The Dunedin Town Hall is a municipal building in the city of Dunedin. The earliest building known as the "Dunedin Town Hall" was a block of offices. The design by Thomas Bedford Cameron was reworked by R A Lawson. Its foundation stone laid in 1878 and opened in 1880. Two concert halls were added to the building in 1930, designed by architects Henry Mandeno and Roy Fraser.
Also known as Dunedin Town Hall and Concert Chamber. Listed by Heritage New Zealand as a Historic Place Category 2.
Date: 1952
Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-1952
Description: Includes programmes featuring: Auckland Chamber Music Society. Gabor Rejto [and] Yaltah Menuhin. Saturday 6 September 1952. Programme Auckland Chamber Music Society. Gabor Rejto [and] Yaltah Menuhin. Monday 29 September 1952. Programme Auckland String Players. Second concert. Conductor Georg Tintner. 13 September [1952] Dunedin Musical Council (Inc). 1952 music festival. Main Town Hall Dunedin. 2-7 October 1952. Programme. Isador Goodman (pianist). New Zealand tour 1952. Programmes 1, 2 and 3 (No 3 is autographed on front cover). Burl Ives; "America's mightiest ballad and folk singer". New Zealand tour booklet 1952. (2 copies - one autographed on inside front page). Fernando Laires (Professor of Piano, National Conservatory, Lisbon). Solo recital [1952?]. Programme (3 different, plus a duplicate of one) Pupils of Patricia McLeod. Assisting soloist Fleur Burry. Fabian Club Room, Auckland, 24 October 1952. Programme Yaltah Menuhin (piano) and Gabor Rejto (cello). Fifith concert, Wellington Chamber Music Society. Town Hall. 1 October 1952. Programme. Music Societies of the city of Palmerston North. 1877-1952 Jubilee concert to be held in the Opera House. 20 March 1952. Programme. Laszlo Rogatsy with the Grand Concert Orchestra conducted by Alex Lindsay. Town Hall Wellington, 11 October 1952. Programme (2 copies) Pupils of Henry Shirley. Pianoforte recital. Lewis Eady Hall, 4 November 1952. Programme The incomparable Alec Templeton; pianist, composer, satirist. New Zealand tour 1952. Programme (2 copies) Victoria University College Regional Council of Adult Education. The Vocal Art Society. "Requiem" (Verdi). Sunday 7 December 1952 (A Community Arts Service). Souvenir programme. The Vocal Art Society presents "Requiem" (Verdi; with Kathryn Williams, Naomi Eglinton, Dixon Tizard, Stewart Harvey, leader Vincent Aspey, conductor F Wentworth Slater). Mayfair Theatre Palmerston North, 8 November 1952. Programme Wellington Primary Schools' music festival. Town Hall Wellington. 15 October 1952. Conductor Terry Vaughan. Duo-pianists Marion Howe and Leslie Souness. Includes flyers for: "Merry Christmas - Burl and Helen Ives". [1952]. J & N Tait present Alec Templeton, superlative entertainer at the piano. Grand Opera House 9-14 August 1952. Flyer with portrait photograph. NZBS has pleasure in announcing that Norman Walker the famous English bass will give a solo recital at the concet chamber on Thursday 25 September [1952]. Accompanist and solo pianist Maurice Till. Quantity: 17 album(s) Album(s). 3 flyers. Physical Description: Printed programmes and flyers, up to octavo size, some illustrated.
Date: [Circa 1880s]
From: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster Collection
By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Coxhead, Frank Arnold, 1851-1908; Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm); Lomer, Albert, active 1862-1900; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm)
Reference: PA1-q-262
Description: Album of Australian photographs of Brisbane and Tasmania, and views of a range of sites in New Zealand, taken by various photographers circa 1880s. Names and places identified in the album are listed above. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cover, black corners and spine; 30.5 x 25.0 cm
Date: 1900 - 1941
From: Cherry, Arthur Leonard, 1884-1947 :[New Zealand sketches. 1910s-1920s]
Reference: A-104-073
Description: View of Dunedin Town Hall and St Paul's Cathedral in The Octagon Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etching, 165 x 120 mm on sheet 200 x 154 mm
Date: [ca 1931-1949]
From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
Reference: PAColl-0785-1-203
Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1931-1949. Dunedin - Rattray Street cable car, 1935; Leith Stream; lower Stuart Street; The Exchange looking south; Robert Burns statue in The Octagon; elevated view of St Paul's Cathedral and Dunedin Town Hall; The Centotaph, Queen's Gardens; Otago University, 1931; Dunedin Botanic Gardens; Otago Boys' High School; tram in Princes Street; elevated view looking north along George Street; panoramic view taken from Mornington looking north; aerial view over Mornington showing High Street School, Hawthorne Avenue, Kaituna Bowling Club etc; aerial view showing St Kilda and Forbury Park Trotting Club; Larnach's Castle (taken during the Baptist Union Annual Assembly); Otago Peninsula from above Macandrew Bay looking towards Port Chalmers; wharves at Port Chalmers, 1935; new wing of the Medical School, 1948. Christchurch - Captain Cook's statue, Victoria Square; group under a tree near Bridge of Remembrance; canoeing on the Avon River; Hagley Park; Christchurch Botanic Gardens; Band Rotunda; Cathedral Square; Avon River; Mona Vale; Captain Scott's Statue with Christchurch Club in background; Worcester Street Bridge; Rolleston statue and Canterbury Museum in Rolleston Avenue; Bridge of Remembrance; Christchurch World War One memorial, 1937; Christchurch Hospital, 1941; daffodils beside the Avon; aerial view showing Christ's College, etc; aerial view of Addington Racecourse, 1934 & 1937; aerial view of Christchurch Botanic Garden; Edgar Stead's home, Ilam; hillside suburb showing access path and stone retaining walls; pupils at Fendalton School during PE class, 1948; Kerr's Reach, Burwood, 1949 Quantity: 56 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints
Date: 1957
Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-1957
Description: Includes: Auckland Amateur Operatic Society. "Oklahoma!". Director and producer John N Thomson; musical director Lindsay Hall. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 26 October 1957. Programme (2 copies) Christchurch Operatic Society by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd presents "Wedding in Paris" ... by Vera Caspary. Musical director T J Kirk-Burnnand, production and ensembles Stan Lawson; ballets by Ivy Collins. Theatre Royal Christchurch, commencing 8 April 1957. Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "The gondoliers". His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 11 May 1957. Programme (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "Yeoman of the guard". His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 6 May 1957. Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "Cox & Box" [and] "HMS Pinafore". Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 8 June 1957. Programme (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "The gondoliers". Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 19 June 1957. Programme (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "The mikado". Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 24 May 1957. Programme (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "Trial by jury" and "The pirates of Penzance". Grand Opera House, commencing 4 June 1957. Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "Yeomen of the guard". Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 14 June 1957. Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd presents the 1957 Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Season, commencing with "The mikado". Theatre Royal Christchurch, 27 June [1957]. Promotional pamphlet Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society Dunedin Incorporated presents its third Savoy Opera in traditional manner, "The rose of Persia", or "The story-teller and the slave". Concert Chamber Town Hall Dunedin, 23-28 Spetember 1957. Programme Grand Opera Associates present Verdi's "La traviata". His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 5 October 1957. Programme (2 copies) The Hamilton Dickson Light Opera Singers present world premiere season of "General Gore", a comic opera in three acts, written and composed by Hamilton Dickson. Concert Chamber, Wellington, commencing, 1 October 1957. Programme (2 copies) Hastings Musical Comedy Company Blossom Festival attraction. "Naughty Marietta". Matinee. Municipal Theatre, 14 September [1957]. Flier only Levin Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (Inc). present "The belle of New York". Producer Ernest Le Grove. Musical director T E Douds; ballet mistress Miss Jean Scott. Regent Theatre, 1-4 July 1957. Programme Light Opera Club (Inc) presents "Viktoria and her hussars", a light opera in three acts. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 20 July 19578. Programme (2 copies) Minerva Musical Society. Emile Littler's musical play "Dear Miss Phoebe", based on Sir James Barrie's "Quality Street". Concert Chamber Town Hall, Wellington, commencing 24 September 1957. Programme (2 copies) Opera Workshop Inc. present "The devil take her", comedy by Arthur Benjamin, conductor Michael Corban, producer Alan Beart; "Cavalleria rusticana", tragedy, by Pietro Mascagni, conductor Michael Corban, producer Ray Stoupe. Second season. Auckland, 23-27 April 1957. Programme Scots College and Queen Margaret College. "The pirates of Penzance", a comic opera in two acts by W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Town Hall, Lower Hutt, 16-18 July, 1957. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm.
Date: [ca 1890]
From: Dyson, Mrs, fl 1958 :Photographs, chiefly of scenic views in the South Island in New Zealand, and Victoria in Australia
By: Clifford & Company; De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925; Finch, F, active 1878-1900; Lock, Henry Thomas, active 1885-1910?
Reference: PA1-q-069
Description: Various photographers including De Maus, Henry Lock, F. Finch and Clifford & Co. Photographs include scenes at various gold-mining claims on the West Coast; bridges Over rivers on the West Coast and Otago regions; one of a large group of Freemasons carrying banners relating to various Lodges; and a number of images of Ballarat, Geelong and Queenscliff in Australia. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black album with gold decoration, 31 x 26 cm
Date: 1933
Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-1933
Description: Includes programmes featuring: Bohemian Orchestra. Season 1933. [Auckland] Town Hall, 14 September 1933. Programme. Bohemian Orchestra. Season 1933. [Auckland] Town Hall, 16 November 1933. programme. Miss Jeanette Briggs. Invitation recital by senior and junior students of Miss Jeanette Briggs. Concert Chamber Town Hall Wellington, 29 November 1933. Programme. British Music Society, New Zealand Section. Fourth concert. Art Gallery, Whitmore Street, 27 April 1933. Programme / flier. (Performers include Judith Giesen, Doris Black, H H Tombs, E Simpson, Beatrice Tombs, Gwen Sealy, Zell O'Kane, Prue Lewis, W Roy Hill, Catherine Moncrieff; Mesdames Ramsey, Townley, Greig, McCarthy, Vonder Loot and [...]) John Brownlee; principal baritone of the Paris Opera House. Invercargill Civic Theatre, 11 April [1933]. Programme with portrait. John Brownlee, principal baritone of the Paris Opera House. Hastings Municipal Theatre, 18 May [1933]. Promotional pamphlet with photo Dunedin Choral Society. "Creation" and "The Messiah". Town Hall Dunedin, 26 and 29 April 1933. Programme Recital by Helen Gray, Owen Jensen, Arthur Thompson in the Lewis Eady Hall [Auckland]. 28 March 1933. Greymouth Philharmonic Society present the oratorio "Judas Maccabaeus". Town Hall, 6 November 1933. Programme Recital by Miss Eileen Hughson and Mr Hamilton Dickson, in the Rahotu Town Hall on Wednesday May 17 1933. Programme / flier (3 copies, one white, one yellow, one blue) Hutt Valley Liedertafel. First season, third concert. St James Hall Lower Hutt, 11 May 1933. Programme. Spivakovsky-Kurtz recitals (Tossy Spivakovsky violin, Jascha Spivakovsky piano, Edmund Kurtz violoncello). [Wellington, 1933] Programme no. 3 Spivakovsky-Kurtz recitals. Australian and New Zealand tour 1933. Souvenir programme (beginning with "Organ Fantasie and Fugue G Minor by Bach-Liszt) (2 copies, one with inserted amended programme beginning with Sonata in G major by J B Breval) Spivakovsky-Kurtz recitals. Australian and New Zealand tour 1933. Souvenir programme (Beginning with Trio B Flat Major by Franz Schubert) (2 copies, both autographed on cover by all three performers) Spivakovsky-Kurtz recitals. Australian and New Zealand tour 1933. Souvenir programme (Beginning with Trio D Minor, Op 49 by Felix Mendelssohn) (2 copies); with one copy of inserted Amended concert for His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, beginning with Trio in C Major, op 101 by Johannes Brahms Jascha Spivakovsky. Fourth recital. Town Hall Wellington, 26 July 1933. Programme (2 copies, one with back cover missing) Wellington Apollo Singers, conductor H Temple White. Tenth concert, Town Hall Concert Chamber Wellington, 10 June 1933. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Apollo Singers, conductor H Temple White. Eleventh concert, Town Hall Concert Chamber Wellington, 7 September 1933. Programme Wellington Apollo Singers, conductor H Temple White. Twelfth concert. Town Hall Concert Chamber Wellington, 2 December 1933. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Male Voice Choir, conductor John Bishop. Second concert. Town Hall Concert Chamber, 10 August 1933. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Male Voice Choir, conductor John Bishop. Third concert. Town Hall Concert Chamber, 16 November 1933. Programme Wellington Orchestral Society Inc. Conductor Eric Meier. First concert to be held in Begg & Co.'s room, 16 November 1933. Programme Quantity: 21 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes, up to octavo size, some illustrated.
Date: [ca 1880s]
From: Bailey, Conrad, fl 1980 : Photograph albums of New Zealand scenes, one including pressed ferns
By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)
Reference: PA1-o-030
Description: Album of photographs mostly of towns and buildings in Canterbury and Otago, chiefly taken by the Burton Brothers, circa 1880s. They all show city scenes including street views, and images of important buildings. The buildings include church buildings, bank buildings, insurance company office buildings, and hotels (both exterior and interior views of the Grand Hotel, Dunedin). In the North Island, there is a view of the Auckland Synagogue, and a view of Taratahi Homestead, the home of Lady Tancred and Sir Thomas Tancred, in the Carterton District. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black cloth-bound album with leather spine and corners, lettered in gold "Views of New Zealand"
Date: 1943
Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-1943
Description: Includes programmes featuring: Annual vocal and pianoforte recital by Mr H Barry Coney, assisted by ... his students. Town Hall Concert Chamber, Auckland, 30 October [1943]. Programme Pianoforte recital by Ignaz Friedman, eminent Polish pianist. Municipal Concert Chamber, Dunedin, 3 February 1943. Programme Wellington Training College Choral Society. Eighth annual recital (With Alison Cordery and Christabel Nation). 30 September 1943. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes, up to quarto size, some illustrated.
Date: ca 1920s-1930s
By: Hall, Beth, active 2003
Reference: PAColl-7846
Description: Tourist photographs of Dunedin, Hastings, Christchurch and Featherston, taken ca 1920s-1930s. Includes views of main streets, buildings, aerial views, parks and memorials. Quantity: 20 b&w original photographic print(s).
Date: 1949
From: National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service :[Programmes 1947-1962].
Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-NO-1949
Description: Includes programmes for concerts on: 19 July: Orchestral concert. Conductor Andersen Tyrer; leader Vincent Aspey. Opera House Palmerston North, 19 July 1949. Programme 22 July: Concert for schools. Conductor Andersen Tyrer; leader Vincent Aspey. Municipal Theatre Hastings, 22 July 1949. Programme 23 August: Orchestral concert. Conductor Andersen Tyrer; leader Vincent Aspey; solo pianist Aleksandr Helmann. Grand Opera House Wellington, 23 August [1949]. Programme (2 copies) 20 September: Orchestral concert. Conductor Andersen Tyrer; leader Vincent Aspey; associate artist Aleksandr Helmann. Town Hall Dunedin, 20 September 1949. Programme (2 copies) 22 September: Orchestral concert. Conductor Andersen Tyrer; leader Vincent Aspey. Civic Theatre Invercargill, 22 September 1949. Programme (2 copies) 5 October: Concert for schools. Conductor Andersen Tyrer; leader Vincent Aspey. Civic Theatre Christchurch, 5 October 1949. Programme 18 October: Orchestral concert. Conductor Andersen Tyrer; leader Vincent Aspey. Majestic Theatre Nelson, 18 October 1949. Programme 22 October: Orchestral concert. Conductor Andersen Tyrer; leader Vincent Aspey; solo pianist Aleksandr Helmann. Town Hall Wellington, 22 October 1949. Programme (2 copies) 31 October: Concert for schools. Conductor Andersen Tyrer; leader Vincent Aspey. Town Hall Wellington, 31 October 1949. Programme 5 November: Orchestral concert. Conductor Andersen Tyrer; leader Vincent Aspey; solo pianist Cara Hall. Town Hall Wellington, 5 November 1949. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 8 programmes. Physical Description: Printed programmes and flyers, up to octavo size, some illustrated.
Date: 1951
From: National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service :[Programmes 1947-1962].
Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-NO-1951
Description: Includes programmes for concerts on: 17 February: Music under the stars. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspey. Three open-air serenade concerts. Auckland, 14, 15 and 17 February. Third concert [17 February 1951]. Programme / flyer 15 March: The Music Committee of the Canterbury Centennial Association and the New Zealand Broadcasting Service present a choral and orchestral concert. Secondary schools, colleges, technical colleges and the National Orchestra conducted by Michael Bowles. King Edward Barracks Christchurch, 15 March 1951. Programme 6 April: Dunedin Music Festival 1951. Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspey; Cara Hall solo pianist. Town Hall Dunedin, 6 April 1951. Programme 17 April: Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; solo pianist Vera Bradford. Opera House Wanganui, 17 April 1951. Programme 17-19 April: Schools concert. Conductor Michael Bowles. Wanganui 17 April; Hawera 18 April; New Plymouth 19 April [1951?]. Flier / programme (2 copies) 8 May: Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspey; solo pianist Vera Bradford. Town Hall Wellington, 8 May 1951. Programme 12 May: Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspey; solo 'cellist Theo Salzman. Town Hall Wellington, 12 May 1951. Programme (2 copies) 6 June: Orchestral concert. Guest conductor Sir Bernard Heinze; solo pianist Ernest Jenner. Town Hall [Wellington], 6 June 1951. Programme (2 copies) 7 July: Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspey; solo pianist Richard Farrell. Town Hall Wellington, 7 July 1951. Programme (2 copies) 10 July: Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspey; solo pianist Richard Farrell. Majestic Theatre Nelson, 10 July 1951. Programme 24 July: J & N Tait have the honour to present Yehudi Menuhin and by arrangement with the New Zealand Broadcasting Service, the National Orchestra, conductor Michael Bowles. Town Hall Wellington, 24 July 1951. Programme (autographed by Menuhin of front cover) 28 July: Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspey. Town Hall Wellington, 28 July 1951. Programme 2 August: Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspey; solo pianist Richard Farrell. Town Hall Dunedin, 2 August 1951. Programme 15 August: Orchestral concert. Conductor Sir Bernard Heinze; soloists Robert Masters (violin), Muriel Taylor (cello), Kinloch Anderson (piano). Town Hall Wellington, 15 August 1951. Programme 15 September: Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspey; guest artist Ronald Dowd. Town Hall Wellington, 15 September 1951. Programme (2 copies) 29 September: Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspey. [With] Schola Cantorum [and] Ronald Dowd, tenor. Town Hall Wellington, 29 September 1951. Programme (2 copies) 16 October: The New Zealand Broadcasting Service presents the National Orchestra, leader Vincent Aspey, with soloists Ernest Llewellyn (violin), Maurice Till (piano), John Kennedy ('cello). Town Hall Auckland, 16-18 October [1951]. Conductor Michael Bowles. Pink flyer 16 October: Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspeuy; soloist Ernest Llewellyn. Town Hall Auckland, 16 October 1951. Programme 6 November: Orchestral concert. Conductor Michael Bowles; leader Vincent Aspey; soloists Ernest Llewellyn (violin), John Kennedy ('cello). Town Hall Wellington, 6 November 1951. Programme (2 copies) 13 November: Orchestral concerts. Conductor Michael Bowles; soloists Stewart Harvey, Sybil Phillips, Mary Murphy, Maurice Till. Civic Theatre Christchurch, 13 and 15 November 1951. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 18 programmes. Physical Description: Printed programmes and flyers, up to octavo size, some illustrated.
Date: 1929
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
Reference: Pan-2202-F
Description: Panoramic view taken from the roof of a building in Dunedin looking at St Paul's Cathedral centre left, and the Town Hall with clock tower in the centre of the image. To the right of the Town Hall are buildings including the Douglas Private Hotel, Hannah's Shoes, and in the foreground the Oban Hotel. St Joseph's Cathedral is visible on the left on a hill in the middle distance. Commercial buildings in the foreground, hosues on hills behind and cleared hills in the background. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: No marginal notes - City of Dunedin. 1929. No. 908 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.7 x 109.5 cm
Date: 1980
Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-1980
Description: Includes: Chameleon Circus [cabaret performance]. Group constists of Aileen Davidson, Tim Hyde, Garth Frost, May Lloyd, Elizabeth Tolley, Stephen McCurdy. Includes photographs of the performers. Performances at the Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, 12-13 April 1980. Flyer. The Company of Musical Players presents Music Hall 1980. Producer-Musical director, Bob Whyte. Musical co-ordinator and orchestra leader, Joyce Brown. Programme. (2 copies). The Dick Emery show [with] Dick Emery, Laurie Dee, Jodi Vaughan, Gray Bartlett & The Showband. Ace of Clubs. Souvenir brochure 1980 [to be unfolded as a poster] Foxton Little Theatre presents Music Hall. Director John Hornblow. 3-10 May 1980. Programme The Mask Project presents Mask-A-Reading. Performers consist of Victoria Boyack, Tim Denton, Gillian Clark, Rob Jayne, Matthew Fisher, Murray Edmond. 1980. Programme. Red Mole. NZ Students Arts Council presents NZ Tour, Feb-March'80. Performers include, Allan Brunton, Sally Rodwell, Deborah Hunt, Jan Preston, Martin Edmond, John Davies and Neil Hannan. Public shows - Wellington 9-10 February, State Opera House; Hamilton 15-16 February, Founders Theatre; Palmerston North 21-22 February, Opera House; Dunedin 29 February, Concert Chamber. Campus shows - Otago University 28 February; Lincoln College 1 March; Canterbury University 2 March; Victoria University 4 March; Massey University 5 March; Waikato Students Union 6 March; Auckland University 7-8 March. 1980. Flyer. (3 copies). I'll Never Dance Down Bugis St Again with Red Mole. Majestic Cabaret, Wellington. 8 June 1980. Ticket. (2 copies). Oliver's Cabaret, no.5 Lloyd Street, Wellington. Billy Washington's Drifters recreating the fabulous 50s and 60s as only they can, 18-20 September. Les Girls Hollywood Nites, 29-30 September [and] 5-8 October (also one performance at Upper Hutt Town Hall, 1 October). Miss World Glamour Spectacular starring Miss World 1979-80 (Miss Bermuda Gina Swainson); runner up Miss United Kingdom (Carolyn Seaward); Miss New Zealand 1980 (Miss Waikato Vicki-Lee Hemi); Wellington's own Tracy McIntyre. Lower Hutt Town Hall one night only. Diamond Lil's Travelling Road Show, at Olivers 13-17 October, and Lower Hutt Town Hall 20 October. Christmas Scandals, a Christmas Review at the Caltex Lounge. 1980. Flyer. Quantity: 7 programmes and flyers. 4 duplicates. Physical Description: Booklets and flyers, sizes varying up to 210 x 168 mm. Provenance: Some items donated by Noelene Wevell, Wellington, in 1998.
Date: 1973 - 1979
Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-Pipe-1973/1979
Description: Includes: 1973: Piping and national dancing in New Zealand. 1973 calendar. (Shows a photograph of dancer Kim Whitta on the front cover) Wellington - Hawke's Bay Centre pipe band contest. McLean Park Napier, 17 February 1973. Programme 1974: Two recitals of highland bagpipe music by Donald MacPherson of Glasgow, Scotland. Victoria University Memorial Theatre 16 February 1974; Old St Paul's Mulgrave St 2 March 1974. Programme 1976: New Zealand Pipe band Championships. Basin Reserve - Athletic Park, 27-29 February 1976. Programme City of Wellington Highland Pipe Band with the Wellington Citadel Band and Wellington South Band of the Salvation Army presents a "festival of music". Mana Arts Festival. Tawa College Hall, 22 April 1976. Souvenir programme 1979: New Zealand Pipe Band Championships, 1979. Carisbrook & Town Hall Dunedin, 9-11 March 1979. Programme Wellington-Hawke's Bay Pipe Bands' Centre contest. Tawa College Grounds, Duncan Street, Tawa, 25 February 1979. Programme Quantity: 7 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes up to 24 cm Provenance: Donated or purchased from various sources, including Marie de Joux (2001) and Beverley Thomson (2013)
Date: 1937
By: Tuapeka times (Newspaper)
Reference: Eph-A-ROYAL-1937-1
Description: Includes: Coronation album, published by the manufacturers of De Reszke Cigarettes [album with text, and 48 of a possible 50 stickers in place]. Formerly owned by J Cory-Wright Coronation calendar 1937. [Small gilt calendar booklet marking the coronation of Edward VIII in 1936] Coronation souvenir presented to Kelvin Ching in commemoration of the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 12th May 1937. [Card] British-Israel World Federation. Coronation souvenir 1937. Order form (on folded pamphlet) A form of divine service commended by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York for general use on Sunday May 9th 1937, being the Sunday preceding the Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Printed by Whitcombe and Tombs Limited. Lawrence Coronation celebrations. Wednesday 12th May 1937. Souvenir programme. Tuapeka Times Print "Long may they reign!" A souvenir of the coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. May 12th 1937. Official programme of the Marlborough celebrations issued by the "Come to Blenheim" Association Napier Coronation souvenir and order of celebrations, May 12th 1937. God save the King! Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Order of divine service on the occasion of the coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, May 1937. United Citizens' Service held in the Town Hall Dunedin NZ, under the auspices of the Dunedin Council of Christian Congregations, on 12th May 1937, on the occasion of the Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 12th May 1937. Order of service Wellington Navy League. [Portrait photograph of King George VI, presented by the Wellington Navy League in honour of the Coronation ..... in brown folded pamphlet] To celebrate the Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Aide-de-Camp in Waiting is desired by His Excellency The Governor-General to invite [Mr and Mrs R W McVilly] to a garden party at Government House, Wellington on Friday the 14th May 1937 [Invitation card]. The Keeper of the Privy Purse is commanded by Their Majesties to invite the [Right Honourable M J Savage] to take part in the ceremony of planting a grove of oak trees in Windsor Great Park ... 19 June 1937. [Invitation card, and response card annotated with instruction that Savage declined, and nominated Walter Nash to take his place] The Keeper of the Privy Purse is commanded by Their Majesties to invite the [Hon Walter Nash and Mrs Nash] to take part in the ceremony of planting a grove of oak trees in Windsor Great Park ... 19 June 1937. [Invitation card]. Also includes an instruction sheet which originally accompanied a plan of the Grove and a windscreen label Two-sided plastic "coin" showing a profile head of King Edward VIII coronation 1937, with a red, white and blue riboon between each side Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Engravings, offset prints, etc, sizes varying up to 240 mm.
Date: 1940 - 1949
Reference: Eph-A-RELIGION-P-1940s
Description: Includes: 1940: [Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union. Presbyterian Women's Centenary Commemoration Service 1840-1940. St Andrew's Church Christchurch, NZ, 14 March 1940. Order of service (cover design by J Fitzgerald, designer) 1940: Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Centenary 1840-1940. Town Hall Dunedin, 10 March 1940. Order of service. 1940: St Ninian's Presbyterian Church, Avondale. Dedication of Sunday School Hall by the Moderator, the Right Rev J Lawson Robinson. [10 March 1940]. Order of service 1942: Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Campaign for Christian Order 1942. Bible reading card 1945: Miss M Chappell, Dominion Executive. Pres Women's F/ship, May 24-25 1945. Name tag 1945?: Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Service of thanksgiving on the occasion of the cessation of hostilities [1945?]. Order of service 1948: Unveiling and dedication of Centenary Memorial at Knox College. 20 March 1948. Order of service Synod of Otago and Southland. Centennial mommemoration and thanksgiving service, conducted by the Moderator the Rev W Allen Stevely. Town Hall Dunedin, 21 March [1948. Order of service] 1949: Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Parish of Hastings (St Andrew's and St John's). 60th Anniversary celebrations, 1889-1949. Souvenir programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Fliers and booklets, sizes varying up to 230 mm. Provenance: Donated from various sources.
Date: 1960 - 1961
Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-NO-1960/1961
Description: Includes: 1960: 1960 Proms. Conductor Joseph Post; soloists Peter Cooper, Vincente Major, David Galbraith. Town Hall Dunedin, 28-30 January 1960 [3 concerts in one booklet]. Programme 1960 Proms. Conductor Joseph Post; soloists Peter Cooper, Francis Rosner, Maurice Till, Alex Lindsay. Town Hall Wellington, 13-18 February 1960 [5 concerts in one booklet]. Programme (2 copies) 1961: 1961 Proms. Conductor John Hopkins; soloists Maurice Till, Gordon Webb, Janetta McStay. Civic Theatre Christchurch, 30 January - 1 February 1961 [3 different concerts in one booklet]. Programme (2 copies) 1961 Proms. Conductor John Hopkins; soloists Maurice Till, Beryl Dalley, Graeme Gorton, David Galbraith. Town Hall Auckland 15-17 February 1961 [3 different concerts in one booklet]. Programme (2 copies) 1961 Festival of Wellington; four promenade concerts. Conductor John Hopkins, soloists Judith McDonald, Shirley Power, Donald Munro, David Galbraith, Janetta McStay. Town Hall Wellington 25 February - 2 March 1961 [4 different concerts in one booklet]. Programme (2 copies) 1961 Proms; a summer concert. Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Maurice Till. Embassy Theatre Hamilton, 8 March [1961]. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes and flyers, up to quarto size, some illustrated. Provenance: One item purchased from the estate of Tony Goodliffe, 2016.
Date: 1947
By: New Zealand Technical Correspondence Institute
Reference: Eph-A-TECHNICAL-DTC-1947-01
Description: Programme includes a list of all students who are members of instrumental music groups and of the Massed School Choir. Includes a photograph of conductor Frank Callaway, the supervisor of music at King Edward Technical College. Although the front cover refers to the college as Dunedin Technical College, it had been called King Edward Technical College since 1921. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 12 pages, 215 x 140 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr Joe Barnao, Levin, in 2016.
Date: [1890s]
From: Dunford, Graeme Wilmor, fl 1980 :Photographs
By: Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm)
Reference: PA1-q-068
Description: Album of photographs taken by T W McKenzie or H R Morns. Some taken by Wrigglesworth & Binns. Album includes a photograph of retirement certificate presented to Stephenson Percy Smith. Views include a copy of a print by W&B of an early settler's home in the Manawatu; Kaiwarra [i.e. Kaiwharawhara] Creek; canoeing on the Otaki River; sailors on a path between nikau palms in Lower Hutt; a man wearing a formal suit with bow tie, and fuschia flowers in his buttonhole; a number of large houses (possibly in the Canterbury area); views of buildings in Blenheim, Christchurch and Dunedin, including the Thomas Burns memorial in front of the Town Hall in Dunedin; and the Waimate Anglican Church. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album of photographs, red cover entitled `Album', decorated with a gold tui, 30.5 x 26.5 cm