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Date: 1927

Reference: PA-Group-00431

Description: Views of the 1927 Royal Tour of New Zealand by the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Includes displays viewed and events attended by the royal couple, as well as travelling between towns by car and train. Places visited include: the Royal New Zealand Air Force at Wigram airport, Canterbury University, the view over Lyall Bay from Truby King's house, Dunedin war memorial and the war memorial at Waitaki Boys' High School, Government House in Wellington. Photographer unidentified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-048049 to 048258, 049253 to 049455, 1/2-175202 to 175220 Quantity: 386 b&w original negative(s) glass. 27 b&w original negative(s) film. Physical Description: Glass and film ¼ plate negatives Processing information: Archivists notes - Originally arranged and described in 2002. Reference number changed from PAColl-6909 to PA-Group-00431 in 2009.

Date: 1900

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to the New Zealand Army, volunteers, soldiers of regular forces]

Reference: Eph-A-ARMY-1900-01

Description: A booklet including a plan of the ground (Auckland cricket ground on Park Road), a programme of the military displayan of the mock battle to take place, 60 small portraits of Auckland representatives in NZ Rough Riders' Contingent, larger portraits of Trooper Bradford and Trooper Connell who had both fallen in battle, portraits of non-commissioned officers, pictures of the embarkation of the second contingent to the South African War. The front cover shows a picture of a mounted cavalryman with a long rifle. The back cover shows a portrait of an aged Queen Victoria, with English roses, Scottish thistles, a New Zealand flag and a Union Jack. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 12 pages, each 185 x 220 mm.

Date: 1939

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-015-03

Description: First Echelon at Hopu Hopu and in training at Trentham and Papakura, 1939 Arrangement: This collection is made up of file prints attached to cardboard mounts. They were scattered throughout the wax boxes in which the War History collection had been housed for the last eight years. In giving the collection a general order they have been sorted into their series groups. This collection contains material belonging to the "NZ" series. They have not been arranged in numerical sequence as yet (though some might be so arranged). (Feb 1995). Quantity: 1 container(s) (box).

Date: 1938, 1946, 1949

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-164

Description: Photographs published in NZ Free Lance, 1938, 1946 and 1949. Includes: Collection of photographs taken at the Victory Parade held in London in 1946; sea rescue of NZ coastal ship `Awahou' near Fiji by `Degel', Nov 1949; group photo of members of No 41 Transport Squadron RNZAF who were co-operating with RAF in flying the Singapore-Hong Kong scheduled flights (taken at Officers Mess at Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong), 1949. Also: Memorial erected at Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch to victims of Ballentyne's fire, Nov 1947; Solent flying boat over Westport, Nov 1949; wool sale held in Concert Chamber of Auckland Town Hall - auctioneer's view of the buyers; Mrs Alan Grant's tulip farm at `Craigburn', Waimate; S W Moult with his 1898 model International tourer at Paraparaumu School Jubilee celebrations, Nov 1949. Quantity: 40 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1914-1918, ca 1970s-1980s

By: New Zealand. Army

Reference: PAColl-3390

Description: Covers a variety of subjects including war gaming, training exercises in New Zealand and overseas, tanks and armoured personel carriers, Great White Fleet in Auckland, coast watching, Malaya, Americans in New Zealand, sentry duty, Artillery, Field hospitals and ambulance, Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Singapore Army, WWI, investitures, parachutes, Maori culture groups, road accidents, bayonet practice Quantity: 82 b&w original photographic print(s) in one box.

Date: 1950

By: New Zealand. Embassy (United States)

Reference: PAColl-4551

Description: Two photographs of an ANZAC Day parade in Wellington in 1950. The first shows a military band and returned servicemen walking past the war memorial at the bottom of Bowen Street with spectators lining the streets. The second shows bands, including pipe bands, coming from the direction of the Hotel Cecil and Molesworth Street towards the memorial (which is not in the picture) also watched by spectators. The Artcraft Theatre can be seen on the right. Photographer unidentified. Photograph of people sun-bathing on Kaiteriteri beach ca 1950s with the printed caption "Kaitere Beach, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand". Photographer unidentified. A stamp on the reverse of the prints reads: To Be Returned To New Zealand Embassy 16 Observatory Circle N W, Washington 8, D C. Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1927

From: [Theatre ephemera and programmes for music-hall, comedy and variety productions in New Zealand, in 1927].

Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-1927-04

Description: A programme for a re-enactment of scenes from English history, and the part the Army played in them. Contains photographs of groups of performers dressed as soldiers from Saxon, Norman, Crusader, Cromwellian periods and later; a group photograph of the old guard of 1790, and group photographs of "Queen Berengaria" and her maids of honour (all named), "Margaret of Anjou" and her maids (all named and including Miss Ngaio Marsh), "Queen Anne" and her maids of honour (all named), "Queen Victoria and her maids of honour (all named), "Queen Boadecia" and her maids of honour (all named). There are individual photographs of the "Queens": Mrs M Peek, Miss Millicent Jennings, Mrs Tahu Rhodes, Miss Nancy Gard'ner, Miss Dulcie McCredie Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 48 pages, each 215 x 135 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2005.

Date: Between 1911 and 1912

From: Evans, Charles Hellier Davis, 1873-1956 :Photograph albums

By: Sorrell, Charles, 1855-1932

Reference: PA1-o-221

Description: Album created by Captain C Hellier Evans (Charles Hellier David Evans), commander of A Squadron, 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles, in the Gisborne area. Numbers of group portraits of officers and non-commissioned officers give surnames with rank, and occasionally initials as well. The album opens with several views of Major General Godley inspecting troops, and then presenting medals to individual soldiers. Several photographs on page 7 show Gisborne celebrations in connection with the coronation of George V, June 1911. Various military activities are shown, at military camps (including two nurses in uniform), and the regimental training ground at Tutira. Other Titles - Capt. C. Hellier Evans. A Squadron, 9th Wellington E.C. M.R., Gisborne. No. 2 Other Titles - Captain Charles Hellier Evans. A Squadron, 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles, Gisborne. No. 2 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Brown album, entitled `Capt. C. Hellier Evans. A Squadron E.C. M.R., Gisborne. no. 2'; 24.0 cm x 31.5 cm

Date: [ca 1920s-1940s]

Reference: PAColl-6881

Description: A large collection of negatives concentrating on the Otago area. They include images of: Byrd's and Ellsworth's expeditions; Sir Joseph Ward's funeral procession along Dee Street, Invercargill; snow scenes in Dunedin; the 1926, 1928, 1938 and 1939 Saunders Cup; the 1928 Annette Kellerman cup; ploughing match in Taieri and Outram; the 1936 and 1938 Dunedin show; league test 1928; cup winners of the Cornwell Cup (possibly for yachting?); HMS Australia; yachting in Broad Bay 1927 and 1928; 1936 New Zealand surfing championships; a Karitane home in 1938; Waikouaiti races; Otago athletic championships 1937; the launch Annabella in Dunedin harbour; an athletics event including girls' hurdling; pipers round the Robert Burns statue in the Octagon; an amateur dramatics production of a play set in the 19th century; steam ships; the opening of the railway at Roxburgh; a children's party on HMS Dunedin; storm damage in 1937; celebrations in Kaikoura 1940; skating at Alexandra 1938; fire at Seacliff Hospital; Waitaki Dam; air raid precautions in 1939; trotting races; Portobello regatta 1909; Ellison's funeral; a series of 22 negatives of stuffed birds at the Otago University Museum; the opening of a Maori church at Otakou; an Auckland vs Otago rugby match; the opening of the Clydevale bridge; and Otago golf championship 1937. The photographer was Field. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-034982 to 035760, 035779 to 035871, 035916 to 036295, 036699 to 036914, 038264 to 038353, 038364 to 038476 and 052188 to 052355 Quantity: 1839 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film and glass ¼ plate negatives

Date: 1940, 1950 - 1952

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Pickard, D, active 1940s-1950s

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-015

Description: Photographs of the departure of the First Echelon from New Zealand (1940), military operations in Malta (1950) and Malaysia (1951), and Ohakea airbase (1950), taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Also photographs of the Governor of Fiji and Fiji Police (1950) and the Petone Rifle Club (1952). Quantity: 48 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: [ca 1908]

By: Costello, Elsie, 1894-1975

Reference: PAColl-0322

Description: Two photographs of the New Gaol and what is possibly Government House (caption on the reverse possibly reads Govt House), Norfolk Island (printed by the Oxley Memorial Library, Queensland). One photograph of a ceremonial arch built across a street in Auckland (probably) surrounded by banners of welcome from many New Zealand towns and cities with two trams and crowds in the foreground. It is captioned Welcoming the Fleet, dated 10 August 1908 and taken by Pardington. Quantity: 3 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 3 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1891-1901

Reference: PAColl-0731

Description: Photographs of a military parade on Lambton Quay as part of the visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York consisting of teams of eight horses pulling small carriages on their way to the Battery with spectators lining the street; No.3 Gun Detachment at a military tournament in November 1891 at Hutt Race Course standing with their gun the participants being Sgt Carter, Br Daniels, Gunners Brown, Petrie, Curtis, Bott, Renwick, Raynor, and Quilice(?); No.1 (Gun Detachment?) with their gun, standing next to a tent in Miramar in 1898 the participants being Gibson, Coombes, Coleman, Pettiecuck(?), Lyon, Boyes, Fraser, Feeney, Hill, Brown, Spence, Courtney, and Truman; and a large group of men possibly of D battery of Wellington militia holding poles with paddles at the end with circles painted on them (markers). Some of the men are in uniform or partial uniform and there are targets behind them. Photographer(s) unidentified. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1941-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-219

Description: Assortment of photographs (mainly captioned) of General Freyberg in the Middle East, Greece, Crete, Italy and London. Also a series of photographs taken during his visit to Rotorua; the Prime Minister Peter Fraser's visit to Italy; on the steps of Parliament Buildings, Wellington as Governor General; during Rt Hon R G Casey's visit to Middle East. Group photo of voluntary workers, NZ Tuis, General Freyberg, Brigadier Park and Countess Jellicoe at the Fernleaf Club, London Quantity: 91 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1905 - 1915

From: Low, David 1891-1963 :Caricatures and cartoons [ca 1905-1916]

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: B-025-030

Description: A tall slender man with moustache and hair parted in the centre, wearing the military uniform of a senior commander. He is holding a hat with white plumes in his hand and has a sword at his side. Behind him is a motley line-up of soldiers. Probably a portrait of Lord Islington, Governor-General, inspecting Christchurch troops Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 468 x 365 mm

Date: May 1911

By: Johnston, J (Miss), active 1973

Reference: PAColl-4471

Description: Photographs of the 50th anniversary celebrations at Gabriels Gully, May 1911, showing a procession in the main street of Lawrence and crowds gathered. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 8 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1900

Reference: PA1-o-242

Description: Album of views of the Second New Zealand Contingent at camp in Newtown Park, being reviewed by the Governor at Island Bay, in procession through Wellington from the Basin Reserve to Parliament, and embarking on troop ship Waiwera for South Africa. One group portrait shows Mr, Mrs and Miss Horneman, and Lieutenants Crawshaw and Banks in uniform. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Album page - centre - Views of Second N.Z. Contingent, presented with love to my sister Edith, on the occasion of her birthday, 20th February 1900, from her brother Al. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with green morocco binding 12.7 x 15.4 cm

Date: [1903-1920]

By: Grant, F J, active 1980s; Inkster, Lawrence Andrew, 1897-1955; New Zealand. Tourism Department; Morris, Guy Clayton, 1868-1918

Reference: PAColl-0362

Description: Photographs taken during the royal tour of New Zealand made by the Prince of Wales in 1920. Many of the images are of military inspections and displays by school children. There are also displays of Maori dancing and singing, the sailors of the HMS Renown, on which the prince had travelled , prior to their soccer match in Dunedin, the prince addressing the crowds etc. A number of the images are in two-part panoramas. Also included are four scenic photographs by the New Zealand Tourist Department which may have been taken in 1903. The photographer for the tour photographs was Guy. Other - Similar images at 1/2-032642, 045102 Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 60 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1927, 1938-1956

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-145

Description: Most photographs contain captions &/or dates. Series of photographs taken during the Duke of York's visit to Wigram in 1927 (includes display of Bristol and Avro airplanes); series of photographs taken during and after the rugby match played at Carisbrook, Dunedin between RNZAF and NZ Army - Includes group photo of RNZAF team (all named); Eric Tindall introducing Minister of Defence Hon F Jones to teams; several taken during the game. Sir Harry Batterbee, High Commissioner for UK in NZ being introduced to NZ airmen returned from overseas; RNZAF band at a wartime fundraising garden party held at Dr Herbert's on The Terrace, Wellington , ca 1942; RNZAF Station Band playing at Wigram, ca 1940; Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Mountbatten with Wing Commander J Checketts, Apr 1946. Three photos taken during the laying of the RNZAF colour at the Anglican Church, Golville, Wanganui (Group Captain C Turner & Rev Culpitt), ca 1947; Squadron Leader G Evatt & Air Vice Marshal C Kay, 1953; band at Ohakea, 1958; Governor General Lord Freyberg with Group Captain A B Greenaway (CO Wigram), 1949; Group Captain F R Dix with TAF officers at RNZAF Station Ohakea, 1950 Photo of Kingsford-Smith Memorial Gift Ambulance, 1948; RNZAF station at Wigram under construction, 1930s; DC-3 aircraft during supply drop training over Wigram, 1948; Squadron Leader Creichton, Flight Lieut Herrick and Flight Lieut Gibson; Christmas dinner at RNZAF Station Milson, 1943 (named on back); meal during visit of Air Commodore G T Jarman to special ATC summer camp at Milson (includes Squadron Leader T Lester & Wing Commander G A Nicholls, Commandant of the Air Training Corps), and inspecting the school unit cadets 1944 Air Commodore G Vincent, acting Chief of Air Staff in the absence of Air Commodore R Goddard, discussing flight arrangements with Wing Commander R J Cohen and Squadron Leader Fisher at Whenuapai, Oct 1944; Air Vice Marshal R V Goddard, Chief of Air Staff at his desk, ca 1941-1943; Governor General Lord Cobham saluting the Queen's colour of the RNZAF during a parade; view of RNZAF Station Rongotai, 1942 showing airmen on parade; unidentified group photo; members of RNZAF marching through streets of Wellington; group photo taken outside officers mess, Wigram (all named), ca 1948; portrait of Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur Nevill; Squadron Leader G S Evatt with General John Doolittle on ANZAC Day 1956 at Ohakea; group photo taken at Wigram 1936 standing in front of Vildebreeste aircraft; surplus Harvard training aircraft in storage at Wigram, 1945; Catalina flying boat on a reconnaissance patrol; American Kittyhawks and NZ pilots; Mr Churchill's `York' aircraft (Avro) at Ohakea with Squadron Leader & Mrs Evatt standing beside a plane; a de Havilland being refuelled, 1937; Sunderland flying boats on the water and over NZ coast. Quantity: 63 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1970-1975

By: Radcliffe, Graham Tuaraki, 1943-

Reference: PAColl-8907

Description: Negatives taken 1960s-1970s by Graham Radcliffe. Collection comprises activities at Ohakea Air Force base 1970s, parades and guards of honour at parliament, and a ceremony on board the inter-island ferry Rangatira, a woman at a Boron petrol pump, and views of Wellington. Photographed by Graham Radcliffe from 1970 to 1975. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives at 1/4-112500-F to 1/4-112540-F Quantity: 41 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 1944-1949]

Reference: PAColl-6734

Description: 62 images of the following scenes: two of Lyttelton harbour; 11 of a golf tournament mostly of the same man teeing off, putting etc; four of scenes in a science laboratory; two of a man weaving on a hand held loom; two of a man selling vegetables from a cart in the street; two of the hotel and the store and milk bar in Titahi Bay; two of men's lunch possibly for rotarians; 8 of various private houses; two of a man with a goatee beard in his car; two of a man writing at his desk; four of men in army uniform outside a building with the sign "Headquarters - The Army School"; two of two men standing looking through some papers; two of a man in uniform holding a trophy flanked by two officers; a group portrait of 12 women in an office; a parade of soldiers in front of dignitaries; Titahi Bay; a man and a boy at a gate to a field; a man with glasses and a moustache sitting on the steps of his verandah; St Luke's, Greytown (since burnt down); a man tending his fruit trees; a tuatara; four men in suits with badges in their lapels; a man in a suit in a room with a crucifix; four girls sitting in a row reading books; women in an audience in a hall; two men talking in front of seating possibly in the same hall; a group of men having a drink; a woman in a hat and dress; a couple standing formally in a room next to some hydrangeas; and a man in a wood panelled room reading. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-028749 to 028753, 028767, 029417 to 029432, 029534 to 029555, 029921 to 029924, 029927, 030051 to 030056, 030986 to 030991, and 031050. Quantity: 62 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Small glass negatives