Places

Date: 1931 - 1939

From: Wickham, Charles, 1853-1940s :Family album. Uncle Charlie's unfinished drawings. [1926-1941].

Reference: E-563-q-27

Description: Shows a view looking along Muritai Road towards the north, with St Ronan's Presbyterian Church at the curve of the road in the mid-distance. There is a willow tree in the left foreground and two houses, one at either side of the picture. The church building shown was built in about 1903 and replaced in the early 1960s. Other Titles - A willow Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) inserted into slits in page of album.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 249 x 193 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Mr Thomas H Hudson of England in 1997.

Date: 1937, 1951-1959

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-022

Description: Photographs of houses and homesteads, made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, circa 1951 to 1957. Included are homesteads belonging to the Trolove, Pharazyn, Goulter, Vavasour, Dillon, Hunt, Bowie, Williams and Evans families. Also included is a photograph of an original sketch circa 1851 by Sir David Monro of `Bearcroft', Waimea West. Destruction by fire of Mr J H Grigg's dwelling at Longbeach near Ashburton in Nov 1937. Quantity: 23 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1923

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

Reference: Pan-2033-F

Description: Panoramic view looking down over Eastbourne North with Wellington Harbour, Ward Island, and the Eastbourne Pier on the right. Several dinghies drawn up on the beach; row of fishing nets and pots along a fence near the beach on the right. Houses on flat area on the right of Muritai Road and amongst trees on the slope to the left at the foot of steep bush-clad hills. The business premises of Wright and Kinvig (Builders) are visible in the centre middle distance. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Eastbourne North. 1923. No. 385; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - R P Moore's circular business stamp Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 25.7 x 108.5 cm

Date: 1923

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

Reference: Pan-2034-F

Description: Panoramic view looking down over Eastbourne South from Muritai Park. The township is on flat land in the foreground with Wellington Harbour in the centre, Matiu/Somes Island on the right and Ward Island in the centre middle distance. Muritai Road runs below the hill in the foregound; St Alban's Anglican Church in Ngaio Street is seen in centre left of the image. Tennis courts near the water's edge in centre right middle distance. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Eastbourne South from Muritai Park. 1923; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - R P Moore's circular business stamp Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 25.7 x 94.0 cm

Date: [ca 1910]

Reference: 1/2-041773-F

Description: Overlooking Muritai, Eastbourne, circa 191o. Muritai Road is visible. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: [Recto, top left, on original postcard] Muritai, Wellington. N.Z. Note on back of file print reads "Postcard pub by Fergusson Ltd. (Gold Medal series 7021) " Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 1911-1912

From: Allan, J A :Allan family photographs

Reference: 1/2-040431-F

Description: `The Glen' (the house lower down) and an unidentified house nestled in the bush at the foot of the hill off Muritai Road, Eastbourne, 1911-1912. Two elderly people sit on the grass verge of the road (possibly Puriri Street) in the centre of the photograph. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Note on back of file print reads: KM stayed at `The Glen' - described in `At the Bay' Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Copy negative from loaned print

Date: [ca 1930]

From: Lawrence, H G :Photographs of Hutt County, Lower Hutt and Ward Island

Reference: 1/2-050220

Description: Overlooking Eastbourne, circa 1930. Muritai Road is on the left. Photographer unknown. File print not sighted - 20/12/99 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: ca 1940s

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

Reference: 1/2-046950-G

Description: Eastbourne, circa 1940s. Shows Muritai Road on the left, and Marine Parade on the right. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 1940s]

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

Reference: 1/2-046951-G

Description: Looks west over Rimu Street and Muritai Road in Eastbourne, circa 1940s. The Post Office Store is on the left. Shows the wharf at the end of Rimu Road. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: ca 1930s

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-7171-11

Description: Overlooking the suburb of Eastbourne, circa 1930s. Muritai Road is on the left. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 16.3 x 21.3 cm

Date: 21 March 1956

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-41274-F

Description: Aerial view of days Bay, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Photographed by Whites Aviation on the 21st of March 1956. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 13.8 x 13.2 cm