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Photographs of the Murchison and Hawke's Bay earthquakes

Date: 1929-1931

From: Furkert, Frederick William, 1876-1949 :Photographs of Hydro schemes and the Murchison and Hawke's Bay earthquakes

Reference: PA1-q-768

Description: Damage to buildings, roads, rivers and landscapes resulting from the Murchison and Hawke's Bay earthquakes Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

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Photograph album relating to North Island and South Island road trips

Date: Jan 1931, 28 Dec 1934-2 Feb 1935, 27 Dec 1935-17 Jan 1936

From: Johnston, Phyllis, 1904-1998: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1896

Description: Photograph album formerly belonging to Phyllis Johnston. Contains images taken during three holidays in New Zealand. Compiler of albums, and photographer(s), are unidentified. Album is extensively captioned though few people are identified. - Motoring trip of North Island in January 1931, following family on a camping trip in a A-Model Ford. Route, as suggested by image order in album, goes via Hastings, Wairoa, Lake Waikaremoana, Morere, Gisborne, Opotiki, Ohope, Whakatane, Rotorua, Whakarewarewa, Tauranga, Waihi, Thames, Mercury Bay, Tui Glen, Waiwera, Waipu, Whangarei, Bay of Islands, Mount Messenger and Dawson Falls. Images feature camp grounds and sites, car with tent awning erected and with gear packed alongside, picnicking scenes, motoring scenes, and tourist sights on route. Images and sites of note are: Tongoio Falls; Aniwaniwa Falls; road between Gisborne and Opotiki including ford, adjacent ranges and valleys, bush, and coastal views; Whakatane War Memorial; Road between Whakatane and Rotorua, including bush, Lake Rotoma, Hongi's Track, and Tikitere geothermal area; Whakarewarewa, including tourist group with Guide Rangi, Maori children bathing, and Frog Pond; Tauranga Harbour and railway bridge; gorge between Waihi and Thames; bullocks hauling Kauri logs south of Coromandel; 'Rotten Row' cabins at Waipu; Christ Church, bay and sea shore, and view of town from the flagstaff, Russell; cream being delivered by row boat in Bay of Islands; Zane Grey Camp, Otehei Bay; car on barge crossing between Russell and Paihia (including car transfer to shore); Williams Memorial Church, Paihia; and Waitangi Falls. Miss B G Kirk appears in a number of images (identified in one). - Road trip to South Island in 1934-1935 features images of Christchurch, Dunedin, and Oamaru. Christchurch images include views of Cashmere, Lyttelton, the road to and picnicking at Governors Bay, Sumner, Opawa, picnic ground 'Kauriki' (and poplar avenue in area), Christchurch Botanical Gardens (including Rose Garden), Avon River, Christchurch Art Gallery (interior and exterior shots), Canterbury College (School of Art, cloisters and observatory), Scott's memorial fountain, Victoria Lake, Beaths Department Store rooftop garden, stone house at Cracroft Wilson estate, and various social scenes including 'Thor' at an easel, a family portrait (Mr and Mrs Wilson with Thor, Lance, and Helen), and an unidentified tennis party. Dunedin images include Knox College, Winter Gardens, child Maklin Duncan of Elgin Road, and Mrs Hosking, some of her children, and her father Mr White. Oamaru images show the cityscape, Basilica, and Oamaru Gardens (fountain, duck pond, swans). Also includes a copy of a studio portrait of Winnie M Munro and Mr and Mrs Munro on their balcony. - Anakiwa, Queen Charlotte Sound, and Blenheim summer holiday (1935-1936) pictures feature the natural sights of the Marlborough Sounds area as well as family holiday snaps of holiday activities such as social events, picnics, fishing, bush walks, and day trips. Images of note include: Anakiwa Homestead (with interior and exterior shots); Anakiwa beach, wharf area, and views of Tiri Moana, Kenepuru, Mahau, and Pelorous Sounds taken on a bush walk; Picton including 'Betty and The Youth' at Picton War Memorial, view from the water, and view from across Shakespeare Bay; various boat rides (including on the 'Alcedo') and a small bus; group photograph of those at the New Year's Eve Ball at Anakiwa including people in costume; Mrs McDougall, Miss Ray Cuff, and Mrs Raine dressed as Three Blind Mice; Havelock main street and wharf; Pelorous River (including bridge and rapids); Bay of Many Coves; Ship Cove (including Captain Cook Memorial); ice cream eating; Blenheim War Memorial; the plane 'Karoro' at Woodbourne Aerodrome and Rongotai Airport; and an aerial view of Marlborough taken on route from Woodbourne with Wellington. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Green cardboard album tied with leather string, 20 x 24 cm

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Views of towns and locations in the Otago and West Coast Regions

Date: 1860s, 1934

From: Photographs of the Richmond family, their relatives and friends

Reference: PAColl-7075-08

Description: All but one of the photographs depict towns and other locations in the Otago and the West Coast regions of the South Island. These include the towns of Cromwell, Dunedin, and Charlston. There is a view of the Matukituki River and Gorge as well as the Clutha River below Cromwell. Apart from these prints there is a mounted image of HMS Cairo passing through the Keil Canal in July 1934 photographed by Arthur Renard Quantity: 8 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Jansen, Nancy (Mrs) : Tourist Dept lantern slides

Date: ca1930s

By: Jansen, Nancy, active 1940s-2000s

Reference: PAColl-5812

Description: Views of well known scenic tourist destinations such as lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables etc. Arrangement: Housed in Lantern slide sequence at PA11-213. Quantity: 2 container(s).

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View of Thames taken from base of war memorial

Date: [ca 24 Jan 1932]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-8163-32

Description: View of Thames township taken from the base of the war memorial, showing the Thames river in the background. Photograph taken in January 1932, by an unidentified photographer for the Free Lance. Inscriptions: Verso - centre - 24/1/32 / Panoramic View / of Thames taken from the / base of the war memorial Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 21.7 x 16.6 cm

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Photograph of Blacks Point, by the Inangahua River, West Coast

Date: [193-?]

Reference: 1/1-004433-G

Description: Photograph of the township of Blacks Point, by the Inangahua River, Buller district, West Coast. Photograph taken circa 1920s. Photographer unidentified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

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Lower Hutt

Date: [ca 1934]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 1/2-122267-F

Description: Aerial view of Lower Hutt, taken circa 1932 by an Evening Post photographer. Shows the new (Ewen) and old bridges over the Hutt River, and the surrounding area. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Ewen Bridge recognised from 1/2-122249. Ewen Bridge opened in 1929. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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Ahuriri, Napier

Date: [193-?]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/2-100000-G

Description: View overlooking Ahuriri in Napier, showing the Ahuriri Estuary. Wool-store and warehouse buildings can be seen in the right middleground, including that of Williams and Kettle Limited, and Dalgety's. Photographed by an unidentified photographer for the Free Lance, probably in the mid 1930s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

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Panoramic view of Cobden, at the mouth of the Grey River

Date: [Between 1900-1930]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001318-G

Description: Panoramic view of Cobden, at the mouth of the Grey River. School buildings are visible centre left. Photographed by William Archer Price. Other - For a similar image, with children visible in the school playgrounds, see 1/2-001315. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Cobden. [No.] 1177B Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

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Waiuku

Date: [ca 1915]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000796-G

Description: View of Waiuku, looking along the Waiuku River. The Kentish Hotel (a two-storeyed building with verandahs on both floors) is visible in the centre. Photographed by William Archer Price. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Waiuku No 1537D Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

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General view of Warkworth

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001801-G

Description: Warkworth, showing houses, roads and trees. The river is in the immediate foreground. Photograph taken by William A Price from a hill overlooking the river and township, in early 1900s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Warkworth. 1387. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.4 inches

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View over the Whanganui River towards Pipiriki

Date: [ca 1930]

From: Fry, Patricia Susan, 1924- :Family Scenes in Wellington and Manawatu by W T G Cody and Internal Affairs photographs of Royal Tours

Reference: 1/4-061416-F

Description: View over the Wanganui River with Pipiriki in the background. Two river boats can be seen at the wharf below Pipiriki House. Photograph taken circa 1930 by W T G Cody. Library client identified the locality as Pipiriki, March 2011. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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