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Tan, Sunny (Mr), fl 2011 :Photographs

Date: [ca 1887-1950s]

By: Seaward, Neville Stephen, 1913-2005; Tan, Sunny, active 2011

Reference: PAColl-9900

Description: One group portrait, an albumen print, of men with guns, possibly hunters, titled 'At the Butts Reefton Queen's Jubilee'. Notes on back read 'Luch. NZ Alpine Photo'. Photographer unidentified. Taken in 1887 or 1897 (The Golden Jubilee of 1887 celebrated 50 years of Queen Victoria's reign. Her Diamond Jubilee was held in 1897.) One of men and a woman in a canoe on the Avon River, Christchurch, taken circa 1900 by an unidentified photographer. One of Dawson Falls Mountain House, Mount Taranaki, showing children outside, taken circa 1900 by an unidentified photographer. Four taken during World War II comprising: A scene with troops on board a ship to Crete, Greece, showing Maori troops, possibly members of the Maori Battalion, performing an action song. They appear to be being accompanied by a piano accordian; Undated photograph of New Zealand troops playing rugby in Egypt before a very large crowd; a photograph of the camp at the 1st New Zealand General Hospital, Helwan, Egypt, 14 Jan 1941, with 'KSRA' noted on the back; soldier at an unidentified location photographing a tree with external roots and multiple trunks. Four scenic views of New Zealand taken circa 1950s. Three are taken by N S Seaward and show Wellington Harbour and surrounds, Milford Sound, and Queenstown. The fourth shows Oriental Bay, Wellington, and is taken by an unidentified photographer. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 11 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints and an albumen print Provenance: Donated by Sunny Tan, Wellington, 2011 Transfers: To Other - From Cartoon Archive: B-184-066 to B-184-070, and C-164-048: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- : [6 cartoons by Trace Hodgson] - To Ephemera Collection - Tanner Bros Ltd : The water front, Auckland. For auld lang syne. Maoriland postcard. FT Series X.2/704. [ca 1910] (Eph-A-POSTCARDS-Auckland-1910-01).

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Paterson, Alan Stewart 1902-1968 :Little Eric on the second test. The Dominion, 13 June...

Date: 1950

By: Paterson, Alan Stuart, 1902-1968; Dominion (Newspaper); Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-

Reference: B-154-026

Description: The cartoon reviews the second test, All Blacks against the British Lions, from the 1950 Lions tour. Exhibited in 'Guts and Glory' an exhibition of rugby cartoons, organised by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive Trust in association with the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, at the National Library Gallery, 15 July - 7 November 1999, and then touring until 2001. Curated by Susan Foster. Exhibited in 'The Line-Up' exhibition of 36 cartoons by 36 cartoonists curated by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited in the National Library auditorium foyer from 5 April 2002 to mark the tenth anniversary of establishment of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive. Extended Title - Quite like old times, ain't it, comin' orf winners in a test match. Mind you it wasn't much of a win - I dunno wot 'appened to the British team. Try as they would they couldn't keep the All Blacks from sneakin' in a couple of times. An' try as they would they couldn't get acrost the All Black's line. I s'pose our chaps 'ave got quite a kick out of it. Pity about the Welsh three-quarter line - It couldn't seem to git goin'. In consequence of which I'll bet the leeks 'ave wilted in Aberystwith, Llandudno an' other places too dificult to mention. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink, 390 x 290mm.

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Henderson, George Duncan, 1911-1985 :But we can't make him drink. The Christchurch Star...

Date: 1959

By: Henderson, George Duncan, 1911-1985

Reference: A-317-065

Description: The cartoon shows a donkey in the shape of a rugby ball that represents the N.Z Rugby Union. To his left is a feeding tray full of money with a label reading 'to Sth. Africa right or wrong'. The donkey is reluctantly being pulled away from this tray by a rope, representing public opinion, to another trough full of water with a label that reads, 'No Maoris no tour'. Refers to the `No Maoris - No Tour' protest movement against the 1960 tour to South Africa. Although unmoved by the protest the Rugby Union did cancel the 1967 tour. Exhibited in 'Guts and Glory' an exhibition of rugby cartoons, organised by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive Trust in association with the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, at the National Library Gallery, 15 July - 7 November 1999, and then touring until 2001. Curated by Susan Foster. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopy, A4 size.

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Rugby game, Fox Glacier

Date: September 1959

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-51437-F

Description: View of a rugby game being played near Fox Glacier, taken September 1959 by Whites Aviation Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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