Places

Date: 1911

By: Wanganui chronicle (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-E-POLITICS-1911-02

Description: Shows portrait of leaders and members of Parliament, with central portraits of the Speaker Hon A R Guinness and leaders Joseph Ward and William Massey, with a photograph of a greeting party at a Maori marae, between them. Seventy-seven other smaller portraits are shown. The portraits are interspersed with advertisements for the South British Insurance Company Ltd, Munning's celebrated jams, Thomas Brown Ltd (Christchurch coal merchants), and many other Christchurch and Wanganui businesses. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on wall chart. Physical Description: Offset print, 890 x 572 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1952

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

By: Wanganui chronicle (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-E-SPORT-Warner-1950/1952

Description: Includes poster programmes for the sporting events, with a dance to follow at 8 pm. The sporting events included horse events, chopping events and athletic events for children and adults. All posters are printed by the Wanganui Chronicle. 1950: Makirikiri Sports Club. 28th annual meeting to be held on the grounds of Scott Estate, Saturday March 18 1950. Programme 1951: Makirikiri Sports Club. 29th annual meeting to be held on the grounds of Scott Estate, Saturday March 1952: Makirikiri Sports Club. 30th annual meeting to be held on the grounds of Scott Estate, Saturday March 22 1952. Programme Quantity: 3 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief prints on posters, sizes varying around 910 x 295 mm.

Date: 1955 - 1956

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

By: Pahiatua Printing Company; Wanganui chronicle (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-D-SPORT-Warner-1955/1956

Description: Includes: 1955: Apiti Athletic Club 60th Diamond Jubilee sports. Domain Grounds, Saturday March 12th 1955. [Programme including chopping and sawing, running events, horse events, miscellaneous novelty events]. Mangatainoka A. A. Society. 54th gathering. Mangatainoka Domain, Monday December 26th 1955. Official programme (including senior running events, junior running events, open running events, ladies' events, cycle events, field events, post entry events, axemen's events, piping events, dancing events). Printed by Pahiatua Printing Co Ltd Ngamokai Sports 10th annual meeting to be held on Messrs Duigan Bros property at the junction of Oruakukuru and Whangaehu Roads, Karioi. Saturday 19th February 1955. 100 [pounds] in prize money. Programme (hack events, jumping events, children's events, cycle races, athletics, competitions). Dance in Karioi Hall at 8 pm (damaged) Raetihi Athletic Club (affiliated with N.Z.A.C. and A.U.), Saturday 16th April 1955 to be held at Waimarino Showgrounds, Raetihi, Central North Island. For the best day's outing in 1955, come to the Sports [Programme of open athletic events, NZ Pedestrian Derby, other running events, juvenile events, ladies events, chopping events, children's events, novelty events] Tiriraukawa Sports. Public domain, Mataroa, 6 miles from Taihape. Saturday Jan. 29 1955. Programme [competitions, children's pony events, hack events, chopping, Highland dancing]. Grand dance in the evening, Tiriraukawa Hall. 1956: Grand St Patrick's sports to be held at the Taihape Memorial Park. Saturday 17th March 1956. Programme [horse events, chopping and sawing, Highland dancing, amateur athletics, children's races]. Grand variety concert in the Taihape Town Hall. Wanganui Chronicle Print Mangaweka & District Athletic Club forty-fifth grand annual sports meeting to be held on Queen's Park, Saturday January 21st, 1956. 280 [pounds] prize money plus trophies. Programme [horse events, professional cycling, athletics, children's athletics and cycling events]. A grand dance will be held in the evening Parikino Sports Club annual sports meeting (affiliated with District Horse Sports Association and NZ Axemen's Association) to be held at Parakino on Old Sports Ground, Saturday 3rd March 1956. 100 [pounds] in prizes. Programme [horse events, novelty events, wood-chopping contests, races for children and tiny totts, adult races, lolly scramble]. Dance in the evening at Parikino Hall. Good orchestra. Wanganui Chronicle Print Rangataua Axeman's & Athletic Association. Forty-sixth annual grand Carnival. Athletic events, chopping, dancing, to be held on Rangataua Domain, Easter Monday, 2nd April 1956. Grand dance - Town Hall in the evening Quantity: 8 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief prints on posters, sizes varying

Date: 1897

By: Wanganui chronicle (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-E-ROYAL-1897-01

Description: An arrangement of text with the crest of Queen Victoria at the top. Announces that there will be special church services on Sunday 20 June, and a burning of the old hospital together with a general decoration of the town on Monday 21 June. On Tuesday 22 June, there will be a Royal salute, pipe bands, brass bands, groups of Maori warriors, friendly societies, school children; and an avenue of English oak trees will be planted along the road between the cemetery and the new hospital. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Wanganui Chronicle Co. Show Printers Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, on poster 890 x 295 mm.

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Wanganui chronicle (Newspaper); Garrison, G A, active 1920s

Reference: Pan-0309-F

Description: This negative is divided between two images: 1) Close-up of an 4-door open-topped car with a woman at the wheel and two in the back seat. Spare spoked wheel on side of car. Trunks of large trees, a picket fence, and wire gate visible behind the car. [24.8 x 56.3 cm] 2) Street scene showing "The Wanganui Chronicle Co Ltd" building with staff assembled on steps at main corner entrance. Cars and horse-drawn carriage in the street. Horses on hill in background. [24.8 x 49.1 cm] Inscriptions: Marginal notes on tape - "G.A. Garrison [?] Hillside. Marton. 3 copies"; Marginal notes on tape - "Manager Chronical [sic: Chronicle] office. Wanganui" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative entire frame 24.8 x 112.7 cm (309A: 24.8 x 56.3 cm) (309B: 24.8 x 49.1 cm)