Places

Date: 1903

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B030

Description: Mostly songs, some whakapapa. Other - 1 loose leaf page inserted at the beginning of book Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Black paper covers, 22 cm., vol numbered 18

Date: 1876-1905

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B047

Description: Contains proceedings of the Maori Land Court and the Tribal Committee of Wanganui with regard to land in the Wanganui district, including whakapapa, block boundaries, lists of hapu members; also contains Ngati Tuwharetoa whakapapa, and the proceedings of committees formed to manage land blocks in the Wanganui area including urupa Physical Description: Black boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 30 Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: 1905 - 1915

By: Brett Printing and Publishing Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-TOURISM-Wanganui-1910-01

Description: Shows a complete overview of the river, with photographic illustrations (by photographer Denton) all around, including views of: Taumarunui, Te Rerenga-o-ko-Inaki, Otuiti Falls, Ohura Falls, Kirikiriroa, a Maori village, early morning on the river, a narrow gorge, a quiet reach, The Ladder scene, Tarepokiore, Paparoa rapids and waterfall, Parinui, The Caves, Ngaporo Rapids, Pipiriki Landing, a bend above Atene, Mangaio Creek, Hiruharama, Moutoa Island, Parikino Reach. Cove Wanganui, Upper Ohura Falls, River steamer wharves Wanganui. Dated by reference to other products of the Brett Printing Company. Cartographic has a copy at MapColl-832.41 atu [190?] Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, on folded sheet, 960 x 270 mm, in blue folder cover 140 x 300 mm.

Date: 1905-1913

By: Harrison, Charles Fancourt, -1964; Denton, Frank James, 1869-1963

Reference: PA1-o-217

Description: Includes photographs of Wanganui Collegiate School, with group portraits of sports teams, cadets, prefects, and one photograph of five school-masters. In most cases people are identified by surname and initials. Not all names have been listed in the name headings. Scenes of the school include exterior views of the old school, foundations of new buildings, an image of plans for the new chapel, and interior views of the chapel. From Wanganui Collegiate School, C F Harrison went to Caius College, Oxford; during that time he joined King Edward's Horse, Cambridge Detachment (King's Oversea Dominions Regiment), the album showing group portraits of members of the regiment. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with greenish-grey cloth cover, tan leather spine; 25.5 x 32.0 cm

Date: [ca 1902]

Reference: PAColl-0051

Description: Views of the town of Moawhango in Rangitikei Co, and the station of the Batley family. Also of Wanganui, Wellington, and Sir Walter Bullers house on the Terrace. Quantity: 37 b&w original photographic print(s) sepia.

Date: [Circa 1900s to 1910s]

From: Clift, Charles William :Photographs relating to Clift family

Reference: PA1-o-103

Description: Clift family photographs, including views of Wellington, the Clift family home at 143 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn; four unidentified Wellington College Boy Scouts; views of the Wellington Botanic Gardens; and a number of views of the Wanganui Region. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album in brown card cover tied with cord, and embossed with pattern of flowers in a vase, 19 x 18.5 cm

Date: 189-

Reference: PAColl-2084

Description: Maori woman with pipe; Maori family outside their house; Maori canoe. Buildings, streets, parks, gardens, river and coastal scenes - locations include Wanganui, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Napier, Rimutaka Hill Road and Masterton Quantity: 64 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1906

By: Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936

Reference: Plans-80-0510

Description: Shows ground and first floor details of a warehouse building as well as club buildings with accommodation in Taupo Quay, Wanganui See also the pencil version of this plan at Plans-80-0509-2 and an earlier version (scheme 1) at Plans-80-0509-1. The club room section of the building to the right of the ground-level right-of-way was never built. The left side, which was built, is now the print studios for Unicoll's Quay School of Art. Inscriptions: Recto - top right - John S Swan, Architect, Wellington NZ. May 23 1906. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour drawing

Date: [1902]

From: Riddiford family : Papers

Reference: MSX-4507

Description: Comprises record of fatigue duties, misdemeanours and publishments; list of books (?read) Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1906

By: Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936

Reference: Plans-80-0509-1

Description: Shows details of ground and first floor plans for a warehouse and store, Taupo Quay, Wanganui See also the Scheme 2 plans for the same building at Plans-80-0509-2 and Plans-80-0510. Only the left side of the proposed building was ever built. Inscriptions: Recto - top right - John S Swan, Architect, Wellington NZ. May 22 1906. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing

Date: [ca 1909-1952]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-093

Description: Photographs of New Zealand and overseas ships, mostly made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1909-1950s. New Zealand related images include: Shell Oil Company coastal tankers Paua and Tanea; Union Steam Ship Co cargo vessel Karoon; ferry Arahua (includes original photographs); Orcades; barquentine Alexa ashore at Castlecliff, Wanganui, Dec 1910; damaged cargo vessels Broompak and Komata in Auckland Harbour after collision; wrecked hull of Pelotas ca 1911; Opihi being scuttled in Palliser Bay; steamer Indrabarah being repaired at Port Chalmers. Also: Grounded freighter Viggo Hansteen in Otago Harbour; remains of sailing ship City of Auckland at Otaki; iron barque Anglo-Norman at North Spit, Kaipara, 26 Sep 1914; NZ Shipping Company vessels Rangitane and Rangitoto; wreck of Wiltshire; In memorium postcard relating to S S Penguin (1909) with photo of the vessel and female members of the Toomer family who perished when the ship sunk; boat at landing place at Owens Mines No 1 (undated). Series of original black & white photos of the wreck of the steamer Progress that went ashore at Owhiro Bay, 1st May 1931, with loss of life. Includes photographs of overseas vessels (names not added to Name Field) Quantity: 31 album leaves with black & white photochemical prints and 6 album leaves with black & white photographic prints. Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints and photochemical prints

Date: 1909

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B080

Description: Contains diary entries with information about farming, land issues, financial and business affairs, the publication of a Maori newspaper, the proceedings of whakapapa hui convened by the Tanenuiarangi Committee; also contains address lists, recipes for Maori medicines, whakapapa, narratives about historical conflicts involving Wairarapa people and hapu, lists of chiefs along the East Coast, North Island, notes about the Wairarapa Moana (Pouakani) Management Committee, and notes about publications in the Journal of the Polynesian Society Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.

Date: ca 1900

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from the file print collection, Box 16

Reference: PAColl-7344-73

Description: Three eel traps on end in front of some covered furniture in what might be a storeroom. Photographer unidentified. Provenance uncertain. The reverse of the print says "From the Wanganui Museum" but it is not clear whether that refers to the hinaki or the photograph. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1878-1902

From: Creator of collection unknown :Contact prints from 10x12 negatives of scenes in the Wairarapa, Manawatu-Wanganui and Taranaki regions

By: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920

Reference: PAColl-3722-3

Description: Arrangement: In order by copy negative number - 1/2-11800-F to 1/2-11861-F (some missing) Quantity: 59 b&w original photographic print(s) in one box. Provenance: Contact prints made ca 1970s from plates no longer in existence

Date: 1890 - 1909

Reference: MapColl-os832.4199gbbd/[1890-1909?]/Acc.45916

Description: Shows area of land bounded by London, Ingestre streets and Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. Gives sections and section numbers (in most cases) in this area. Has an area marked as 'proposed new grounds for boy's college' with acreage. Next to this, is a block with a note: 'about 44 acres let on short grazing leases'. Another block has 'about 61 acreas let on grazing leases expiring 1909' written on it. One section near Victoria Avenue and Plymouth St is marked 'Mr Watson's house' and an adjacent section has 'garden' written on it. The Wanganui Aramoho railway is indicated. Other streets shown are Hatrick, Purnell, Wilson, Nixon, St Hill, Glasgow, Liverpool and Dublin. There is some pencil annotation on the map one of which is 'Mr W E Atkinson's school'. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, outline colour, scale [1:1 584], 73.5 x 83cm. Provenance: Donated by Rob Mitchell, Wellington, September 2002 Transfers: From Drawings & Prints Collection - relates to Plans-2002-058-Drawer-008.

Date: ca1880-1903

By: Sigvertsen, Jeffery R, active 1990s

Reference: PA1-q-546

Description: Scenic views of New Zealand, New Zealand Cities and Maori Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1901-1910

From: In the Light of the Past :Photographs of New Zealand stained glass in houses and public buildings

Reference: PA12-1445

Description: Decorative stained glass windows from Wanganui houses. All are in the art nouveau style. The largest group are windows supplied by R & E Tingey and Co Ltd of Wanganui for the homestead at Bushy Park in 1905. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1908 - 1910

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Atkins & Bacon (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-090-009/019

Description: Includes plans for classrooms and new assembly hall, including a walkway from the main buildings to the assembly hall. Also includes an older plan (1890? from newpaper cutting stuck to verso) of the dining hall roof. Folder number assigned by the Library. Other Titles - Barnsdale Quantity: 11 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying up to 600 x 840 mm.

Date: May-Nov 1907

From: Keys, Ben, 1878-1951 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0407-24

Description: Contains numerous letters from Keys to friends and family members that provide detailed information about his travels through the lower North Island, and through the Far North; there are detailed descriptions of the countryside which Keys travels through, and discussions of people that he meets; there are also discussions of Maori customs and practicees that he experiences and his impressions of them; there are also some comments about the work that Keys undertakes in the Maori Land Courts Page 86 has been removed from the letterbook Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1905-1920

From: In the Light of the Past :Photographs of New Zealand stained glass in houses and public buildings

Reference: PA12-1453

Description: Most of these windows have designs based on conventional floral themes. In many the leading is used to provide the linear dynamic typical of art nouveau. Those that don't fit neatly into the art nouveau category are two windows from the Parliamentary Library and two from Government House which feature the National coat of arms. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies.