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Date: Aug 2001

From: Rhodes, Valerie June, 1932- : Spencer and Rhodes family histories

Reference: MSX-8196

Description: Reminiscence of this early years growing up in Mount Victoria, Wellington, and teenage years spent in Lyall Bay, Wellington. Describes the family homes at Derby Street and Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria; holidays at Hihitahi; childhood entertainment; war years and visit of the Pamir; hobbies (reading, model-making); years at Clyde Quay School (includes photo of Std 1 taken in 1939) and time spent at Otaki Health Camp. Move to Queens Drive, Lyall Bay and years at Wellington College. Discusses first years of his working life and ends with his move to Upper Hutt as an optometrist with Cocks & Newall, and meeting his wife Valerie Spencer in 1954. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Finding Aids: Surname index at back.

Date: 1983

By: Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: C-106-007/012

Description: Manners Street from Perrett's Corner, 1908 or 1909; The intersection of Courtney Place and Kent Terrace, 1911 or 1912; Basin Reserve, 1914; The intersection of Riddiford Street, Russell Street and Mansfield Street, Newtown Wellington, between 1910 and 1915; Oriental Bay kiosk, 1914; Balaena Bay, Wellington, 1914. Title from container, which also bears descriptive notes. Other Titles - Sydney Charles Smith (1888-1972). Alexander Turnbull Library photographic posters Quantity: 6 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: 6 photolithographs 254 x 345 mm, on sheets 400 x 450 mm, in container 390 x 530 mm. Provenance: Acquired through Legal Deposit.

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: 1983

By: Alexander Turnbull Library Endowment Trust; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: C-106-007-a/012-a

Description: Manners Street from Perrett's Corner, 1908 or 1909; The intersection of Courtney Place and Kent Terrace, 1911 or 1912; Basin Reserve, 1914; The intersection of Riddiford Street, Russell Street and Mansfield Street, Newtown Wellington, between 1910 and 1915; Oriental Bay kiosk, 1914; Balaena Bay, Wellington, 1914. Title from container, which also bears descriptive notes. Other Titles - Sydney Charles Smith (1888-1972). Alexander Turnbull Library photographic posters Quantity: 6 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: 6 photolithographs 254 x 345 mm, on sheets 400 x 450 mm, in container 390 x 530 mm. Provenance: Acquired through Legal Deposit.

Date: [ca 1929-1933]

From: Singleton family: Photographs, particularly relating to Wellington signwriting business 'Singleton Signs'

Reference: PA1-o-1892

Description: An album of photographs, and ephemera, of circa 1930s, relating to Claude Singleton's Wellington signwriting business - 'Singleton Signs Ltd'. The album appears to have been compiled by the business in circa 1930s, probably by Singleton himself. Photographers are unidentified. The album mainly contains photographs of signs, produced by the company. These include wallboard signs, cut-outs, posters, hoardings, iron signs, calico signs, window displays, roadside signs, wall signs, and truck and van displays. Many are photographed in situ and some are photographed in the studio or workroom. Also, an exterior shot of the Singleton Signs studio in Newtown and interior shots of Tory Street studio. Also shots of signs being worked on in the studio or workroom, road-side signs being erected, men wearing sandwich board signs, and street views with exteriors of some buildings shown. Also contains photographs of exhibition stands at the 'Winter Show', including images of automobiles, motorcycles, and fridges. Also included is one image of an unidentified bridge and river Glued into the album are letters of recommendation, examples of letterhead for the business, and leaflets advertising the business. Captions for some images supply the dimensions, locations, or clients, for specific signs. Three images that were loose within this album were removed to PAColl-10312 Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album 18 x 30 cm black cover with 'Singleton Signs' handwritten on front. The black pages have some borders and decorations in grey

Date: ca 1890s-1920s

From: Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church :Photographs of the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church

By: Zachariah, Joseph, 1867-1965

Reference: PAColl-0396

Description: Photographs of people associated with the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church and the church itself: group of five smartly dressed young men with buttonholes, one of them Maori; the Kent Terrace church on the corner of Pirie Street; a minister, probably Rev Elliott, with a group of young woman in a garden; Rev Baird with a rugby team; two of C S Falconer with different rugby teams, one in their strip and one from 1919 in their street clothes; a group photograph of nine men including Rev Elliott in a top hat; and a photograph captioned "The Minister and Office-Bearers of the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church, 1915" with the following names - S McDowall, A Milne, R Johnson, J W Jack, H Horlor, H R Tolley, J C McDowall, A J McEldowney, W Miller, J S Dunnett, J S Elliott MD, G B Gould, J H Barton, G V R Fraser, W Craig, J Bingham, W H Godier (Organist), T Graham, R Scott, Sister Elizabeth (Deaconess), D Robertson, Rev J K Elliott BA DD, W M Hannay, W H Houl, J H Nancarrow, A W McGregor, E C Jack, J Tamblyn MA, C S Falconer, M Fraser, L Allen. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/2-077762 to 077765 Quantity: 8 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: From 1911 to 1949

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-o-007

Description: Black & white photographs of the Wellington area, Vol 1 (images 1-240), taken by G L Adkin between 1911 and 1949. Earlier images include the house Fern Hill (at 324 The Terrace), and views from the house; Kelburn Cable Car tunnel, and view of the cable car from Kelburn Park; Wellington Botanic Garden; inner city views of Willis St., Lambton Quay (1913); Lyall Bay, Kilbirnie isthmus, Wellington Heads, Oriental Bay (1913); Harbour and city; swimming carnival at Island Bay; city from Mt Cook trig station (1918); panorama of Thorndon with Pipitea Point reclamation from the Nth end of Barnard St (1923); interior view of the Wellington City Corporation Trams Shed at Newtown; Kemp Point Powerhouse, Evans Bay; Miramar Gas Works (1923); Wider views of the city with Tinakori Ridge from Roseneath, Oriental Bay, Lyall Bay (1926); loading the Maheno (1926). Laying Foundation Stone of new railway station by the Duke of Gloucester, showing steel frame of the building under construction (17 December 1934). Views around the city in 1936, including Worser Bay, Breaker Bay, Dorset Point, Queens Drive, the city (panorama from Karepa St, Brooklyn); "wilds of Wellington" Mitchelltown, Highbury, Taitville, and Kelburn (from Karepa St); snow on hills and at Mt Kaukau (2 August 1936). Centennial Exhibition (6 March 1940). Views around the bays in 1948, Lyall Bay, Evans Bay, Kilbirnie, Eastbourne, Days Bay, Lowry Bay. Comparative views from Mt Alfred (1 taken in 1948, the other in 1905). Pamir sailing ship at Aotea Quay (December 1948); railway yards; Kaiwharawhara Gorge (1948); and the first visit of the Solent flying boat Ararangi to Evans Bay, October 1949.

Date: 1970 - 1979

Reference: Eph-A-RELIGION-P-1970s

Description: Includes: 1970s: Wellington Presbyterian Social Service Association. Wellington Hospital Chaplain Rev W G K Moore, M.A., B.D. Pamphlet 1970s?: St Giles Presbyterian Bible Class. Song book [1970s?] 1973: Operation Enterprise 1973 1973: St Andrews Church Wellington. Programme for service 24 June 1973 1973: St Andrew's Church news, Palmerston North. Vol. 18 no 10, December 1973. 1974: Announcing the visit of Rev Bernard Honders, associate of Brother Andrew ("God's smuggler"). [Itinerary for New Zealand and Australian tour March - April 1974, on flier] 1976: A service of induction to Ministry in the city. The induction of Reverend Helen Walch to Kent Terrace Parish and the Inner City Mission, Wellington. 2 March 1976. Order of worship 1976: St Paul's Church Oamaru. 100th anniversary of the church building 1876-1976. Service of thanksgiving 1978: Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church. Final service of worship in the church at the corner of Kent Terrace and Pirie Street, 12 February 1978. [Order of service] 1978: St Andrews Church, Balclutha. Opening of the new church, 9 December 1978, and other orders of service (in separate folder) 1979: Life is for living! Growing, sharing, becoming, creating, being. The Cameron Centre, 415 Moray Place [Dunedin] 1979: Presbyterian Assembly. Co-operation in Mission; Asia and the Pacific. 1979 Quantity: 2 folder(s). Physical Description: Fliers and booklets, sizes varying up to 230 mm.

Date: ca 1890-1930

From: Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church :Photographs of the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church

By: Zachariah, Joseph, 1867-1965; Hardie Shaw Studios; Muir, James, 1870?-1935

Reference: PAColl-4443-1

Description: Photographs of various groups associated with Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church, mostly sports teams and bible study groups but including one group of young women. Some are unidentified but those that are include: Presbyterian Bible Class Rugby Reps with the names G Wallace, W H Incledon, J A Galloway, E C Chartres, A Mitchell, S Maxwell, A C Todd, B M Gibson (Captain), A J B Gray (Manager), F C Henry, L J Brooker, F H Brooker, W E Penno, H Tonks, E P Edwards and J Tolley; two copies of Kent Terrace Junior Bible Class 1927 with the names K Dunnett, M McLean, L McKay, R Howe, L Bogren, C Shewen, L Anderson (Sub-Leader), R Griffiths (Retiring Leader), Rev J Baird, E Brown (Leader), R Allen, K Burbidge, J Burbidge, N Burnette; Kent Terrace Football Club with the names C G Falconer, J W Mardon, N R Watt, J A Dalgleish, A G McFarlane, C R Gaylor, W A Penno, D L Irwin, J C Johnston, G Edmonston. Also included are some photographs of individuals including C S Falconer, co-founder of the Young Men's Bible Class on 2nd November 1902. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/2-071939, 071940, and 077766 to 077767. Quantity: 20 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [1911-1912]

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/1-019576-G

Description: Looking south east on Courtenay Place, Wellington, toward Kent and Cambridge Terraces. Shows cabbage trees and people waiting for trams on the left. In the middle ground, centre left, on Kent Terrace, is a group of 4 businesses including the Cafe Royal with a sign advertising `Oysters'. Houses and other businesses are alongside the Cafe. Photograph taken by Charles Sydney Smith between 1911-1912. A similar image at 1/1-019569 Where the Cafe Royal stands will later be the site of the De Luxe theatre. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [between ca 1911-1912]

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 10x8-1743-G

Description: Looking south east on Courtenay Place, Wellington, toward Kent and Cambridge Terraces. Shows cabbage trees and trams. In the middle ground, centre left, on Kent Terrace, is a group of 4 businesses including the Purvis millinery shop and the Cafe Royal with its sign advertising `Oysters'. Photograph taken by Charles Sydney Smith between 1911-1912. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: ca 1908-1910

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/1-019582-G

Description: Part 4 of a 6 part panorama of Wellington, circa 1908-1910. Shows Clyde Quay School on the left and Kent Terrace on the right. Majoribanks Street runs horizontally across the middle ground. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Part five of six-part panorama. From 1-6: 1/1-019585, 019586, 019587, 019582, 019581, 019584. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: ca 1925

From: Bennie, M (Mr), fl 1983 :Photographs of Wellington businesses and homes

Reference: 1/2-139954-F

Description: View of the intersection of Courtenay Place and Cambridge Terrace, Wellington, with Mount Victoria houses in the background. Photographed circa 1925 by an unidentified photographer. Appears to be taken by the same unidentified photographer as PAColl-5470. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Courtenay Place, Wellington, N.Z.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 2575 Wellington East Girls' College is under construction in the background, and the school formally opened on 9 September 1925. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 1911-1912

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/1-019569-G

Description: Courtenay Place at the intersection of Kent and Cambridge Terraces, Wellington ca 1911-1912, showing a Miramar bound tram picking up passengers. The cafe Royal faces Courtenay Place and on its left is the Milliner, E O Purvis. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. A very similar image taken from same vantage point, at 1/1-019576 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: Between 1910-1913

Reference: PA5-0230

Description: Looking south east over Mount Victoria, Wellington, from St Patricks College tower, between 1910-1913. Shows Ellice Street on the right with Cambridge and Kent Terraces in the foreground. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Photograph, 88 x 138 mm