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Date: ca 1930s

From: Hird, Edward James, 1924-2002 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-7754-2

Description: Loose photographs extracted from album (PA1-o-1549). Includes photographs of a hill climbing sports car event, sports car club meeting, Wellington beaches, Wellington suburbs and housing developments, and the construction of a house. Mr Hird was an electrical designer, involved in the development of television, designing radios for Sir Edmund Hillary in Antarctica, and was apparently in radio surveillance in WW2. His father taught at Seatoun school. Mr Hird lived most of his life in the house at Mantell Street. See 'Freedom' newspaper, 25 Nov 1953, p.6 re his involvement in developing television. He was also a jazz musician. Quantity: 79 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1931 - 1939

From: Wickham, Charles, 1853-1940s :Family album. Uncle Charlie's unfinished drawings. [1926-1941].

Reference: E-563-q-28

Description: Shows a view looking along the coastline from Karaka Bay north of Seatoun past a rocky outcrop towards the waterfront and pier at Seatoun. There are some houses on the right, and the hills near Pencarrow Head are visible in the left background. Other Titles - Seatoun Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) inserted into slits in page of album.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 181 x 238 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Mr Thomas H Hudson of England in 1997.

Date: 1950-1950

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

Reference: 114/138/16-G

Description: View of Worser Bay showing beach, houses and the yachting club. Photograph taken in 1950 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1908

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

Reference: 1/1-020051-G

Description: Looking over the Worser Bay Carnival, showing people gathered on and around the beach. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith in 1908. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 1930s]

From: Tourist and Publicity

Reference: 1/1-006769-F

Description: Crowd at Worser Bay, Wellington, ca 1930s. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1923

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

Reference: 1/2-047341-G

Description: View of Worser Bay, Wellington, circa 1923. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - WN 184 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate photonegative

Date: 1907

From: Watt, T (Miss), fl 1978 :Photographs of Wellington and Napier scenes

Reference: 1/2-080509-F

Description: Crowd of people at Worser Bay, Wellington, in 1907. Taken by unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Copy negative from loaned album

Date: ca 1930

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

Reference: 1/2-046924-G

Description: View down on Worser Bay, the beach, and the road. A number of cars are parked along the road, and a crowd of people are on the beach. Photographed by Sydney Charles Smith in about 1930 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 1930s]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/2-099948-G

Description: Woman and girl, in bathing costume, above the beach at Worser Bay, Wellington, circa 1930s. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 4 Mar 1950]

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

Reference: 114/119/01-G

Description: Two men building a sea wall to stop sand at Worser Bay in Wellington. Shows Mr E Pilcher and Mr L Coffey inspecting the bluegum log wall being built for the City Council. Photograph taken circa 4 March 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Publication note - Evening Post, 4 March 1950, p 10 Caption - WORSER BAY SAND STOP. Mr E Pilcher and Mr L Coffey inspecting the bluegum log wall they are building for the City Council in an attempt to control the flying sand that chokes up the road and fills waterfront homes. Some Wellington seawalls have been built too far above the high-water line, but Worser Bay's is on the high-water line and the exposed sand will always be too wet to blow about. From the wall to the road lawns will be planted. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: [ca 4 January 1936]

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

Reference: PAColl-5927-49

Description: Yachts (centreboarders of the "Idle Along" class) at Worser Bay beach, Wellington, circa 4 January 1936. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: [ca 1950]

From: Tourist and Publicity

Reference: 1/2-030065-F

Description: People relaxing at Worser Bay, Wellington. Shows groups of people sunbathing and sitting in the tussock grass, while others move around sailboats at the water's edge. Photograph taken circa 1950, by an unidentified photographer. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - bottom right - A1844 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.

Date: [193-?]

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

Reference: 1/2-046930-G

Description: Crowd on the beach at Worser Bay, Wellington. Three small boats have been pulled up onto the beach and a group of people are gathered around to listen to a band. Photograph taken ca 1930s by Sydney Charles Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [ca 1934]

From: Just, F R: Two albums of photographs and captions relating to the Just family and 119 negatives taken by his father in the 1920s and 1930s of around Wellington and the Bell Bus Company

Reference: 1/2-071488-F

Description: Worser Bay, Wellington, with a Bell sightseeing tour bus, mens bathing sheds and beach, circa 1934. Photograph taken by Mr Just. Note on back of file print reads "Date - ca 1934 (judging from woman's dress). confirmed by bus registration (P438) which dates from 1934-35." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: ca 1927

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

Reference: 1/2-046925-G

Description: People on the beach at Worser Bay, Wellington. Most of the people seem to be looking out to sea. There is a small yacht that has been pulled up towards the beach. Albert Collin is on right wearing a bun hat, with his arms behind his back. On his left his daughter Delia and son Lester (little boy with togs facing water). Woman in towel is May Horan (cousin of Lester), and on her left is Margaret Collin (wife of Albert), next left Arthur Collin, Marie Oliver (nee Collin), and Rex Collin. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Source of information - Persons identified by family member Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: ca 1933

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

Reference: 1/2-046931-G

Description: View of the crowd on the beach at Worser Bay, Wellington. Some people are in bathing costume, others wear sports coats and trousers; there are women in culottes, fir trimmed coats and short sleaved summer dresses. Most of the women and some of the men wear hats. Photographed by Sydney Charles Smith about 1933 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1923

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

Reference: Pan-0448-F

Description: Panoramic view of Worser Bay, Wellington. A large group of people are on the beach and up by the Worser Bay Swimming Club building. Taken by Robert Percy Moore in 1923. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - "No. 356. Worser Bay Wellington N.Z. 1923" [R.P. Moore's business stamp appears below title] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.6 x 95.4 cm