Aotea Quay

Date: [ca 1940-1945]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-151

Description: Includes some multiple copies; most are captioned. Includes list for series of numbered photographs `Return of the Maori Battalion from overseas' - 3 sets. Return of the Maori Battalion from overseas - Reception on Aotea Quay: men preparing meat and chicken for hangi and women preparing food at Porirua Pa; Battalion en route from Pipitea wharf to Aotea Quay; old Maori woman (Ngawaina of Ngati Toa) smoking `The Pipe of Peace'; Battalion at the gates of the marae; haka (Ngati Tuwharetoa) in support of chiefs address; Kia Ora to the Committee. Return of the Maori Battalion - The `Dominion' approaching Pipitea Wharf; disembarkation; Rev M Bennett; pipes and bands of the 1st Wellington Battalion; quayside welcome (Maori MPs T P Paikea, Hon E T Tirikatene, Hon R R Mawhete, T Omana, & M Ratana); welcome haka Ngati Tuwharetoa; Rangi Te Hana & Turei Papanui (Ngati Tuwharetoa haka party); Hinga with women of the Ratana Party in the dining hall welcome; official guest table; Hepi Te Heuheu addressing the Battalion; Ngati Poneke Club members.. Series of photos of visit to Rotorua and Ohinemutu; members of Maori Battalion having a snack on the Tewfick station prior to embarking; series of photos taken 23 May 1940 on day of departure; sing-song after disembarking in England, 21 Jun 1940; three soldiers with A-tank gun; soldier with captured German Tommy gun near Gazala, ca 1942; two bren-gun carriers manned by members of Maori Battalion in England; sightseeing in London. Quantity: 144 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1979-199-?]

From: Shephard, Wayne, fl 1990-2001 :Photographs of Wellington buildings

Reference: PA12-5950

Description: Slides of Wellington buildings, taken ca 1979-1990s by Wayne Shephard. Includes views of: Caltex Service Station, Tramway Hotel and St James' Presbyterian Church, Adelaide Road, Newtown Buildings in Allen Street Buildings in Alpha Street including Depot Theatre Gunnery for Defence Department, Aotea Quay House at 8 Armour Street, Mount Victoria Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparency slides

Date: [ca 1910s-1950s]

By: Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-6866

Description: 152 views and portraits. They include: at least 22 of Picton and and the surrounding area showing boating in the harbour, people pic-nicking on the waterfront, people watching a rowing race, a speedboat called Pelorus Jack racing in the Sounds, and ferries coming in to the terminus; 10 images of the geothermal area around Wairakei inlcuding mud pools and geysers; nine images of a Studebaker Commander 6 either parked at scenic views or driving along country roads; eight images of men talking possibly at race meetings; six of the timber industry particularly the building of a timber boom; four aerial views of a liner coming into Auckland harbour; three views of groups of well-dressed men and women wearing what are possibly conference badges in an area decorated with bunting; three similar images of a large group of women photographed at Te Aro School near the Carillon also with conference badges; three general views of Wellington harbour; three images of the Spa Hotel, Taupo; two images of two women in bathing suits; two views of the railway station from The Terrace, Wellington; two views of a girl in Wellington Botanic Gardens; a scene on board the RMS Mononwai with a woman being photographed framed by the life belt; two of Aorangi; one of the ferry Cobar in Wellington Harbour; two of children riding on donkeys; two of the same elderly couple outside their house; two of young men on the boat Starlight; a group of what are probably sheep shearers outside their shed; Aotea Quay, Wellington; the yacht Ilex in Wellington harbour; children playing on swings; a large wooden gothic style house (location unknown); sheep droving; two women on a Bell Bus Company tour; various scenes on board ship including passengers watching an entertainer, a boxing match and a crossing the equator ceremony; a ship's officer climing down a rope ladder on the side of a ship; two of kauri trunks being transported on the Roxen, 1932; and a small child looking at an overturned carved wooden statue. The majority of the remaining images are of unidentified landscapes. Photographer(s) unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-030982, 030983, 030985, 030992 to 030996, 030998, 031005, 031007 to 031010, 031012, 031013, 031016 to 031045, 031049, 031051 to 031059, 031154 to 031192, 031198 to 031203, 031205 to 031217, 031227 to 031248, 031737, 031739, 031740, 092294 to 092305 Quantity: 114 b&w original negative(s) film. 38 b&w original negative(s) glass. Physical Description: Film and glass ¼ plate negatives

Date: 1987-1993

From: Shephard, Wayne, active 1990-2001: Papers relating to Wellington buildings

Reference: 2007-116-169

Description: File comprises Archive of Wellington Architecture research forms. Some forms include newspaper cuttings. Selected names indexed. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 20 December 1978]

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

Reference: EP/1978/4272

Description: Fleet of Japanese squid boats docked at Aotea Quay, Wellington, before beginning fishing operations off the West Coast of the South Island, taken ca 20 December 1978 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: Between 1924 and 1944

By: Luke, Kenneth Ewart, 1890-1965; Barker, Frank Giles, 1891-1955

Reference: PA1-o-279

Description: Photographs of road construction, rubbish tip construction, earthquake damage restoration, relating to engineering projects in Wellington between 1924 and 1944; album created by city engineer Kenneth Ewart Luke. Photographs include scenes of construction of the Hutt Road, in 1924 and in 1926; the Liardet Street Tip before filling operation started in 1939, and during progress in 1943 (later becoming Macalister Park); the site of the Salamanca Road Tip (later becoming Kelburn Park), with views of Victoria University and the Mount Street Cemetery in 1944; interior and exterior views of the Hobson Street Air Raid Shelters, and the Kaiwarra (Kaiwharawhara) Air Raid Shelter; a visit by the Minister of Public Works and local dignitaries to the weir site for the Hutt Water Supply Development Scheme in 1944; scenes of the Karori Reservoir showing shortage of water in 1943; earthquake damage restoration at the Wellington Town hall and King's Chambers, 1943-1944 (after the 1941 earthquake); views of the outdoor Karori Swimming Pool (constructed in 1936) after the addition of a beginners' pool in 1945; and a photograph of a plan drawn up by S. Drake for a proposed development of Te Aro (in 1944). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with brown embossed cover, entitled `Photographs'; 25 x 30 cm

Date: [ca 5 Sep 1968]

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

Reference: EP/1968/3784-F

Description: The ship Gothic, Aotea Quay, Wellington, circa 5 September 1968. Photographs taken by an Evening Post staff photographer. The ship was damaged by fire in the Pacific in August 1968 and was renovated in Wellington before her departure for Britain on 5 September 1968. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: 1962

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-137-568

Description: A cartoonist reading eight newspaper headings and commenting on them. They include latest news, Common Market talks, Courtenay Place Pohutukawas planted, Auckland crowing roosters reprieved, gelignite blasts to widen Aramoana berth, shotgun blast halts taxi, U. K. Government pays to keep da Vinci cartoon in country, with the comment "Cor! That da Vinci gets 800,000 quid for one of his old cartoons" and the final sign is "On strike for higher pay" Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink with letratone on paper 383 x 568 mm

Date: December 1950

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PA1-q-311-0123

Description: Crowd at Aotea Quay, Wellington, as K-Force troops leave for Korea on the Ormonde, Photograph taken December 1950 by an army photographer. Original negative at K-0123 Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - "Ormonde". Embarkation scenes.; Album page - right of image - Dec 50, Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 80 x 120 mm mounted on album page

Date: December 1950

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: K-0124-F

Description: Crowd at Aotea Quay, Wellington, as K-Force troops leave for Korea on the Ormonde, Photograph taken December 1950 by an army photographer. Identified from original print from this negative at PA1-q-311-0124 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [March 1950]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-148-018

Description: Visiting ships from the Royal Australian Navy berthed at Aotea quay, Wellington, photographed in May 1950 by a New Zealand Free Lance staff photographer. From left: HMAS Sydney (aircraft carrier), HMAS Murchison (frigate), HMAS Australia (heavy cruiser), HMAS Telemachus (submarine), HMAS Warramunga (destroyer). Source: "New Zealand Free Lance", 8/3/50, p 26. Inscriptions: Verso - top left - P 8.3.50; Verso - centre - Aus warships at wharf. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 166 x 220 mm

Date: [ca 1950s]

From: Architectural Centre (Wellington, N.Z.): Photographs

Reference: PAColl-0811-03-08

Description: Cement silos on Aotea Quay, Wellington (engineer: Ian McCallum) constructed circa 1950s. Image taken in the 1950s by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 1999

From: Kember, Ian :Photographs of Wellington City, events, and personalities

By: Kember, Ian Robert, 1953-1999

Reference: PAColl-6924-03

Description: Aotea Quay Wellington showing surrounding buildings, the constuction of the WestpacTrust Stadium walkways, the station yards and platforms. Photographed by Ian Kember 10 january 1999 Arrangement: Negatives at 35mm, 37006 to 35mm, 37021 Quantity: 24 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 30 March 1950

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

Reference: PAColl-10612-19

Description: Aotea Quay and the Ministry of Works No 1 Aotea Quay Wharf store, which is to be demolished. The store has been outlined in white. Copy negative made with reference number 135888 1/2. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1940 - 1949

By: Gordon Harcourt Ltd

Reference: MapColl-832.4799gbbd/A/ca.1940/Acc.14591

Description: Cadastral map of three sections between Cornwell Street, Waterloo and Aotea quays. Two sections include acreages and boundary measurements. Title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, scale [1:480], 42 x 60.6 cm.

Date: 1999

From: Kember, Ian :Photographs of Wellington City, events, and personalities

By: Kember, Ian Robert, 1953-1999

Reference: PAColl-6924-05

Description: Aotea Quay and the WestpacTrust Stadium under construction. Views of the Murray Roberts wool store building, and the cruise ship "New Amsterdam". Photographed by Ian Kember Sunday 10 January 1999. Arrangement: Negatives at 35mm, 37020 to 35mm, 37026 Quantity: 20 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1939-1942

By: Turner, James Charles Edward, active 1950s-1960s

Reference: PAColl-4703

Description: Three warships moored at Aotea Quay with the railway marshalling yards in the foreground; and a photograph of signatures from a card signed by New Zealand servicemen and women who took part in the weekly BBC programme "New Zealand Magazine" for New Zealand forces in the Middle East and who sent messages home in the programme "Anzacs Calling Home" in the BBC Pacific Service. Photograph by the BBC. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 195?

From: Folprecht, Frantisek Josef :New Zealand scenery

By: Folprecht, Frantisek Josef, 1914-1989

Reference: PA12-0031

Description: Quantity: 18 colour original transparency/ies (35mm).

Date: 6 June 1938

Reference: PAColl-6908

Description: Two views: Major General J E Duigan CD DSO, and four others, at the saluting base in Aotea Quay during the King's birthday military parade in Wellington; and a large fomation of different armed forces ready for either an inspection or the start of the parade. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-045149 to 045150 Quantity: 2 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass ¼ plate negatives

Date: 3 September 1974

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

Reference: EP/1974/4911-F

Description: Cook Strait ferries Aratika (in harbour), Arahanga (left foreground), Aramoana (centre foreground), and Aranui (right, at Aotea Quay) in Wellington Harbour. Shows Ferry Terminal and Aotea Quay. Photographs taken 22 August 1974 by an Evening Post staff photographer. The Aratika had just arrived in Wellington after undergoing repairs in Auckland, after a fire on her maiden voyage from France Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) negative strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm