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Date: ca 1930s

Reference: PAColl-4636

Description: Photographs of: a new bridge over the railway line at Turakina in the middle distance with the river bridge and the railway bridge also visible; the bridge over the river at Turakina; men shovelling stone from a river bank on to carts running on rails over the river to the highway; jig line of Oreore metalling plant - a man standing at the bottom of inclined rails; a winch and steam traction engine in use on the construction of Turakina bridge; men standing on the new bridge over the railway line at Turakina; and a man standing on the new Turakina river bridge with part of the old one next to it. Photographer unidentified. All have the same photographic developer's stamp on the reverse but they may relate to PAColl-7364. Quantity: 7 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: Prints at PAColl-5932-34 to PAColl-5932-37.

Date: 1882-1907

By: Olsson, Hans, 1839-1920

Reference: fMS-Papers-1492

Description: Records of Manawatu Gorge toll keeper. Day book, 1882-1886; monthly sheets of tolls 1891-1906; tallies of traffic and stock using road, 1905-1906; flood records, 1906-1907; correspondence Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs

Date: 1904

By: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944; Wylde, Henry James, 1850?-1933; Grover, Raymond Frank, 1931-2019

Reference: MapColl-832.4397gbbd/1904/Acc.36351

Description: Cadastral map of part of George Street and Bryce Street, Shannon, showing the surveyed section of George Street that is to be closed under the Public Works Act, highlighted green. Shows immediately surrounding blocks with numbered sections, those visible are all owned by James Wallace (465-469 and 439, 440, 444, 446, 448 and 450). Map signed by HJ Wylde, Authorised surveyor, 2 Dec 1904. Ink annotation on map declaring Horowhenua Council Council chairman authority for road closure (unsigned). Other Titles - Mount Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). 6 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on dressed linen, scale [1:1 584], 47 x 51.2 cm. Provenance: Donated by Raymond Grover.

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.

Date: 1961

From: Brenkley, Hannah Eliza Jane, 1882-1973 :Old homes & sheds, farms made by pioneers in Norsewood. [1950s-1964].

Reference: E-029-q-106

Description: Shows an T-intersection, possibly in the vicinity of Norsewood. At the end of the road is a signpost to Napier. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour 245 x 315 mm. Finding Aids: Shelflist available.. Provenance: Donated by Mrs J. Brenkley in 1964.

Date: 1960 - 1965

From: Brenkley, Hannah Eliza Jane, 1882-1973 :Old homes & sheds, farms made by pioneers in Norsewood. [1950s-1964].

Reference: E-029-q-139

Description: Shows a road sweeping around to the right with trees on the lefthand side. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour 245 x 315 mm. Finding Aids: Shelflist available.. Provenance: Donated by Mrs J. Brenkley in 1964.

Date: [1925-1929]

From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers

Reference: 73-128-086

Description: Identified persons entered under Name; includes history of the post office at Ohau up to 1925; notes on railway management; circulars re the Labour Party for Reform Party candidates circulated by the New Zealand Welfare League; letters from the Minister of Railways re proposals to extend services in the North Island and on change to train timetable; employment request; notes by Field on political meeting of Waite at Lawrence from `Otago daily times'; mental hospital staff rates of pay; speech, A D McLeod on land settlement; heavily annotated clippings on the state of the nation from the Prime Minister's address; various notes etc relating to the election; notes on various political meetings including those of Dyson and Sievewright and other papers Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1920s-1930s]

Reference: PAColl-7364

Description: Photographs of road building or maintenance, such as straightening curves, on the following highways: Great South Road at Huntly; laying concrete on the Paparua County section of the Christchurch-Dunedin highway; bitumen surfacing on the Kamo town section of the Whangarei-Kawakawa highway; bituminous concrete paving on the Halswell County section of the Christchurch-Akaroa highway; bituminous concrete laying on the Taieri County section of the Dunedin-Invercargill highway; Great South Road Mercer-Ohinewai section near Long Swamp with workmen's camps in the distance; penetration work on the Waitara-Pukearuhe section of the Auckland-Wellington via Taranaki highway; Goat valley section of the Auckland-Wellington highway; Paeroa Borough section of the Kopua-Raglan highway looking towards Thames; improved alignment on the Kawhia County section of the Auckland-Wellington highway; the Leslie's Gully section of the Hamilton-Rotorua highway looking towards Tamahere; Auckland-Wellington highway near Wanganui; improved curve on the New Plymouth-Kaimata highway; Great South Road at Long Swamp; Great South Road at Taupiri Gorge; the Rangiriri Hills deviation of the Great South Road; Hamilton-Rotorua highway near Tamahere showing bitumen on tar sealing; Whatawhata-Raglan highway from near Whatawhata; Rotorua-Whakatane highway; widening work on the Coromandel main highway; Auckland-Wellington highway near Lepperton; bitumen surface on Saddle Hill on the Dunedin-Invercargill highway; bitumen concrete at Halswell on the Christchurch-Akaroa highway; Paeroa Borough section of the Kopu-Raglan highway; Rangiriri deviation. Also included are three unidentified bridges, one built by J T Julian & Son; the bridge at Motueka; a Rotorua County Council speed limit sign on the Ngongotaha bridge; Waitakaruru bridge on the Pokeno-Waihi highway; McCormick's bridge on the Thames Coast highway; replacement of King's Creek bridge on the Gisborne-Napier highway; the Karangahake bridge on the Pokeno-Waihi highway; and railway carts being loaded at Mosgile quarry for the Taieri County section of the Dunedin-Invercargill highway. Arrangement: Artifical collection although some of the prints are from the same source (eg 12-004447 and 004448). Quantity: 37 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: One print at PAColl-6181-56..

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

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

Date: 14 Feb-28 Dec 1925

From: Tyndale-Biscoe family: Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11956-01

Description: Contains outward correspondence from Eric Tyndale-Biscoe to his parents Cecil Earle and Blanche Violet Tyndale-Biscoe. Also includes one letter to "Fluffs" [sister?]. Letters describe Tyndale-Biscoe's voyage to New Zealand on the ship 'Ionic', his first impressions of New Zealand travelling from Wellington to Hawke's Bay by rail, working at Wanganui Collegiate (including events such as dances), mountaineering in the Central Plateau, holidaying in Tokaanu, and riding a motorcycle around the Central Plateau area (including road conditions). He also refers to family matters, including his father's work in Kashmir, and the fact he misses Kashmir. A number of letters are written on "Harvey House, Collegiate School" letterhead. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss Letters also include Tyndale-Biscoe's hand drawn pen illustrations. These include Pitcairn Island, a view of the Hawke's Bay, and two maps showing the Ruapehu District.

Date: 29 Dec 1926-13 Feb 1927

From: Tyndale-Biscoe family: Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11956-03

Description: Outward correspondence from Eric Tyndale-Biscoe to his parents Cecil Earl and Blanche Violet chiefly on the topic of a motoring and camping trip he made around the North Island of New Zealand. Letters include description of train travel, camping, trout fishing, driving and road conditions (including other traffic, punctures, getting bogged down, and pot holes), huts "swaggers whare", Waitomo Caves and glow worms, Maori history, manuka, tui birds, and swimming in lakes and rivers. Places he visits include Mokoia, Awakino, Te Kuiti, Waitomo, Hamilton, Tauranga, Whakatane, Opotiki, Gisborne, Lake Waikaremoana, Wairoa, Lake Tutira, and Napier. Also talks about staying in with the Reeves family [Hastings? Havelock North?], teaching, and preparation for his departure from New Zealand. Names mentioned are the Mellish family in Tauranga and the [Gordon?] family (farmers in rural Waikato). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss Pen drawn maps show the route taken on the first leg of the journey from Mokoia to Awakino and the second leg from Awakino to Tauranga. Also includes pen illustrations of Mount Taranaki and bush, a tent, and a fishing fly.

Date: 1931

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-142

Description: Shows a road with grass and trees on either side, including pine trees. The Tararua Range is visible in the background Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 135 x 120 mm

Date: 1922 - 1929

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Seymour, C, active 1922-1929; University of Auckland. Department of Geography

Reference: MapColl-832.45bje/[192-]/Acc.24330

Description: A base cadastral map with topographic features of Eketahuna and Mauriceville Counties has been used to identify the sealed, highway, metal and clay roads which are referred to in a key. Names of settlements have been added in both Maori and English languages. Some Post Offices are marked. A note states that two roads join in the adjoining Masterton County. Signature of C. Seymour bottom right of map. Note printed on bottom right of lithograph states: For boundaries of Eketahuna and Mauriceville Counties see N.Z. Gazette, 1917, p.2515; Borough of Eketahuna N.Z. Statutes, 1906,No. 15 (local). Base map: Plan of the Counties of Eketahuna and Mauriceville. Wellington [N.Z.]: Lands and Survey Department, 1922. Title supplied by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and colourwash on lithograph, linen backed, coloured, scale [1:63 360], 63.1 x 100 cm.

Date: [ca 1974]

By: Rodda, Thomas Edward, 1881-1975?

Reference: MS-Papers-9980

Description: Rodda describes his life including background from his birth and arrival in NZ in 1884, his life on his family's farm, near Rangiriri, now Te Kauwhata, the Maori in the district, including their use of flour sacks for clothing, mosquitoes, school days, his first employment on Waerenga Experimental Farm, his experiences with early, and later, grape and fruitgrowing. In March 1905 he began work on road and rail construction at Oio and he describes work conditions and the work in some detail, until he returned to Waerenga inAug 1905. He describes his various positions within the department, often as an inspector. He joined the Legion of Frontiersmen in 1913 and the Hamilton Company of the National Military Reserve in 1939. He describes duties as a justice of the peace, his experiences during the depression and his appointment as farm manager and college superintendent at Ruakura Farm of Instruction in 1932, and breeding of pedigree milking cattle. He concludes with a descriptiion of his life after retirement. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (26 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by the Auckland Historical Society, Auckland, per Ms Winifred Macdonald, editor, Jul 1976

Date: [914-1920], ca 1928

By: Tiller, R J (Mrs), active 1975

Reference: PAColl-0188

Description: Photographs taken by unidentified photographer(s) circa 1928 showing views of various parts of New Zealand from the north to the south, probably relating to holiday trips and sight seeing. Includes photographs of towns, cities, tourist spots, and accommodation: Fleming's Hotel, Tauranga; Waiwera Hot Springs Hotel; The Square, Palmerston North; the hospital and band rotunda in Taihape; the railway station, reservoir and other landmarks in Dunedin; the main street of Putāruru; a motor car outside Tawera Hotel; and people beside sheds and stream at Okoroire Thermal Resort. Includes scenic views in various locations: views taken around Queenstown, Laka Wakatipu, Paradise, and Glenorchy. Lake Hayes; Franz Josef Glacier (including its reflection in Lake Mapourika); Lake Tāupo; bush clad hills between Toa Toa and Motu; views of road from Turanga kumu highest point on road between Napier and Tāupo; view from Paekakariki Hill, Kapiti; Manawatu Gorge; Lake Te Pohue; Lake Wanaka; fishing vessels at Whangarei; landscape views taken from Takapu looking at Waipukurau; Days Bay, Wellington; Avon River, Christchurch; Gisborne Harbour; rail bridge at Karangahake Gorge; a traffic bridge at Hamilton; landscape views taken of Napier city buidlings and lagoon; Huka Falls; and Milford Sound. Includes three very faded copy prints pf photographs possibly taken between 1914 and 1920 showing"Herbert [W?] Williams, Russell" near a smoke billowing from a hillside; a solider [possibly in World War One uniform] standing near square pools of water and cypress trees "cistern at [Ain Hoyle?] in the Jordan Valley"; and a view of horses amongst a scrubby field "The day [?] was taken, A.W.R in wady kelt" [probably Wadi Qelt valley in the West Bank near Jordan River]. Some photographs are annotated on reverse with name of location and persons.Most photographs do not feature people. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-059195 to 059286 and 1/2-076308 Quantity: 91 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Small black and white snapshots of varying sizes Processing information: Photographs have been grouped by the archivist in separate envelopes where images were taken in the same location. Envelopes have been annotated by archivist with the location name. Access statement was changed from "Curator required' to 'No access restriction" in July 2022 when record was enhanced.

Date: 1931, [ca 1930-1932]

From: Cottrell, William, 1956- :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-9974

Description: Photographs featuring the process of road surfacing, taken in the early 1930s, including machinery labelled British Pavements Ltd. One taken on Main Street, Eketahuna, Tararua district, outside 'Farmers Liverpool House' in May 1931 and one taken circa 1930-1932, probably on the outskirts of Christchurch. Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: [1908-1946]

From: Furkert, Frederick William, 1876-1949 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5960-1

Description: Correspondence relating to Furkert's work as an engineer and his position on the Standards Council Quantity: 1 folder(s). Two diagrams in typed letter, Furkert to Murray, illustrating effect of snow on trees (1946); and copy of PWD 23934 of plan for groynes on the Manawatu River (1908)

Date: [ca 1890-1893], 1972-1975

By: Christie, John Hellard, 1897-1985

Reference: MS-Papers-1463

Description: Papers on the career of Morgan Carkeek as surveyor in the government service; account of fatality at Makohine Tip, Rangitikei Nov 1893; history of building specific roads; unsigned report concerning Wakatipu-Milford Sound road, 1890 Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s) (10 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter (photocopies)

Date: 1917-1924

From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers

Reference: 73-128-127

Description: Identified persons entered under Name; includes papers relating to power development, flooding of the Waikanae River, the Wellington-Palmerston North main road over the Paekakariki Hill, war memorial proposal, Rimutaka proposals, sawmilling proposition for Akatarawa, acquisition of Barton's Bush by the Government, and discharged soldiers and land at Te Horo Quantity: 1 folder(s).