Ships - New Zealand - Bay of Plenty Region

Date: 1875

From: Lysaght, Mary Grace Caroline, 1850?-1936? :[Sketchbook; English and New Zealand scenes, with Tristan da Cunha, 1870s]

By: Lysaght, Mary Grace Caroline, 1850-1935

Reference: E-044-q-1-034

Description: Shows two ships at Tauranga Harbour and part of the waterfront with two houses, forming the left side of a double-page spread view of Tauranga, with E-044-q-1-035; above that are pencil drawings of tree-ferns, leaves and tree trunks. Part of this painting carries over to next page, E-044-q-1-035 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour in album, page size 228 x 296 mm

Date: 1928

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

Reference: Pan-2243B-F

Description: Panoramic view showing a ship behind wharf buildings, and railways rolling stock on the far left. Harbour on the left of the image, railway line along the shore with a road running parallel. There is a railway bridge across the image in the centre distance. The Guinness Brothers' building is in the right foreground and a horse and cart are on a small grassy area between the railway line and the road in the centre foreground. A large two-storeyed building with a turret in the centre right middle distance. Township on the right. Photograph taken by R P Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - "Tauranga" N.Z. From Redoubt. 1928. No. 165; Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] Tauranga from Redoubt Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 112.3 cm

Date: 1863

By: Scrivener, Henry Ambrose, 1842-1906

Reference: B-064-043

Description: Shows view of Tauranga Harbour, its inlets, and the distant hills, with two ships (including H.M.S. Harrier?) Other Titles - Maunganui. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - TAURARGA. NZ. 1863; Verso - centre - (In pencil): Tauranga New Zealand. Sketched from / the Top of Monganui - Scrivener was appointed assistant paymaster on the "Harrier" on 12 Sept. 1863. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 247 x 371 mm.

Date: ca Oct 1954

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Whites Aviation Ltd

Reference: PAColl-7171-63

Description: Aerial view of Tauranga, showing an unidentified timber ship berthed at a wharf, and the township. Photograph taken by Whites Aviation circa October 1954. Original captions read: "A timber ship at her berth in the port of Tauranga is being loaded with N.Z. exports for Australia - In front of the old Post Office (now the Social Security building) is the famous Aspen tree - Death sentence was pronounced early in the year but the force of public opinion has held back the axe for a few more years." "Tauranga already handles over 53,000 tons of cargo inward and outward. This year it will exceed 80,000 tons, and it is expected that 50,000 tons of timber will be shipped to build houses for Australians." Inscriptions: Recto - [See Scope and Contents] Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 15.9 x 21.2 cm Processing information: Formerly filed in Turnbull Library Pictures at 16. Tauranga. Wharves

Date: [ca 1920s]

From: Miller, E D N :Photographs by Isaac Jeffares, and of family

Reference: 1/2-077656-G

Description: Tauranga, showing the harbour, wharf and buildings on the waterfront. In the harbour is the ship `Matangi' (with smoke coming from the funnel) and the tug `Ruru'. Photograph taken circa 1920s by Isaac Jeffares. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1864

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :[Sketchbook of English and New Zealand scenes] 1860 - 1864

Reference: E-349-105/106

Description: Shows several labelled ships in the harbour. The Sandfly (at right) is a paddlesteamer. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil 100 x 320 mm.

Date: 1865

From: Carbery, Andrew Thomas H 1836-1870 :Scrapbook. 1863 - 1868.

Reference: E-248-q-070

Description: A view along the waterfront with swamp to the left, and a road along the edge of the beach, looking north towards Mount Maunganui. Two ships in the harbour. Other Titles - New Zealand Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash 117 x 190 mm