Places

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001263-G

Description: View of a yacht lying on its side near the high water mark on the tidal flats in Oraki [ie Orakei] Bay (part of Hobsons Bay). A two storey house 'Sudeley House' (belonging to Thomas and Elizabeth Coates) can be seen on the summit of Hobson Point hill on the opposite side of the bay. Taken by William A Price in early 1900s. The lone house on the Hobson Point hill belonged to settler Thomas Coates, see 'Opening up Orakei', New Zealand Herald, 5 September 1929. Other Titles - View of Oraki Bay, Auckland Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Oraki Bay. Remuera. 1008. Relationship complexity - A similar view, taken from the other side of the yacht, is available at 1/2-001039 William Archer Price lived and practised in Queen Street, Northcote, 1909-1910. Source: New Zealand Post Office directories Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches Processing information: The house on the summit of Hobson Point above Orakei Bay had been incorrectly identified as a named home 'Conspio House'. Record updated on 29 August 2017.

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000773-G

Description: View of Orakei Bay (now known as Okahu Bay) looking west. In the immediate foreground are sewer pipes and the newly constructed sewer running along the beachfront at what is now Tamaki Drive. A lone house, 'Sudeley House' belonging to Thomas and Elizabeth Coates, can be seen in the distance on the summit of Hobson Point hill. Taken by William A Price ca 1910. The lone house on the Hobson Point hill belonged to settler Thomas Coates, see 'Opening up Orakei', New Zealand Herald, 5 September 1929. Other Titles - View of Oraki Bay, Auckland Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Orakei Bay. No 1795D William Archer Price lived and practised in Queen Street, Northcote, 1909-1910. Source: New Zealand Post Office directories Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches Processing information: The house on the summit of Hobson Point above Orakei Bay had been incorrectly identified as a named home 'Conspio House'. Record updated on 29 August 2017.

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000775-G

Description: View of Orakei Bay (now known as Okahu Bay) looking south. In the immediate foreground is Orakei wharf. The newly-laid sewer pipe can be seen running along the beachfront at what is now Tamaki Drive. A house called Sudeley House belonging to Thomas Coates can be seen in the distance on the summit of Hobson Point to the right of frame. Taken by William A Price ca 1910. Information about the house belonging to Thomas Coates can be found in the article 'Opening up Orakei', New Zealand Herald, 5 September 1929. Other Titles - View of Okahu Bay, Auckland Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Orakei Bay. No 1797D William Archer Price lived and practised in Queen Street, Northcote, 1909-1910. Source: New Zealand Post Office directories. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches Processing information: The record was updated on 25 August 2017 to correct the information about the house seen on the Hobson Point summit. The house had been incorrectly identified as 'Conspio House' from an inscription on a British map reproduced in "Auckland by the sea; 100 years of work and play" by David Johnson, 1988 (p 127).