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Scenic photographs of New Zealand complied by the Scenery Preservation Board

Date: [ca 1880-1910]

From: Scenery Preservation Board :Scenic photographs of New Zealand

By: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920; De Tourret, Ernest, active 1909-1912; New Zealand. Tourism Department; Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940; Scenery Preservation Board

Reference: PAColl-0444-1

Description: Photographs of the following: a set of seven photographs by Collis and annotated by F P Corkill, land agent, re landholding around the Waiwhakaiho River; scenic views such as waterfalls, lakes, and the Pink and White Terraces; bridges with annotations re height etc; sixteen numbered photographs mounted two to a card of scenic views in the Taranaki Region, Rotorua and the far north (including ones of Taumaha Gorge, Taranaki and Lake Ora - location unidentified); a set of seven photographs of the Waipu Caves including Lot's wife, the anvil and the sugar loaf in Morrison's Cave; a clipping of St Paul's Cupola and a photograph of Kauri Gully, Northcote with annotations on resolutions passed re the establishment of reservations; a panorama in two photographs of Flagstaff Hill, Dunedin with annotations re a potential reserve; and two of a tramping party of three men and five boys resting at a waterfall. Includes a recent hand-written list of the photographs. Quantity: 56 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Mounted prints

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[A.P.B.W.] :Property of L. W. Tonkin, Esq., 668 acres [map with ms annotations]. [A.P.B...

Date: 1969

By: A.P.B.W. (Cartographer), active 1969; NZ Aerial Mapping Ltd; Corrigan, D W (Mr), active 1960s-1970s

Reference: MapColl-832.11bj/1969/Acc.35278

Description: Aerial photograph, produced by NZ Aerial Mapping Ltd., Ref. No. A/S 2218, Flown 27.3.69, of L.W. Tonkin's farm in the Matakohe area, NE of Kaipara Harbour, used as a base map to which the farm and paddock boundaries have been outlined in red and detailed in a key. Hand-written notes in the margin give details of neighbouring houses with name references. Features include a trig point with height in feet, cabbage trees (location of), height in feet (of a hill), silo, to Matakohe, Ruatuna. A.P.B.W. believed to be the cartographer. Hand-written notes included in the margins are as follows: "Mainly hill country (sold 1947 to Crown for rehab) leading to 'The Swamp' on Ruawai Flats." "Matakohe Beet Farms, Ltd. (1971) fromerly the property of D.R. Coates (779 acres)" "J.G.C.'s house 'The Dump'" "Uncle Harry's Hill" "Speechly's house on Speechly's Road" "Eyton" Inscriptions: mat verso - A.P.B.W.; Mount recto - U46 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Black and white photograph, coloured, 20.8 x 33.4 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Sutch, William Ball, 1907-1975. Papers (Exact reference unknown).

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Parker, Daniel P, fl 1902-1930 :Photographs of Thames and Northland

Date: ca 1898-1905

By: Parker, Daniel, active 1890-1911; Main, William, 1934-2023

Reference: PAColl-7431

Description: Photographs of Kamo (Whangarei), Rodney County and Coromandel, taken, probably in the 1900s, by Daniel P Parker of Coromandel. Includes views of the construction on a timber dam (probably in Coromandel), Coromandel Public Hospital, Kennedy Bay (Coromandel), a stream crossing between Opitonui and Coromandel, bush camps in the Coromadel district and a traffic bridge in Rodney County. Daniel P Parker is recorded in the Wise's Post Office directories as an engineer in Coromandel from 1902 to 1930. Between 1906 and 1911 he is also recorded as a photographer. Quantity: 22 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Shaw Savill Line :[Postcard]. The ceremony of choosing the first National flag of New Z...

Date: 1958

By: Shaw, Savill & Company

Reference: E-278-q-114

Description: Depicts the ceremony of choosing the first National flag of New Zealand by the Maori chiefs from one of three designs, witnessed by a grathering of missionaries, settlers, commanders of 10 British and 3 American ships. The ceremony took place at the house of the British Resident, Mr James Busby at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands on the 20th March 1834 with a salute of 21 guns from HMS Alligator (in distance). The flag that was chosen is being pointed at by a chief holding up a greenstone mere. The design chosen was the red cross of St George on a white background and a small red St George's cross in the top left hand corner on a blue background. In each of these quarters is an 8 pointed star. An enlargement of the flag is in the bottom lefthand corner of the postcard. The flag was called the Flag of United Tribes of New Zealand (1834-1840) The flag was adopted by Shaw Savill & Company as its house flag in 1858 it having ceased to be the national flag when New Zealand came under the British sovereignty Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph 85 x 128 mm

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Northwood :Photographs of Northland

Date: 1910 - 1934

By: Northwood, Arthur James, 1880-1949; Northwood Brothers (Firm); Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PAColl-1627

Description: Arrangement: Original negatives at 1/1-06253, 06277, 06304, 10555, 11218, 1/2-021623 Quantity: 7 b&w copy photographic print(s). Finding Aids: Printed captions with collection.

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Hunter, Norman Mitchell, b 1859 :Manaia Mt Whangarei Heads. 12/10/[18]82]

Date: 1882

From: Hunter, Norman Mitchell b 1859 :[Sketches of New Zealand. 1882-1883]

Reference: E-328-f-074-3

Description: A view of Whangarei Heads in 1882, showing Mount Manaia Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Manaia Mt. Whangarei Heads. 12/10/82 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 32 x 179 mm

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Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :Whangarei township from hill. 1888?

Date: 1888

From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Whangarei and Waiwera sketchbook. 1886-1888].

Reference: E-598-045

Description: Shows a general view of the plain on which the township is built. The foreground shows the road leading down to the town. Extended Title - from his Whangarei and Waiwera sketchbook, 1886-1888, page 45. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sketchbook page 145 x 223 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2002.

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Stones, Anthony, 1934-2016 :Kohukohu [Hokianga, Northland, 1981 or 1982]

Date: 1981 - 1982

From: Stones, Anthony, 1934-2016 :Sketchbook 1981-1982

Reference: E-180-q-004

Description: A small church, steps and houses among trees on a steep site Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, page size 271 x 210 mm

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Landscape and vegetation, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand

Date: [ca 1976-1981]

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

By: Park, Geoffrey Nicholls, 1946-2009

Reference: PA12-7838

Description: Landscape and vegetation of the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies, 35mm in plastic mounts

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[White, Robin] 1946- :Mabel Mitchell's Place, Waiotemarama. [1970s?]

Date: 1965 - 1985

By: White, Robin Adair (Dame), 1946-

Reference: B-109-016

Description: Working drawing for print, with a small house, water tanks to its right, shrubs along the front behind a tumbledown fence. Extension annotations below the drawing which is on a page torn from a spiral-bound sketchbook Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 414 x 297 (irregular)

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Lee-Johnson, Eric 1908-1993 :[Sketches of Pompallier House and Russell] 1954-1955

Date: 1954 - 1955

By: Lee-Johnson, Eric Albert, 1908-1993

Reference: A-260-029/035

Description: Sketches of historic buildings Quantity: 7 photograph(s). Physical Description: Photographs of pencil drawings 303 x 255 mm Provenance: Donated by Historic Places Trust (See TL 3/1/1/4, 24 Sep 1969)

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Bartlett, Robert Henry fl 1875-1880 :View of the Whangarei River

By: Bartlett, Robert Henry, 1842-1911

Reference: PA7-29-06

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

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Brooks, Catherine, 1884-1980 :Mt Manaia. [1922-1940].

Date: 1922 - 1940

From: Brooks, Catherine, 1884-1980 :[Thirty (30) watercolours of Auckland, Onehunga and Rotorua. 1922-1940].

Reference: A-306-051

Description: Shows rolling hilly farm country with Mt Manaia in the background. There is part of a small cottage with water barrels on the extreme right, by a winding dirt road, and a horse and possibly cattle graze in the left foreground. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 125 x 187 mm.

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[Hill, Perry Martin], 1926-2005 :[Kerikeri stone store. Elevation. [1900s]

From: Hill, Perry Martin, 1926-2005 :[Architectural plans. 1960-1990s]

Reference: Plans-2007-030-0766

Description: Front elevation of the stone store at Kerikeri Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Letratone on tracing paper, irregular shape

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Creator unknown: Duke of Gloucester's tour of New Zealand 1934

Date: between 1934 and 1935

Reference: PAColl-6619

Description: 46 images of the Duke of Gloucester's tour of New Zealand in 1934-5 including: nine of his visit to Rotorua including Maori kapa haka; one of veterans at the bridge of remembrance in Christchurch; one of him opening Tekapo bridge and another of the party at Tekapo House hotel; one of him in a crowd outside the railway station in Hokitika; one of him inspecting a parade of nurses; one of him visiting a traditional whare; two of him as a jockey at a race meeting; three of the felling of a kauri tree; seven of his stay at Longbeach sheep station, Ashburton County; and two of him at the Waitangi memorial. Photographer unidentified but possibly Hall Raine. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-019066 to 019078, 019082 to 019107, 019111, 019113, and 059505 to 059509 Quantity: 46 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negatives

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Remains of the house built in Paihia in 1932 for Bishop William Williams - Photograph t...

Date: [ca 1910-1913]

From: Atkinson, J :Photographs taken in the Middle East during World War I, and postcards of New Zealand

By: Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923

Reference: PA5-0021

Description: Remains of the house built in Paihia in 1932 for Bishop William Williams taken circa 1910-1913 by Frederick George Radcliffe. Source of descriptive information - First part of the record title, and historical note, from Library client. Relationship complexity - Other later images of the ruins are at PA1-0-141-90 and PAColl-7080-80. This was a stone and plaster house and, after Williams left to go to Te Waimate, was occupied by Charles Baker, before being used to accommodate the Church Mission printing press. William Colenso occupied it with the press 1839-1842 then John Telford 1843-1845. It is a registered historic site (Register 403). (Further information about the house is at RTR1015807) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photograph 85 x 135 mm

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Russell

Date: ca 1900s

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from the file print collection, Box 17

Reference: PAColl-7489-90

Description: Elevated view of Russell with Pompallier House in the foreground, other buildings along the waterfront and the wharf in the distance next to the hotel. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Tardieu, Ambroise, 1788-1841 :[Kerikeri Falls, 1825-26]. [Postcard. Wellington, Nationa...

Date: 1824 - 1826 - 1991

From: Various artists: [New Zealand seen by the French; postcards]. Wellington, National Library of New Zealand, 1991.

By: Chazal, Antoine, 1793-1854; LeJeune, Jules Louis, active 1804-1851; Tardieu, Ambroise, 1788-1841

Reference: E-279-q-159-A

Description: Reproduction of a handcoloured aquatint by Ambroise Tardieu, after Francois-Louis Lejeune and Antoine Chazal from the collection of the Alexander Turnbull Library (C-082/091). View of Kerikeri Falls, with two small Maori figures on the skyline at the top of the falls and three Europeans, including an artist, at the base The original drawing has the title Cascade de Fanafoua [Waianiwaniwa] a 3 milles de l'etablissement des missionnaires a Kidikidi [Kerikeri] and it includes 4 Europeans rather than three. The original drawing is in the Bibliotheque du Service Historique de la Marine, Vincennes, Paris. The Library has a photograph, neg 116135 1/2. Exhibited: `Drawn from nature ; Europeans record New Zealand, 1770-1860', National Library Gallery, 31 March to 28 May 1989; Two centuries of New Zealand landscape art, Auckland City Art Gallery, 2 February - 22 April 1990; New Zealand seen by the French, National Library Gallery, 21 September to 30 November 1991 Other Titles - Fanafoua waterfall, close to Kerikeri village, New Zealand. Waianiwaniwa falls. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, on card 105 x 150 mm

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Port Whangarei

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

Reference: 1/2-045156-G

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

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Haylock, Arthur Lagden, 1860-1948 :Kauri log boom, Whangarei. 4.10.[19]28

Date: 1928

From: Haylock, Arthur Lagden 1860-1948 :[Sketchbooks]

Reference: E-292-q-4-047

Description: Drawing of a kauri log boom with buildings on the left and the impression of hills in the distance Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Title Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 140 x 233 mm

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