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Photographs of the Pori area, north eastern Wairarapa
Date: ca 1900-ca 1910
From: Main, William :Photographs of the Nelson properties at Pori, north eastern Wairarapa.
Reference: PA1-o-1205
Description: The two Nelson farms in this album are "Nga Mahanga" (Hugh Nelson's place), and "Taumata" (Jack Nelson's place). Views show the farm houses, and farm buildings, the farm land and landscape of the Pori area partially cleared of bush. One group of images shows the countryside under snow. There are a series of five images recording the building of a stables and buggy house, also a view of the woolshed and sheep at "Taumata". Scenic views of the area include the Makuri River ford, native forest interiors with pongas, and native forest. Four images show the interior of Hugh Nelson's whare which was the first building constructed at "Taumata". There are two photographs of local Maori standing beside tents in a bush clearing, one of army volunteers in uniform standing in front of tents, two of soldiers at an unidentified event, many of horses, some of hens, dogs, cats, and cattle. Two prints show one of the Nelson brothers cutting long grass with a scythe and 4 others are views of an unidentified house and its garden at Tiraumea (a distant view of this house surrounded by pinus radiata shelter belts and its surrounding countryside can be seen in album PA1-o-1206, page 7 captioned "Tiraumea"). There are also some images of "Newstead" the Monckton family home at Featherston. There is only one photograph of a Nelson family group. The rest are individual images of adults and children which include: Frederick Monckton, Lucy Miller (who married Frank Nelson), Winifred, [Lornie?], Dorothea, [Frances?], the brothers and the children. Further information and names provided by researcher. Updated 10 November 2016. Quantity: 1 album(s).
Hamley, Joseph Osbertus, 1820-1911 :Near Nukumaru. [January 1865?]
Date: 1864
From: Hamley, Joseph Osbertus, 1820-1911 :Sketches in New Zealand [ca 1860 to 1864]
By: Hamley, Joseph Osbertus, 1820-1911; Williams, Edward Arthur, 1824-1898
Reference: E-047-q-042
Description: By one of the Nukumaru Lakes, with three soldiers relaxing on the bank among toitoi in the foreground. A spur of land in the middle of the lake holds further soldiers, one on horseback, and two cows Possibly a copy of an original by E. A. Williams Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title, partly erased] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on cream paper, 175 x 246 mm