Places

Date: [1916-1934]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-75

Description: Assorted research papers, drafts and clippings about New Zealand history. Includes articles about Te Teko Pa, and George 'Rowley' Hill and drafts of 'The inspector: A police force vignette' and 'At the rising of the moon' and postcard of the Maori carved pulpit at the Maori Mission Church [possibly Ohinemutu?] and a photograph with caption which says 'At the wood-carving school, Horohoro. The carving instructor and the boy who made this decorative "pare" for the top of the doorway.' Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1840-1855, 1934

By: Church of the Province of New Zealand. Diocese of Wellington

Reference: fMS-Papers-1432

Description: Contemporary copy of register of marriages (1840-1845), burials (1840-1845), and baptisms (1840-1844), of original register in St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington. Lists of Maori confirmations at Pipitea, Wainui and Waikanae in 1855 and 1856; list of births, baptisms, marriages and deaths in Kapiti parish (1845-1846), compiled by Rev O Hadfield for census of the Ngatiawa tribe; Wanganui church return for 1844. Includes a canticle by Robert Parker. Note, the names appended are indicative only. Researchers should refer to the contents as there are too many names to list. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Date: 1855-1864, 1934-1935, 1951-1958

Reference: MS-Papers-1780

Description: Farm records of Whangaimoana Station, owned by Russell family including letter book of S A Hanlon, owner of Moanatahi Station, Palliser Bay; personal papers of W P Karaitiana, farmer at Pirinoa (1933-1958), including Te Aute College school report card for Hugh Karaitiana (1951-1952) Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: 1866-1934

By: Daniel, Josephine Dalziel, 1892-1975

Reference: MS-Papers-3902

Description: Consists of 7 letters, transcripts of these letters and a genealogical table of the Reese/Dalziel family showing the relationships of people mentioned in the letters. Five of the letters are written by Anne Dawson (Reese). Letters dated June 1866, May 1884, July 1884 and Dec 1888 are to her parents and one dated Jan 1888 to her sister Marion (?). The letter by Anne Dawson dated July 1884 includes a note from her husband Joseph Dawson. Of the other two letters one is written by Maggie Dalziel Reese to her aunt Anne Dawson, dated Jan 1885. The final letter in this collection was probably written by Marion Reese to her niece Josephine Dalziel Daniel (Dawson). The date and authorship of this letter is based on internal evidence as there is only a fragment of the letter. All the letters are primarily about family affairs and happenings in the local district. Joseph Dawson's note is concerned with the electioneering in which he was involved on behalf of Mr McCardle. Anne's brother Daniel Reese was subsequently elected to a Christchurch seat. Accompanying material - Accompanied by a list and background information concerning the collection. Source of title - supplied title The Reese family came to Canterbury individually and in groups from 1862 to 1867. The eldest son, Daniel, arrived first. He was followed in 1864 by the two eldest of his sisters, Jean Russell and Anne. In 1866 the parents, Thomas and Jean Reese arrived with their two remaining daughters, Marion and Mary. Alexander, the other son, arrived in 1867. Daniel developed a building business in Christchurch and remained there. He served in the House of Representatives 1884-1887. The remaining children all moved to the North Island, particularly to the Wairarapa and Rangitikei. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript and holograph transcripts Provenance: Donor is grandson of Josephine Dalziel Daniel (Dawson)

Date: 1861-1868, 1934-1938

From: Haast family: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-0037-275

Description: Mainly published reports by Haast, in particular dealing with the Grey River coalfields.

Date: 1864 - 1934

By: Anderson, Robert Shortried, 1833-1874; L. C., active 1934

Reference: MapColl-832.14hkm/1864/Acc.12569

Description: Probably a diazo copy of MapColl 832.14hkm/1864/Acc.37093 which is a hand drawn map of Orakau Pa, copied with some minor changes, from an original of the same title, which details the position of British troops in the battle and the line of retreat from the pa. Names of regiments and commanding officers are given at various locations approaching the pa, some having the date of 2nd April. An area labelled 'Headquarters 2 guns' is marked and the military term 'Picquet' locates two places on the map. Includes a plantation, reserve, Ti Tree and Raupo Swamps and contour lines. A reference key indicates parapets, banquettes, ditches and whares [sic]. Three plans, inset and with a different scale to the area map, are of the pa with its approach and two cross sectional views, labelled A-B and C-D. Other Titles - Orakau Pa Other Titles - Plan of pa Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Colour wash on diazo, scale [ca.1:317], 63.3 x 46 cm.

Date: ca1862, ca1936, ca1940

By: Reid, Andrew Stuart de Vesci, 1913-1990

Reference: PAColl-1743

Description: Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s) in one envelope.

Date: 1990

From: New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection

Reference: MS-Papers-4280-021

Description: James and Elizabeth Rowbotham of Cheshire arrived in Nelson in 1842 on `Martha Ridgway'. Elizabeth's parents, brother and two sisters were fellow passengers. The families faced considerable difficulties in early Nelson. James bought land at Stoke and brought up three children. Charlotte, the eldest, married Jabez Hill in 1865. They bought land at Brightwater and built a home for their 14 children. Charlotte was widowed in 1890 and struggled to provide for her family. She became a farmer, educated her children, ran an efficient household and though autocratic, established a happy family atmosphere Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Indexed. Includes photographs and map

Date: 1894-1934

By: J B Keith & Company

Reference: fMS-118-124

Description: Lists of properties, valuations, auction records and journal kept by the Keith Company of Masterton. The properties listed were located in the Wairarapa. Source of title - Supplied J B Keith was a real estate company of Masterton Quantity: 7 volume(s). 0.52 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (32-48 cm; various bindings) Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in reading room was removed on 28 May 2014 as it contained no extra information. A copy is available in the staff backfile..

Date: 1802-1897, 1934

By: Marsden family

Reference: MS-Papers-0453

Description: Correspondence of Samuel Marsden regarding his service in New South Wales, and establishment of Church Missionary Society mission in New Zealand, with comments on "Boyd massacre", Elizabeth affair, and Baron de Thierry; including letters to Hongi Hika. Also correspondence of Mary Betts, Jane and Thomas Marsden, and letters relating to J B Marsden's Memoirs ... of Samuel Marsden (London, [1858?]) Quantity: 13 folder(s). 0.13 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (some photocopies), typed transcripts, and printed matter Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Date: 1843-1934

Reference: MS-Papers-0715/3

Description: Comprises two letters from James Busby, 1843-1845, one of which refers to his property in the Bay of Islands There is also a Busby family tree Quantity: 1 folder(s) (32 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs (photocopies)

Date: [1858-1886, 1934, 1941]

From: Cowan family: Collection

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: MSX-9414

Description: Published by A. H. and A. W. Reed, Dunedin, 1934. Contains a preface by James Cowan. Loose material laid in to the volume comprises: a newspaper clipping about the Tarawera eruption; a postcard of the Mission Church, Wairoa, before the Tarawera eruption; a photograph of a painting of the Mount Tarawera eruption mounted on card which has a cartoon pasted on the back called 'Native auction' that shows a group of Māori people auctioning off missionaries' bones while standing on a platform in front of what looks like a pātaka (food store); a photograph of Rewiri, sitting in front of a small hut covered in mud and ash after the Tarawera eruption; a photograph of a sketch by S. Percy Smith of Puwai Island (Lake Rotomahana) dated 1858; and a typescript of an annotated draft article titled 'Manx Memories: The mermaid's 400' dated Oct 1941 by Cowan, relating to the migration of his mother's father James Qualtrough, from the Isle of Man to New Zealand, in the 1850s. The photograph of Rewiri is taken by the Burton Brothers at Te Wairoa, 1886, and is wrongly attributed as being a photograph of 'Tuhoto the tohunga' on an inscription on the back. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Printed volume, loose papers, and photographs Photograph, cartoon and a photograph of a painting.

Date: [1839-1934]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-47

Description: Contains notes and drafts including a story about Te Pehu pa and caves and dwellings in the area, `The song of the riroriro,' `Kawhia and the kingites: Tawhao and Tapihana,' `Folk-tales of South Westland: Fairy and taniwha legends,' a story about Thomas Adamson, notes about the Urewera and Te Kooti, a handwritten letter from C A Durie, notes about moko and notes and drafts about Reverend B Y Ashwell's recollections as a Waikato missionary from 1878, also notes relating to Rangitihi whakapapa, and a waiata (ngeri) which is described as a "war-song for Sergeant Major Nixon" as a bayonet drill. Arrangement: From box 58 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1848-[1934]

From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers

Reference: fMS-Papers-6904-03

Description: Conveyance between Frances Smith and Eliza Cauty and involving Eliza Mary Loasby, Andrew Loasby, Catherine Sedcole Cauty, Emily Ann Richardson, Josephus Hargreaves Richardson, James Thomas Cauty, Amy Beetham, Frederick Beetham, Charles Cauty, Florence Cauty, Ann Martin, Richard Bowden Martin, Frederick Hayes Cauty re land on Tinakori Road and the Paritutu Line; mortgage; marriage certificate signed by Robert Cole for Thomas [?] Barrow to Olive Anderson (1848) and on verso, plan of graveyard plot; will; marriage certificate; and memorandum of transfer; plan of house at Waipori Street, Island Bay, by Roger Bacon for J Taylor and specifications for this at 73-128-055 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1860s, 1934

From: Photographs of the Richmond family, their relatives and friends

Reference: PAColl-7075-08

Description: All but one of the photographs depict towns and other locations in the Otago and the West Coast regions of the South Island. These include the towns of Cromwell, Dunedin, and Charlston. There is a view of the Matukituki River and Gorge as well as the Clutha River below Cromwell. Apart from these prints there is a mounted image of HMS Cairo passing through the Keil Canal in July 1934 photographed by Arthur Renard Quantity: 8 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1934 - 1890

By: Wheeler, William John, 1861-1932

Reference: MapColl-832.11gbbd/1890/Acc.5092

Description: Cadastral map of part of Russell showing numbered land blocks. 'Clendon's well; the house and garden of Mr. William Cuthbert; pt. owned by D.E. Schmidt; Blaxland's old grant; Dt. Rd. Res.' are marked, as is a track. Tapa Point and Bay of Islands Harbour are named and the low water mark is indicated by a dashed line. Includes the latitude and longitude. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on dressed linen, coloured, [scale 1:7 920], 41.5 x 35 cm.

Date: 17 May, 1934, ca1890

By: Old, Janet Haldane, 1928-2003; Eltham Historical Society

Reference: PAColl-1212

Description: Three prints of Eltham Jubilee, 17 May 1934, one print of Mountain Road, Eltham, ca 1890, photograph of Minnie Jeffrey and photograph of a World War I soldier and Red Cross Nurse Arrangement: F165785 1/2, F165883 1/2 - F165884 1/2 Quantity: 17 photocopy/ies and. 3 b&w copy photographic print(s) in one envelope.

Date: circa 1880, 1934 - 1955

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955; Powell, Arthur Walter, 1893-1970; Wade, Keith Reginald, 1920-1992; Dunstan, Harold J, active 1939-1947

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-029

Description: Scenic photographs of the North Island, 1934 to 1955. Includes Manawatu - Wanganui, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Taranaki, Northland and Auckland Regions. Also includes photographs of the first school in Palmerston North and the Bank of Australasia Corner, Palmerston North, circa 1880. Photographers include W. Hall Raine, Keith R. Wade, Harold J. Dunstan, J M S Beale, A W Powell, and aerial photographs by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 77 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1864 - 1934

By: Anderson, Robert Shortried, 1833-1874; L. C., active 1934; Wellington (N.Z.). Municipal Electricity Department

Reference: MapColl-832.14hkm/1864/Acc.37093

Description: Hand drawn map of Orakau Pa, copied with some minor changes, from an original of the same title, which details the position of British troops in the battle and the line of retreat from the pa. Names of regiments and commanding officers are given at various locations approaching the pa, some having the date of 2nd April. An area labelled 'Headquarters 2 guns' is marked and the military term 'Picquet' locates two places on the map. Includes a plantation, reserve, Ti Tree and Raupo Swamps and contour lines. A reference key indicates parapets, banquettes, ditches and whares [sic]. Three plans, inset and with a different scale to the area map, are of the pa with its approach and two cross sectional views, labelled A-B and C-D. Bottom right hand corner 'EB 97' Other Titles - Orakau Pa Other Titles - Plan of pa Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, coloured, scale [ca.1:317], 63.3 x 46 cm. Provenance: Donated by Municipal Electricity Department, December 1990

Date: 1821, 1863-1881, 1934

By: Derbyshire Record Office; Dickson, James, -1863

Reference: Micro-MS-0146

Description: Letters and papers of Dickson family who emigrated to Otago, 1863 on board the `Mataura', including period spent on Goat Island in quarantine on arrival; letters of Davies of North Auckland; papers of Spondon Parish; Melbourne Parish; Rev S Hey at Risley, and Derbyshire Archaeological Society Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive. Finding Aids: Inventory available.