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Margaret Henderson: Transcripts of talks on the history of the Hutt Valley
Date: 1952, 1960s
Reference: MS-Papers-7725
Description: Transcripts of talks given by Mrs Galbraith, Mayor Annie Huggan and `Wally Hirsch's grandfather', a market gardener, to Form II students at Wilford School in 1961 regarding the history of the Hutt Valley. Also the reminiscences of E J (Ted) Ridler, written in 1952, and typescript notes `From village to town' and `The first school', written circa 1960s regarding Petone history. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.
St Augustine's Church (Petone) : Records
Date: 1884-1997
By: St. Augustine's Church (Petone, Lower Hutt, N.Z.)
Reference: MS-Group-0533
Description: Baptism records, ca 1890-1960 Marriage registers, 1890-1960 and 1974-1995 Confirmations register, 1945-1953 Minutes, ca 1940-1992 Financial records, ca 1940-1970 Church magazines ca 1930-1970 Vestry correspondence 1985-1996 Offertory book, 1884-1903 Mothers' Union cash book, 1974-1980 Mothers' Union minutes, 1927-1931, 1980-1985 Vestry minutes, 1920-1937, 1989 Register of banns of marriage, 1970-1989 Register of services, 1903-1919 Visitors' book, 1947, 1957 Programme, 1967 Faculty, 1969 Cash book, 1953-1976 Annual report, 1980 Corso booklet, 1980 Certificates of marriage dissolution, 1982, 1987 Source of title - Supplied title Other - Serials hold copies of the parish magazines for Apr 1959-May 1960 (Bay 56/10) Anglican church. Quantity: 38 folder(s). 73 volume(s). 1.10 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter Finding Aids: Preliminary list available.
Percy's Mill, Petone
Date: ca 1860s
Reference: 1/2-003191-F
Description: Percy's Mill with a man on a horse next to it and the mill wheel and race to the left. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative Transfers: Possibly from MS-Papers 0005 - Percy family papers.
Research papers relating to Maori history and culture
Date: [ca 1930-1941]
From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11310-187
Description: Research papers relating mainly to Maori history and culture including articles about the pahu (signal gong), Maori place names around Little River (Banks Peninsula), [information attributed to Thomas Eustace Green] and Korokoro near Wellington, also a poem about White Island (Whakaari) in English [could be a translation of a waiata in Maori?]. Also includes an article about the Caucasus mountaineers. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Scene at Korokoro, with Percy's Britannia Flour Mill
Date: [ca 1860s]
From: Creator unknown : Photographs of Wellington, from the Dorset album
Reference: 1/2-021196-F
Description: Scene at Korokoro, circa 1860s, with Percy's Britannia Flour Mill. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative
View from hills showing Ratanui House, Riddler Farm, the Petone area and (possibly) the...
Date: [ca 1890-1892]
From: Ferguson, A P (Mrs), fl 1967 :Photographs of military forces, Wellington and the members of the Wellington Kennel Club
Reference: PAColl-0045-05
Description: View taken on the Western Hills, Lower Hutt, looking down on Riddler Farm, the Petone area and Wellington Harbour, circa 1890 to 1892. Somes Island is visible in distance. Thought to be taken at Christmas. In foreground are a three limbed cabbage tree, 'Ratanui' House (home of Sir James Hector), and a group of women, children, and a man, on the left which may be members of the Hector family. Photographer unidentified. Source of descriptive information - location identified by Library client. Other - copy of this image at PA1-o-879-01 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 12 x 15.4 cm
Ashton, Chris, fl 2000 : Papers relating to the Riddler, Talbut and Young families
Date: 1874-1987
By: Ashton, Chris, active 2000
Reference: MS-Group-0931
Description: Includes ms transcript of diary of Mrs Talbut kept on board the `Wennington' during voyage from London to Wellington, 16 Jan-24 May 1874; cash book of Henry Hill Kingham, engineer of Timaru, 1891-1921; notebook of Thomas Riddler of Petone, 1904-1911; deed between members of Te Puni, Warena, Karena and Parata family, Taare Waitara, Miriana Rapira, Eparaima Takarangi, Ani Matene and Ripeka Love (the lessors) and Thomas Riddler (lessee) re land known as Te Koro Koro South, 1904; deed re lease of Section 11 Horokiwi between Rangiwahia Te Puni and others to Thomas Riddler, 1905; family tree showing antecedents and descendants of Eva Gertrude Talbut and Thomas Riddler (1878-1976); family tree showing descendants of William Riddler (1801-1879) and Elizabeth Sparrow; family tree of descendants of John Ridler (b 1630) William Riddler and his wife Elizabeth (née Sparrow) arrived in Petone in 1841, having been engaged by Henry Petre to bring out a consignment of stock. He took up a block of land alongside the Hutt Road. His grandson Thomas Riddler married Eva Gertrude Talbut in Petone in 1903. Eva Talbut immigrated to New Zealand on the 'Wennington' in 1874 with her family. Ivy Young married Charlie Bentley and the couple had two children, Margaret (the donor's mother) and Douglas. On the dissolution of the marriage the two children were adopted by Thomas and Eva Riddler. Quantity: 26 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 folder(s). 2 volume(s). 0.08 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter (some photocopies) Provenance: The donor is the great-great-grand-daughter of William and Elizabeth Riddler.