930s); clearing the land; learning to farm; problems of mines under farm; problem getting compensation; importance of good rope in mine; working the backshift; problems selling farm. Venue - Huntly Interviewer(s) - Jamie Mackay Venue - 36b Bailey Street, Huntly Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004398 - OHC-004399 Quantity: 2 C90 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 730 - also contains excerpts of tape transcripts.

Date: 1984

From: Various artists :[Posters advertising performances by popular music groups, singers, musicians, and rock bands performing in New Zealand in 1984].

By: Bassett, I J, active 1983

Reference: Eph-D-MUSIC-Popular-1984-13

Description: Shows an illustration of a bus, in the lower half. On either side of the bus is the itinerary: Golden Eagle (Greymouth), 17 May; Blackball, 18 May; Diggers (Westport), 19 May; Seddonville Hall, 20 May; Murchison, 23 May; Swan Hotel (Motueka), 24-25 May; Nelson Hall, 26 May; Mapua Hall, 27 May; Woodbourne Tavern (Blenheim), 29 May; Blue Pacific (Kaikoura), 30 May. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Photolithograph on poster 625 x 435 mm.

Date: 21 Jan 1959

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-49002

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

Date: 21 Jan 1959

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-49003

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

Date: 21 Jan 1959

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-49001

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

Date: 24 February 2008

From: Nathan, Simon, 1943-: Photographs of the Kermadec Islands, Antarctica, Inangahua, Mount Ngauruhoe, and various New Zealand locations

Reference: PADL-002178

Description: The small local library at Seddonville was named after Harry Holland, leader of the Labour party in the 1920s. Descriptive text supplied by Simon Nathan. Title supplied by photographer. Arrangement: File was delivered in a digital folder titled "SN West Coast". Quantity: 1 digital photograph(s).

Date: ca 1910

Reference: 1/2-146481-F

Description: Shows the first train load of coal coming from the state coal mine at Seddonville, circa 1910. Photograph taken by Howard of Westport. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000837-G

Description: Seddonville, showing houses and other buildings, including railway tracks leading to coal processing buildings. Photograph taken by William A Price. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Seddonville. [No.] 2043B Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 1945

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-001247-F

Description: Two miners in Seddonville arguing about politics. Shows two men, in profile, facing one another. One of the men is elderly. Photograph taken in 1945 by John Pascoe. Other Titles - Other - Caption in Pascoe's notes held in Photographic Archive read: "This photograph shows another side of recreation, political argument going full swing, words flying like boxing gloves." Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - top left - 21247 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1929

Reference: 1/2-112338-F

Description: Flooding, Seddonville, West Coast region, 1929. Photographer unidentified. 1/2-112337 to 112338 Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000838-G

Description: Seddonville, showing houses and other buildings. Photograph taken by William A Price. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Seddonville. [No.] 2033B Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative