Places

Date: ca 1914

From: Auckland Star :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-003053-G

Description: Rotorua Post and Telegraph Office on the corner of Haupapa and Fenton Streets, circa 1914, photographed by an unidentified photographer for the Auckland Star newspaper. Shows a two storied, half timbered building with a clock tower. Two plane trees are alongside. A man with a bicycle, probably a postman, stands outside. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - top left - 3923 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1988

From: Clark, Fiona :Post Office Documentary Project photographs

Reference: PAColl-1302-06

Description: Post Mistress Atiria Takiari standing on the porch of the Mahoenui Post Office. Photographed by Fiona Clark on the 3rd of February, 1988 Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Cibachrome colour print

Date: January - June 2010

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000538

Description: Photographs of Northland buildings, taken January to May 2010 by Dylan Owen Quantity: 54 digital photograph(s).

Date: ca 1914

From: Marks, J M fl 1905 :Photographs of Christchurch and environs, 1890s-1910s

By: Marks, J M, active 1905

Reference: 1/1-000405-G

Description: View of the Central Post Office in Cathedral Square in Christchurch. A horse and cart is standing near the corner of the building, and two unidentified men are standing on the footpath near the entrance. Photograph taken by J Marks, ca 1914. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1886

By: Schell, Frederic B, -1905; Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co. Ltd.

Reference: A-109-007

Description: View from the wharves in Thorndon, looking towards the harbour and Queen's Wharf, with shipping. The Post Office (with tower) can be seen at the water's edge, along with other buildings, including those on the hills of Kelburn. Extended Title - Published in: Picturesque Atlas of Australasia 1886. v. 3. op. p.607 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 180 x 266 mm (image)

Date: 1978

From: McGill, D K :Negatives of South Island 'ghost towns'

Reference: 35mm-00898-e-F

Description: Deserted post office building, St Bathans, Otago, photographed by David McGill in 1978. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. This building was still standing in 1989, with a residence on the upper floor. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 3 February 1988

From: Clark, Fiona :Post Office Documentary Project photographs

Reference: PAColl-1302-01

Description: Margaret Karl and Linnete Steele at Ohaupo Post office, two days before its closure, photographed by Fiona Clark on 3 February 1988. Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye destruction print 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Date: 1913

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

By: Russell, Walter Gurney, active 1914-1918

Reference: 1/2-001033-G

Description: View of the Waimate Post office and clock tower. Postcard printed by Walter G Russell, bookseller in Queen Street, Waimate, 1913, from an original photograph by Arthur James Cox. Other - Photographer originally wrongly identified as Russell from label attached to back of file print reading "W.G.R.", and from research in Wise's Post Office Directory between 1910 and 1920. Established as the printer from an article in Waimate Daily Advertiser 20 October 1913 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDA19131020.2.7. April 2021. Correct photographer supplied by a researcher. Other - File print has been cropped and lacks the inscription at the bottom, and an area of telegraph wires and sky to the left of the clock tower Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 52. Waimate. Post Office.; Marginal notes on negative - top left - W.G.R. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 16 Jul 1915

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

By: Gilmour Brothers (Firm)

Reference: 1/2-000689-G

Description: Raglan Post and Telegraph Office, 16 July 1915, photographed by the Gilmour Brothers. A two-storied stucco building with tiled roof. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Post Office. Raglan. No 437; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - G Bros Protd 16.7.15 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.5 inches

Date: Circa 1920s

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

Reference: APG-1030-1/2-G

Description: Main street in Taneatua showing shop frontages, including the Taneatua Post & Telegraph Office which was built in 1911. There are several men in the street, with a back view of a car. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber circa 1920s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1922

By: Haylock, Arthur Lagden, 1860-1948

Reference: A-158-017

Description: View looking towards the city with pine trees on the hill to the left, houses on the flat and the tower of the Post Office dominating the view towards the right Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 130 x 178 mm

Date: [ca 1930]

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 14

Reference: PAColl-6585-42

Description: Tokaanu Post and Telegraph Office and an unidentified group alongside, circa 1930. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 202 x 131 mm Transfers: PAColl-4986.

Date: 2011

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0017551

Description: Text reads 'NZ Post set to close some of its shops - News'. A man carrying a parcel stands staring at a large signpost that points out the direction of 'Cape Town', 'Montreal', 'Athens', 'Buenos Aires', 'NZ Post Shop', 'New York' and 'Perth'. Context - Up to 20 New Zealand Post shops and Kiwibank outlets are set to close, meaning dozens of staff are going to lose their jobs. NZ Post says it's losing $40 million on its 304 shops, which is a cost CEO Brian Roche says is unsustainable and continuing to rise. (TV3 15 April 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1868

Reference: 1/4-017414

Description: Exterior view of the Westport Post and Telegraph office, photographed in 1868. A group of men and boys, including a soldier, stand alongside. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [ca 1900?]

From: O'Loughlen, Miss, fl 1972 :Photographs

Reference: 1/2-041763-F

Description: Post Office, Nelson, circa 1900? Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 2011

From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017743

Description: The scene is a very typical house in a suburban street. In the hedge is a newspaper with a headline reading 'Emails, Twitters etc causing demise of Postal Service - Daily mail services may be cut'. A woman can be seen through the window at her computer. A dog sits crossly beside the letter box and thinks 'Rats! What the heck fun can you get chasing an email supplier?!' Context - Up to 20 New Zealand Post shops and Kiwibank outlets are set to close, meaning dozens of staff are going to lose their jobs. NZ Post says it's losing $40 million on its 304 shops, which is a cost CEO Brian Roche says is unsustainable and continuing to rise. The main reason is the use of email and online social networking that mean fewer letters are being written. (TV3 15 April 201 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: [ca 1915-1930]

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

By: Newell, William Jabez, -1948

Reference: 1/2-001311-G

Description: View looking down Church Street towards Main Street (Elliot Street). In the foreground on the right is Harvey's (fruiter & confectioner). On the lefthandside of the street are various shops including a car hire firm, land agent and butcher. The Post Office building is further down on the left. The Masonic Hotel (with brick facade) can be seen in the far distance on the corner of Church Street and Main Street. Several cars are parked in the street.Photograph taken by W J Newell ca 1920s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Church St. Opotiki. 3778.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - W J Newell photo Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1915]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-026523-G

Description: Postmistress, Miss Sophie Mathews, at the door of the Kataia Post Office. Photograph taken by Arthur Northwood circa 1915. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [ca 1920-1925]

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-048484-G

Description: Scene in the town of Cambridge, Waikato, circa 1920-1925, including the post office, with its clock tower. Photograph taken by S C Smith. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: Ca 1910s

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

Reference: 1/2-000620-G

Description: View of the Hastings Post Office, with a row of shops on the right. Photograph taken by William Archer Price, circa 1910s Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Post Office. Hastings. No. 1946 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches