Places

Date: 1914

From: Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918 : Albums relating to surveying, tramping and climbing

Reference: PA1-q-914

Description: Opens with a group of men on a tramp into the valley of the Orongorongo River in the southern Rimutaka Ranges. Included are views of the river and surrounding mountains, in particular Mount Matthews which they climbed posing for a photograph at the Mt Matthews trig station. There are views in the native forest and one looking over the Wainuiomata Valley. One image shows a group of men standing on the Fernside Railway Station labled as the "Mt Hector Party". This probably relates to a group of photographs later in the album recording a tramp in the Taraua Ranges. A group of five photographs records a trip to the Dawson Falls on Mount Egmont. There are views of the road leading to the falls through native forest, the group sitting on a huge rock below the falls, and the falls themselves. The other images in this group show the party on the Mountain, and loaded onto a cart at Eltham. Two pages of views of Days Bay, Lower Hutt, showing individual houses, Croyden School, and coastal scenes. A surveying trip to Kapiti Island. Views of the western cliff face of the island, the caretaker's house and surroundings, a tame deer, nautilus shells, and H E Girdlestone standing beside an 8 inch micrometer on a tripod. Views of the Volcanic Plateau showing Mounts Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro and the surrounding plains. The departure of the Main Expeditionary Force from Wellington during the First World War. The focus of these images is on the transports moored at the wharves, and the two escorting warships, the Japanese "Ibuki" and the British H M S "Minotaur", in the harbour. A group of women playing golf on the Waiwhetu golf links Family and friends at Eastbourne. Trip to the West Coast and the glaciers. Views of the main road south of Ross passing through heavy native forest, the Franz Josef Glacier and people climbing its ice fields, Mount Tasman, the Toaroha Rapids, and the Fox Glacier. There are also views of the Pelorus River and Bridge, the Buller Gorge, the Buller River, and the bridge on the road between Lyell and Inangahua. A general view of Greymouth where the party stayed with friends whoes two children were photographed driving peddle cars. A southern crossing of the Tararua Ranges. The route was by way of Mount Reeves, then down into the Tauherenikau River valley, along the river, then up to Mount Alpha and along the ridges to Hector and out again along the Waiotauru River to Otaki Forks. There are two photographs of members of the tramping party, as well as general views of the ranges, the rivers, a mountain tarn, and the Waihoanga Bridge. A visit to the Army training camp at Trentham. Photographs of individual soldiers and groups of soldiers and visitors. Three views of a man on horseback and a dog in the Manganuiateo River. Three images of surveyors making observations at a trig station using an 8 inch micrometer. Views of the Southern Alps. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: Between 1910s and 1930s

From: AFCM :Six albums containing newspaper and magazine clippings, and some original photographs

By: Barker, Frank Giles, 1891-1955

Reference: PA1-f-002

Description: Includes a page showing the four main university colleges in New Zealand, circa 1930s; pages of botanical drawings; pages showing the Lever Brothers' soap manufacturing building, aspects of packaging Sunlight Soap and Lux soap powder at the factory, all photographed by F.G. Barker of Courtenay Place, Wellington. Also includes photographs and newspaper cuttings of transport used by country children going to school, including horseback and riding on cows. Images of various schools; bombers and fighters at Wigram Aerodrome during the visit to NZ of the Duke of York in 1927, including Bristol fighters, Avro 504 fighters, DH4 and DH9 bombers; map showing NZ as it would be situated if placed in corresponding latitude of Northern Hemisphere, NZ Government Railways; mean annual rainfall map of NZ (signed DG Bates, Director of Meteorological Office, 7.6.1911); farm buildings on Somes Island; cattle mustering at White Rock (Wairarapa); views of trains on the railway line between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki before the Centennial Highway was constructed; view of the Jubilee floating dock arriving in Wellington in 1931, towed by two Dutch ocean-going tugboats.

Date: 1939

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to transport in general in New Zealand. 1901-1949]

By: Eastbourne (Lower Hutt, N.Z.). Borough Council; Geo Deslandes Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-TRANSPORT-1939-01

Description: A timetable for the ferry services between Wellington, Rona Bay and Days Bay; and for bus services between the eastern bays and Petone, Gracefield. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, on folded pamphlet, 144 x 114 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs S M Halling, Warkworth, in 2004.

Date: 1981

From: Wellington Regional Council : Marie Sang map collection

Reference: MapColl-WRC-R17/7A-Acc.

Description: Identifies walk connector, car centroid connector and bus and rail link See MapColl-WRC-R17/3A Quantity: 1 map(s) [with annotations] + transparency. Physical Description: Ink on pink paper. Scale indeterminable, 83 x 78 cm.

Date: 1933

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

Reference: 1/4-008625-G

Description: Shows three passengers going towards the cable car which is stationed at the terminus at Kelburn 1933. Photograph taken by a staff photographer of the Evening Post. In 1933 the Kelburn Terminus of the Cable Car was roofed across the tracks. The Cable Car converted from steam to electricity the same year. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1939

By: Daniell, Frederick Charles, 1879-1953

Reference: Plans-84-0034

Description: Shows longitudinal section; details of service car depot; heavy transport dock; goods platform; general offices and cross section, showing roof lights. Boundaries include Queen Street and Waipoua River Parade. Inscriptions: Recto - top right - Fred C Daniell registered architect, State Theatre Buildings, Masterton. 10.10.39. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on greaseproof paper

Date: 1986

From: Wellington Regional Council : Marie Sang map collection

Reference: MapColl-WRC-C17/1A-Acc.

Description: Identifies public transport routes for Lower Hutt, Wainuiomata and Eastbourne Overlay to NZMS 271 Quantity: 1 map(s) with annotations. Physical Description: Ink on cellulite paper. Scale ca 1: 20 000, 102 x 74 cm.

Date: [1930-1931]

By: New Zealand Railways

Reference: PA1-f-055

Description: Publicity photographs taken for New Zealand Railways circa 1930 to 1931 by unidentified photographers. Some subjects have images dotted throughout the album, including the arrival in New Zealand of Lord and Lady Bledisloe in March 1930; the arrival in 1931 of Sir Francis Chichester after his crossing of the Tasman in his bi-plane; various activities at the Hillside Railway Workshops, including a group portrait of staff; and various images relating to Railways ticket offices, advertisements for railway tours and excursions, photographs of tickets, and an advertisement for house removals by train. A series of views show athletic sports including running races, hurdles, cycle racing, and long-jump. There are scenes showing the international sportsman Dr Otto Peltzer winning the 880 yards, handicap race at Wellington, on 8th February 1930. Team sports are shown in two views of a women's hockey team playing on the field below Victoria University College, and a series on rugby football, including views of the 5th test between Britain and New Zealand at Athletic Park in 1930. Railways head office picnic, including races by men, women and children (p 35-36), and a huge crowd at Paekakariki Beach, picnicking and swimming (p 70). Official occasions include scenes of the Empire and Australian Farmers' Tour, a view of the cortege at Sir Joseph Ward's funeral outside Parliament Buildings, the opening of Massey Memorial, and various views of unidentified railway officials in personal and group portraits, including one of the members of the New Zealand Railway Commission. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, green spine, entitled `Miscellaneous Book. C1'; 36 x 52 cm

Date: [ca 1930]-1968

From: Hunt, John & Jenny :Photographs relating to the Wellington Milk Co. and upper Tory Street

Reference: PAColl-9716-4

Description: Horses, carts, and motorised milk delivery vehicles. These include - Milk trucks and tankers from about the late 1930s to the 1960s. Ford milk tanker, 1960s. Bedford milk tanker, 1960s. Leyland milk tanker, 1960s. Trucks of Cunningham Carrier Co and Macdonald and Hosie, unloading cans of milk at Tory Street. New covered milk delivery van, early 1950s. Electric van for houshold milk deliveries, early 1950s. Large truck loaded with milk cans, late 1930s. Horses at the Milk Department stables and the men who looked after them. Carts for milk delivery 1931-1950s. Returning empty milk bottles and cans at Tory Street. Scalding milk cans at Rahui milk station, Otaki. Cool room at the Levin dairy. Quantity: 79 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1917-1919

From: Kay, Reginald Vincent, 1894-1978 :Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1060

Description: Photographs relating to Mr R V Kay. Includes photographs of 33rd Reinforcements training in Wairarapa, 1917 and at sea troopship life 1918 (Jan-Feb) on 'S.S. Athenic' via the Panama Canal. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 275 x 230 mm

Date: [Between 1930 and 1934]

By: New Zealand Railways; Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm); Mitchell, Lindsay, active 1930-1942

Reference: PA1-f-058

Description: Album of publicity photographs including designs for advertisements for use in the new Zealand Railway Magazine; designs for posters for use in Railways Ticket Offices and one for a large neon lighting sign "Suggested `Claude Neon' Display for New Zealand Railway Publicity Department, Wellington. `Travel by train'". One photograph is entitled "`Post' corner 1880. Now site of King's Chambers". A number of images show a [Labour Day?] parade of marching people, and floats some of which are advertising NZ Railways holiday destinations, with slogans reading `Come to Rotorua', `Come to Waitomo', `Come to The Chateau Tongariro'. There are designs of title pages for the New Zealand Railways Magazine; a view of a commemorative key with a sheaf of corn on the handle in a presentation box; and designs for a programme of events surround the laying of the foundation stone for the new Government Railway Station, Wellington, N.Z. by HRH the Duke of Gloucester, December 17th 1934. These are followed by photographs taken during the Duke's tour of New Zealand, including crowd scenes in Wellington, Maori celebrations of welcome at Ngaruawahia, and scenes in the Rotorua thermal area. There are a few individual and group portraits of the management and administrative staff of New Zealand Railways, most unidentified. Most of the images relate to the 1930s, but there are a few copies of earlier photographs. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, maroon spine, entitled `Miscellaneous Book C4'; 42 x 59 cm

Date: [Circa 1935]

By: New Zealand Railways; Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964

Reference: PA1-f-059

Description: Album of publicity photographs, taken by unidentified photographers, chiefly in 1935 At the beginning of the album there are a large number of photographs of the buildings, and crowds at a race meeting at the Trentham Racecourse. (See article by O.N. Gillespie in New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue, 12, March 1, 1935). The album has many publicity photographs, designs for railway advertisements and posters, all showing the advantages of travel by rail. The advertisements include methods for travel savings: `Buy travel stamps. Travel savings N.Z.R. 1/-, 2/-, 2/6, 5/-, from railway stations & booking offices'; also `Start saving to-day for your trip away...'. Other posters advertise cheaper travel in the off-season, including summer holidays at the Hermitage, with low combined rail and motor fares" as well as advertising full season trips to tourist destinations. There is one photograph of a programme [?] for "New Zealand Authors' Week, 1936. Souvenir". Near the start of the album there is a large group of views at Flock House, agricultural college at Bulls. They show pig farming, dairy cows, sheep, lucerne for pasture and vegetable growing (See New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 12, March 1, 1935); and in one of these Lord Bledisloe is bending down examining pasture (See New Zealand Railways magazine, Vol. 9, Issue 11, February 1, 1935) There are a few individual and group portraits, but only one or two are identified. Interior photographs of Union Steam Ship Company luxury liners Rangatira and Aorangi, are shown as individual pictures, as well as in a montage (published in New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, issue 4, July 1, 1935). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, green spine, entitled `Miscelleous 5'; 41 x 59 cm

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: 1939

By: Daniell, Frederick Charles, 1879-1953

Reference: Plans-84-0035

Description: Shows plan of foundations Inscriptions: Recto - top right - Fred C Daniell ANZIA, Registered architect, State Theatre Buildings, Masterton. 10.10.39. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on greaseproof paper

Date: 1976

From: Wellington Regional Council : Marie Sang map collection

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey

Reference: MapColl-WRC-R7/20E-Acc.

Description: Identifies by symbols, churches, house numbers, built up areas, public telephone boxes, bus routes, Highways etc etc Base map - New Zealand Department of Lands and Survey, NZMS 271 Porirua and environs, 1st edition 1976. Quantity: 1 map(s) [with annotations]. Physical Description: Coloured ink on cream paper. Scale [ca 1: 20 000] 95 x 80 cm.

Date: 1986

From: Wellington Regional Council : Marie Sang map collection

Reference: MapColl-WRC-C17/1B-Acc.

Description: Identifies public transport routes in Upper Hutt NZMS 271 Quantity: 1 map(s) with annotations. Physical Description: Ink on cellulite paper. Scale ca 1: 20 000, 68 x 75 cm.

Date: October 1914, February 1919

By: Fitchett, W B, active 1935-1960; Hinge, Leslie, 1868-1942; Maybury, Horace R, active 1907-1943; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972; Tibbutt, Walter Francis, 1872-1929

Reference: PA1-f-022

Description: Album mainly of photographs of the assembly and departure of the Main Body, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, from Wellington in October 1914. It includes photographs of the troopships, Japanese and British naval escort, temporary camps, exercising of horses, embarkation of soldiers and loading of supplies. One photo showing the Verdala (As HMNZT No 13) with a pencil annotation reading 'Verdala with reinforcements' from December 1914. Most photographs were taken by S C Smith, with others taken by H R Maybury, Leslie Hinge and W F Tibbutt. It also includes a photograph of Queens Wharf, Wellington, taken February 1919 by H R Maybury. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Blue cloth bound album 27.4 x 39 cm Provenance: Album formerly in the possession of W B Fitchett, Lowry Bay.

Date: 1914-1915

By: Maunsell, Henry Beresford, 1890?-1958

Reference: PA1-o-336

Description: Photograph album relating to Henry Beresford Maunsell's service during World War I, with the NZ Army 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles Regiment in Egypt. Many of the military personnel are identified, a few with later dates added noting when some of the men photographed in the album were killed in action. The first part of the album shows soldiers leaving on board HMNZ troopship 'Orari' 14 October 1914, the trip through Hobart, Colombo, Aden, Port Said until disembarkation in Alexandria December 1914. Many scenes show the shipboard stabling for horses used by Mounted Rifle troops; others show various ships they passed on the way. The latter part shows various military scenes in Egypt, including The New Zealand Corps camp near Cairo; swimming horses crossing the Nile; Red Cross Vauxhall ambulance; groups of soldiers riding camels; horse lines; and a line of horses at drinking troughs. There are a few images of soldiers at tourist sites, and some of Egyptians. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Other Titles - Maunsell album Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon cover; 25.5 x 30.5 cm

Date: [ca 1885-1945]

By: Lovell-Smith, Timothy James, 1945-; Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd; Crummer, George R, 1868-1953; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Dufty, Francis Herbert, 1846–1910; William H Hammer & Company; Muir and MacKinlay (Firm); Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955; Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951

Reference: PAColl-0422

Description: Views of New Zealand, the South Pacific and elsewhere including: a chief's house in Fiji; the grounds of the Sanatorium, Rotorua; Wairoa township before the Tarawera eruption; "Fijian warrior armed for war"; Maori children in swimming hole with other children standing behind them smoking; three photographs of the construction of the Wellington Town Hall organ; women doing a poi dance and men doing a haka in front of Maori spectators at Whakarewarewa; five photographs of Cook's landing place on Niue; a set of photographs of many parts of the world with the name Waimarino on the reverse, possibly from the voyages of a merchant ship of that name (these include one of an Arab dhow in the Indian Ocean requesting its longitude, Bill Brayton and others holding his sea turtles, two of the gun on board and three of the Panama Canal); the wreck of the Ansonia on Middleton Reef; an artist's impression of the Trans-Pacific yacht race trophy; a performance by Rarotongan men in uniform; three Rarotongan women washing clothes in the river; children swimming in Ngatangiia Creek; the Beach Road, Apia, Samoa; New Zealand Government Ship TutauRai (?) off Niue; and six mounted photographs by James Valentine and Co of New Zealand scenes and Maori women. Arrangement: Prints housed in 2 boxes at PAColl-0422-1 and PAColl-0422-2. Negatives housed at 1/2-037763, 045085, 056525 to 056545, 056315 to 056333, 144784, 144815, 144818, 144830, 144847 and 144850 Quantity: 72 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1981

From: Wellington Regional Council : Marie Sang map collection

Reference: MapColl-WRC-R17/3A-Acc.

Description: Identifies walk connector, car centroid connector and bus and rail link (Superceded by R17/7A) Quantity: 1 map(s) [with annotations] + transparency. Physical Description: Ink on pink paper. Scale indeterminable, 92 x 77 cm.