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Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :On the Mt Rochfort r[ailwa]y line [ca 21 March 1875]

Date: 1875

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook; Fiordland and West Coast views]. 1875

Reference: E-401-070

Description: View across flat land with three small carriages on a railway line, trees and mountains beyond Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on page of sketchbook, page size 105 x 180 mm.

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Photographer unknown :Log & nikau hut, gold-diggers, Westport. From the Dyson Album, Al...

Date: 1987 - 1870 - 1879

From: [Pioneer shelter series] [picture] - Christchurch, N Z, Gateway Pictures, [1987?]

By: Gateway Pictures

Reference: B-123-028

Description: Shows two gold-diggers standing outside their hut, with a dog. The photograph was taken in the 1870s. Accompanied by an explanatory sheet. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, sepia, 310 x 450 mm

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Morice album 1

Date: [Between 1899 and 1902]

From: Morice, Charles George Frederick, 1868-1966 :Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-162

Description: Views of South African war, showing activities of New Zealand and Canadian troops; many photographs of Afrikaners (including a portrait of Paul Kruger) and Zulu people; photographs of Richard and Louisa Seddon in South Africa, and on board ship en route to coronation of Edward VII in 1901. The album also includes views of Maori officers who travelled to the coronation as part of the New Zealand Army contingent. There are signed photographs of J R Taylor, and H Rees (p 69) Inscriptions: Album page - Charles G. Morice (Ex libris, signature inside front cover) Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with green cover, black leather corners and spine; 28.5 x 37.5

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Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :Coastline N of the Buller [ca 21 March 1875]

Date: 1875

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook; Fiordland and West Coast views]. 1875

Reference: E-401-076

Description: Looking north up the West Coast, with the Buller River entering the sea in the foreground, trees and slight indications of house roofs across the river, hills, sea and cloud in the distance Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on two pages of sketchbook, image size 105 x 360 mm.

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Bethune album

Date: [Circa 1880s-1900s]

By: Ring, James, 1856-1939; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Lock, Henry Thomas, active 1885-1910?; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Tyree Brothers (Firm)

Reference: PA1-f-013

Description: Views of New Zealand taken by various photographers including the Burton Brothers, Tyree Brothers, James Ring, Josiah Martin, and Henry Thomas Lock. Includes images of flooding in Blenheim, and a wire cable tram across the Taramakau River (West Coast). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Red cloth bound folio album, 415 x 300 mm

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[Tizard, Frances Walker], 1850-1895 :Pittosporum Umbellatum. Tarata. Westport, finished...

Date: 1874

From: Tizard, Frances Walker, 1850-1895 :[Album of watercolours of New Zealand plants. 1870s].

Reference: E-614-q-004

Description: Shows a sprig of berries and leaves of the pittosporum umbellatum, also known as the haekaro. Currently (2004), the pittosporum umbellatum is the haekaro, and the tarata, (with a more undulating leaf-edge than this image) is the pittosporum eugenioides. Inscriptions: Verso - top right - [Sticker]: Examined. The "Examined" sticker on the verso may indicate that this work was submitted for competition. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 272 x 180 mm, mounted on page 253 x 180 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) auction, 29 April 2004, lot 231. Previously owned by the Tizard family, Thames.

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Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :Bridge [Buller River? ca 21 March 1875]

Date: 1875

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook; Fiordland and West Coast views]. 1875

Reference: E-401-075

Description: A river, with an island in the centre, a rowboat drawn up on the near bank, and logs marked as 'Bridge' crossing it. On the opposite bank a triangular boating signal on a tall pole. Mountains, (including Mount Rochfort?) in the background The location is likely to be close to the mouth of the Buller River at Westport. Surrounding drawings in the sketchbook are of the Westport area Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on two pages of sketchbook, image size 208 x 105 mm.

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Dyson Album: Photograph album of scenic views in the South Island, New Zealand, and Vic...

Date: [ca 1890]

From: Dyson, Mrs, fl 1958 :Photographs, chiefly of scenic views in the South Island in New Zealand, and Victoria in Australia

By: Clifford & Company; De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925; Finch, F, active 1878-1900; Lock, Henry Thomas, active 1885-1910?

Reference: PA1-q-069

Description: Various photographers including De Maus, Henry Lock, F. Finch and Clifford & Co. Photographs include scenes at various gold-mining claims on the West Coast; bridges Over rivers on the West Coast and Otago regions; one of a large group of Freemasons carrying banners relating to various Lodges; and a number of images of Ballarat, Geelong and Queenscliff in Australia. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black album with gold decoration, 31 x 26 cm

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Scenic views in the South Island

Date: 1859-1889

From: Dyson, Mrs, fl 1958 :Photographs, chiefly of scenic views in the South Island in New Zealand, and Victoria in Australia

By: Dougall, William, 1845-1924

Reference: PAColl-4346

Description: Loose pages from the Dyson Album PA1-q-069. Views of: the water tower in Invercargill, designed by William Sharp and photographed by W Dougall; Arrowtown; the waterfront of Queenstown showing the Victoria, McBeath's and Bracken's Queen's Arms Hotels and the Boatman's Home; view of public building possibly in Oamaru; the main street in Westport with Whyte & Pirie on the corner; a log cabin in the bush with two men standing outside it and a separate kennel for the dog; the general store in Waimate; a bridge in Canterbury; the Main North Road in Timaru showing a drapers, a jewellers, a medical dispensary and a photographer's studio; the government landing service in Timaru; and the construction of the Timaru breakwater. Taken between 1859 and 1889. Quantity: 4 album leaves with 11 b&w original prints.

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Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :Buckland Peaks. River [ca 22 March 1875]

Date: 1875

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook; Fiordland and West Coast views]. 1875

Reference: E-401-079

Description: Looking south east from near the mouth of the Buller River towards trees and part of the Paparoa Range. The highest visible peak may be The Needle, from which Buckland Creek drains Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on two pages of sketchbook, image size 105 x 360 mm.

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Westport Harbour Board :The common seal of the Westport Harbour Board. Labor omnia vinc...

Date: 1890 - 1900

By: New Zealand. Marine Department

Reference: Curios-014-007-1

Description: Seal shows an arrangement of text around the edge. In the centre is a two-masted ship with sails furled, and the motto "Labor Omnia vincit" (Work overcomes all) below it. Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Cylindrical iron seal, 53 mm diameter, height 35 mm.

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Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :In the bush nr Westport [ca 21 March 1875]

Date: 1875

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook; Fiordland and West Coast views]. 1875

Reference: E-401-074

Description: A study of dense native bush, with mountains in the distance Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on two pages of sketchbook, image size 208 x 105 mm.

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Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :Westport Bar [ca 22 March 1875]

Date: 1875

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook; Fiordland and West Coast views]. 1875

Reference: E-401-080

Description: The steamer Maori in difficulties in the wild water of the Westport Bar, at the entrance to the Buller River. The view looks north east across the bar at the mouth of the River towards Westport and mountains. A signal station is visible on shore in the background, along with the indication of a roof of a building Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on page of sketchbook, image size 105 x 180 mm.

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Moloney, Daniel Laurence, 1875-1949 :Photographs of Westport

Date: ca 1870s

By: Moloney, Daniel Laurence, 1875-1949

Reference: PAColl-0862

Description: The wash out of the wharf at Westport in 1871 showing the houses being shifted further into the town; and shops on Palmerston Street including R Rowlands tent and sailmaker, Professor Dupuis barbers, a stationers and a plumbers with some men and women standing outside the barbers. Photographer was Daniel Maloney. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s) and a duplicate.

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Photographer unknown :Log & nikau hut, gold-diggers, Westport. From the Dyson Album, Al...

Date: 1987 - 1870 - 1879

From: [Pioneer shelter series] [picture] - Christchurch, N Z, Gateway Pictures, [1987?]

By: Gateway Pictures

Reference: B-123-028-a

Description: Shows two gold-diggers standing outside their hut, with a dog. The photograph was taken in the 1870s. Accompanied by an explanatory sheet. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, sepia, 310 x 450 mm

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Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :Ferns near Westport [ca 21 March 1875]

Date: 1875

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook; Fiordland and West Coast views]. 1875

Reference: E-401-071

Description: A study of native trees, with dominant tree-ferns. The artist has included an arched top to the drawing Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on two pages of sketchbook, image size 237 x 105 mm.

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[Tizard, Frances Walker], 1850-1895 :Westport, 18th June 1874. [Gentian].

Date: 1874

From: Tizard, Frances Walker, 1850-1895 :[Album of watercolours of New Zealand plants. 1870s].

Reference: E-614-q-005

Description: Shows three stalks of a gentian with white flowers. Title on verso. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 272 x 180 mm, mounted on page 330 x 237 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) auction, 29 April 2004, lot 231. Previously owned by the Tizard family, Thames.

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Photographs of the West Coast, Otago and Southland

Date: 1848, 1862, 1898, 1927 - 1950

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Anderson, G D, active 1934; Inkster, Lawrence Andrew, 1897-1955; Whites Aviation Ltd; De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925; Pickard, D, active 1940s-1950s; Johnson, W E, active 1927; Robertson, David Ogilvie, 1850?-1920

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-030

Description: Photographs of the West Coast of the South Island, Otago and Southland, made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, 1927 to 1950. Includes a painting of the `Philip Laing' and `John Wickliffe' in Port Chalmers in 1848, painted by D O Robertson in 1898 and photographed by De Maus. Also includes a photograph of Gabriels Gully, Lawrence, in 1862, and later photographs of memorials to Gabriel Read. Photographers include W E Johnson, J D S Roberts, G D Anderson, D Pickard, Whites Aviation, D A De Maus and L A Inkster. Quantity: 47 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Photographer unknown: Gladstone Street, Westport

Date: 1872

Reference: 1/4-014971-F

Description: Gladstone Street in Westport showing the City Hotel, the Victoria Hotel, H. Neil Glasgow Bakery, and Turner Watchmaker. This street was later washed away. Photographer unknown. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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Bulpin album

Date: [1880s to 1890s]

By: Ring, James, 1856-1939; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Tyree Brothers (Firm); Bulpin, I, active 1974

Reference: PA1-o-078

Description: General views of New Zealand taken in the 1880s and 1890s by various photographers including James Ring, Frederick George Radcliffe, Charles Spencer and the Tyree Brothers. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Tan coloured album, 24 x 31 cm Provenance: Donated by I Bulpin, Surbiton, England, 1974

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