Curacao

Date: March 1962 - March 1963

From: Horsman, John Irvin, 1925-1993: Photograph albums, chiefly relating to his world travels as a radio officer for the merchant navy

Reference: PA1-o-1904

Description: A travel album compiled by John Horsman, chiefly relating to his work as a radio operator on the vessel 'Crusader' GXGN between March 1962 and March 1963. The album of postcards, photographs, notes, and hand drawn maps records voyages 27 to 31 around New Zealand and return voyages from New Zealand through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal. - Snapshots of people show Horsman and fellow crew members socialising: drinking beer, lounging on deck chairs, celebrating Chinese New Year on board, and posing outside the Old Dutch Tavern. Crew includes James Baillie. - Snapshots taken of locations visited show: ships 'Crusader' and 'Gudvor' in ports; Nelson streets and coastline, Tarakohe harbour, Farewell Spit; lock 'mules' (train locomotives) on Pedro Miguel locks on the Panama Canal; Riffort Fort, street and market scenes, hotel and the US Services Club, Willemstad, Curacao; Genoa city scenes; Port Said, De Lesseps pedestal, shipping, Port Tewfik, and various scenes along the Suez Canal; coastline and 'George' with locals at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. - Postcards shows various locations visited on the voyages, including: Nelson, Picton, New Zealand; Genoa; Seattle World's Fair, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. - Includes two typescripts with instructions on using filters for photography Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Spiral bound Croxley school sketch book, 27.5 x 37.5cm

Date: 1965-1966

By: Booth, Doris, 1899-1977; The Children's Society

Reference: MSX-9563

Description: 'On Tour' Whitcombe and Tombs travel diary of Englishwoman Doris Booth detailing her travel experiences in New Zealand between 1965 to 1966 sight seeing and visiting friends. Detailed entries describe the weather, social activities, her observations, and people and places visited. In the illustrated introduction to the travel diary Booth has ticked off on the pictures which places she has visited. On the map of New Zealand in the diary she has sketched in ink the route around the country she has taken. The diary also recounts her flight to New Zealand on BOAC in 1965, and her ship voyage back to England aboard the R.M.S. Durango in 1966. She describes an incident when a member of the crew was shot shortly after departing for England, requiring the ship to return to Wellington so police could investigate. The diary describes becoming ship board friends with Sir Walter Nash and his sister Emily Nash who were also passengers aboard this vessel. The endpages to the diary records names and addresses, the dates and correspondents of letters written by Booth, and a listing of photographs taken using Kodapak film. No photographs came with this diary. People named are Mr Hilder,Director of Armstrong and Spring Hall & Mrs Hilder; Janice Crowe of Wellington; Doris and "Punch" of Dunedin, John and Pat Satterthwaite, Jean and Ian Gilmour. Captain Perkins. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: volume with green cloth binding, 20.5 x 13 cm; 179p; "On tour" Whitcombe and Tombs diary; embossed on front cover, contains printed information on New Zealand; map; photographs. Provenance: The diary had been donated to a Society charity shop.

Date: 1957 - 1962

Reference: Eph-A-SHIP-NZSC-1957/1962

Description: Includes passenger lists for: RMS Rangitiki leaving Wellington on 18th Jan 1957 for , via Pitcairn Island, Panama Canal and Curacao RMS Rangitiki leaving London on 2nd Aug 1957 for Wellington via Curacao and Panama Canal RMS Rangitiki leaving London on 9th May 1958 for Auckland via Curacao and Panama Canal RMS Rangitiki leaving London on 13th Feb 1959 for Auckland via Curacao and Panama Canal - includes crew photo RMS Rangitiki leaving London on 3rd July 1959 for Auckland via Curacao and Panama Canal RMS Rangitiki leaving London on 19th Nov 1959 for Wellington via Curacao and Panama Canal – includes crew photo RMS Rangitane leaving Wellington on 5th Feb 1960 for Southampton, via Pitcairn Island, Panama Canal and Curacao RMS Rangitane leaving London 5th Oct 1962 for Wellington via Curacao, Panama Canal and Tahiti Quantity: 8 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying below 250 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Archway Books, Mana, in 2017.

Date: 1962 and 1964

From: Taylor, Heather Marie, active 1991-2014: Girls' Brigade New Zealand collection

Reference: PA12-3839

Description: Transparencies taken by unidentified photographers, mainly in England in 1962 during the Girls' Life Brigade Diamond Jubilee and related travel. Showing people, camps, flag drill, and performances. Identified people are E Newton, M Harris, K Knox, M Crawford, F Green, Mrs Bell, Mrs H Robinson, Iris Wilcock, Joan White, Jeanne Steers, F E Green, and Yvonne Harper. Officers, contingents, or groups are shown from Denmark, Australia, Scotland, South Africa, Singapore and Malaysia, and Nigeria. Two images taken at Nelson Intermediate School in 1964 of the Girls' Life Brigade Conference, one is a posed group portrait of participants and one shows the Girls' Life Brigade band playing. Some images taken during a division display at Carlaw Park in Auckland in 1962. Title transcribed from note accompanying slides. Arrangement: Slides making up PA12-3839 to PA12-3840 were received together in a plastic slide box. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour film transparencies in cardboard mounts with ink captions.

Date: 1950 - 1952

Reference: Eph-A-SHIP-1950/1952

Description: Includes: 1950: John Brown and Company Ltd :Launch of M V "Ruahine". Clydebank Shipyard, 11th December 1950. [Menu, invitation and ticket]. New Zealand Shipping Company. RMS 'Rangitoto', leaving London on 3 January 1950 for Wellington via Curacao and Panama Canal. Passenger list New Zealand Shipping Company. RMS 'Rangitoto', leaving Wellington 22 December 1950 for Southampton via Pitcairn Island, Panama Canal and Curacao. Passenger list New Zealand Shipping Company. RMS 'Rangitoto'. Luncheon 27 December 1950. Menu Rangitoto Jockey Club. First meeting 29 December 1950. Programme Union Steam Ship Company :Union Line. T.S.S. "Monowai", Commander G B Morgan, D.S.O., D.S.C. Breakfast. Monday 20th March, 1950. [Menu] Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd: Picton Service [Ticket issued to Mr W R Lloyd on 19.12.1950, for sailing on the 'Tamahine' on 22 December 1950] 1951: New Zealand Shipping Company. M.V. 'Ruahine'. Breakfast 29 December 1951. Menu Orient Line to Australia. RMS 'Orion' from London (Tilbury), 27 October 1951. List of passengers and general information. Booklet with red cover Rangitoto Jockey Club. Second meeting 5 January 1951. Programme 'Ruahine', New Zealand Line. [Cover picture by] Stanley Pellett. (Pamphlet with 12 photographs of interior and decks). [ca 1951] Shaw Savill Line. Signposts on the Panama route. England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand. 8-page booklet Shaw Savill Line. Signposts on the Panama route. England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand. 16-page booklet Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd. Berthing slip. 'Monowai', 2 March 1951. 1952: [New Zealand Shipping Company] :Menu, M.V. "Ruahine", Sunday July 13th, 1952. [Huia] "Q.S.M.V Dominion Monarch" (Capt. D Aitcheson). Concert and prize distribution held in the Lounge at 9 p.m. on Tuesday April 1st, 1952 at sea. Compere Dr E A Booth; stage manager Mr P D Pickup; choreographers Mrs P Smith and Mr Ron Oates; producer Glyn Davies. Programme. Shaw Savill Line. Official card of race meeting on board S.S. "Arawa". Monday 19th May 1952 at 8 p.m. sharp. Antipodean meeting. Patron Captain W G West, Clerk of Course Mr Rimmington, Judge Mr McCourt, Veterinary Surgeon Mr Stewart. Printed on board at sea [1952] Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd. Union Line New Zealand Australia Service. "Monowai" timetable May 1952-March 1953. Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd. Union Line. T.S.S. 'Monowai'. Breakfast, 7 September 1952. Menu Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd. Union Line. T.S.S. 'Monowai'. Luncheon, 7 September 1952. Menu Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd. Union Line. T.S.S. 'Monowai'. Dinner, 7 September 1952. Menu Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying below 230 mm.

Date: 1947-1948

From: Woods Family : Letters and journals of Samuel Edward Woods and other family papers

Reference: MSDL-1822

Description: Digitised journal which records pictorial images of Edward Sydney Woods' visit to New Zealand and Australia as the Bishop of Lichfield in 1947 and 1948. The journal comprises photographs, postcards, ephemera, newspaper cuttings, correspondence, first day covers and printed material. Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Processing information: Digitisation details - Original journal has been digitised by the Library. Pamphlets inside the journal have been opened out and digitised on subsequent pages.

Date: [ca 1935-1937]

From: Hampton, Richard George, 1906-2006: Collection

Reference: PA1-o-1567

Description: Photograph album compiled by Richard George Hampton, circa 1935-1937, during an ocean cruise on the 'Strathaird'. Includes tourist views of Australia, voyage to London via Sri Lanka, India, Yemen, Sudan, Egypt and Malta, the proclamation and coronation of Edward VIII, Mahmoud's Derby at Tottenham, Doddy's restaurants, British AAA Championships at White City, New Zealand Olympic team in July 1936 at White City and at the Berlin Olympic Games including Jack Lovelock, the McMahon Incident, Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: 155 x 230 mm