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Date: 1950-2000

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: PAColl-7327-1-114

Description: Photographs related to New Zealand towns and political parties, taken and collected by the Evening Post. Images taken in New Zealand and abroad, by a range of photographers, between 1950 and 2000. Images relating to towns are arranged alphabetically from T to W Images relating to political parties are within the alphabetical sequence A Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in folders.

Date: 1959-2007

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-10131-4

Description: Photographs of the South Island of New Zealand taken by Les Cleveland, 1959 to 2007. Information relating to the content as well as the date taken and the date printed, is on the rear of most prints. Identified people are: Senior Sergeant George Christopher Donnelly of Hokitika police; Ivy Harper and Bert Birchfield; Mike Armstrong and Jim Daken; Mary and Heather Cornwell; Charleston coal mine operator Neil Mouat; Mack Heinz; Tex Smith; Mike Armstrong; Henry Heveldt and M Bennett of Nolan's Mill; Garth Graham; meat shooters Mike Bennett and Kevin Blythell; John 'Opo' Angus, the Eggling brothers; helicopter pilot Ben Morris and Les's wife Mary Cleveland; and Johnny Hewer, Claire Easterbrook and Liam Easterbrook in front of the Neils Beach school house. Featured natural environments include the hot springs at Welcome Flat and the Karangarua Valley, River, Ranges, and the view from the Sefton bivouac, Ocean Beach, and Neils Beach, including car wrecks at the rubbish dump. Other images (and series of images) of note include scenes from the Kumara races; environmental damage (slips and road works at Milford Tunnel, Inangahua River road, and Haast and Jackson's Bay area; open face coal mining at Charleston; deer hunting, largely based in Mussel Point; Central Otago Hotels (Cardrona, White Horse, and Vulcan); Post Offices and boxes (St Bathan's, Outram, Ophir, and Dunedin) and a Pacific Films crew on Fox Glacier. Also includes images of James Heveldt's grave (Jackson's Bay), Peregrine Vinyard, a new house in Bannockburn, a girl in a Westport ice cream parlour, women in a Carter's Sawmill shop, a Hokitika cake stall, and various shop fronts and signage in Dunedin, Gore, and on the West Coast. Arrangement: Photographs ordered chronologically by Library using the date on rear of prints. Note that some images in the same photographic sequence have been given varying dates by the photographer. Quantity: 80 b&w original photographic print(s). 5 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints

Date: 1979-2009

By: Farrell, Damer, 1943-

Reference: ATL-Group-00902

Description: Photographs taken by Damer Farrell from circa 1979 to 2008 of Greymouth and other localities in the West Coast. Collection comprises analogue film negatives and photographic prints taken from 1979 to early 2000s, and and born digital photographs taken from early 2000s to 2008. The images primarily depict the people, events, and environs of Greymouth. One small set of film negatives negatives relate to the Cave Creek tragedy. Also includes a small amount of born digital files relating to the No Non-cents political party and local body elections in Buller in 2004. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Photographic prints were mostly found loose amongst the negatives, with some originally enclosed in brown paper bags with annotated dates, and others in commercial processing wallets with annotations, but no other discernible original order. The born digital photographs were grouped by topic and date and delivered in named digital folders, arranged in an alphabetical subject file order. The original order of the analogue and born digital arrangement of the photographs was retained by the archivist where possible. Damer Farrell worked for many years as a commercial photographer based in Greymouth on the West Coast. He also acted as a freelance photographer for the 'Greymouth Star' newspaper. During his career he transitioned from working with a film camera to using a digital camera in his work; and for some years he used both types of camera. Quantity: 100000.0 colour original negative(s) quantity is approximate; negatives are mostly 35mm. 14613 digital photograph(s). 738 b&w original photographic print(s). 396 colour original photographic print(s). 7 b&w copy photographic print(s). 6 Electronic document(s). 5 digital image(s). Processing information: Some photographic prints originally enclosed in brown paper bags annotated with a month and year were rehoused in archival enclosures. Three series created May 2023 to bring together digital photographs, photographic prints, and negatives.

Date: [ca1975-ca2004]

From: Nunns, Richard, 1945-2021: Collection

By: Alford, Rachel, active 2005; James, Brian, active 1983

Reference: PAColl-9112-5

Description: Photographs - mostly from the mid 1980s - of a range of instruments (old and new, Maori, Japanese, Chinese, from Pacific Islands and Celtic) being played at events in different parts of New Zealand, by New Zealand and visiting performers. Includes shakuhachi, guqin, a Rarotongan nose flute, a Celtic horn, taonga puoro including a koauau made from koiwi tangata (human bone) and a kete woven by Geneva Gray. Also includes images of performances curated by Allan Thomas in the auditorium of the National Library; copy of the cover for an album `Traditional music of the Maori' with Mrs Wineera of Porirua; the opening of visitor facilities in the Ruakuri Cave at Waitomo; an event in the crater of Mount Tarawera; a workshop at an Auckland teachers training college; expeditions in search of pounamu in the Arahura River valley; a tour by Urban Taniwha. Quantity: 100 colour original photographic print(s). 23 b&w original photographic print(s). 4 papers (letters and envelopes).

Date: 1999-2002

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000410

Description: Photographs of various family reunions, birthdays and wedding anniversaries Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Reunions" Quantity: 10 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999-2004

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000325

Description: Photographs relating to fish and fishing in Greymouth. Includes fishers weighing in their catches, recreational and commerical fishing. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Fishing" Quantity: 106 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999-2005

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000481

Description: Photographs relating to the Rotary, Lions, and other community services in the West Coast. Includes photographs of award presentations, dinners, fundraising, competitions, Reefton Who Cares services, tree planting, Casino night, Rose Society and the opening of a skateboarding park. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Services (Rotary-Etc))" Quantity: 48 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999-2005

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000326

Description: Photographs relating to floods and fires in Greymouth. Includes flood, wind and erosion damage, and fire fighters fighting various fires. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Floods-Fires-etc" Quantity: 47 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999-2005

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000422

Description: Photographs relating to stock car racing in West Coast Region. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Sport (Automotive (stocks))" Quantity: 577 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999-2005

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000480

Description: Photographs relating to the fire and ambulance services in West Coast. Includes photographs of fire fighting, award and medal presentations to ambulance officers and fire fighters, fire fighting competitions, Klempel memorial, and fire fighting and rescue demonstrations. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Services (Fire-Ambulance)" Quantity: 74 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999, 2002-2003

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000338

Description: Photographs relating to children. Includes children in playgrounds, with face paint, surrounded by bubbles, and eating ice blocks. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "kids" Quantity: 6 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999-2006

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000417

Description: Photographs relating to athletics in West Coast Region. Includes photographs of the Greymouth Athletics Club, Greymouth Harriers, West Coast Track and Field, Coast to Coast race, marathon and other running races, touch rugby, gymnastics, and school athletic champhionships. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Sport (Athletic)" Quantity: 134 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999, 2002

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000242

Description: Photographs relating to tourism in the West Coast region. Includes photographs of the All Nations Hotel, Barrytown and the Reefton Backpackers and Tours. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Commerce (Tourism)" Quantity: 6 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999-2004

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000284

Description: Photographs of Agricultural and Pastoral (A&P) fairs and galas in West Coast Region Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Events (A&P fairs galas) Quantity: 74 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999, 2001-2002

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000329

Description: Photographs relating to horse racing in the West Coast Region. Includes horse races at Reefton and the Greymouth Jockey Club, and beach races. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Horse1 (gallop)" Quantity: 12 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999-2002

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000302

Description: Photographs of tattoo show, West Coast Region. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Events (Shows (Tatoo))" Quantity: 38 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2000-2005

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000425

Description: Photographs relating to bowling in West Coast Region. Includes photographs of lawn and indoor bowls, bowling greens, and bowlers. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Sport (bat-ball-stick (bowls))" Quantity: 88 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1994-2003

From: Bartel, Susan Elizabeth, 1943- :Photographs relating to Susan Bartel and family

Reference: PADL-000007

Description: Photographs of Susan Bartel and her family, friends, parties and holidays, taken 1994-2003. Arrangement: Prints available at PAColl-7862-1 Quantity: 82 electronic scan(s) of original photographs and items of ephemera.

Date: 1999-2005

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000454

Description: Photographs relating to Rugby Union football in West Coast. Shows photographs of the West Coast rugby teams, coaches, and training. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Sport (footie (rugby))" Quantity: 88 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1999-2004

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000413

Description: Photographs relating to Boy Scouts and Girl Guides in the West Coast. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Youth-Groups (Guides-Scouts)" Quantity: 50 digital photograph(s).