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[Greenwood, John Danforth] 1803-1890 :[Sketchbook] 1822 [1825], 1847.

Date: 1825 - 1847

By: Greenwood, John Danforth, 1803-1890

Reference: E-150-q

Description: Views of French and Swiss architecture; sketches of Wairau Valley, Guards Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound, Motueka River. Includes diary for Swiss trip 1825 and for Wairau journey, 1847, with Alfred Fell and Mr Edwards (see MS Papers 98-2 and -7, letter to Mrs Field). John Danforth Greenwood was a doctor and an early settler in Motueka from the 1840s Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: 24 pencil mostly 132 x 215 mm in 86 p sketchbook 1/2 green morocco, green boards (in box ¼ green calf) Transfers: Transferred from Greenwood papers (Ms Papers 98)..

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Haast, Johann Franz Julius von, 1822-1887: Ben Nevis. Wairau Range and Pass. [ca 1860]

Date: 1860

From: Haast family: Collection

Reference: C-097-117

Description: View of a lake with Ben Nevis in the distance to the left and Wairau Pass and Range to the right (all named by artist). Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on sheet, 160 x 266 mm

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Wairau - NZ Wars

Date: 1843

Reference: 1/2-036280-F

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

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[Greenwood, John Danforth] 1803-1890 :Looking down Wairau from Morse's Station. 1847

Date: 1847

From: [Greenwood, John Danforth] 1803-1890 :[Sketchbook] 1822 [1825], 1847.

By: Greenwood, John Danforth, 1803-1890

Reference: E-150-q-040/041

Description: Double-page spread view of the length of the Wairau Valley, with part of N. George Morse's station in the foreground, including the house set among trees on the far left. The drawing is a faint one The Marlborough Express of 3 October 1961 lists Morse as a first settler of the Wairau Valley Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: pencil, 128 x 420 mm Transfers: Transferred from Greenwood papers (Ms Papers 98)..

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Bell, Francis Dillon, 1822-1898 :The Wairau Plain from the Massacre hill by F. D. Bell....

Date: October or November 1849

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: A-292-091

Description: A view from Tuamarina Hill, looking south towards the Wither Hills and White Bluffs, with the Wairau Plain below. Spring Creek winds towards the sea in the foreground, and a large stand of bush is marked in with solid pencil in the middle distance On the verso is T. B. Collinson's pencil drawing [Tropical port with banana plantations] (A-292-092). This drawing relates to a privately-owned watercolour 'Part of Wairau, July 1845'. The watercolour shows the far hills at a greater distance and includes a section of 'Massacre hill' with two European men in the foreground. The details of the Wairau Plain are very similar in both works. The date on the watercolour is earlier than the date on this view but Bell possibly made a copy for T. B. Collinson, in whose sketchbook this drawing appears. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - title and date and attribution in ink in the hand of T. B. Collinson. Bottom centre title in pencil, probably in the hand of Francis Dillon Bell Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 164 x 236 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

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Mainland Marlborough scenic reserves

Date: 1976-1978

From: Park, Geoffrey Nicholls, 1946-2009 :Photographs

By: Walls, Geoffrey Young, 1951-

Reference: PA12-7851

Description: Mainland Marlborough. Views of the upper Wairau Valley, and the Wairau Lagoons at the mouth of the Wairau River. Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies, 35mm in plastic mounts

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Creator of collection unknown :Photographs of tramping trips

Date: 1937-1940

Reference: PAColl-2027

Description: Tramping and camping activities, and scenic views of North and South Island locations Arrangement: Negative housed at 1/2-116016 Quantity: 86 b&w original photographic print(s) loose album pages.

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[Ephemera, pamphlets about politics and cards promoting political candidates in electio...

Date: 1919

Reference: Eph-A-POLITICS-1919

Description: Includes: "The truth about Samoa; real working-conditions explained; vital need of labour to save the plantations; facts stated by soldier and ex-resident". (PR-01-0097) Mr H Hill; candidate for the Napier seat. [Pamphlet with portrait photograph]. Herald Print, Napier, 1919. Andrew Walker, the Labour candidate, Dunedin North electorate. [Pamphlet with portrait photograph]. Robertson, McReath & Co. Printers [1919]. Acquired 1962. [Use copy at Eph-A-NZ-LABOUR-1919] J J Corry, the Progressive candidate. The people's man! the soldiers' man! [Pamphlet with portrait photograph. 1919?] (PR-03-0215) Bernard J Cooke, Labour candidate. To the electors of Wairau ... [Pamphlet with portrait photograph]. Wakelin's Printing Works, 9 Charles Street, Blenheim [1919?] (PR-03-0215) Quantity: 5 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on folded programme. Physical Description: Offset lithographs on cards and pamphlets, sizes varying Provenance: Two items purchased from Stirling & Co in 2003.

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Seresin Estate Limited :[Ephemera, media pack, labels, and postcards. 1998- ]

Date: 1998 - 2002

From: [Ephemera of quarto size, relating to wine and winegrowing in New Zealand, including ephemera issued by wineries and vineyards. 1800s - ]

By: Seresin Estate Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-ALCOHOL-Wine-Seresin

Description: Includes mailers from 1998 onwards, and a brochure about the vineyard Also includes labels for: Extra virgin olive oil 2000: Chardonnay Reserve 2001: Pinot gris, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay Quantity: 7 colour photo-mechanical print(s) brochures. 3 colour photo-mechanical print(s) postcards. 6 colour photo-mechanical print(s) wine label strips. Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying below 350 mm.

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Tole, Charles Holbert Smales, 1903-1988 :[Sketchbook] 1971-1973.

Date: 1971 - 1973

By: Tole, Charles Holbert Smales, 1903-1988

Reference: E-323-q

Description: Scenes of Auckland wharves, industrial buildings, Huntly Power Station [?], Reparoa, Ngongotaha, Waiotapu, Atiamuri, Turangi, Taupo district, Mt Maunganui, Manukau harbour, Reefton, Cashmere hills, Riccarton, Wairau valley; also unidentified buildings and landscapes. Exhibited in 'ART Notes: 20th century artists' papers and sketches from the Turnbull Library' exhibition curated by Jill Trevelyan, in the Turnbull Room, National Library Gallery, 27 November 1999 - 6 February 2000. Signed: C.H.T. Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: 45 Pencil, crayon and ink drawings in spiral bound sketchbook 211 x 299 mm Provenance: Donation: Mr C.H. Tole, 5/27 Picadilly Pl., Kohimarama, Auckland 5, 15 April 1977.

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[Greenwood, John Danforth] 1803-1890 :Head of Wairau Valley. 1847

Date: 1847

From: [Greenwood, John Danforth] 1803-1890 :[Sketchbook] 1822 [1825], 1847.

By: Greenwood, John Danforth, 1803-1890

Reference: E-150-q-071

Description: Looking south up the Valley, with a small house, and a fence sketched in in the foreground, possibly the house of Joseph Ward Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 128 x 210 mm

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Fell album 1

Date: [Between 1886 and 1900]

From: Creator unknown :Photographs relating to the Fell and Atkinson families

Reference: PA1-q-074

Description: Album of portraits, group portraits and landscapes, relating particularly to the Fell family and their family relationships with the Atkinson and Richmond families. Chiefly photographed in the Nelson, Marlborough, Tasman regions. Many of the photographs likely to have been taken by Charles Yates Fell. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown covers, lacking spine, 37.5 x 28.0 cm

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Tole, Charles Holbert Smales, 1903-1988 :Wairau Valley. [Between 1971 and 1973]

Date: 1971 - 1973

From: Tole, Charles Holbert Smales, 1903-1988 :[Sketchbook] 1971-1973.

By: Tole, Charles Holbert Smales, 1903-1988

Reference: E-323-q-032

Description: An extensive view of the Valley looking towards the hills across the plain Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Crayon and ink, 127 x 203 mm

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Photographs of war memorials - South Island - W

Date: 2006-2007

From: La Plante, Steven, fl 2001-2015: Photographs of war memorials

Reference: PAColl-10421-10

Description: Photographic prints showing war memorials for WWI and WWII, in various localities in the South Island. Quantity: 22 b&w original photographic print(s) (Resin coated silver gelatin prints).

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New Zealand National Historical Collection: Fac-simile of letter of condolence on the o...

Date: 1843

Reference: Eph-C-WAR-NZ-1843-01

Description: Facsimile of a handwritten letter, dated 11 July 1843, "to the inhabitants of the settlement of Nelson in New Munster", expressing the sympathy of the mayor (George Hunter), aldermen, town councillors and some inhabitants of the borough of Wellington, for the loss of "those who fell in the attempt to uphold the equal authority of British laws among British subjects". It is signed with 136 signatures, including many Wellington politicians of the day. Four copies held. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (4 copies). Physical Description: Photomechanical print on sheet 510 x 382 mm. Provenance: Acquired before 1990.

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[Eagle, Audrey Lily], 1926?- :(Upper left) Carmichaelia corrugata, APD cult orig. from ...

Date: 1976 - 1979

From: Eagle, Audrey Lily, 1926- :[Collection of original paintings made for "Eagle's trees and shrubs of New Zealand" books. 1955-2005]

Reference: A-437-200

Description: Shows leaves, flowers and seeds of three varieties of broom. Artist's list: C. corrugata: Flowers Nov. 1976 cult. plant, orig. from Waima [Wairau?] Valley Marlborough, coll. Tony Druce. Seed pods from Harewood near Christchurch, Jan (coll. Brian Molloy? check) C. astoni: Flowers Nov. 1977 from Flaxbourne R. coll. Tony Druce. Seed pods from Woodside Gorge, Jan. 1979, coll. Margaret Parsons Carmichaelia uniflora: (i) Flowers 19.11.78 from a cult. plant, orig. from Cass, Waimakariri Basin, coll. Brian Molloy. Seed pods from Poulter R., Feb. 1978 C. uniflora (ii) Flowers Dec. 1978 from Bealey R. Basin, coll. Andrew Purdie Appears on page 397 of Eagle's "Complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand" Other Titles - December, November, River Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 262 x 211 mm.

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Monument to commemorate those who died in the Wairau affray in 1843

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

By: Macey, William Henry, -1931

Reference: 1/4-039116-G

Description: View of a monument in memory of the Wairau affray. This image is a copy negative made by Albert Percy Godber from an unidentified publication. Beneath the image is the inscription "Monument on Massacre Hill, Wairau. Photo by W. Macey". Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.25 x 3.25 inches

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[Eagle, Audrey Lily], 1926?- :(Upper left) Hebe societatis, Mt Murchison, N W Nelson, d...

Date: 2002

From: Eagle, Audrey Lily, 1926- :[Collection of original paintings made for "Eagle's trees and shrubs of New Zealand" books. 1955-2005]

Reference: A-437-518

Description: Shows leaves, flowers and seeds of three varieties of hebe. Artist's list: H. societatis: Branchlet with mature capsules Dec. 2002 from Mt Murchison, Nelson. Discovered by Shannel Courtney & Nelson Botanical Soc, supplied by Shannel H. decumbens: Flowers December, capsules Feb. from a cult plant orig. from Wairau Valley, coll. by Tony Druce Leonohebe cupressoides: Flowers Jan., capsules Feb. from cult. plant, orig. from Porters Pass, coll. by Tony Druce Individual images appear on pages 1035 and 1043 of Eagle's "Complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand" Other Titles - December, February, flowers Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolours, some mounted, some painted directly on sheet 335 x 261 mm.

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Wairau - NZ Wars

Date: 1843

Reference: 1/2-036279-F

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

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Bett, Francis Arnot Blackader, 1873-1957 :Copy negatives from the Bett album

Date: [ca 1860s-1880s]

By: Bett, Francis Arnot Blackader, 1873-1957

Reference: PAColl-7528

Description: Copy negatives of photographs and sketches in the Bett album. The photographs are: view of Alexandra; two views of Thames Street, Oamaru showing shops such as London House; J & T Meek's mill on the river at Oamaru; the Bank of New Zealand in Timaru; the Presbyterian Church in Timaru; looking up Trafalgar Street towards Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson with the Examiners Office on the left; probably the bridge at Pirongia in the Waikato (some doubt as to identification); St Pauls's Church and the parsonage at Spring Grove; Rev Godrington's house on Norfolk Island; early settlements at Nelson; Hope Farm homestead and garden; St Michael's Church; the residence of Colonel and Mrs Lane; full length standing studio portraits of Colonel Thomas, Lieutenant Colonel C J Thomas, Captain J G Kennedy, Captain Davidson, Captain E R Blair, Lieutenant Colonel J D MacPherson, E A Blundell, and two of Mrs E A Blundell; full length seated studio portraits of Najor T G Kennedy, Doctor Monro, Doctor A Davidson, and Major General J D Kennedy; and a three quarter length seated studio portrait of Major General Blundell. The sketches are of: the bush at Wai-iti; a watercolour of Wantwood homestead by R H G; a watercolour of haystacks at Spring Grove; and rocks at Norfolk Island. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-005389 to 005424 Quantity: 36 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negatives

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