Waiuku

Date: [1835], 1847-1894

By: Speedy family

Reference: MS-Papers-2184

Description: Papers include holograph extracts from Speedy's diary of 1863 giving details of skirmishes in Waiuku area; letters to Speedy in his official capacity; letters to Sarah from her husband and relatives 1863-1890; letters from Sarah to her children 1890-1894; marriage certificate for Sarah and James 1835; miscellaneous letters to members of the Speedy family; mss list of birth dates for family members; envelope addressed to J H Jerram in Auckland (one of Speedy's daughters became a Mrs Jerram); and two photographs, one of the family home at Fairlea, Waiuku, and the other possibly of Major Speedy, ca 1860s James Speedy served as an officer in the British Army in India. He married Sarah Squire in Calcutta in 1835. By the 1850s the family had moved to NZ and settled in the Waiuku area. Major Speedy was Resident Magistrate and Native Agent for the Mauku, Waiuku and Pukekohe districts during the wars of the 1860s. In July 1863 he established and took command of the Waiuku Volunteer Force Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts (stencilled copies) and photographs

Date: 1990 - 2000

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

Reference: Eph-B-SPORT-Warner-1990/2000

Description: Includes: 1990: Pacific National Exhibition, 1990 Logging Sports Show. Vancouver, British Columbia, 18 August - 3 September 1990. Information bulletin and general rules and regulations 1991: Benneydale & District Sports Club. Axemen's Carnival, 6 April 1991. Programme and entry form Kumeu District Agricultural & Horticultural Society. Woodchopping programme, Kumeu Show, 2 March 1991 Turangawaewae Logger's Club. Ngaruawahia Regatta. 16 March 1991. Programme / flyer Rotongaro Country Sports Club. Forty-ninth annual event to be held on 9 February 1991 on Mr D O'Sullivan's property, cnt Rotongaro-Ruawaro Roads, 10 kms west of Huntly. Motocross, chopping, ponies, horses, tug-o-war, barbeque [sic], children's races, novelty events. Pocket programme Royal Easter Show Auckland. 23 March - 1 April 1991. Husqvarna Lumberjack Programme / entry form flyer 1993: Challenge of Champions. Royal Easter Show. Lumberjack competition. Auckland A&P Association, 150th jubilee, 3-12 April 1993. Schedule of lumberjack events Husqvarna Lumberjack World Championships. Husqvarna Arena, Royal Easter Showgrounds, Epsom, Auckland, 11-12 April 1993. Programme Otorohanga Axeman's Club. Chopping & sawing programme, 12 February 1993. Programme sheet Sports Collectors' Club, SCC. [Three newsletters / price lists. ca November 199] Waiuku Cosmopolitan Axemen's Club. Gala day, 11 December 1993. Programme / flyer (2 copies) 1994: Auckland Agricultural & Pastoral Association. Royal Easter Show of Champions, 26 March - 4 April. Lumberjack section ... Schedule of events 1994. Husqvarna Carter Holt Harvey Forests. Handicap weekend. Royal Easter Showgrounds, Epsom, Auckland, 26-27 March 1994. Programme Waikato Lakes Development Company Limited. 3rd annual Mangakino Festival, 13 February 1994. Woodchopping & sawing tournament. Programme sheet Waitomo Caves Sports. Waitomo Caves Domain, 26 March 1994. Programme (sheep shearing, dog trials, chopping & sawing events, horse & pony events, steer calf & sheep riding, children's events) 1995: Waikato Lakes Development Company Limited. 4th annual Mangakino Festival, 12 February 1995. Woodchopping tournament. Programme sheet 1996: Reporoa Sports and Country Fair to be held at the Reporoa Domain, East Road, 3 March 1996. Programme 1997: Ngatimanu Axemen's Carnival 1997. Venue Ngatimanu Marae, Karetu, Kawakawa, 4 January 1997. Preliminary programme on blue sheet 1998: Waitomo Caves Sports. Waitomo Caves Domain, 28 March 1998. Programme (dancing pig, jigger chop, sheep shearing & wool handling, dog trials, chopping & sawing events, horse & pony events, Highland dancing, steer calf and sheep riding, children's events). 2000: Otorohanga Axemen's Club. Otorohanga County Fair, 12 February 2000. Chopping programme sheet Quantity: 1 folder(s) 22 items. Physical Description: Flyers and booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

Date: [197-]

From: Locke, Elsie Violet, 1912-2001 : Papers

Reference: 2001-243-1/2

Description: Research papers on the history of Waiuku with an emphasis on the Maori history of the area. Official sources have been consulted extensively. Quantity: 1 box(es).

Date: 1884

From: Smith, Maurice Crompton, 1864-1953 :[Sketchbooks] 1883-1899, 1904-1943.

By: Crompton-Smith, Maurice, 1864-1953

Reference: E-300-q-1-045

Description: Study of a tree fern Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 138 x 225 mm

Date: 1861-1866

From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 : Letter books

Reference: MS-2020

Description: Letterbook for surveys of Coromandel, Kaipara, Waikato, Cabbage Bay,Manukau Heads, Waiuku and Taranaki and includes diary entries for 1861-1862 Arrangement: MS-2020-2022 are boxed together Quantity: 1 volume(s) (40 pages, marbled exercise book). Physical Description: Holograph (Marbled exercise book)

Date: [197-]

From: Locke, Elsie Violet, 1912-2001 : Papers

Reference: 2001-243-1/1

Description: Research notes on the history of Waiuku used by Locke as background material for her novel, `The End of the harbour'. Includes information on settler families, travellers and some early Maori history. Most of the sources used are non official. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: 1860 - 1869

From: Statutory Branch. Head Office. Department of Lands and Survey :[Aperture cards of] maps and plans

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey

Reference: MapColl-L&S-A11

Description: Published map of part of Waiuku which shows allotments, acreages, Maori reserves, bush and swamp, special land grants and immigrant settlements. Quantity: 1 map(s) on 6 aperture cards. Physical Description: 35mm microfilm inserted into card, scale [1: 15 840], copy at same size as original Provenance: Donated by Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, November 1982

Date: n d

From: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5220-079

Description: Contains notes on whakapapa from Tainui, Aotea, Te Arawa from the creation of the universe from Te Kore through to Te Po, Nga Rangi through to prominent ancestors; also includes an essay entitled `The House of Te Heuheu' which describes the Ariki of Ngati Tuwharetoa; also waiata and haka; map of the Tainui - Waikato region Enclosures - a map of the Waikato area Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: 1884

From: Smith, Maurice Crompton, 1864-1953 :[Sketchbooks] 1883-1899, 1904-1943.

By: Crompton-Smith, Maurice, 1864-1953

Reference: E-300-q-1-043

Description: A study of a nikau palm at Waiuku Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 138 x 225 mm

Date: n d

From: CORSO : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1675-12/32E

Description: Includes files for Te Kuiti, Tokoroa, Waiuku, Wanganui Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1972

Reference: Eph-B-CATTLE-Dairy-1972

Description: Includes: Argyle Friesians. Complete dispersal, Friday 26th May 1972, on the farm at Lake Road, Taupiri on account of Glenvue Farms Ltd. [Catalogue] Glenbervie Friesians, brucellosis tested. Vendors E J and A J Collinson-Smith, RD 3 Otorohanga. 15 May 1972. [Catalogue] Greenhithe Glenrose Horotiu Friesians. 4th annual sale, 24 May 1972 to be held on the Glenrose property, Waiteti Road North, near Arapuni Dam. [Catalogue] Greenvue Friesians, the property of Mr Jim Louden, Arrowville Road, Waiuku. 16 June 1972. [Catalogue] Shamrock Friesian Stud. 1st stage complete dispersal sale on the farm. Vendor Mr R W Smart, Little Oeo Road, Manaia. 23 June 1972. [Catalogue] Quantity: 5 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying around 275 x 220 mm. Provenance: Donated by Sharon Cornwall, Hamilton, in 2013.

Date: 1919 - 1925

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to agriculture, farms and farming]

By: Waiuku Returned Soldiers' Association

Reference: Eph-A-FARM-1920s-01

Description: Booklet advising returned soldiers who may want to take up farming, advising caution, forethought in deciding what size and kind of farm to buy: locality, carrying capacity, farm buildings, fences and gates, machinery, stock, management. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 4 pages in orange cover, 196 x 127 mm. Provenance: Donated by Bill Sheat, Lower Hutt, in 2015.

Date: [ca 1946]

By: Dyer, Edgar Walter, 1878-1976

Reference: MS-Group-2294

Description: Collection comprises two copies of the manuscript of Dyer's life, written by himself, mainly related to his early years in London, his experience of the South African (Boer) War, and emigration on board the SS 'Corinthic' to New Zealand. Also covers his work life in Oio, near Raurimu, in Huntly working at Taupiri Coal Mines, and then moving to Waiuku to work at the dairy factory. This was later edited into the publication "An Autobiography of a Londoner..." by his descendants. This manuscript includes two pages, in green ink, which appear not to be in the published version. Also includes two logbooks with diary entries relating to his personal finances and work with the New Zealand Dairy Association, which later became the New Zealand Dairy Co-operative Limited. Source of title - Supplied by Library Edgar Walter Dyer emigrated from England to New Zealand in the early 1900s. Most of his career was with the New Zealand Dairy Association, which became the New Zealand Dairy Co-operative Limited. Quantity: 2 folder(s). 2 volume(s). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript Transfers: To Book Collections - Two copies of "An Autobiography of a Londoner: From Victorian England to New Zealand (1906-1915): Edgar Walter Dyer".

Date: 15 Oct 2012

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-11684-04

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by David James Renall; family and farm history; land documents. Original owner was Joseph Alfred Renall, who acquired 4000 acres in 1907. In 2012 the property was awarded the New Zealand Century Farm and Station award to mark over 100 years of continuous ownership by one family. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 2013

From: [Ephemera of quarto size concerning housing, rental accommodation, housing standards and solutions]

Reference: Eph-B-HOUSING-2013-01

Description: Booklet includes floor plans of homes ranging in floor area from 110 to 449 square metres. Dimensions for each room are listed. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 44 pages, 210 x 297 mm.

Date: [ca 1997]

From: Friar, Denis Ashwood, 1952- :Transparencies of public and private gardens in New Zealand

Reference: PA12-9437

Description: Views of `Ngodevwa,' a garden near Waiuku owned by Anthea and David Adams. There are three photographs of the owners. Quantity: 11 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: [ca 1997]

From: Friar, Denis Ashwood, 1952- :Transparencies of public and private gardens in New Zealand

Reference: PA12-9493

Description: Views of the `Ploughman's Garden and Nursery' near Waiuku owned by the Carter family. Quantity: 6 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1993

From: Friar, Denis Ashwood, 1952- :Transparencies of public and private gardens in New Zealand

Reference: PA12-10478

Description: Views of the garden and house called `Four Winds' near Waiuku, owned by Fiona and Don MacDonald. Quantity: 10 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1 Apr 1961

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-55238

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

Date: 1 Apr 1961

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-55241

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