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Date: [ca 1910]

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-0153-1/2-G

Description: Fell engine and train exiting Siberia Tunnel on the Rimutaka Incline. High fences as windbreaks are on both sides of the railway line, with a young boy (possibly William Godber) sitting on the fence in right foreground. Photograph taken ca 1910 by Albert Percy Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass plate negative

Date: Circa 1927

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-0977-a-1/2-G

Description: View of the tunnel under the cliffs near Waitati, on the South Island Main Trunk Line. The photographer, Albert Percy Godber, is standing on a ledge beside the tunnel. Photographed circa 1917. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/117/02-G

Description: View of men working to construct the Rimutaka Tunnel, Wellington, photographed in 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1955

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Sports post (Newspaper)

Reference: B-137-169

Description: Shows a harrier coming out of the Rimutaka Tunnel to find two angry looking stewards waiting for him. Extended Title - "Oh, h-hello - I didn't think you'd be awake-up!". Wellington-Masterton relay. Harrier sub-committee. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, chinese white and crayon on paper, 560 x 380 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: [23 July 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/326/26-G

Description: Work being done on the Rimutaka Tunnel track deviation photographed circa 23 July 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: [26 Jun 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/318/04-G

Description: Photograph of Bill Keane and G Cowperthwaite, American contractors working on the Rimutaka Tunnel, taken circa 26 Jun 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: 3 Nov 1955

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1955/2480-F

Description: Photograph taken 3 November 1955 for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Source of descriptive information - 3 November date from NZ Railway Observer, Volume 12, November-December 1955 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-1091-1/2-F

Description: Train coming out of the Porootarao tunnel (78 chains long), circa 1910. This image is a film negative taken from an original print in Godber album, Vol 109, p 35 (PA1-q-102). Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Original print is in Godber Album Vol 109, p 35 (PA1-q-102). This image is a film copy negative taken from the image in Godber's album. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Train emerging from Porootarao Tunnel (78 ch long) For the original glass negative see APG-0696-1/2-G Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-0032-1/2-G

Description: Photograph in the style of a greetings card decorated with fern leaves, with a montage of images relating to the Wairarapa Railway Line. Images include from top left: Kaitoke Railway Station, Native ferns, A snapshot near Lower Hutt (a train coming towards the camera), A sharp curve (in a railway track), Ladle Bend (between Kaitoke and the Summit), Rimutaka Incline, Summit Tunnel (Rimutaka Incline), Round Rocky Point, and On the Pakuratahi. Photograph by Albert Percy Godber. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - centre - New Zealand bush, rail and river. With kindest greetings.; Photographer's title on negative - top left - Kaitoke Railway Station; Photographer's title on negative - top centre - Native ferns; Photographer's title on negative - top right - A snapshot near Lower Hutt.; Photographer's title on negative - centre left - A sharp curve.; Photographer's title on negative - centre - Ladle Bend.; Photographer's title on negative - centre right - Rimutaka Incline.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Summit Tunnel Rimutaka Incline.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Round Rocky Point.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - On the Pakuratahi. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: ca 1928

From: Silverwood, R :Photographs of Otira, Arthur's Pass and Otira Tunnel

Reference: 1/2-062696-F

Description: Shows machinery at the Westland Company, Otira ca 1928. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/117/04-G

Description: View of men working to construct the Rimutaka Tunnel, Wellington, photographed in 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: [ca 1920]

From: Hunter Brown : Negatives

Reference: 1/1-013266-G

Description: Buildings and railroad wagons around the entrance to the Otira Tunnel. Probably taken at the time the tunnel was being constructed, ca 1920s. The Otira tunnel was opened on 4 August 1923. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1908

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-0045-1/2-G

Description: The railway tunnel at the summit of the Rimutaka Hill, photographed in 1908 by A P Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/117/03-G

Description: View of men working to construct the Rimutaka Tunnel, Wellington, photographed in 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: Between 1920s and 1930s

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-0897-1/2-G

Description: View over Ngauranga Gorge, showing the north end of the No. 1 Tawa Tunnel on the North Island Main Trunk Line. A track winds up the hill leading to the Public Works Department construction houses at Khandallah. See back of file print. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. The date range for this item was changed as a result of researcher feedback 31 March 2016. Inscriptions: Album page - Paekakariki. 1/1/10. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 4 Aug 1923

From: Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection

Reference: MNZ-1691-1/4-F

Description: Photograph of a crowd standing beside the railroad tracks at the opening of the Otira Tunnel on 4 August 1923. Attendants include: Sir Joseph Ward, 2nd from left; Thomas Wilford, 5th from left; Evan Parry, 6th from left facing William Massey, centre; Gordon Coates, holding coat; George Forbes, far right. Photographer unidentified. Publication note - Department of Internal Affairs. 1940. `Making New Zealand'. 2(17): 14 Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Provenance: Photograph from William Walter Stewart for the Department of Internal Affairs' publication `Making New Zealand' (1939-40).

Date: Between 1885 and 1888

From: Levin, William Hort, 1845-1893 :Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company Ltd :Views on the Wellington & Manawatu Railway

Reference: PA1-f-239-04

Description: View looking east down the Ngaio Gorge at Kaiwharawhara, showing in the foreground the dam on the Kaiwharawhara Stream built by Charles William Schultze (1818-1879) to power his flour mill. The northern portal of No 2 tunnel on the Wellington and Manawatu Railway is at the extreme right. Photograph taken between 1885 and 1888 by Wrigglesworth & Binns of Wellington. Identifed from "Uncommon Carrier", by K R Cassells, Wellington, 1994. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 179. Manawatu Ry, near Kaiwarra. W&B Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Collodion print 15.2 x 20.5 cm, mounted on album page 23.4 x 30.1 cm

Date: 1923

By: British and Intercolonial Exhibition (1923-1924 : Hokitika, N.Z.); Hokitika guardian (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-D-EXHIBITION-1923-01

Description: Shows the sun setting over the sea, with the words "Westward Ho!" reflected in the water. This poster announces the date of the exhibition (15 December 1923 to 2 February 1924), in 40,000 feet of space. The exhibition secretary was Mr D J Evans of Hokitika, the patron was Viscount Jellicoe, and the Vice-Patron was the Right Hon William Massey, Prime Minister. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Letterpress, black on yellow, 755 x 335 mm. Provenance: Acquired in 1984.

Date: 1890 - 1899

By: Pruden, George Ernest, 1870-1944

Reference: G-329

Description: Shows the Manawatu River, a tunnel and train to the right and the gorge road on the left on wooden supports. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Manawatu / Gorge; Recto - bottom left - G. E. Pruden Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on canvas 910 x 980 mm

Date: 1916

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-0696-1/2-G

Description: Train coming out of the Porootarao tunnel (78 chains long), circa 1916. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Original print of an almost identical image (APG-01091-1/2) is at PA1-q-102 (Godber album Vol 109, p 35), with caption "Emerging from Porootarao Tunnel (78 chs. long)". Date from images on either side of this one in the Godber Album. Inscriptions: Album page - Train emerging from Porootarao Tunnel (78 chs. long) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches