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Date: [Circa 1880s-1890s]

By: Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Morris, John Richard, 1854-1919; Davis, John, -1893; Finch, F, active 1878-1900; Valentine, James, -1880

Reference: PA1-q-210

Description: Photographs of Hawai'i, Samoa and New Zealand, taken by various photographers circa 1880s and 1890s, including John Richard Morris, John Davis, F Finch and Josiah Martin. Inserted in an envelope is a hand-written list of photos, but these seem to bear no relationship to the album. The list includes places in New Zealand (none of which are in this album), Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, New Caledonia and Fiji (again none of which are shown in this album). The photographs of Hawai'i include Iolani Palace in Honolulu, and Queen Lili'uokalani; Samoan images show children, a waterfall at Falefa near Apia, and a group of dancers in traditional dress. Images of New Zealand include landscapes, Maori children, a hongi with two women, and a collage taken by Josiah Martin of images of Maori chiefs, waka and meeting houses at Parihaka and Ohinemutu. One photograph taken in the Bounty Islands shows mollymawk and crested penguins. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon cover, title "New Zealand and Samoa" hand-printed in white ink; 30 x 23 cm

Date: [ca 1885-1945]

By: Lovell-Smith, Timothy James, 1945-; Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd; Crummer, George R, 1868-1953; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Dufty, Francis Herbert, 1846–1910; William H Hammer & Company; Muir and MacKinlay (Firm); Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955; Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951

Reference: PAColl-0422

Description: Views of New Zealand, the South Pacific and elsewhere including: a chief's house in Fiji; the grounds of the Sanatorium, Rotorua; Wairoa township before the Tarawera eruption; "Fijian warrior armed for war"; Maori children in swimming hole with other children standing behind them smoking; three photographs of the construction of the Wellington Town Hall organ; women doing a poi dance and men doing a haka in front of Maori spectators at Whakarewarewa; five photographs of Cook's landing place on Niue; a set of photographs of many parts of the world with the name Waimarino on the reverse, possibly from the voyages of a merchant ship of that name (these include one of an Arab dhow in the Indian Ocean requesting its longitude, Bill Brayton and others holding his sea turtles, two of the gun on board and three of the Panama Canal); the wreck of the Ansonia on Middleton Reef; an artist's impression of the Trans-Pacific yacht race trophy; a performance by Rarotongan men in uniform; three Rarotongan women washing clothes in the river; children swimming in Ngatangiia Creek; the Beach Road, Apia, Samoa; New Zealand Government Ship TutauRai (?) off Niue; and six mounted photographs by James Valentine and Co of New Zealand scenes and Maori women. Arrangement: Prints housed in 2 boxes at PAColl-0422-1 and PAColl-0422-2. Negatives housed at 1/2-037763, 045085, 056525 to 056545, 056315 to 056333, 144784, 144815, 144818, 144830, 144847 and 144850 Quantity: 72 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [1880s-1900s?]

By: Bock, Alfred, 1835-1920

Reference: PA1-o-218

Description: Pages 1-6 and 21-23 are views of New Zealand, including including a kauri tree at Tararu, views of Te Aroha, the Rotomahana area after the Tarawera eruption of 1886, and one of Maori kaumatua seated in front of tukutuku panels (possibly at Te Aroha), mostly taken by Alfred Bock Pages 7-21 are views of Hawaii, including a grass hut, the Houses of Parliament, St Louis College, Queens Hospital grounds, the Cook Monument, the first Royal Hawaiian Hotel (building later used as the Armed Forces YMCA), and Iolani Palace. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album lacking cover, inserted between two pieces of strong cardboard; 34 x 24 cm

Date: 1826-1837, n d

From: Thierry family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8832-02

Description: Letter to Emily de Thierry from her father, Frederick Rudge (24 Oct 1820?); Letter from Thierry's solicitor, Cecil Becke, London, re possible fraudulent use of Emily de Thierry's inheritance (1827); proposal by Thierry re canal at Panama (ca 1834); creditors' notes, mainly for gas lighting, for Thierry's company's bazaar in Paris (1826); draft poem (n d); letter of appreciation from J Montgomery to Thierry re his conduct of business while in charge of the French Consulate at Honolulu in 1832 (1833); description of location of Thierry's Waima land near Bay of Islands, given by `the chief Piro' 1837; note from Captain Crozier of HMS Victor ( n d); receipt for transport of the Thierry family from Tahiti to Sydney (1837) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1880-1881, 1884-1885

From: Rolleston, Marion : Papers relating to John Hunter Brown and other relations

Reference: MSX-8702

Description: Diary written by Adam Brown (from Bennan in Dumfriesshire, Scotland). It describes his voyages from London to Sydney on the `Indus', from Sydney to Wellington on the `Clansman' and his travels around New Zealand. Also describes the purchase of a run Whakaki near Wairoa, and his return voyage to Scotland, via the Pacific, Honolulu and North America. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1897

From: Rolleston, Marion : Papers relating to John Hunter Brown and other relations

Reference: MSX-8703

Description: Diary of Stephen Brown, describing his voyage from England to Sydney on the `Arcadia', and from Sydney to Wellington on the `Mararoa'. Also describes his travels in New Zealand, his visit to his brother John Hunter Brown's run Whakaki, near Wairoa, and his return voyage to England, via the Pacific, Honolulu and North America. Includes a brochure - `Handbook of information for passengers & shippers' - from the Pacific Mail Steamship Company Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1895 - 1904

From: Strong, Austin, 1881-1952 :[Sketches. ca 1895-1904]

Reference: A-058-037

Description: Shows a caricature sketch of a man in suit, hat and monocle, standing astride the Pacific with his feet on New Zealand and America, with Samoa and Honolulu in between. The envelope is addressed to Arthur [sic] J Seed, esq, Care the Mutual Life of Australasia, Christchurch, New Zealand, but this address has been crossed out and replaced with: 99 Abel Smith St, Wellington. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on part of stamped envelope, 98 x 123 mm.

Date: [1888-1892]

By: Bourke, Edmund G, active 1888-1892; Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890; Connolly & Company; Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm); Morris, John Richard, 1854-1919; Hart, Campbell & Company; Butcher, Pablo, active 2004

Reference: PA1-f-242

Description: Album compiled by Captain Edmund Bourke RN of HMS Hyacinth, on voyages in the Pacific ca 1888-1892. New Zealand views include Auckland, Tikitapu Bush, Waitakere Creek, Pink & white Terraces, Atiamuri, Ohinemutu, Wairakei, Napier, Wellington, Upper Hutt, McNab's Gardens (Lower Hutt), the Teremakau river and cable car, Nelson, Westland, Otira Gorge, Taipo, the Waimakariri River, Christchurch, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Dunedin and Invercargill. Pacific views include Rarotonga, Samoa, Fiji (including Suva), New Caledonia, Tahiti and Hawaii. Photographers represented include George Valentine, James Connolly, Wheeler & Son, J R Morris, and Hart, Campbell & Co. Includes of gold mining and sluicing in Westland, HM ships Ringarooma and Hyacinth, and games of croquet and polo in Hawaii. HMS Hyacinth, a 3rd class cruiser commissioned in 1886, cruised in the Pacific under the command of Captain Edmund G Bourke RN. In October-November 1888 Bourke sailed around the Cook Islands with the Vice-Consul, hoisting the flag in Rarotonga, Mangaia, Atiu, Mitiaro and Mauke. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Finding Aids: Manuscript list of images housed with album.

Date: 1881 (1883, 2013)

By: Wynn-Williams, Robert B, active 2013

Reference: MSDL-1508

Description: Electronic transcript by Robert Wynn-Williams of Henry Wynn Williams' journal of his world tour commencing in 1881 (in celebration of his 20th wedding anniversary). Includes a table of contents and preface provided by Robert Wynn-Williams. Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Processing information: Part of SBDD (shipboard diary digitisation) project

Date: 1854

By: Belin, active 1854; Lemercier et Compagnie (Firm)

Reference: B-182-018

Description: A page of eleven vignette panels with scenes from eleven different Pacific countries: Iles Philippines - Port de Manille Java. Plantations de Poivriers - Muscadiers et Gerofliers (Pepper plants, nutmeg and cloves) Borneo - Orang-Outang - Fleur du Rafflesia - Indigene Malais (Orang-utan, Rafflesia flower, Malay native) Iles Sandwich - case du roi a Honolulu (Hawaii - King's house at Honolulu) Iles Carolines - peche des eponges, du tripang et des tortues a ecaille (Caroline Islands - fishing for sponges, sea cucumbers and tortoises) Australie - colons et chercheurs d'or - Arbres casuarines et eucaliptes - Menure, cygne noir (Australia - colonists and gold prospectors, casuarina trees and eucalyptus gums, lyre bird and black swan) Nouvelle Guinee - etablissement de baleiniers (New Guinea - whaling settlement) Iles Viti - Navire venant charger des bois de Teck et de Sandal (Fiji? Ship about to be loaded with teak and sandalwood) O Taiti - arbre a pain - on embarque des perles et de la nacre (Tahiti - breadfruit - loading boats with pearls and mother of pearl) Iles Marquises - etablissement [...] (Marquesas - settlement ...?) Nouvelle Zelande - indigenes travaiilant le phormium tenax (New Zealand - natives working with flax) Date of publication supplied by the vendor, May 2011. Other Titles - Oceania, drawn and lithographed by Belin. Published with text from the Journal of Mothers and Children. [translation] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Hand-coloured engraving, om sheet cropped to 290 x 378 mm.