Tennis courts

Date: 1939 - 1940

By: Cochrane, Andrew, active 1939

Reference: F-092

Description: Shows a landscape design for an L-shaped area with lawn, vegetable gardens, and formal garden in front of a house, the footprint of which is shown at the left. A space for a tennis court is shown at the right, as is a long lawn running beside an entrance driveway. The driveway turns left towards the house and ends in a circle around a formal garden. Pencil annotations indicate the amount of soil needed to build up the planting beds and lawns. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 970 x 870 mm (irreg.) Provenance: The tubes in which the plan was packed were sent to Andrew Cochrane of "Boscombe Villa" of Paraparaumu (1939), and R Duncan of Manuka Street, Otaki Beach (1940). One of these may have been the owner of the property depicted.

Date: [ca 1930-1943]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-198

Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, 1930s-1940s Churches at Hawera, Palmerston North, Opotiki, Te Aroha, Waipukurau, Nelson, Queenstown and Pararaka. Whangarei - Central Park/Mair Park, Mt Darby golf links, children playing in a dinghy at Matapouri, tennis courts. Russell - View of foreshore, and view from the hill with Achilles in port. Tauranga - Causeway between The Mount and Tauranga, pier at The Mount, Mission House. Palmerston North - Boys' High School and baths, View of North side of The Square. Napier - Harbour under construction, view from the hill looking south, The Esplanade showing gardens, children's play area and Sound Shell, National Tobacco Company, T & G Building, Government buildings in Shakespeare Street, Civic Square. Hastings - Poplar Avenue, Cornwall Park, W L C McLean's house Swarthmore at Havelock North with vineyard. Gisborne - Gladstone Road, aerial view of town, river view. Cambridge - Bowling green, BNZ building, clock tower & National Hotel (with caravans parked outside the hotel), etc New Plymouth - Aerial view of 72nd Annual A & P Show; Moturoa; ships in port. Invercargill - The Little Playhouse, Government buildings, Southland Museum, 1943. Also - Children from Kerikeri School leaving for a swim; Arawa Street, Matamata; Lake Drive, Hamilton; view of Lyell township; Burke's Pool, Opihi; Denniston township; Caroline Bay, Timaru; main Street, Winton; shipping at Bluff; Oban township, Stewart Island; view of Picton harbour from Hotel Terminus; Alexander Street, Te Awamutu; Arawa Street, Matamata; Wairoa from Te Uhi Hill; Art Gallery, Wanganui; view of wanganui from Aramono.. Quantity: 76 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1938

From: [Architectural plans collected by Bulleyment Fortune architects. 1890-1900s]

By: Crichton McKay & Haughton (Firm)

Reference: Plans-91-0074/0075

Description: Tennis court for a property at Lowry Bay Quantity: 2 plan(s). Physical Description: Media and sizes vary

Date: 1918 - 1976

From: James Beard & Company :[Architectural plans and drawings. 1960-1990s?]

By: Wylde, Henry James, 1850?-1933

Reference: Plans-2009-082-3108-001/006

Description: Includes survey maps of the area including an 1918 one by H J Wylde, and an undated plan showing Rangiotu Village bounded by State Highway 56 and the Oroua River. The Beard plan shows a layout of the proposed playing field with a speedway around the edge of it, a polo field, school, tennis courts, and the adjacent Hikatoto burial ground and Te Rangimarie Marae on State Highway 56. At the top is a diagram of the sound emanating from the speedway, varying depending on whether or not there is a sound barrier constructed. Quantity: 6 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo prints and ink drawings on draughting paper, sizes varying up to 595 x 840 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Ms-Group-1803 - Other material of the same provenance is housed at Ms-Group-1803, and in the Photographic Archive.

Date: [ca1900s]

Reference: PAColl-0970

Description: Two photographic prints of Knox College, Dunedin, taken circa early 1900s by an unidentified photographer. One is an exterior view of the tennis court with men playing on it and the main building in the background; the other is of the dining room with tables set for a meal. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s) glued on to board.

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Thoms, Edwin, active 1920s

Reference: Pan-0778-F

Description: Extensive grounds of large colonial villa looking across driveway include a tennis court in the middle distance. House obscured by trees. Garage at rear of house. Location Riverdale Homestead near Marton. Photograph taken in the 1920s by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-0777-F Inscriptions: Marginal notes on tape - right of image - "E. Thomas [i.e. Thoms] Riverdale Marton" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 116.3 cm

Date: 1905

From: Various architects :[Architectural plans from the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 1922-1984]

By: Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936

Reference: Plans-2009-043-188/189

Description: One plan shows a classroom floor plan, flanked by a mistress' room and a gardener's room. There is an outbuilding of girls' and boys' toilets. The other plan shows the approach and grounds which border Holloway Road (later Avon Street) and Adelaide Road (later Melbourne Road). There is space for tennis courts, a driveway and rose bed, a gravelled playground, and a septic tank set among shrubs. File number G3 Quantity: 2 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on drafting paper, sizes varying Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-1215.

Date: [ca 1932]

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

Reference: 1/2-086822-G

Description: Photograph related to university tennis courts, probably Wellington region, taken circa 1932 for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington. Source of descriptive information - From negative register only. Image not seen. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 1932]

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

Reference: 1/2-086823-G

Description: Photograph related to university tennis courts, probably Wellington region, taken circa 1932 for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington. Source of descriptive information - From negative register only. Image not seen. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 1900s-1919]

From: Clark, Morton, fl 1900s :Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1546

Description: Photographs taken and collected by Morton Clark and family. Includes photographs of women playing tennis and New Zealand World War I soldiers. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 125 x 160 mm

Date: 29 Jul 1949

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-21167-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 24 Sep 1949

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-22186-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 1938

From: Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection

By: Auckland weekly news (Newspaper)

Reference: MNZ-0995-1/4

Description: Photograph of New Zealand men's doubles partners N G Sturt and D G France playing a tennis match against American team Gene Major and John Donald Budge in 1938; taken by an unidentified photographer for the Weekly News. Other - Published in "Making New Zealand" Vol 2, No 26, page 17 Source of descriptive information - Back of file print Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Provenance: Photograph from the Weekly News for the Department of Internal Affairs' publication `Making New Zealand' (1939-40).

Date: [ca 1912]

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

Reference: 1/2-001225-G

Description: A large two-storied wooden house with a corrugated iron roof and a single chimney. There is decorative lattice work under the eaves on the top storey. The house is surrounded by lawn and trees and there is a concrete tennis court in the foreground. It is painted a dark colour and has enclosed verandahs on both levels. There is a single storey bungalow built close by on the right. Photograph taken by William A Price ca 1912-1920. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1925]

From: Say, James Searle, fl 1981-1982 :Photographs of the Waihi and Tauranga districts

Reference: 1/2-057535-F

Description: People seated on a grass bank watching a tennis match at Waihi Beach. A row of houses runs behind the tennis court. Photograph taken ca 1925 by an unknown photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 24 Sep 1949

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-22189-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 1933

From: [New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department] :Tongariro National Park, New Zealand; playground of the North Island. [1933]

Reference: Eph-A-PARK-Tongariro-1933-01-inside

Description: Inside spread of pamphlet shows photographs of tennis on the tennis courts at the Chateau, a group relaxing on the balcony, and the Chateau after a snowfall. The text discusses the Chateau as a sporting centre, and the fascinating side trips that can be made from there. Extended Title - From its "Tongariro National Park, New Zealand; playground of the North Island", 1933, inside spread Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on brochure 238 x 313 mm

Date: 1952

From: New Zealand. Ministry of Works: Contract H.D. 103. Construction of dam, spillway, powerhouse and other associated works for Roxburgh Power Project. Contract drawings. Wellington, New Zealand, April 1952. 300/3/52 - 13643.

Reference: E-630-f-003

Description: Map of the Roxburgh area showing the Clutha River and the site of the proposed dam with the dam buildings in situ, and the associated housing settlement to the right, described as 'the probable ultimate development'. The settlement includes roads and 61 houses grouped around a green area, tennis courts, bowls and croquet lawns, a hostel and a proposed community centre and shop site. Plan is stamped with 'Reduced plans. Scales reduced accordingly' Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photograph of diazo print, 342 x 490 mm.

Date: 28 Jul 1948

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-14308-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, ¼ plate

Date: 19 Mar 1963

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-59469-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate