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Chilman, Richard, 1816-1877 : Journals
Date: 1841, 1871
By: Chilman, Richard, 1816-1877
Reference: qMS-0444
Description: Journal covers New Plymouth, 1841, and Auckland to London, 1871 on the `Nevada', then overland from San Francisco to New York, in connection with ironsand development on behalf of the Taranaki Provincial Council Source of title - Transcribed title Quantity: 1 volume(s) (189 leaves). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (28 cm; blue linen)
Arnould, Joseph 1814-1886 : Letters to Alfred Domett
Date: 1829-1874
By: Arnould, Joseph, 1814-1886
Reference: qMS-0085
Description: Discusses literary, political, religious and social matters in England; comments on Domett's impressions of New Zealand, and writer's life as English barrister and later as Chief Justice of Bombay; volume includes 3 letters from William Curling Domett describing life as a coffee planter in Ceylon 1843-1844 Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 volume(s) (36 items). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss (31cm, ½ maroon morocco box)
Cottle, Henry Wyatt (Rev), 1801-1871 : Account of the voyage from England to New Zealan...
Date: 1863-1865
By: Cottle, Henry Wyatt (Rev), 1801-1871
Reference: qMS-0561
Description: Account of the voyage from England to New Zealand in the sailing ship `Annie Wilson' of Rev Henry Wyatt Cottle, of Harford parish, near Ivybridge, Devon, and his subsequent settlement in Port Albert and Whangarei. The shipboard account is in the form of a letter to his sister Charlotte, dated 18 June 1863 Rev Cottle and his wife Alice were travelling cabin class Quantity: 1 volume(s) (128 f). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (34 cm; green linen)
Hall-Jones, William (Sir), 1851-1936 : Tommy
Date: 1851-1926
By: Hall-Jones, William (Hon Sir), 1851-1936
Reference: MS-Papers-6186
Description: Draft autobiography by Sir William Hall-Jones. The author writes of himself in the third person, under the name of of Tommy, and uses the pseudonym of Wm J Lenohals. Covers early life in Folkestone, working as a carpenter and builder in Timaru, local body activity, career in Parliament and as a Minister, term as High Commissioner in London, and later life. Includes thoughts, opinions, verse, clippings and pasted-in photographs. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.06 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts with holograph annotations, printed matter (photocopies) Finding Aids: Indexed.
Foxley Norris album
Date: [1870s-1880s]
By: Norris, Joseph Foxley, active 1880s; Bragge, James, 1833-1908; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Wilson, George Washington, 1823-1893
Reference: PA1-q-094
Description: Photographic album created by Joseph Foxley Norris, with many images of places visited in Great Britain, including castles, cathedrals, stately homes, ports, landscapes, and bridges. Joseph Foxley Norris was a founding member of the Cyclists' Touring Club in England, and was a member of the Pickwick Bicycle Club in England with one image being a group portrait of members of the club. A number of the English scenes were photographed by G.W.W. (George Washington Wilson). Other regions visited include Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro. Views of New Zealand are mostly in the South Island, with a few of Wellington (including Government Buildings, Parliament Buildings and Government House). One photograph taken by James Bragge shows a group of unidentified Maori standing outside a meeting house in Masterton. South Island views include a bicycle "meet" in Christchurch, with a large crowd gathered, and a number of penny-farthing bicycles visible. A number of images show men riding penny-farthing bicycles and the dangers of so doing, with posed views of two men underneath their bicycles and one clutching a fence, taken in and around Christchurch. On page 108 is hand-printed award `Anniversary Sports, Christchurch,N.Z. 16th December 1880. The following ten views taken from the Cathedral Tower, Christchurch, are the 3rd prize in the One Mile Champion Bicycle Race won by J. Foxley Norris, Pioneer Bicycle Club'. Other views include a group of about four men touring along the West Coast Road, and notable buildings in Christchurch and Dunedin. One image shows the "cage" crossing the Teremakau River. A group portrait in Christchurch shows members of Harper & Co. (Solicitors) Inscriptions: Album page - J. Foxley Norris. 1880 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with a black cover, spine title `Photo's'; 29.0 x 24.5 cm
Smales, Gideon (Rev), 1817-1894 : Papers
Date: 1839-1894
By: Smales, Gideon, 1817-1894
Reference: Micro-MS-0304
Description: Includes shipboard journal kept on board the `Triton' from Bristol to Hokianga, 1839-1840; record of a journey from Mangungu to the Bay of Islands and from there to the Thames in search of the body of Rev John Bumby, 1840; journal of the trip in 1842 from Hokianga to Aotea Mission Station and back via Auckland; notes and draft letters before, during and after the voyage from New Zealand to England on board the `Sussex', 1859; journal of the voyage from England to New Zealand aboard the `Nourmahal', 1859; notebook, 1860; extracts from the log of the `Northumberland on the voyage from Auckland to London, 1862; copies of poems; M A Smales exercise book, 1863, with some miscellaneous papers; journal of voyage from Auckland to San Francisco in the steamship `Nebraska', 1871; copies of articles from the `New Zealand Herald, 1893-1894 Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (958 frames). Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in reading room was removed on 30 September 2014 as it contained no extra information. A copy is in the staff backfile..