Arawa (Ship : 1884-1915)

Date: 1841-ca1930

From: Zoe Martin-Carter: Photographs of Wellington and the Centennial Exhibition

By: Shore Bennett, Beverley Doris, 1928-; Martin-Carter, Zoe, 1870-1947

Reference: PA1-f-171

Description: views of Wellington and many of its principal buildings from settlement in 1840 to about the mid 1940s Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: [Between 1870s and 1880s]

By: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925; New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd.

Reference: Pa1-o-389

Description: Early photographs of New Zealand, mostly taken by unidentified photographers. One collage of Union Steam Ship Company ships, ship captains and the head office building in Dunedin was photographed and issued by David Alexander De Maus. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album cover pink and white pattern with gold tracery, red spine; 24.0 x 32.5 cm

Date: 14 May 1891-4 Sep 1891

By: FitzGerald, Eleanor, active 1891

Reference: MS-Papers-6212

Description: The diary covers FitzGerald's voyage on board the`Arawa' with details about ship life. She describes her tour of New Zealand, in particular the Wellington region, Dunedin and Christchurch. Source of title - Transcribed Eleanor FitzGerald and her sister Fanny Elizabeth Dod left London and boarded the`Arawa' at Plymouth on 14 May 1891 and disembarked in Capetown, parts of Western Australia, Wellington, Dunedin, Lyttelton and then back to England on 4 September 1891. Quantity: 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms B Bolam, Whangaparaoa, 1998

Date: 1888-1949

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2805

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: [Circa 1880s]

By: Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Travers, William Thomas Locke, 1819-1903; Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA1-f-076

Description: Album of photographs taken by various photographers circa 1880s, including the Burton brothers, George Valentine, and W T L Travers. Photographs of Tenerife, Cape Town (and probably the views of Hobart) were taken from the ship "Doric" in 1885, possibly by Alexander Turnbull on one of his return trips from Europe. Other Titles - New Zealand, Tasmania [and] Ships Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue buckram cover, entitled in gold lettering on spine "New Zealand, Tasmania, Ships, A H Turnbull"; 31.5 x 43.0 cm

Date: [ca 1970s]

From: Beach family : Genealogical and personal papers of the Beach and Woodward families

Reference: 89-266-4/09

Description: Includes photocopied pages from Rutherford & Skinner's book re early New Plymouth and shipping; shipping cards (index) re Arawa, Tongariro, Hermione, Strathallan Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1885

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to ships and shipping companies, mainly on voyages to New Zealand. 1880 -1889]

By: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: Eph-A-SHIP-1885-01

Description: Announces that the Arawa has arrived in New Zealand on 7 May, accomplishing the voyage in 40 days, the fastest voyage ever made to the Colony, from Britain. Describes the facilities on board. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on flyer.. Physical Description: Letterpress on flier, 215 x 140 mm. Provenance: Previously part of the Webster Collection. Stamped Webster Collection 2625.

Date: 1963

From: Various artists :Reproductions of ship portraits by W W Stewart and J E Hobbs. 1960s-1970s]

Reference: A-467-005

Description: Shows the steamship 'Arawa I' in open water. Smoke is coming from two chimneys Numbered '21' on the reverse, possibly part of a series Inscriptions: Verso - centre - "21" Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, block-mounted, 230 x 352 mm

Date: 1880 - 1889

Reference: Eph-A-SHIP-1880s

Description: Includes: 1881: Henry W Peabody & Co.: Quick despatch for New Zealand. Dunedin, Port Chalmers; Christchurch, Port Lyttelton. The A 1 clipper barqyue Bryn-Ivor; Clements, Master. 382 tons register. Loading berth Lewis Wharf + alongside covered sheds. March 17, 1881. 1883: New Zealand Shipping Company :S.S. "Aorangi". Breakfast bill of fare. Maclure & Macdonald, lith., London [Blank menu sheet] New Zealand Shipping Company :S.S. "Aorangi". Breakfast bill of fare. Thursday 20/12/[18]83 Wellington hull tariff to come into force on 16th July 1883 (2 copies) 1884: Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited :Winter excursion to South Sea Islands. "Wairarapa" 1786 tons gross reg; H W H Chatfield, Commander. Green flier Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited :Excursion to the South Sea Islands, from Auckland, 4th June, 1884. S.S. Wairarapa. [List of passengers, tour programme] New Zealand Shipping Company :The New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd. SS Aorangi. Menu 1884. Maclure & Macdonald Lith. London 1885: New Zealand Shipping Company Limited. New Zealand Line. List of passengers, RMS 'Kaikoura', ... from London 2 July, and from Plymouth 4 July [1885] (Photocopy only) Shaw Savill & Albion Company, Limited :S.S. "Arawa". [Flier]. 9th May 1885 Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited. Pocket guide to the company's steam services and the government railways of New Zealand, September 1885. 1886: Union Steam Ship Company. The staff at Christchurch and Lyttelton wish you a happy and prosperous New Year 1886 (2 copies - 1 pink and 1 blue) 1887: New Zealand Shipping Company Limited. New Zealand Line. List of passengers, RMS 'Aorangi', 4163 tons reg., 3600 H.P., from Wellington, 8 March 1887 1888: Orient Line of Royal Mail Steamers between England and Australia. RMS 'Iberia', Captain J W Shannon, from London (Tilbury), 14 September, and from Plymouth 15 September 1888 [List of passengers] 1889: Shaw Savill & Albion Coy Limited. The passenger line of steamers from New Zealand. SS 'Arawa', Commander John Stuart, from Lyttelton, N.Z., 4 April 1889, for London. [List of passengers] Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited. Pocket guide to the company's steam services and the government railways of New Zealand, August 1889 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, letterpress, on pamphlets, booklets and fliers, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1887, 1890, 1904

From: Ries family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-2272-03

Description: Includes the letter/diary of Kirsten Laurisden, aged 29, to her family and friends in Denmark. She was travelling on the SS Arawa to Port Chalmers to marry Hans Ries. Includes diary in Danish of voyage New Zealand to London, Apr 1890 kept by Pastor Ries on SS Kaikoura Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 7 Jul-15 Aug 1892

By: Deslandes, Elizabeth Caroline, 1878-1951

Reference: MS-Papers-4529

Description: The diary of 13 year old Elizabeth describes voyage to New Zealand on board the `Arawa', giving details of fellow passengers, family and ship board activities. Entries are dated 7 July 1892 to 14 August 1892. It appears that Elizabeth Deslandes' sister Miriam tore out the last few pages. Source of title - supplied title Accompanying material - Biographical notes supplied by donor in backfile Elizabeth Caroline Deslandes was born in Shanghai China, 22 July 1876. Her parents were Elias John and Julia (Ashton) Deslandes. Her father was an opium expert and master mariner and after his term in China the family returned to St Heliers in Jersey. He died there in 1887 and Julia remarried Richard Salmon Skelhorn in 1889. The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1892 on board the `Arawa' which left Albert Docks in London on the 7 July 1892, arriving in Wellington on the 26 August 1892. Elizabeth's elder brothers had emigrated earlier to New Zealand and her brother George was the founder of Deslandes Printing Co in Wellington. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (11 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Carol Prockter, Paraparaumu, 1992

Date: 1914

From: Holmes, Frank Wakefield (Sir), 1924-2011 : Papers relating to James F W Holmes

Reference: MS-Papers-9225-1

Description: Mimeographed copies of the ship's newspaper, The Arrower (Our motto - To the point), published on the troopship Arawa. Also includes transcribed typescript of extracts from the shipboard paper. Other Titles - The Arrower Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1960 - 1963 - 1969

By: Stewart, William Walter, 1898-1976; New Zealand weekly news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-110-021/030

Description: A range of ship portraits, all reproductions of oil paintings,torn from the Auckland Weekly News magazine See shelf-list for detailed contents. Extended Title - Reproductions of oil paintings, published in New Zealand weekly news. (see A-110-030 verso) Quantity: 11 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithographs, chiefly 254 x 357 mm on sheets: 290 x 380 mm

Date: [1890s]

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 1

Reference: PAColl-5471-048

Description: The clipper-type steamship `Arawa' berthed in Wellington. Photograph taken by the Burton Brothers in the 1890s. Another original print available at PA7-34-19 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 3130 - S S "Arawa" - At Wellington. Burton Bros. Dunedin Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on card.

Date: 8 November 1894-11 May 1895 - 8 September 1981 - 25 May 1982

From: Lingard-Monk, James Boughey Monk, 1853-1905: Travel diaries

Reference: MSX-9991

Description: Volume records Lingard-Monk's voyage around the world with his second wife Ellen Heburn. The couple visited Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and North America during the documented period of 8 November 1894 and 11 May 1895. Vessels travelled on include the P&O SS 'Himalaya' from Tilbury to Sydney, 'Waihora' from Melbourne to Auckland, and the 'Arawa' from Auckland to Honolulu via Apia. The narrative details shipboard activities, the daily life on board ship, weather patterns, and the progress of the vessel in detail. Includes a preface, and annotated chapter headings and corrections in pencil. Places visited in New Zealand include Christchurch, Wellington, Rotorua, Taupō, and Auckland. Laid in at the front of the volume are two certified copies of marriage registry entries for Lingard-Monk from his marriages to Diana Caroline Walpole on 18 April 1876 and Ellen Heburn on 23 October 1894, prepared by the General Register Office, London, 1981 and 1982. Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Volume in full calf binding, raised bands, silver clasps, marbled edges, holograph in ink (annotations in pencil) on laid paper, ruled in blue, 277 numbered pages (6 blank leaves), 24 x 18 cm. Two certified copies of marriage register entries laid in volume. Provenance: Two certified copies of marriage registry entries have been laid in, most likely by a previous unidentified owner completing research on the creator of the volumes.

Date: 1884

By: Lennox, J, active 1884

Reference: G-103

Description: Shows the 'Arawa' in full sail, on the open sea. Another, unidentified ship can be seen on the far left, in the background Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J Lennox [in red brushpoint] Quantity: 1 oil(s) on canvas. Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 225 x 400 mm (sight) in frame 315 x 505 mm

Date: [1890s]

From: Hawkins, C T, fl 1976 :Photographs, mainly New Zealand scenes by the Burton Brothers

Reference: PA7-34-19

Description: The clipper-type steamship `Arawa' berthed in Wellington. Photograph taken by the Burton Brothers in the 1890s. Another original print held at PAColl-5471-048 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on card.

Date: [ca 1885]

Reference: 1/1-001058-G

Description: The clipper-type steamship `Arawa', circa 1885, photographed in Otago Harbour by David Alexander De Maus. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - "Arawa"; Marginal notes on negative - top left - 406; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 402 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 1

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: PAColl-5471-047

Description: The clipper-type steamship `Arawa' berthed at Wellington. Photograph taken by the Burton Brothers. Other Titles - Original negative held at Museum of New Zealand. MONZ neg no: 486. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 3129 SS "Arawa" - At Wellington Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 6 Aug-10 Nov 1914

From: Malone, William George (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1859-1915 : Diaries and letters

Reference: MSX-2541

Description: Diary begins with Malone offering his services to the NZ Defence Department. Offer accepted to command Wellington Infantry Regiment. Details winding up business and family matters then attending training at Awapuni Camp. Troops entrained to Wellington. Organising Regiment for embarkation aboard the `Arawa'. Continues with descriptions of shipboard life for the troops and his own recovery from a bout of influenza. Notes the death of a soldier aboard the `Ruapehu' who is buried at sea. Transport calls in at Hobart and Albany. Malone on shore leave at Albany 28 Oct 1914. Ends 10 Nov 1914 with comments on the sinking of the German ship `Emden' at Cocos Islands. Publication - Published as No better death: the great war diaries and letters of William G Malone : edited by John Crawford with Peter Cooke. (Auckland : Reed Books, 2005) Quantity: 1 volume(s) (102 leaves). Physical Description: Holograph, carbon copy pages (21.5 cm, manifold book) Includes ink sketches of troopships and the port at Albany. Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project. Digitisation details - 112 digitised images