Born in Dulwich, London, emigrated to Australia then New Zealand before 1857. Owned land next to Donald McLean in Aorangi, Hastings District, in 1857. Joined volunteer cavalry corps formed by Capt Gordon in Hawkes Bay in 1863, then involved in East Coast land wars during 1865; received commission in Hawkes Bay Militia; in 1866 in charge of Maori prisoners on Chatham Islands then led the Maori Contingent against Te Kooti in 1868. Officer of the N Z Armed Constabulary in Taranaki District (led troops to arrest Te Whiti and Tohu from Parihaka). In 1883 stationed at Kawhia. See Dictionary of New Zealand Biography / Scholefield Volume 2 pp 400-401
Tuke, Arthur, 1831-1894
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Manuscript
Biggs, Reginald Newton d 1868 : Letter
Date: 6 Nov 1868
By: Biggs, Reginald Newton (Major), 1830?-1868
Reference: MS-Papers-1296
Description: Letter to Arthur Tuke from Poverty Bay; describes changes in military leadership; instructs Tuke to keep pressure on Maoris and so keep the war from spreading; expects an attack on Poverty Bay; 4 days after letter written Maoris killed Biggs and family Quantity: 1 folder(s) (3 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typed transcript
Manuscript
Tuke, Arthur, 1831-1894 : Letter
Date: 7 May 1866
By: Tuke, Arthur, 1831-1894
Reference: MS-Papers-3003
Description: Letter of request from Tuke for permission to leave the Chatham Islands to go to Napier Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 leaf). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph
Manuscript
Personal and general letters
Date: [1919]-1939
From: Scholefield, Guy Hardy, 1877-1963 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0212-C/02A
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (43 letters). Finding Aids: See paper inventory for a detailed listing of the letters in this folder.
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NZ Armed Constabulary at Parihaka
Date: Nov 1881
From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 :Collection of photographs
Reference: 1/1-017952-G
Description: Officers of the NZ Armed Constabulary at Parihaka. Back, left to right: Captains W E Gudgeon, H Morrison, Gordon, Taylor, Powell, Fortescue, S Newall and Major A Tuke. Front, left to right: Captains Baker and Anderson, Lieutenant-Colonel John Mackintosh Roberts, Captains Gilbert Mair, Henry William Northcroft, W B Messenger and Major F Y Goring. Taken by an unknown photographer in November 1881. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
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Map
[Creator unknown] :Rural land at Aorangi in the district of Ahuriri to be offered for s...
Date: 1857
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 :Maps from papers
Reference: MapColl-832.3gbbd/1857/Acc.2813
Description: Drawn on a base cadastral map of Aorangi, Heretaunga, depicting land sales of sections between the rivers Mangatani, Ngaruroro and Maraekakaho. Names of buyers are annotated onto the sections. Most of the land is marked as sold to [Arthur] Tuke or [Donald] McLean. Sections 12-15 originally marked as sold to McLean are marked as onsold to G Hunt. One section, originally marked as sold to Tuke is marked as 'sold to McLean'. Of the remaining unmarked sections, some are higlighted with watercolour. Transparent gauze glued over front of map. Base map: 'Rural land at Aorangi in the district of Ahuriri, to be offered for sale by Auction 1857' ([s.l.], [s.n.], 1857) Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on paper, 35 x 45 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - McLean papers Group 0032.
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NZ Armed Constabulary at Parihaka
Date: Nov 1881
From: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920 :Negatives of Taranaki
Reference: 10X8-1070-G
Description: Officers of the NZ Armed Constabulary at Parihaka in November 1881. Back, left to right: Captains W E Gudgeon, H Morrison, Gordon, Taylor, Powell, Fortescue, S Newall and Major A Tuke. Front, left to right: Captains Baker and Anderson, Lieutenant-Colonel John Mackintosh Roberts, Captains Gilbert Mair, Henry William Northcroft, W B Messenger and Major F Y Goring. Taken by William Andrews Collis. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
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Manuscript
Inward letters - Arthur Tuke
Date: 1866-1874
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0608
Description: Letters written from Chatham islands, Turanganui, Napier, Wairoa and Taranaki, 1866-1874. Includes piece-level inventory Quantity: 1 folder(s) (11 pieces).