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Date: [ca 1880-1910]

From: Scenery Preservation Board :Scenic photographs of New Zealand

By: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920; De Tourret, Ernest, active 1909-1912; New Zealand. Tourism Department; Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940; Scenery Preservation Board

Reference: PAColl-0444-1

Description: Photographs of the following: a set of seven photographs by Collis and annotated by F P Corkill, land agent, re landholding around the Waiwhakaiho River; scenic views such as waterfalls, lakes, and the Pink and White Terraces; bridges with annotations re height etc; sixteen numbered photographs mounted two to a card of scenic views in the Taranaki Region, Rotorua and the far north (including ones of Taumaha Gorge, Taranaki and Lake Ora - location unidentified); a set of seven photographs of the Waipu Caves including Lot's wife, the anvil and the sugar loaf in Morrison's Cave; a clipping of St Paul's Cupola and a photograph of Kauri Gully, Northcote with annotations on resolutions passed re the establishment of reservations; a panorama in two photographs of Flagstaff Hill, Dunedin with annotations re a potential reserve; and two of a tramping party of three men and five boys resting at a waterfall. Includes a recent hand-written list of the photographs. Quantity: 56 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Mounted prints

Date: [ca 1874-1944] (1953)]

By: Major, John Edwin, 1859-1954

Reference: qMS-1232

Description: Accounts of life in Wellington, Manawatu, Gisborne and Taranaki, and many political recollections and comments. There is a chapter on old-time racing, including the days before the book-maker was banned. There are also references to visiting celebrities, among them Mark Twain, Frank Bullen and Paderewski, and memories of many theatrical shows. Included is a summary of the career of the late Henry Hayward, a pioneer in cinema entertainment in NZ. Source of title - Transcribed He was a store-keeper, law clerk and land agent; member of Parliament for Hawera for six years; mayor of Hawera for thirteen years and member of other local bodies in Taranaki. He was a noted runner; played Rugby football for these provinces; and as owner and spectator was keenly interested in horse-riding. He was one of the founders of a number of clubs and societies, including the Philatelic Society and the Polynesian Society. He was also a friend of the Maori and a student of his culture Quantity: 1 volume(s) (273 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (26 cm; blue linen)

Date: 1861-1867, 1876

By: Taylor, Basil Kirke (Rev), 1831-1876

Reference: Micro-MS-0841

Description: Journeys around the Wanganui district ministering to Maori; records of baptisms, marriages and burials; military engagement at Moturoa 15 May 1864; meeting near Taumarunui between Wanganui, Waikato and Taupo Maori Feb 1876; observations on Maori customs, flora and fauna and nature of country traversed; Maori vocabulary; sketches Source of title - Supplied title Rev Basil Taylor was the son of Rev Richard Taylor Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 170 pages). Physical Description: Positive microfilm

Date: 1759-1850,1856 (1876)

By: Cooke, John George, 1819?-1880

Reference: Micro-MS-0201

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). General account of the colonization of the North Island, especially Taranaki, and history of relations with the Maoris there; also of Wellington, Auckland, Rotorua, Taupo, Otaki, Manawatu, Wanganui, Waikato, Lakes Tarawera, Rotoaira, 1841-1850 Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive.

Date: 20 Oct-4 Dec 1868

By: Young, Henry William, 1836-1902

Reference: MS-Papers-7952

Description: Diary kept by Captain Young while aide-de-camp to Governor Bowen in 1868 beginning 20 Oct and finishing 30 Nov. Young gives an overview of the Maori-Pakeha conflict particularly in the Taranaki-Wanganui region, discusses the military strategy, the Maori and British military leaders and associated matters Accompanying material - Photocopy of letter from Brigadier Salmon with curriculum vitae for H W Young giving his birth, education, training, service etc from 1868 to 1902 Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)

Date: [1890s?]

By: Finch, Olive, 1883-1984; Cowdell, Joseph Tuffley, -1907; Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm); Hawley & Company; Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943; Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940; Spencer, Charles, 1854-1933; Verrall, John Miles, 1849-1921; Wilson, George Washington, 1823-1893

Reference: PA1-o-172

Description: Photograph album containing views of the South Island, including Christchurch, Diamond Lake, Otira Gorge, Bluff, Skippers Gorge, Waiau River and Hanmer. North Island views include views of Mount Tarawera after the eruption in June 1886, and views of the Pink and White Terraces before they were destroyed in the eruption. Other views show Napier, showing the first ship to berth at the new breakwater, SS Flora, on 22nd October 1895; Marine Parade in Napier; street views in Gisborne and Whangarei; Parihaka; and the Rotorua, Wairakei area with the Huka Falls, Aratiatia Rapids, and the Waimangu Geyser. Photographs taken circa 1890s, by some unidentified photographers, but many by named photographers, including Arthur James Iles (Thames), E Wheeler & Son (Christchurch), Hawley & Co (Napier). All named photographers are listed in the name sequence. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, with ornate gold decoration on spine, 25.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: [1910]

By: Gudgeon, Walter Edward, 1841-1920

Reference: fMS-079

Description: Autobiography with related documents including many Maori genealogies. Includes description of his time as Resident Commissioner to the Cook Islands, 1899-1909 entitled `A journal of my residence in the South Seas and the causes that led to that residence', (68pp & 3 pp related) Quantity: 1 volume(s) (loose leaves tied between boards). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter (photocopies) (loose leaves tied between boards)

Date: [Circa 1890s to 1910s]

By: Barltrop, George William, 1863-1946

Reference: PA1-o-299

Description: Photographs probably taken by George William Barltrop, circa 1890s-1900s. Most of the scenes are taken on a river boat trip up the Whanganui River, and include two of groups of Maori; one showing two nuns in full habit, walking behind three young Maori girls who are wearing ankle-length dresses. Some of the river scenes show stretches of the river, including several `on the rapids', and one of a group of men in a waka. Others are of the various villages passed on the trip, including one of the river boat tied up at Jerusalem, with a cart drawn by two horses alongside. One view shows the mouth of the Whanganui River at Patea, and from there the images are of the New Plymouth area, including Mount Taranaki (then Mount Egmont), the Sugar Loaves, the monument to Wiremu Tamati on the hill at Corbett Park (Oakura), and Opunake. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark green cover, impressed title `Photographs'; McIntosh XV, 15 765-814; 16 x 22 cm

Date: 1865

By: Williams, Edward Arthur, 1824-1898; Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust

Reference: C-112-006/009

Description: Bullock-drays crossing river below Mount Egmont, 1865; Outlying picket, Patea, 30 March 1865; Soldiers crossing the Tangahoe River, 1865, Picket at Nukumaru, 30 January 1865. 'The Alexander Turnbull Library Prints, 1980' Title from portfolio. Quantity: 4 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, coloured.; 250 x 360 mm or smaller on 3 sheets and portfolio + notes

Date: 1883

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-1883

Description: Includes programmes featuring: Mr Angelo Forrest's grand evening concert. Athenaeum Hall Wellington. 23 February 1883. Programme. The Harmonic Club, Wellington. Second private concert, 25 May 1883 (2 copies); Programme. Minstrel and Dramatic Entertainment. Theatre Royal (Auckland), in aid of St Benedict's Church Newton. 24 April 1883. Programme / flyer. (Carey's Minstrel Scene, with W Carey, R Ellerton, G Gapes, H Littlewood, J Worrall, F Massini, A Ellingham, M Barrini, G Havre, E A Garland, H A Keesing, Miss Lara Spilsbury, Miss Millie Day, Miss M A Walmsley) Napier Musical Society. First concert. Theatre Royal 19 October 1883. Book of words. St John's Presbyterian Church Willis Street. Musical and literary entertainment. 13 August 1883. (Photocopied programme) St Peter's Choristers' annual concert. Athenaeum Hall Wellington. 31 August 1883. (Photocopied programme) Taranaki Philharmonic Orchestra. Complimentary concert to Mr Angelo Forrest. Alexandera Hall, New Plymouth. 16 August 1883. Programme. Vocal and Instrumental concert Feilding 1883. Programme. Quantity: 8 programmes or flyers.. Physical Description: Printed programmes or flyers, up to octavo size, some illustrated.

Date: 1999-2001

By: Morgan, Robert R, active 2002

Reference: MS-Group-1117

Description: The papers, transcribed and compiled by John Morgan's great-grandson Robert, include extracts from his diaries and reminiscences. They relate mainly to the 1850s and describe life in Wanganui and Taranaki during this decade, including farming, economic activitity, travelling between New Plymouth and Wanganui and relations between the settlers and Maori. Also included is a description of a trip made by Morgan in 1853 droving sheep from Kai-Iwi to Taranaki published in the `Hawera star', 10 Aug 1935 and a brief talk about John and William Morgan given by Robert Morgan. John Morgan was born in Dorset and emigrated to New Zealand in 1849 aboard the `Berkshire'. After a brief period in Taranaki he settled in Wanganui. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 158 kilobyte(s) textual material. 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts

Date: 1869

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-NZ-1869-01

Description: The report of a speech by Captain Bryce, dismissing the Kai Iwi cavalry and thanking them for their services in the Wanganui and Taranaki areas, described in some detail. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Typescript on sheet 225 x 202 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Mr Brian Groshinski of Australia in 2003.

Date: 1880 - 1908

By: Vereker-Bindon, William Henry, 1853-1913

Reference: MS-Group-0108

Description: Contains one letterbook covering the period 1888 to 1894 which contains letters mainly related to Vereker-Bindon's educational work and three scrapbook/diaries which cover the period 1884 to 1908 and contain pasted in newspaper clippings (dealing with educational, sport, gardening and miscellaneous topics) and a few entries regarding his work as an inspector and related to his garden. Also includes a folder of newspaper clippings, correspondence and miscellaneous papers which deal mainly with educational, sporting and personal matters. Biographical note supplied by donor is pasted into front of one of the scrapbook/diaries (MSX-3425) Source of title - supplied title Teacher, school inspector, sports administrator. Quantity: 4 volume(s). 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, printed matter, typescripts Provenance: Donor is daughter-in-law of Vereker-Bindon Donor/Lender/Vendor - Mrs M Vereker-Bindon, Hamilton, 1991

Date: 1864-1865

By: Black Diamond (Ship)

Reference: Micro-MS-0773

Description: Voyage from Nelson to Wanganui 4 Oct to 4 Nov 1864 under the command of William Rhind. Second voyage under the command of W C Lambert, 21 Mar to 24 Apr 1865, when the vessel was wrecked at New Plymouth. Correspondence, accounts and papers relating to the loss of the vessel. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 25 pages). Physical Description: Positive microfilm

Date: 1860 - 1862

By: Morgan, John, 1829-1916

Reference: MapColl-832.2gmbh/[pre-1862]/Acc.244

Description: Photocopy of a map of the coastline from the Rangitikei River to the Waitara River showing settlements, pa sites, tracks, rivers. Fishing spots, ferries and mills are marked. As the names on the photocopied map are hard to read they have been handwritten alongside. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink on photocopy, linen backed, coloured, scale not given, 37.1 x 30.1 cm.

Date: [ca 1869]-1997

By: Arnold, Rollo Davis, 1926-1998

Reference: 99-257

Description: Note books containing research notes from various sources including archives, manuscripts, newspapers, serials and monographs compiled in the course of research for `The Farthest promised land', `New Zealand's burning', `Settler Kaponga' and articles and talks on Australia-New Zealand relations and migration, ca 1900-1910. These note books are accompanied by card indexes providing subject access to their contents; drafts, correspondence and working papers relating to the above monographs and articles; papers relating to children's literature including drafts of published and unpublished children's novels by Arnold including `Bracken block' and `The Freedom of Ariki'; papers relating to education, in particular teachers in the Wellington Education Board district in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Other Titles - The farthest promised land Other Titles - New Zealand's burning Other Titles - Settler Kaponga Other Titles - Bracken block Other Titles - The Freedom of Ariki Rollo Davis Arnold was an educationalist and historian Quantity: 27 box(es). 9 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs Betty Arnold, Wellington, 1999

Date: 1898-1925

By: Bradmore, M (Mrs), active 1967; Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923

Reference: PAColl-4261

Description: Photographs including: Bank of Australasia staff and building ca 1908-1910s, pupils and staff of Wanganui Girls College in 1898, Wanganui Collegiate, St Mary's Cathedral in Timaru, Hydro Grand Hotel in Timaru, Patea and Waverley Cricket Clubs (Cooper Cup match) 1925, promenade at Caroline Bay with Reilly's Dominion Hotel on left, soldiers' memorial in Waikaia, Waikaia Presbyterian and Anglican churches, Wanganui croquet club, and Waikaia bridge. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-031196, 032587, 057199 and 059786 Quantity: 20 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints Transfers: File print at PAColl-5744-27.

Date: 1860

By: Wilfred King family

Reference: MapColl-832.295gbbd/[1860?]/Acc.25841

Description: Map showing a proposed road through properties along the Waiwhakaiho River just south of the ?Mongare River, near what is now New Plymouth. Cadastral map showing names assigned to properties such as Smith, Disten, Lakeman, Chilman, Oliver, Candish, W. Allen, Neale, Wallace, Broadmore. Includes four blocks of land marked 'Natives'. A Maori path is marked. Shows Te Henui River. A handwritten note reads: 'The road will be carried as marked up to my land; the dotted line is the supposed direction of the road into the interior leaving the Maori path to the left. The Henui has not been surveyed higher up than C. Brown's section, but in cutting lines the direction has been ascertained as marked.' Title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, scale indeterminable, 30.5 x 21.5 cm

Date: [898-1905]

By: Babbage, Herbert Ivan, 1875-1916; Babbage, Gordon Swaine, 1885-1975

Reference: E-285-q

Description: Landscapes of the King Country, Taranaki, Manawatu, Wairarapa, and Rangitikei. Also view of St Ives, Cornwall. Includes a note on the artist Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: 31 watercolours 230 x 295 mm

Date: 1829-1956

By: Burnett family

Reference: MS-Papers-1454

Description: Collection consists correspondence, diaries, ledgers and legal documents covering a wide range of topics relating to the Burnett family in England, America and New Zealand. Subjects featured in collection materials include: - business, legal and family matters, especially relating to Utica, Cincinnati, London and Whanganui - abolition and the anti-slavery movement (Cornelius Burnett Snr and his sons were members of the Underground Railroad in Cincinnati, Ohio) - American politics, education and human rights, including slavery, the Civil War and the Mexican War - the confectionary and bakery trade in the United States and New Zealand - religion, spiritualism and churches - music, drama and comedy performances (including theatre programmes) - property, land ownership, conveyances and deeds - farming and farm management - domestic service, wages, employees and tenants - shipping voyages, migration and international travel - the New Zealand Wars in Taranaki and Whanganui - the First World War (including nursing, training camps, the home front) - health, illness, epidemics (cholera, smallpox, flu or influenza) Source of title - Supplied title Whanganui Regional Museum holds handwritten copies of correspondence made by Cornelius Burnett (1805.360.2 LETTERS), the diaries of Joseph Augustus Hornsby Burnett and Cornelius Burnett (1975.83 DIARIES) as well as a deed, photographs and family items. Joseph Burnett and Mary Ann (née Burnett) emigrated from England to America circa 1830, and then to New Zealand in 1856 with their children Cornelius, Josephine Augusta, Alfred, and Emma. They had lived in Oneida County, New York State, known as a centre of the abolitionist movement, and in Cincinnati where they were involved with the Underground Railroad, helping runaway enslaved people. In Wanganui they opened a confectionery and bakery. From 1870 they lived at 'Oneida' homestead and farm property (also known as Trenton House), in Fordell, east of Whanganui. Quantity: 116 folder(s). 2 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Finding Aids: Inventory available. Processing information: Record updated 1 August 2023 with additional information on the Burnett family and the content of the collection materials.