Weekly press (Newspaper)

Date: 1886

By: Mears, R W, active 1886; Weekly press (Newspaper); Buckland, Francis Edward, active 1886

Reference: B-055-020

Description: Includes: Lincoln ram "Young Rifleman" exhibited by J B Sutton, New River, Southland. Shorthorn cow "Flower of Brunswick III", exhibited by John Deans, Riccarton. Merino ram (fine combing), exhibited by W H Teschemacher, Oamaru. Shorthorn bull "Alvie's hero", exhibited by W Watson, Ellesmere Clydesdale stud horse "Kelvin", exhibited by John Gilmour, Elgin, Ashburton. Extended Title - Supplement to the Canterbury "Weekly press", 12th November, 1886. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - (On each image): Whitcombe & Tombs Ld. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Five black & white lithographs on sheet, 285 x 440 mm.

Date: 1886

By: Weekly press (Newspaper); Buckland, Francis Edward, active 1886

Reference: B-055-021

Description: Includes: 1858: The whole of the township - Turton's Accommodation House. 1866: Travelling facilities - The Christchurch-Timaru Coach 1886: Travelling facilities - Traffic bridge; Railway bridge 1886: Part of the town- View in East Street. Extended Title - Supplement to the Canterbury "Weekly press", September 10th, 1886. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - (On each image): Whitcombe & Tombs Ld. lith. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Four black & white lithographs on sheet, 288 x 445 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in 2002.

Date: 1842

By: Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869; Day & Haghe (Firm); Weekly press (Newspaper); Weldon, J (Miss), active 1969

Reference: C-060-013

Description: Main features of the print named Reproduction of Rack 172 Same as C-060-013-a which was presented by Miss K Demsey, 3.2.1964 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Print, 4.5 x 31 in

Date: 1905

By: Weekly press (Newspaper); New Zealand. Tourism Department

Reference: C-065-017

Description: Shows railway line, bridge over the gorge, a man driving a carriage and cart and another man riding a horse Same as C-065-017-a The man depicted driving the horse and cart is Woodville sawmiller, Henry Thomas Ware. The first Ballance Bridge is still under construction. The photograph was taken for the Department of Tourism. A copy of the photograph illustrates 'The way we were' (Manawatu / Wairarapa edition) published 1994. Extended Title - Supplement to: New Zealand Illustrated, the Christmas no. of the Weekly Press, 1905 Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photo print, 293 x 369 mm

Date: 1900

By: Bowring, Walter Armiger, 1874-1931; Weekly press (Newspaper)

Reference: B-094-001

Description: Caricature of the Christchurch mayor Probably published in a supplement to the Weekly Press Other Titles - Press portraits no. 21 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 440 x 284 mm

Date: 1905

By: Christchurch Press Company Ltd; Squires, Harry (Rev), 1907?-1954

Reference: Eph-C-SERIAL-1905-01

Description: An arrangement of text, listing on the left side the colour picture supplements: "Mana" (Te Heuheu V) and "The Manawatu Gorge", and the stories included in the 1905 Christmas number of the 'Weekly Press'. Down the right side is a list of all the illustrations in the Christmas number, covering topics of landscape, tourism, and personal interest. The Library holds copies of the colour supplement illustrations: "Mana" by Wilhelm Dittmer, at C-067-001, and "Manawatu Gorge" at C-065-017. This broadsheet came into the Library with "The Holy Bible ..." Oxford, Printed at the Bible Press, 1829. Reference number BS 185 1829 O94. (qREng BIBLE 1829) Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, 510 x 317 mm. Provenance: From the papers of the Reverend Harry Squires, in 1963.

Date: 1886

By: Weekly press (Newspaper); Buckland, Francis Edward, active 1886

Reference: B-055-022

Description: Includes: The beach, New Brighton The Cave Rock, Sumner Morton's Marine Hotel, Sumner Patterson's Hotel, New Brighton The Shag Rock, Sumner Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - (On each image): Whitcombe & Tombs Ld. lith. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Five black & white lithographs on sheet, 288 x 445 mm.

Date: 1905

By: Kennaway, Walter (Sir), 1835-1920; Weekly press (Newspaper)

Reference: A-096-014-a

Description: Caricature of George Gatonby Stead Same as A-096-014 Other Titles - Caricature of George Gatonby Stead Extended Title - Published in The Weekly Press, September 6th 1905 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 280 x 170 mm

Date: 1905

By: Weekly press (Newspaper); New Zealand. Tourism Department

Reference: C-065-017-a

Description: Shows railway line, bridge over the gorge, a man driving a carriage and cart and another man riding a horse Same as C-065-017 The man depicted driving the horse and cart is Woodville sawmiller, Henry Thomas Ware. The first Ballance Bridge is still under construction. The photograph was taken for the Tourism Department. A copy of the photograph illustrates 'The way we were' (Manawatu / Wairarapa edition), published 1994. Extended Title - Supplement to: New Zealand Illustrated, the Christmas no. of the Weekly Press, 1905 Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photo print, 293 x 369 mm

Date: 1913

By: Procter, Robert Field, 1879-1931; Christchurch Press Company Ltd; Weekly press (Newspaper); Selig, Phineas, 1856-1941

Reference: C-049-012

Description: A newspaper supplement, showing a coastal landscape Extended Title - Supplement to New Zealand illustrated, Christmas number of the Weekly press, 1913 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph, 248 x 507 mm on sheet 340 x 640mm

Date: 1905

By: Kennaway, Walter (Sir), 1835-1920; Weekly press (Newspaper)

Reference: A-096-014

Description: Caricature of George Gatonby Stead Same as A-096-014-a Other Titles - Caricature of George Gatonby Stead Extended Title - Published in The Weekly Press, September 6th 1905 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 280 x 170 mm

Date: 1905

By: Dittmer, Wilhelm, 1866-1909; Presants, Philip Robert, 1867-1942; Christchurch Press Company Ltd; Weekly press (Newspaper)

Reference: C-067-001-a

Description: Portrait of Maori chief Te Heuheu V, holding a mere. He is seated in front of an elaborately carved doorway. The oil painting on which this print is based is in the collection of Te Papa, the Museum of New Zealand, Wellington Extended Title - Supplement to: New Zealand illustrated, the Christmas number of the Weekly Press, 1905. The following year, the 'Weekly press' Christmas supplement portrait was of Te Heuheu Tukino V's wife, Te Rerehau Kahotea (now at C-067-002). According to a descendant, Priscilla Rolleston, the marae shown is at Waihi. The carved doorway is now in Canterbury Museum. (Pers. comm. 8 September 1994) Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 507 x 369 mm on sheet 622 x 435 mm

Date: [ca 1880-1945]

By: Argosy Industrial Photos; Sherlock, William, 1846-1910; Rohloff, L, active 1910s; Photographie Henri (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-0411

Description: Photographs mostly of the ambulance corps in the First World War but also including at least one from the Second World War, family photographs in New Zealand and newspaper clippings. The First World War photographs include some with names on the reverse. The names given are: from the 13th Field Ambulance Johnsonville, Sergeants Sid Jones, Harry Woods, Clarence(?) Crooks, Jack Harris, Roy Kennedy, Ivan Haldreth, Ernie Wilson, Jim Bennett, Chris Parsons and Staff-Sergeants Quartermain and Bert Orange; from the No. 3 Field Ambulance, Shearer, Perrett(?), Cook, Hooper, Gilmour, Cable, Franks, Dunn, Netge(?), Regan, Greenslade, Myers, Dick, Anderson, Buchanan, Sgt Block, Staff Sgt Dredge, Capt Finlayson, Sgt Dillon, Sgt Lawrence, Sgt Evans, Sgt Fogg, Burgess, Spooner, Moxham, Dyson, Perry, Stevenson, Wickstead; from No. 3 Field Ambulance cooks, Simpson, Smith, Pearce, Spooner, Slade, Cook, Bellesden, McNaughton, McPherson. Scenes include the No 3 Field Ambulance headquarters at Louvencourt, New Zealand and Australian troops in Paris and Versailles, and Corporal Milne and Leading Aircraftman McMillan on a camel in Giza. There are also two photographs one of the 13th Field Ambulance and the other of a farewell dinner which are completely captioned for names including a typed list of the entire unit. The newspaper clippings are from a variety of publications and are mostly official photographs. The civilian photographs include: a photograph of Eric Liddell with his signature attached; two of a large group of veterans on the terracing at a sports ground; and two cartes de visite one of an older woman and one of a young boy. Also includes a copy of the brochure 'Le Pantheon de la Guerre'. Quantity: 41 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1899

By: Gibb, William Menzies, 1859-1931; McIntosh, Doris Hutchinson (Lady), 1909-1989

Reference: C-060-008-a

Description: Shows a view of the wharves from the water, with steamships, tug boats and a sailing ship. Buildings on Queen's Wharf can be seen. From: "New Zealand Illustrated". Christmas Supplement to the Weekly Press, Christchurch, December 1907 Print from an original painting held by Donald C Ellis Christchurch (later Sydney) This image was reproduced in "NZ's heritage", part 73, page 2024. Copy glued to board Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 386 x 762 mm Provenance: Donation: Lady McIntosh, Wellington, 1977

Date: 1842

By: Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869; Day & Haghe (Firm); Weekly press (Newspaper); Demsey, K (Miss), active 1964

Reference: C-060-013-a

Description: Main features of the print named Reproduction of Rack 172 Same as C-060-013 which was presented by Miss J Weldon, 17.1.1969 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Print, 4.5 x 31 in

Date: 1920 - 1929

By: Gibb, William Menzies, 1859-1931; Weekly press (Newspaper)

Reference: C-060-017

Description: Published in supplement to the Weekly Press in 1920's Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 280 x 500 mm

Date: 1843 and 1903

By: Wicksteed, Emma Ancilla, 1811?-1869; Weekly press (Newspaper)

Reference: PAColl-4515

Description: Photographs of the staff and pupils of New Brighton Public School. The staff are back row (left to right) Mr Chapman, Miss Foster and Miss McKinney and front row Miss Ormandby, Mr Bishop and Miss Brown. The two photographs of the school children show the upper standards and the infants. The advertisements are for Royal Colors Tobacco manufactured by the T C Williams Co of Richmond, Virginia; Sylvia Starch; Aulsebrook and Co Cream Crackers and Cream Sandwich Biscuits; and Star Lady's Bicycles with a description of the latest model in 1903. Three photographs of sketches by Mrs Wicksteed from the residence of her husband John Tylston Wicksteed on Mount Eliot of New Plymouth in 1843. The sketches show the houses and the names of the residents are given in the captions. Quantity: 11 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on one page of a newspaper.

Date: 1928

By: Weekly press (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-C-AVIATION-1928-01

Description: Souvenir pamphlet commemorating the trans-Tasman flight of Squadron Leader C E Kingsford Smith, containing photographs of the crowds at his plane's arrival at Wigram Aerodrome, Sickburn, Christchurch. The front cover shows Sir Heaton Rhodes speaking, Bishop West-Watson looking at the plane, and other more general photographs. Inside, Kingsford Smith is shown shaking hands with Captain J L Findlay, the officer in charge of Wigram Aerodrome, and a group photo of the aviators Kingsford Smith, Flight-Lieutenant T P Ulm, Mr T H McWilliam (wireless operator) and H A Litchfield (navigator). There are various photographs of the Southern Cross (plane) and a view of Christchurch from the air. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithgraphs on sheet, folded to 420 x 314 mm.

Date: Sep-Oct 1900

From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1784-241

Description: Correspondents entered in the Name field; also includes letter to Ganpa from Francas (ie Francis) written from Culverden, the first letter he had written in ink Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1903

By: Selig, Phineas, 1856-1941; Christchurch Press Company Ltd

Reference: A-039-032

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Rolleston, a reproduction of a lithograph based on a photograph At head of plate: Supplement to `The Weekly press,' May 6th, 1903. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, b&w, 288 x 216 mm on sheet 444 x 254 mm