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[Creator unknown] :[The Hutt river valley about 1843] [copy of ms map]. ca.1843.
Date: 1843 - 1939
By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Wellington District Office; Hall, Lance, 1899-1985; War Memorial Library (Lower Hutt, N.Z.)
Reference: MapColl-832.4793gbbd/[ca.1843]/Acc.7915;7918;8370;8371;8372
Description: Cadastral map, with topographic features, of the Hutt River valley from an area north of the Stokes Valley bridge to the harbour. Includes the road which runs parallel to the river. High Street, Victoria Street, Railway Avenue, and Hutt Road are named. The settlements of Richmond, Aglionby and Britannia are named. Includes numbered sections with owners' names. Clifford, Molesworth, Taine, Park, Child, Alzdorf, Hanson, Stokes, Dr. Evans, Riddiford, Dr. Dorset, Swainson, Barton, Compton, Captain Daniell, Colonel Wakefield, Burcham, Bidwill. Several areas of native reserve are marked as are the sites of a pa, Hughes' House, Masons House, Boulcott's House, Molesworth Farm, Aglionby Arms, Queens Head Inn are marked. Title supplied by cataloguer Hand-written along bottom of sheet 5: Photostat of plan in Survey office, Wellington. L. Hall, 1939 Quantity: 1 map(s) on five sheets. Physical Description: Photographic copy, linen backed, scale not given, 196.7 x 63 cm., sheets 64.1 x 45.2 cm. and smaller
Smith & Anthony Ltd (Christchurch) :The panoramic road to Hanmer / compiled & lithograp...
Date: 1916
By: Smith & Anthony Ltd
Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-Canterbury-1916-01
Description: One side of the folded sheet shows a bird's eye view of "The road to Hanmer from Christchurch, with labels for Papanui, Styx, Belfast, Chaney's Corner, Whites Bridge, Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, Saltwater Creek, Leithfield, Amberley, Greney's Road, Glasnevin, Waipara Bridge, Weka Pass, Waikari, Hurunui, Culverden, Montrose, Upper Waiau Ferry, and Hanmer. Also marked are the following hotels (in order from Christchurch to Hanmer): Papanui, Phoenix, Belfast, Royal Hotel (Woodend), Royal Hotel (Leithfield), Railway Hotel and Crown Hotel as well as Frew Brothers Garage (all Amberley), Great Northern Hotel and Star & Garter Hotel as well as Mercer's Garage (all Waikari), Hurunui Hotel, Culverden Hotel, and Jollie's Pass Hotel and St Helen's Station (Hanmer). Rivers are named or shown: Waimakariri, [Kaiapoi], Ashley, Saltwater Creek, Kowai, Waipara, Hurunui and Waitohi, Waiau. The verso includes advertisements for Star Motor Petrol, the 1916 Overland, Ford cars, Goodrich tyres (from E W Pidgeon & Co Ltd), Motorol oils, Dunlop Tyres, Culverden Hotel, W D Berry & Co Garage in Christchurch. Also shown are photographs of the Troopers' Memorial Amberley, Weka Pass, Hurunui Hotel, and Culverden Hotel. Dated from an advertisement for the 1916 Overland, Colonial model. Other Titles - The road to Hanmer from Christchurch Quantity: 1 booklet. Physical Description: Photolithographs on sheet, 235 x 990 mm, folded inside cover to 235 x 110 mm.
Photographs of the Arapuni dam, the Catlins and other views
Date: [ca 1890-1927]
From: France, Thelma Edith Minnie, 1907-2000 : Photographs
By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); France, J W, active 1890s
Reference: PAColl-0348
Description: Mounted photographs by the Burton Brothers of the junction of Eden and Tees Streets, Oamaru showing St Luke's Church, shops, tram lines and part of the Council Chambers; looking down on the wharves of Port Chalmers with the Presbyterian Church in the right foreground; and the Kakahi Falls, near Tawhata on the Whanganui River. Two smaller mounted photographs of a river in the Catlins District. Three pages from a photograph album holding five photographs of the building of the Arapuni Dam on the Waikato River including the buried forest exposed by the Waikato River diversion. Three loose prints by J W France of an early settlers' cottage made of ponga with a turf roof and with the family outside; a group of six workmen standing on the road they were building with long handled shovels and a boy and a dog in front of them; and the funeral procession of Sir John MacKenzie in 1901 led by a pipe band up the main road in Oamaru working. Finally a loose print of the bridge over the Waiho River. Arrangement: Copy negatives at 1/2-68928 to 1/2-068934. Quantity: 5 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted. 4 b&w original photographic print(s) loose.
Smith & Anthony Ltd (Christchurch) :The road to Hanmer from Christchurch / compiled & l...
Date: 1916
From: Smith & Anthony Ltd (Christchurch) :The panoramic road to Hanmer / compiled & lithographed by Smith & Anthony, Ltd, Ch-Ch [1916]
Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-Canterbury-1916-01-inside
Description: Shows a bird's eye view of "The road to Hanmer from Christchurch, with labels for Papanui, Styx, Belfast, Chaney's Corner, Whites Bridge, Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, Saltwater Creek, Leithfield, Amberley, Greney's Road, Glasnevin, Waipara Bridge, Weka Pass, Waikari, Hurunui, Culverden, Montrose, Upper Waiau Ferry, and Hanmer. Also marked are the following hotels (in order from Christchurch to Hanmer): Papanui, Phoenix, Belfast, Royal Hotel (Woodend), Royal Hotel (Leithfield), Railway Hotel and Crown Hotel as well as Frew Brothers Garage (all Amberley), Great Northern Hotel and Star & Garter Hotel as well as Mercer's Garage (all Waikari), Hurunui Hotel, Culverden Hotel, and Jollie's Pass Hotel and St Helen's Station (Hanmer). Rivers are named or shown: Waimakariri, [Kaiapoi], Ashley, Saltwater Creek, Kowai, Waipara, Hurunui and Waitohi, Waiau. Dated from an advertisement for the 1916 Overland, Colonial model. Extended Title - From The panoramic road to Hanmer [1916 Quantity: 1. Physical Description: Photolithograph on sheet, 235 x 990 mm
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).
[Creator unknown] :[Map of] Auckland District, Blocks X, XI, XIV, XV, Waitemata S.D. [c...
Date: 1946 - 1950
By: New Zealand. Post and Telegraph Department
Reference: MapColl-832.12/1946-50/Acc.6693
Description: Map showing Waitemata Harbour, from Whau Creek north to Hobsonville Road. Includes Auckland's main network of roads from between these points and some detail along the harbour. Sheets adjoining this sheet include 48, 51, 57. A.4290L. Sheet 52. '713'. Note on map reads 'See Auckland City and Suburbs northern shore sheet 1 A2015a. Crown copyright reserved. Other Titles - survey district Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, scale [ca. 1:7 920], 63 x 64 cm.
Post and Telegraph Department, Auckland. :Auckland District. Blocks II, III, IV, V, Wai...
Date: 1946 - 1950
By: New Zealand. Post and Telegraph Department
Reference: MapColl-832.12eac/1946-50?/Acc.6710
Description: Map showing Auckland's northern shore road network including Mairangi Bay and north of Brown's Bay. The main district roads and the Riverlea and Whenuapai wharves are shown; Riverhead State Forest is included. Map reads 'Auckland city and suburbs, northern shore sheet 1. A2015 - R.' Other Titles - survey district Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, scale [ca. 1:7 920], 205 x 40 cm.
[Creator unknown] :[Map of] Auckland District, Blocks X, XI, XII, XIV, XV, XVI, Waiwera...
Date: 1946 - 1950
By: New Zealand. Post and Telegraph Department
Reference: MapColl-832.12eac/1946/Acc.6702
Description: Map showing Hauraki Gulf, Okura River, Weti River, Silverdale, and Auckland's network of roads from Main North Road south to Glenvar Road and a small cluster of streets off Glenvar Road immediately south of Awaruku Creek. Sheets adjoining this sheet include 48, 43, 40 and 41. A.4290L. Sheet 44. Other Titles - survey district Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, scale [ca. 1:7 920], 205 x 40 cm.
Waioeka Gorge gas pipeline project
Date: 1984
From: New Zealand. Ministry of Education :Photographs from the Ministry of Works Library
Reference: PA1-o-1301
Description: Photographic record of digging the trench in which to lay the natural gas pipeline through the Waioeka Gorge. Photographed by an unknown photographer from September to December 1984. The pipeline through the Waioeka Gorge carried natural gas between Kawerau and Gisborne. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Mohaka River, Napier to Taupo Road, N.Z.
Date: 1923
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
Reference: Pan-2325-F
Description: Panoramic view looking down over the Mohaka River running across the centre of the image. There is a bridge across the river in the centre left foreground with a car on the road which winds up the hill on the far side. Steep cliffs above and below the road. There is a wide curve in the river on the far left. Stony beaches by the river. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Source of descriptive information - date taken from images in a sequence of Moore's own identifying numbers Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Mohaka River. Napier to Taupo Road, N.Z. No. 212; Marginal notes on negative - Mohaka River. Napier to Taupo Road, N.Z. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 122.0 cm
Manawatu Gorge. North Island, New Zealand
Date: between 1923 and 1928
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
Reference: Pan-2418-F
Description: Panoramic view along the Manawatu Gorge, looking towards the Woodville end, with road and power pylons on the right side of the river. Railway line visible on the far side. Steep cliffs above the road with signs of slips on the right. Bush, some forest remnants, especially above the railway line. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Manawatu Gorge. New Zealand; Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] Manawatu Gorge. R.P.M. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 115.2 cm
Mohaka River on the Napier-Taupo Road, New Zealand
Date: Between 1923 and 1928
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
Reference: Pan-2419-F
Description: Panoramic view taken from the Napier-Taupo Road above the Mohaka River, with the river in the foreground. The edge of a car is seen on the extreme right with the road running down towards a bridge across in the centre right middle distance. Across the river the road winds uphill in the centre towards an area of farms on river flats, and then across the centre distance with hills behind. There are cliffs and a wide stony beach below on the far left. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - 'Mohaka River" Napier-Taupo Road. New Zealand. No. 849; Marginal notes on negative - "Title" Mohaka River, Napier-Taupo Road Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 114.0 cm
Entrance to the Manawatu Gorge. North Island, New Zealand
Date: between 1923 and 1928
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
Reference: Pan-2416-F
Description: Panoramic view looking down over the Manawatu River in the foreground. The road (heading from the Woodville Ferry Reserve towards Ashhurst) runs from far left centre past a house. An advertisement for "The new Essex Super Six", 'Andersen & Hansen Service Station' is on the road by the house. The road then crosses a bridge and winds along the curve of the hill on the far side. On the near side of the house there is also a section of railway line which can also be seen on a bend on the right hand side further along in the centre right middle distance. Hills all around except for lower farmland hnear the river across the road from the house. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Entrance to Manawatu Gorge. North Island. New Zealand. No. 851; Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] Entrance to Manawatu Gorge Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 131.0 cm
Slides of South Island scenes
Date: [ca 1965-1975]
From: Edwards, Muriel, 1907-1981: Slides taken around New Zealand
Reference: PA12-10627
Description: Slides taken by Muriel Edwards of various locations, mainly in the Canterbury Region, circa 1965-1975. Includes images of the Waiau River mouth and Hamner area, Waitaki Dam, a tramping hut, a weka investigating tramping gear, a Christmas display at Arthur Barnett Ltd (Dunedin), construction at an unidentified port, a trip to Peel Forest, Cape Foulwind coastal scenes, farmland in Reynolds Valley, a band rotunda and a floral clock, a lakeside scene at Queenstown, and an aerial view of Skippers Road. Quantity: 20 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies
Slides of New Zealand
Date: [ca 1965-1975]
From: Edwards, Muriel, 1907-1981: Slides taken around New Zealand
Reference: PA12-10628
Description: Slides taken by Muriel Edwards of New Zealand scenes, circa 1960s-1970s. Includes images of the Rakaia River and Highbank power station, Robert Falcon Scott memorial boulder (Queenstown Gardens), Skippers Canyon, Fitzroy Gardens (near Rotorua) and Muriwai's Cave carved entrance. Quantity: 20 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies
'Marble Point & Waiau River' on the road from Culverden to Hanmer Springs
Date: 1925
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
Reference: Pan-1742-F
Description: Panoramic view showing 'Marble Point' and the Waiau River on the road from Culverden to Hanmer Springs. An open touring car is parked on the road far left (Number plate: WN7640). Tussock, river, cleared hills, steep peaks in the background. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - "Marble Point & Waiau River" on the road from Culverden to Hanmer Springs, N.Z. No. 581; Marginal notes on negative - "Marble Point & Waiau River" On the road from Culverden to Hanmer Springs. N.Z.; Marginal notes on negative - 2 2 2 2 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 116.2 cm
Hawks Crag, Buller Gorge, New Zealand
Date: Between 1923 and 1928
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
Reference: Pan-1108-F
Description: Panoramic view of the Buller Gorge with a car parked under Hawks Crag, centre right. The line of the road is clear from power poles amongst trees across the image, river to the left of the road. Bush-clad hills to right and left of the road. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1109 for view just beyond this one Inscriptions: No marginal notes - Hawks Crag No. 468. Buller Gorge. New Zealand Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 109.9 cm
Scene on the Buller Gorge, West Coast, New Zealand
Date: Between 1923 and 1928
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
Reference: Pan-1109-F
Description: Panoramic view of the Buller Gorge with the road on the road just past Hawks Crag. Curve in river, bush-clad hills. Power lines visible far left draping across a bend in the road. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1108 for view of Hawks Crag Inscriptions: No marginal notes - Scene on Buller Gorge. No. 485. West Coast. New Zealand Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 97.3 cm
South Island prints two
Date: 1956-1958
From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-10131-3
Description: Photographs of the South Island of New Zealand taken by Les Cleveland, 1956 to 1958. Information relating to the content as well as the date taken and the date printed, is on the rear of most prints. Most prints relate to the West Coast Region, but also some images of Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago regions. Identified people are: Kopara Sawmill workers Bill Brown, Owen Jacobs, Morry Pullman, Hans Van Ruyven, Jimmy Birchfield, Doug Macalister, Joe Kavanagh, Neil McLean, Archy Fluerty, saw doctor John Henry Ord, Ted McGhie; licensee of Nelson Creek Hotel D Graham; Dorothy Debenham; Mick Bowie, and chief guide at Mt Cook Hermitage. Unidentified people include a female French tourist and some children. Featured natural environments include Karamea beach scenes, mining and sawmilling sites, and Buller Gorge. Featured town sequences include Reefton and Nelson's Creek houses and businesses, many of which are derelict. Further images (and series of images) of note include: a series of images of the Kopara Sawmill with forests, exterior felling scenes, lumber yard, processing of timber, and workers; spectators at a Cobden soccer match; crib-logging on the Wataroa River; various road works and maintainence scenes; locomotive at Ngahere sawmill site; images relating to various mining activities; church buildings; municipal buildings; and some mountaineering prints. 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: 72 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints
Photographs of floods, slips, and dredges in Greymouth area
Date: 1890s-1970s
From: Quinn, Joseph, d 1998: Negatives and prints from photographic studio operated by James Ring, L A Inkster, and Joseph Quinn
By: Inkster, Lawrence Andrew, 1897-1955; Inksters Ltd; Quinn, Joseph, -1998; Ring & Inkster (Firm); Ring, James, 1856-1939; Sidney Riley Studios
Reference: PAColl-9680
Description: Photographs from the Ring & Inkster Studio taken from the 1890s to the 1970s relating to floods and slips, and dredges in the Greymouth area. Views of Greymouth include: aerial view of the town, circa 1950s; Mawhera Quay after a flood, circa 1890s; Gilmer's Corner after a flood, circa 1890s; aerial view of subdivision, circa 1970s. Group photographs include: group of women in the 1950s [possibly a reunion]; school photograph of girls attending a convent school, 1937; wedding group taken in Sydney, Australia, by Sidney Riley Studio, circa 1923; family group seated outdoors on a large rock, circa 1920; Grey County Councillors, circa 1912; Inangahua Silver Band taken in Greymouth during band competitions, 1975. Blackball aerial tramway (or ropeway) crossing the Grey River on large pylons, seen from the foot of Coats' Terrace, circa 1900s [this tramway began operation in 1893, and was replaced by rail in 1910]. Views of landscape and countryside include: two panoramas of the Punakaiki River, 1927; panorama of Nine Mile coast road, 1927; two panoramas of a landscape featuring nikau palms and damaged bush, 1927; panoramic view of Punakaiki, 1927; two panoramas of Ten Mile on coastal road, 1927; and a country race track and surrounding countryside, circa 1970s. Accompanying material - An inventory of shipping, Greymouth by the Inksters Ltd. Quantity: 19 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 colour original photographic print(s).