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Date: 1890

By: Laishley, Richard, 1816-1897

Reference: Micro-MS-0150

Description: Largely an autobiography of Laishley, Congregational minister at Auckland, Melbourne and Thames, with journal of a voyage to England, 1883 via Australia and the Suez Canal, and return voyage to New Zealand in 1884 Relationship complexity - For related drawings and notes see Laishley, R Micro-Art-18 (Drawings and Prints Section) Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) 98 frames.

Date: 1844-1853

By: Thomas, Godfrey John (Sir), 1824-1861

Reference: Micro-MS-0285

Description: Journals 1846-1853, contain comments on public and private affairs and copies of letters written by Thomas, including those to his half-brother, Sir George Grey. Source of title - Supplied title Relationship complexity - Photocopy held at MS-Papers-2428 Thomas held government appointments in South Australia, 1844-1846 and in Auckland and Wellington, 1846-1852, including the post of Secretary to Governor Sir George Grey, his half-brother. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive. Physical Description: Holographs and printed matter (microfilm of photocopies) Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1869-1870

By: Fenwick, Collingwood, active 1869-1870

Reference: qMS-0725

Description: Comprises logs kept by Fenwick: `Duke of Wellington', 27 Jul-28 Sep 1869, on a voyage from Portsmouth to Plymouth; on the `Bristol' 29 Sep 1869-10 Jan 1870 from Plymouth to Barbados, Bermuda and Trinidad; and on the `Clio', 22 Mar-30 Nov 1870, from England which included Madeira, St Vincent to Simon's Bay, to Wellington and Sydney. The `Clio' arrived in Wellington 27 Aug and left 3 Sep. The Duke of Edinburgh was visiting Wellington on the `Galatea' which was in harbour the same time as the `Clio'. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (32 cm, black calf) Maps, land profiles and illustrated frontispieces for two of the voyages, presumably by Fenwick

Date: 1876

By: Filmer, Arthur - 1856-1920

Reference: MS-Papers-2010

Description: Records journey of Mr and Mrs Filmer to Liverpool aboard the RMS Australia; describes conditions at Auckland, Fiji, Honolulu and San Francisco, railway journey across USA; trip aboard SS Idaho to Liverpool Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (35 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Dr P G Weaver, Carlsbad, California, 1979

Date: 1889-1890

By: Green, John Lawrence (Rev), active 1889-1890

Reference: MS-0872

Description: Detailed diary of Rev Green, English traveller, 1st class on SS `Rimutaka', (fellow passenger of the Elworthy family) via Capetown to Port Chalmers. Travels by land and sea to Auckland and back, including thermal regions, Napier and Wairarapa. Ship's log of return to England by Coptic Quantity: 1 volume(s) (142 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (19 cm; in grey phase box)

Date: 1862

By: Fell, Alfred, 1817-1871

Reference: Micro-MS-0668

Description: Account of social and business life in Nelson; voyage to England and life in London. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) negative (ca 200 pages).

Date: 7 May 1863-6 Mar 1867

Reference: Micro-MS-0445

Description: The author, an unnamed corporal in the 40th Regiment, reports both naval and military action in South Auckland during the Waikato war. The diary ends in November 1864 and is followed by accounts of the author's voyage back to England and his later life in the United States, where he is traced to Arizona in the year 1869. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (130 pages). Physical Description: Positive microfilm

Date: 177-1870

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-1938

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1863, 1868, 1940

By: Cooper, Thornhill, 1840-1940

Reference: MS-Papers-0279

Description: Concern his varied life, including a trip to gold diggings at West Taieri (Otago) and a voyage to and from New Zealand (1863 and 1868) Relationship complexity - See also MS-Papers-7106 T Cooper had a much-travelled life in and outside of New Zealand which he recorded in illustrated diaries and sketchbooks Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Photocopies of negative prints and typed transcripts

Date: 1863

By: Royal Marriage Procession Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-D-ROYAL-1863-02

Description: An arrangement of text of various types. Mentions the Caxton Press and various silk banners, associated with the United Press of Canterbury. It suggests that the procession featured a decorated car with printers aboard, printing copies of THIS PROGRAMME. At the bottom is reproduced "Stanzas in commemoration of the marriage of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, written expressly for the printers of Canterbury". A Lubeck Bible, printed in 1494, was displayed on the front of the procession float. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Gold print on cream silk fabric, 677 x 424 mm

Date: 1863

By: Royal Marriage Procession Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-C-ROYAL-1863-01

Description: An arrangement of text of various types. Mentions the Caxton Press and various silk banners, associated with the United Press of Canterbury. It suggests that the procession featured a decorated car with printers aboard, printing copies of THIS PROGRAMME. At the bottom is reproduced "Stanzas in commemoration of the marriage of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, written expressly for the printers of Canterbury". A Lubeck Bible, printed in 1494, was displayed on the front of the procession float. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Gold print on blue paper, 453 x 290 mm.

Date: 1808-1977

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-1955

Description: Selected records of Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby, a journal of a voyage on the Marco Polo (1853), and records of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, comprising newspaper cuttings (1922-1971) and report of a visit to Australia 1922 Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1 Jun 1893-1 Sep 1894

By: Herries, Robert Stansfield, active 1893-1925

Reference: MSX-4174

Description: The diary covers from 1 Jun 1893 to 1 Sep 1894 and includes a voyage Herries made on the `Kaikoura' to New Zealand to visit his brother, William, of Te Aroha. Herries made almost daily entries and during his working week he noted when he was in chambers, who he dealt with, and especially recorded social occasions He left for NZ on 20 July 1893, reaching Hobart 1 Sep and NZ 6 Sep, and returned to England on 20 Jan 1894 on the `Mararoa' to Sydney and the `Ville de la Ciotat' to Marseilles, arriving there 2 Mar and returning overland to England. Herries noted the steamers' daily run, the various ports visited and activities on board ship While in NZ Herries visited Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, New Plymouth, Rotorua, Wairakei, Tarawera, Napier, Nelson, Reefton, Kumara and spent time working on his brother's farm in Te Aroha and visiting neighbours and other parts of the district Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 volume(s) (258 pages). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: 1872-1971

By: Brittenden family

Reference: MS-Papers-2055

Description: Letters and transcripts, press cuttings and other papers of three brothers who emigrated to New Zealand and Australia, 1877-1889, with their families, from Deal, Kent, England. They were members of a large party of watermen brought out to New Zealand as a group, generally referred to as the Deal Boatmen. Letters from Edward, who arrived on the "Star of India", 1874, comment on social conditions, and life on South Island railways, 1877-1912 (with diary of voyage from Lyttelton to UK on the SS `Turakina', Jul-Aug 1906); also his wife's and family's letters 1914-1958. Letters from James, comment on Dunedin, 1889-1892, giving first impressions, prices, trade union matters and working conditions. Letters from Frederick describing voyage to Lyttelton on the `Olive' in 1878, first impressions of Canterbury (later of Melbourne). Also letters of family members in South African War, World Wars I and II, and later papers; with notes, photographs and genealogical information. Source of title - Supplied title Relationship complexity - Canterbury Museum, Archives Department, holds the original shipboard diary kept by Fred Brittenden and transcript of letter written by Fred, September 1878 Quantity: 2 folder(s) (50 pieces). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter and photographs (photocopies) Provenance: See collection file

Date: [188-?], 1901

From: Sullivan, John Paul, 1948- :Photographs

By: New Zealand Photographic Company (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: PAColl-8581

Description: Comprises: Portrait of a woman, taken between 1888 and 1895 by the New Zealand Photographic Coy. of Wellington. Planting of "Coronation Oak", celebrating the coronation of Edward VII of England in 1901. W H Field is standing 5th from right. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints

Date: 1854-1859 1912-1919

By: Corliss, Valerie Claire, 1893-1946

Reference: MSX-4173

Description: Corliss has not kept a daily diary but rather an occasional journal describing special occasions such as a family holiday to Picton, a train trip from Petone to Wellington, aspects of her teaching career, lists of stories she had written, her musical interests, and a voyage to England on the `Ayrshire' in 1914, where she studied music. Included with the volume is a copy of a letter from George H Valentine to his brother (from Lefevers Peninsula, Port Adelaide, 7 Sep 1859), and notes re the `Annie Wilson' which arrived at Wellington 22 March 1854. Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music Source of title - Supplied by diarist Accompanying material - As well as the letter from Valentine to his brother (1859) there are items (photocopied) regarding the voyage of the `Annie Wilson' (1854) which appear to have been kept with the journal; accompanying the journal is a letter from the donor giving additional information about the Corliss family and himself, a direct descendant of Amos Burr of the `Tory'. Relationship complexity - Acc 81-252, Harland, William James: Music scrapbook; MS-Papers-5065-16: miscellaneous papers relating to Arthur Fieldhouse; and MSX-2851, Corliss, V C: Music book including lectures to teachers and recital lectures, 1926. Corliss intended to record only happenings that struck her `as being beautiful' Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr J H Staff, Papakura, 1995

Date: 1895

By: Blomfield, William, 1866-1938; New Zealand observer (Newspaper)

Reference: J-065-014

Description: New Zealand colonial treasurer Joe Ward is seen returning from the United Kingdom with a large suitcase containing the loan, while the Opposition members of parliament look on in consternation. Extended Title - The mission to England has been productive of wonderful results, notwithstanding the shadowing of the Opposition detective, and the persistent efforts of the Opposition leaders to damage the credit of the colony in London, and there is grief in the Tory camp. The Million and a Half Loan has been subscribed four-fold, and New Zealand securities were never so high in London. 'Don't you think, Mr Evening Roast', suggests the little doctor, 'that you have overdone those articles of yours. Have they not been too malignant - too vindictive? Is it not possible that the Home people have seen through our little game?' Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy

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)

Date: 1853

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-434-035

Description: Page includes three illustrations. At top left is a head and shoulders portrait of a teacher in England. The image at top right shows the interior of the Rangiatea Church, and the image at the bottom of the page shows a view Christchurch based on a drawing by Dr Alfred Charles Barker. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engravings and letterpress on page, 404 x 280 mm Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, in 2010.

Date: 1863

By: Royal Marriage Procession Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-C-ROYAL-1863-02

Description: An arrangement of text of various types. Mentions the Caxton Press and various silk banners, associated with the United Press of Canterbury. It suggests that the procession featured a decorated car with printers aboard, printing copies of THIS PROGRAMME. At the bottom is reproduced "Stanzas in commemoration of the marriage of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, written expressly for the printers of Canterbury". A Lubeck Bible printed in 1494, was on display on the front of the procession float. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Black letterpress on pink paper, 430 x 275 mm.