Auckland Returned Services Association

Date: 1916 - 1919

Reference: Eph-A-ANZAC-1915/1919

Description: Includes: Undated: Hellenic Travellers Club. Gallipoli ceremony [1916-1950s?] 1916: Anzac Day, first anniversary. Town Hall Auckland, April 25 1916. Programme ANZAC Day, Masterton, April 25th 1916 Anzacs' Concert. Town Hall, Friday Dec. 1st 1916 in aid of Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association Funds. Programme and songbook with loose sheet music for "God save the Tzar". Souvenir to commemorate the exchange of flags between New South Wales Railways and New Zealand Railways, unfurled on Anzac Day, 25th April 1916 at Petone Railway Station. (Poem "The day" by Henry Chappell on verso) Programme, 1st anniversary of the Landing at Anzac. Military sports held at Tel-el-Kebir, April 25th 1916. Programme Anzac Day, Easter Sunday, April 23rd 1916. (The Parish Church of the NZ Depot, England). Service; the 1st anniversary of the landing of New Zealand troops in Gallipoli, April 25th 1915. 1917: Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association. Remember Anzac. Anzac dinner to commemorate the landing at "Anzac", held in the Town Hall Wellington on Arpil [April] 25th 1917. [Printed by] N.Z. Free Lance, Wellington. [Menu and toast list]. 1918: Souvenir programme of The Landing at Anzac Cove on Sunday, 25th April, 1915. Programme of proceedings on Anzac Day, Thursday, 25th April, 1918, by the New Zealand Forces stationed at Sling Camp. [Printed by] Geo W Jones, Typ., at the Sign of the Dolphin in Gough Square, London, E.C.4 [1918] To the memory of our brave comrades. Anzac Eve gathering at Grand Opera House, Wednesday April 24th, 1918, under the direction of the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Clubhouse Society, J I Fox manager. New Zealand Times print [1918]. Third anniversary of ANZAC Day; celebrations held at the New Zealand Infantry Base Depot, France, April 25th 1918. Programme (Together with a letter from the Dunedin Returned Services' Association to the Dunedin City Librarian, 21 May 1952 enclosing the programme) 1919: Anzac Day celebration. Government Gardens, Rotorua. Friday April 25th 1919. Chronicle Print Rotorua. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Engravings and offset prints sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1916

Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-1916

Description: Includes: Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association. Anzacs' concert (With Auckland Mounted Rifles Military Band, Mr Ted Parkes (tenor), Mr N Newbury (violin), Miss Gwenyth Evans (contralto), Mr T Jones (baritone), Mr E Drake (tenor), Mr L Robertshawe (Maori monologue), Mr J J Stewart (tenor), Mr F L Histed (baritone), Mr S Skinner (comic song), Mr Charles Mackie (singer), Mr E Brassey (baritone), Mr Maughan Barnett (organ), Mr D W Williams (baritone), Mr R W Beswick (song), comic sketch by a group (Sid Johnson, F R Kinchant, N Newbury, W Fitzgerald, L J Billett, C Brown) with a Maori haka finale). Auckland Town Hall, 1 December 1916. Programme Miss Gladys Campbell and pupils. "Sunset land", musical comedy by Beaumont. Grand Opera House Wellington, 28-29 July 1916. Programme Miss Gladys Campbell and pupils. "Sunset land". Grand Opera House Wellington. 29 August 1916. [Programme]. Miss Glady M Campbell presents a Grand Dancing, Vocal, Instrumental and Dramatic Recital in aid of the Christmas Party Fund (With Miss Frances Muter, Miss Hazel Hardwicke, Miss Joyce Couzens, Mr F R Johnston, Miss Hardinge-Maltby, Mr W Rowell, M Sigurd Lestrup, Mr Haydn Beck, Miss Marjory Nicholls, Miss Ngaire Phipson, and choruses). Grand Opera House, December 1916. Programme Fullers Vaudeville Circuit (With Bert Le Blanc's Musical Travesty Stars in "Fuzzy Wuzzy", the Two Devons (singers & dancers, The Alerts (jugglers of bayonets and axes), Harry Little (baritone), the Flemings (strength and posing), the Three Ruddles (juvenile acrobats, singers and dancers). His Majesty's Theatre Wellington, [1916]. Programme Fullers Vaudeville Circuit (With the Three Ruddles (juvenile acrobats, singers and dancers), Harry Little (baritone), Dura & Judge (comedians), Leonard Nelson (comedian), Barnen & Rosseti (Belgian musical duo), Frank Crowther & Orchestra, Cestria (Italian comedy juggler), Dora Oberman (Westralian soprano), Leeds & Lemar (musical comedy and burlesque boxing), Scott Gibson (Scotch comedian), the De Bakers (posing)). Horace Goldin, the world's greatest magician and full company of vaudeville stars (Tivoli Orchestra under Alfred Tremain, Gosward (comedy), Misses Hay & Crawford (dancers), Marie King-Scott (singing & dancing), Miss Barbara Babington (comedienne), Mennetti & Sedelli (comedians), Bill Pruit (The Cowby Caruso), Horace Goldin ("Royal Russian illusionist")). Grand Opera House Wellington, 30 August 1916. Programme (2 copies, one lacking part of front cover) Grand Vocal, Instrumental and Dramatic Entertainment by the boys of the Marist Brothers' School, Newtown. Grand Opera House Wellington, 16 November 1916. Programme Messrs J & N Tait present Sydney James and his famous Royal Strollers. NZ tour 1916. Programme (damage down right side) Messrs J & N Tait present Sydney James and his famous Royal Strollers (With Madeline Rossiter, Connie Milne, Gwen Lewis, George Graystone, Cyril Northcote, G W Desmond). Grand Opera House Wellington, [22 April - 16 May] 1916. Programme Hugh D McIntosh's famous Tivoli Follies. Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 2 August for a season of ten nights. Programme Hugh D McIntosh's famous Tivoli Follies (With Vera Pearce, Thelma Raye, George Welch, Billy Rego, F Valentine, Frank Greene, Peggy Peate, Hartley Court, R Colville, A Thompson, W Norman, Walter Weems (black face comedian), Jack Cannot, Kitty & Mollie McGuire, Ella Caspers). Theatre Royal Christchurch, 30 August 1916. Programme Quantity: 11 theatre programmes and flyers.. Physical Description: Programmes and flyers, various sizes under 250 mm.

Date: [1940]

From: Coates, Joseph Gordon, 1878-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1785-208

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1946

By: Luxford, Nola, 1895-1994; H C O (Artist), active 1940s?; New Zealand Women Writers' Society

Reference: Curios-028-049

Description: Upper surface of tray composed of laminated pieces of New Zealand timber; crest nailed in centre Title from inscription on crest. Maker's initials (H.C.O.) engraved on back of tray. Other Titles - R S A = Returned Serives Association Nola Luxford, wife of Glen Russell Dolbert, was expatriate New Zealand script-writer, journalist & actor, active from 1920s to 1970s Quantity: 1 curio(s) wooden tray. Physical Description: Laminated wooden tray with silver crest Provenance: Donation: New Zealand Women Writers Society, 1992 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Nola Luxford Dolberg Collection, Acc. no. 91-346, Ms Papers 4406, Jan 1992.

Date: 1929-1949

From: Heenan, Joseph William Allan (Sir), 1888-1951 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1132-389

Description: Includes Auckland Returned Services Association, Dec 1948. New Zealand Permanent Forces Old Comrades Association, Sep-Oct 1949. New Zealand Surf Life - Saving Association, Apr-May 1949. Polynesian Society 24 Oct 1929. United Fire Brigades' Association, 1948. Wellington Junior Chamber of Commerce, 30 Oct 1946. Wellington Sick and Benefit Society, 20 Dec 1929. Wellington Travel club, Sep-Oct 1949 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1940

From: Coates, Joseph Gordon, 1878-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1785-207

Description: Most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).