Places

Date: 1873-1910

By: Lee, Bertha, 1901-1996

Reference: MS-Papers-10474

Description: A history of St John's Presbyterian Church, Rotorua and people connected with it, including family trees of some early church members Quantity: 1 folder(s) (58 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1876

By: Cooke, John George, 1819?-1880

Reference: qMS-0542

Description: Family and personal history in England until the settlement in New Plymouth, 1841, with references to Jane Austen and her family (pp. 20,21,34,35). Account of voyage to New Zealand on Amelia Thompson, 1841. General account of the colonisation of the North Island, especially Taranaki, and history of relations with Maori there; also of Wellington, Auckland, Rotorua, Taupo, Otaki, Manawatu, Wanganui, Waikato, Lakes Tarawera and Rotoaira, 1841-1850 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (90 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) (¼ blue morocco, blue buckram; 30 cm)

Date: [1908-1924]

From: Cowan family: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11946-050

Description: Published by Brett, 1923. Includes an inscription by the publisher H. Brett, with a personal message to James Cowan, dated 4 January 1924. Also includes loose material comprising clippings, photographs, research notes, and correspondence. Correspondence includes a letter from Gilbert Mair to Cowan, dated 25 August 1923, on the topic of Rewi Maniapoto and the battle of Ōrakau, and Mair's wishes to revise some text of his book 'Reminiscences and Maori stories'. Also a letter from Tai Mitchell [Taiporutu Te Mapu] dated 4 January 1924, relating to 'Tawa' [Gilbert Mair]. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed volume, loose papers, and photographs Five photographic prints, of Gilbert Mair, an identified woman, Gilbert Mair's grave stone, and an image of his coffin being carried by pullbearers at his funeral. This is stuck inside the back cover of the book.

Date: 1979-1982

From: Dossier on Te Kooti Rikirangi Te Turuki

Reference: MS-Papers-9587-03

Description: This volume is about Te Kooti's revelational sayings. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (96 pages). Physical Description: Typescript and photocopies

Date: 1869-1886

By: Story, Edith Mary, 1861-1942

Reference: MS-Papers-1138

Description: Reminiscences as told to Mrs E M Story of Dansey's work as a telegraph linesman and member of the Armed Constabulary at Taupo and then as a telegraph operator at Rotorua where he witnessed the eruption of Tarawera, 1886 Source of title - Supplied Other Titles - Our fathers have told us Quantity: 1 folder(s) (36 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1870 - 1886

By: Mair, Gilbert, 1843-1923; Phillips Bros & Son (Firm); Vane, Kathleen Airini, 1891-1965

Reference: Curios-009-008

Description: A silver New Zealand Cross suspended on a purple ribbon. The obverse shows gold stars and a gold wreath around the central circular boss, a gold crown on the upright arm of the cross, and gold laurel leaves on the bar to which the ribbon was sewn. The reverse is inscribed: "Lieut Gilbert Mair, Rotorua 1870, N.Z.M." Inscriptions: Verso - centre - Lieut Gilbert Mair, Rotorua [1870] N.Z.M. Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Silver medal and bar 75 x 40 mm, suspended from purple ribbon, total dimensions 115 x 40 mm, in red leather case 150 x 82 x 30 mm, lined with violet velvet. Provenance: The medal was awarded on 1 April 1886, for Mair's action in combatting troops of Te Kooti near Rotorua in February 1870. The medal was previously displayed in a cabinet in a publicly accessible room at Turnbull House. After being missing for about 35 years, it was returned anonymously to Te Papa in March 2006; staff there recognised it as having previously belonged to the Alexander Turnbull Library. See newsclipping from Dominion Sunday Times, 13 October 1991, discussing the loss. Housed with packaging in which the medal was returned to the Library in March 2006. During its absence from the Library, the date "1870" on the reverse has been partially scratched out. Black and white photo negative 1/2-002631 shows the inscription intact.

Date: 22 September 1846-29 December 1847

By: Johnson, John, 1813?-1872

Reference: qMS-1070

Description: Typescript account of journey compiled from clippings from `The New Zealander' (Auckland) Quantity: 1 volume(s) (188 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (24 cm; light brown buckram)

Date: [1864-1926]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MSY-8204-8205

Description: Notebooks containing research notes: - relating to 'Whakatane Pas' [various pa in the Whakatane area] including Te Teko Pa and Rauporoa Pa. Contains sketches of landmarks including Rauporoa Pa, Mt Putauaki and Te Teko Pa. - focussing on the Urewera and central North Island, particularly relating to the New Zealand wars, history of battles, history of particular pa and individuals from Urewera, Whakatane, Rotorua and Taupo areas. Includes sketches of pa sites and sketches of Netana Whakaari of Waimana, focussing on his facial moko. Also includes waiata including 'Rewi's song at Aratitaha' relating to the defence of Orakau Pa. Language - Contains some Maori content, particularly waiata and place names. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: 53 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 2 notebooks.. Sketches of pa and other landmarks including of Rauporoa and Te Teko pa, and Mount Putauaki.. Some sketches of moko, pa and a sailing vessel. Processing information: Reference number changed following re-housing. Title and description updated 30 November 2022.