Places

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: 1949

From: Forbes, Josephine K, 1917-2005 :[John Lysaght Moore and Sophie Augusta Moore art works].

By: Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965

Reference: A-379-029

Description: Shows a view of bare stony hills. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 230 x 292 mm.

Date: [Circa 1937]

Reference: PA1-f-054

Description: Publicity photographs taken for New Zealand Railways between 1937 and 1938 by unidentified photographers. Photographs in the North Island include tours between Stratford and Ongarue; Ngaruawahia celebrations in 1938 (including views of King Koroki's house which was built in 1938); Rotorua and six lakes trip; and opening ceremonies for the Hutt Railway. In the South Island views include Caroline Bay with events at the soundshell; in Timaru, views of a two-storied clubhouse and men playing bowls, a person practising croquet, and several games of tennis on a series of tennis courts; areas in Queen Charlotte Sound, Portage, Pelorus and Kenepuru Sounds and Blenheim Aerodrome; Tasman and Franz Josef Glaciers; Milford Sound; Punakaiki; and Cromwell. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, dark green spine, entitled `Tours 5'; 40 x 60 cm

Date: ca 1860-1927

By: Heine, Lynette Sibyl, active 1987-1996; Beauchamp, J, active 1890s; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Mirrielees (Firm); Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Tanner Brothers Ltd (Publishers); Zachariah, Joseph, 1867-1965

Reference: PAColl-0722

Description: Mounted photograph and three loose prints of Wellington College both before and after 1909 when the tower was removed; the junction of Adelaide Road and Riddiford Street in Newtown; three postcards from the Evening Post "Old Wellington" series showing Cuba Street ca 1870 looking both north and south, the Supreme Court on Lambton Quay, and the waterfront ca 1860; the new mountain house at Mount Egmont ca 1927; Mount Sefton and the Footstool from the Hooker River, Southern Alps; Ocean Beach, Mount Maunganui viewed from the Mount; Takapau encampment 1914 showing rows of tents in the distance; two cars on a ferry over the Buller River; and Cromwell ca 1900 showing the old bridge over the Clutha River. Quantity: 10 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 4 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1978 - 1979

From: [Calendars for the year 1979, of approximately A3 size. 1978].

By: Morrison, Robin, 1944-1993; Alister Taylor Publishers

Reference: Eph-C-CALENDAR-1979-1-01

Description: Calendar first published in 1978, this copy a 1979 reprint. Each page shows a black and white photograph of one or more residents affected by the proposed Clutha Dam and consequent flooding of the Clutha area; and one photograph of the meeting of the Kawerau and Clutha Rivers (November page). Residents are: Cover: Gary Forster, station master, and dog Carl. January: Harry Perriam, orchardist, Lowburn February: Isie Scott, Cromwell March: Rabbiters of the Pest Destruction Board April: Jane and Ted Lawrence, of Bannockburn May: Keith Lake, Northburn June: Rachael and Fanny Short, Bannockburn July: Welcome Home Hotel and patrons, Lowburn August: Doug Stout, Presbyterian Minister, Cromwell and Lowburn September: Harry Gair, Cromwell October: Charlie Perriam, Lowburn December: Shorty Sutherland and Pythagoras the cat, Lowburn Envelope housed with the calendar. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in calendar of 12 openings, 310 x 390 mm.

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: [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: 1932

From: Field, Robert Nettleton, 1899-1987 :[Collection of sketches, 1926 to 1961]

Reference: A-265-087

Description: Scene with buildings in the middle distance surrounded by trees and hills behind Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Title in pencil Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil. 277 x 186 mm

Date: 1924

From: Panoramic photographs of New Zealand taken by R P Moore

By: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948

Reference: PA6-139

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1971

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to supermarkets, grocery stores, shops selling food]

By: Sims Foodstore Ltd; New Zealand Tablet Print

Reference: Eph-A-FOOD-Shop-1971-01

Description: Booklet with blank pages for shopping lists for each week of the year, and with a recipe at the right hand side of each page. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 64 pages, each 180 x 120 mm.

Date: 192-

By: McGee, John, active 1991

Reference: PAColl-2102

Description: Towns, lakes, rivers in North and South Island locations The leaves originally formed an album Quantity: 25 album leaves containing 90 photographs. 1 b&w original photographic print(s). 13 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Provenance: Album leaves are from an album compiled by Ivy McGee

Date: 1982

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-360-076/095

Description: Cartoons on international and New Zealand political and social issues. Quantity: 20 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1939-1950

By: Wellington Regional Planning Authority

Reference: PAColl-0287

Description: New Zealand Towns, regions, scenery and primary industries. Includes many aerial views. Quantity: 175 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1919-1921

From: Webster, E Norman, fl 1918-1922 :Photographs of New Zealand, 1920-1922

By: Webster, E Norman, active 1918-1922

Reference: PAColl-9534-2

Description: Trip over the Rimutakas includes - View of Kaitoke. Train on Rimutaka Incline. View over the Rimutakas showing the road from Kaitoki Valley to the Wairarapa. Trip to Nelson, Picton, and the Sounds. This included a trip on the ship, Blenheim, on Pelorus and Queen Charlotte sounds, with a stop off at Havelock. General views of Nelson, and specifically Trafalgar Street from below the Cathedral. Bridge in Queens Gardens. Bridge over the Maitai River. A stop at Wangamoa on a motor trip from Nelson to Blenheim. Views of Picton and harbour. SS Admiral taking people on a picnic, Picton. Picton Waterworks. Train leaving Picton. Cadillac motor car abandoned after the engine caught fire for the second time. A race between two men in shells, one of whom was the New Zealand Champion single sculler, Darcy Hadfield. This race may be one of the two that took place on the Whanganui River in 1922. Party of men and women on a walk in rough bush country. Shotover River Bridge. Cromwell and the Clutha River. Caroline Bay, Timaru. Bluff from the sea, and the ship Jane Seddon. General views of Invercargill, and specifically of Dee Street and the water tower. Views of Dunedin and Port Chalmers. The Scott memorial at Port Chalmers. New Zealand Airforce Avro 504 at Sockburn (Wigram) Aerodrome. Views of Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, the Remarkables, Mount Earnslaw, Paradise and Ben Lomond. SS Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu. Mount Ruapehu, Aratiatia Rapids, and Huka Falls. Some prints in this collection have notes on the back in a consistant, neat handwriting. In three cases these are signed E N Webster, who advises that he arrived in Wellington 5 February 1918, and left 15 June 1922. During this period, as well as photographing Wellington and district, he travelled on holiday to New Zealand cities and tourist destinations. The photographs were taken between 1919 and 1921 judging from the prints that have dates. His second name was Norman, and this is the name he used to sign letters on postcards sent from Christchurch in 1919 to his mother, and a friend called May. There is also a note attached to an illustration of Ben Lomond in the collection on which he signs himself Norman Webster. In formation on the back of postcards indicate that he came from Australia, and in 1916 lived at Nambour, Queensland. Quantity: 148 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1900 - 1910

By: Morris, John Richard, 1854-1919; Armstrong, Charles Clark, -1946; Marshall, (Mrs), active 1980s

Reference: PAColl-1607

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted under glass. 16 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) postcards. Provenance: Collection given by Mrs Marshall to Porirua Museum, who in turn passed it on to the Alexander Turnbull Library

Date: [ca 1910]

By: Perkins, G, active 1966; William Beattie & Company

Reference: PAColl-4690

Description: The junction of the rivers at Cromwell; horse and cart driving past a cricket match in the Basin Reserve, Wellington. Postcards of Lake Tarawera, the Waimangu Geyser basin and the desolation around Waimangu published by W Beattie & Co. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: One print housed at PAColl-5744-21 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 7 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Provenance: Donated by Mr G Perkins, Wellington, 1966 Transfers: Print at PAColl-5744-21.

Date: 1978 - 2009 - 1984

Reference: Eph-D-MUSIC-Whitehead

Description: Posters include: Contemporary Baroque Ensemble, with the Parnassus Trio and Sandra Mackay (oboe), Anthony Lamb (clarinet), John Fidler (piano), Simon Smith (trumpet). NZ House Haymarket London, 27 September [1978?] (Listing includes "Tirea" by Gillian Whitehead) Hotspur. Music Gillian Whitehead; ballad Fleur Adcock; banners Gretchen Albrecht. Performed by Gemini; Margaret Field soprano; Peter Wiegold director. New Zealand House London, 10 February 1981. Flederman, Australia's leading contemporary music ensemble. 1984 Opera House concerts. Recording Hall, Sydney Opera House 29 April, 22 July, 2 September, 8 December [1984] (Listing includes Gillian Whitehead's "Ahotu (O matenga) (1984) on Sunday 22 July) Central Otago Regional Orchestra & Regional Training Orchestra. "Central soundscapes"; classics & favourites, and featuring a new work by Dame Gillan Whitehead, inspired by the sounds of Central Otago while artist in residence with the Henderson Trust Alexandra. Guest conductor Aart Brusse. Cromwell Presbyterian Church 12 December; Alexandra Memorial Theatre 13 December 2009. Quantity: 4 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Screenprints and offset prints, sizes varying up to 400 x 580 mm. Provenance: Donated by Dame Gillian Whitehead in 2014.

Date: [1980s]

From: Sheffield House Publications Collection

By: Schmid, Max, 1945-

Reference: PA12-10908

Description: View of Hagley Park and a market at the old univerity buildings, Christchurch. View of Cromwell. Gothic building, Dunedin University. Exterior views of Olveston, Dunedin. Exterior and interior views of the Anderson house, Invercargill. Quantity: 16 colour original transparency/ies 35mm slides.

Date: [1980s]

From: Sheffield House Publications Collection

By: Schmid, Max, 1945-

Reference: PA12-10951

Description: Photographs relating to Cromwell, Central Otago. Quantity: 8 colour original transparency/ies 35mm.

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

Reference: Pan-1850-F

Description: Panoramic view looking across the junction of the Kawarau and Clutha Rivers to Cromwell township. The road comes down from the right, crossing a girder bridge into the town. There is a war memorial on the left of the entrance to the town, with the business premises of Lane's Ltd (Aerated water & cordial Works) just past the memorial. The town is above the rivers on river flats. Two churches are visible. Range of snow-capped mountains in the background. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Cromwell, Central Otago. New Zealand. No. 634. (Showing junction Kawerau [i.e. Kawarau] & Clutha Rivers) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 116.8 cm