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Date: 1863

From: Illustrated London news :Clippings related to New Zealand [ca 1842-1890]

Reference: E-106-f-032-1

Description: Looking down from above onto a road carved out through dense bush, with cavalry and infantry marching along it. Large trunks from the cleared bush in the foreground The Library holds another version of this view at A-134-011, from a source other than the Illustrated London news Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news, V. 43, November 7th 1863, p. 476 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 160 x 240 mm

Date: 1874

Reference: 1/2-020463-F

Description: Redoubt at Onepoto, on the shore of Lake Waikaremoana, 1874. Photographer unidentified. From Wises New Zealand Guide a Gazetteer of New Zealand, 1987, page 297: "...an Armed Constabulary redoubt built in 1870 for the troops engaged in tracking down the Maori leader Te Kooti." Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [May 1864]

From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district

Reference: 1/1-000039-G

Description: Ceremony at Putiki Pa after the battle of Moutoa (14 May 1864). Dr Isaac Featherston (centre) is presenting Mete Kingi Te Rangi Paetahi with the resolution of the Provincial Council thanking the Wanganui Maori for their brave conduct at Moutoa. Third from left, in tweed cloak, is Hakaraia Korako. To his right is Peina Tao. The three pakeha men to the left of Featherston are Mr Booth (catechist), Mr Hamlin (native interpreter) and Major Turner (65th Regiment). Seated between Featherston and Metekingi is Tamehana. To the right of Mete Kingi, with taiaha, is Haimona Hiroti. The two pakeha men to the right are Lieutenant-Colonel Logan and John White. At the extreme right are Peti Puohotana and Rini Hemoata. Photograph taken by William James Harding of Wanganui. In 1864 upper Wanganui Māori adopted the Pai Marire faith and, led by Matene te Rangitauira, attempted to pass down the Whanganui River to attack the town of Wanganui. Mete Kingi was with the army of pro-Government lower Wanganui Maori who refused them passage. At the battle of Moutoua he commanded the reserve and played a decisive part in the defeat of the Hauhau force. (Source: "Dictionary of New Zealand Biography", 1990. p 487). Harding published this photograph in November 1864, as described in the "New Zealand Spectator and Cook Strait Guardian", 12 November 1864, from which account the names of the people present were taken. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches, with skyline painted out.

Date: 1864

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :[Sketchbook of English and New Zealand scenes] 1860 - 1864

Reference: E-349-060

Description: Shows St Paul's Anglican Church (right) and the Catholic church (left) at Rangiaohia. Blewitt's Redoubt is in the centre, with military tents behind protective fencing. The view is flanked by trees on both sides, and the artist has drawn another tree horizontally across the top of the page. St Paul's Church, built about 1853, is still standing in modern Te Awamutu. It was used as a refuge by the local people during the fighting nearby in 1864 Other Titles - Rangiaohia Rangiaowhia Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Rangiawhia Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour 100 x 160 mm.

Date: 1864

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :[Sketchbook of English and New Zealand scenes] 1860 - 1864

Reference: E-349-105/106

Description: Shows several labelled ships in the harbour. The Sandfly (at right) is a paddlesteamer. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil 100 x 320 mm.

Date: 1860 - 1880

Reference: PA2-2778

Description: Shows Captain Speedy aged approx 40-60 years Inscriptions: Verso - Captain Speedy, Waikato Militia. Afterwards Interpreter to the Forces in Abyssinia Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1915

From: Denniston, George Gordon, 1885-1958 :Photograph albums relating to World War I including the Gallipoli campaign

Reference: PA1-o-862

Description: Album of photographs compiled by George Gordon Denniston illustrating a soldier's experience of of the Gallipoli campaign, April to September 1915. Photographer(s) unidentified. Album covers the period when Denniston left New Zealand in April 1915 for Egypt, and his time in a military camp there on the outskirts of Alexandria, from where, it seems, he left for Gallipoli. At the begining there are two photographs of the Samoan Expeditionary Force returning to New Zealand. The rest show soldiers preparing to leave and scenes on board ship which include stabled horses being fed en route, and dead ones being dropped overboard. Shipboard life and activities are well documented. There are many photos of fellow soldiers and some of the Asian crewmen. Ships and islands seen while passing through the Red Sea are depicted. Also some views of streets and people in Suez. Finally Alexandria and camp life. Over half the album is taken up with life and events at the military camp at Sidi Bishr which seems to have been situated near one of the suburban outskirts of Alexandria. This experience has been recorded in some detail, and includes social visits from women, views of French cavalry exercises, care and maintenance of the horses, native funerals and camp life in general. The last photograph inthe album shows a gun in action at Gallipoli. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1865

From: Artist unknown :[Album of an officer en route to and from New Zealand and on service in New Zealand] 1863-1867

Reference: A-277-024

Description: Close to the mouth of the Whenuakura River, with soldiers crossing, some on horseback, some on foot, with baggage trains. There is a small building on the far side of the river Other Titles - Whenuakura Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, ink & wash, 64 x 117 mm

Date: 1863

From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia

Reference: 1/2-096087-G

Description: Viewof Drury, showing the volunteer camp in the background, taken in 1863 by Daniel Manders Beere. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Beere 19 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 4.5 x 7.25 inches

Date: 1865

From: Artist unknown :[Album of an officer en route to and from New Zealand and on service in New Zealand] 1863-1867

Reference: A-277-028

Description: Soldiers within an earthen rampart, with two standing guard, gazing out across a plain towards low hills. Within the shelter of the rampart are several tents, two with soldiers reclining inside them, one with a standing soldier leaning against it, and another seated soldier in front of it, smoking a pipe. Three rifles are stacked upright together in the centre. Probably a South Taranaki scene, the drawings are mounted in the album in chronolical order and those immediately before and after are of Taranaki Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink & watercolour, 64 x 115 mm

Date: 1864

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :[Sketchbook of English and New Zealand scenes] 1860 - 1864

Reference: E-349-088

Description: Shows a horse swimming across a stream, a laden canoe being paddled across, another horse on the bank on the left and cabbage trees and other vegetation on both banks. Inscriptions: Album page - on opposite page - title in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 100 x 160 mm.

Date: Apr 1951

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-27341-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Sources: Prickett, Nigel. "Fortifications of the New Zealand Wars". 'Department of Conservation', 2016, Wellington, New Zealand. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate Processing information: Title updated 5 July 2023 following information from a researcher.

Date: [ca 1940?]

From: Houston, John, 1891-1962 : Papers

Reference: PAColl-2301-07

Description: Portion of a wooden Maori carving from Tangarakau, circa 1940. Photographer unidentified. Note on back of file print reads "Figure from Tangarakau. Taranaki War" Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 80 x 132 mm

Date: 1864 - 1865

From: Fraser, I T[allon?] B :[Scrapbook. 1864-1910].

Reference: E-571-q-006

Description: View across the Waikato River of the Bluff Stockade at the top of a cleared hill, with low tree stumps. Bush on either side of the hill and a hut and another building at the water's edge. Extended Title - From his scrapbook, 1864-1910. Page [4]. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]. Also title and signature along the base of the image Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on page of scrapbook.. Physical Description: Pencil 176 x 255 mm, on page 290 x 235 mm.

Date: ca 1890

From: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920 :Negatives of Taranaki

Reference: 1/1-006469-G

Description: Site of the Waireka battle (1860), Taranaki. Photograph taken by William Andrews Collis between 1875-1910. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Where the Waireka Battle was fought. Taranaki.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - No 45 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: ca 1875

Reference: PAColl-3385

Description: Scene at Onepoto, showing the redoubt on the shore of Lake Waikaremoana, circa 1875. Photographer unidentified. From Wises New Zealand Guide a Gazetteer of New Zealand, 1987, page 297: "...an Armed Constabulary redoubt built in 1870 for the troops engaged in tracking down the Maori leader Te Kooti." Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 18.4 x 24.3 cm, on mount

Date: 1865

From: Artist unknown :[Album of an officer en route to and from New Zealand and on service in New Zealand] 1863-1867

Reference: A-277-023

Description: A view looking down from a hill on the Waitotara River near its mouth, with the sea beyond. On its north bank is an extensive army camp, with fires rising from a number of sites. There appears to be a fortification with a flag-pole or signalling station on the far bank, near the river mouth Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, wash and Chinese white, 64 x 115 mm

Date: 1864

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :[Sketchbook of English and New Zealand scenes] 1860 - 1864

Reference: E-349-138

Description: Shows a fortified mound near Sentry Hill in Taranaki during the New Zealand Wars, with military tents on top of and at the base of the mound Other Titles - Mahoetahi Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook. Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 100 x 160 mm

Date: 1864

Reference: MapColl-832.16hkm/[ca.1864]/Acc.1869

Description: Hand drawn military map of the area from the Waimapu River, including the Tauranga-Rotorua Road to Okauia, Irihanga, Wairoa River and Tauranga Harbour. Includes roads and tracks, one of which is marked as 'my scouting track - there and back close on forty miles'. Gate Pa is marked, settlements, rivers and some roads are named. Scenes of action are marked as crossed swords and some battle sites are named - Gate Pa, Te Ranga, Oropi, Waehi, Whakamarama. Directional arrows point to Rotorua and Okauia. Includes some hachures, sites of clearings and a location of a house. Title partly taken from the pencilled heading, believed to have been added at a later date, and the catalogue card. Pencilled title of map is written along the top edge and on reverse: [Sketch map of country around Gate Pa ... ca. 1864] believed to have been added at a later date. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil, coloured pencil on paper, linen backed, coloured, 19.7 x 21 cm.

Date: [Between 1870 and 1880]

From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district

Reference: 1/4-004968-G

Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of a man in the uniform of the Wanganui Rifle Volunteers, wearing the New Zealand Medal, photographed, probably in the 1870s, in the studio of William James Harding, Wanganui. The New Zealand Medal was sanctioned in 1869. Harding used the wet collodion process in the 1870s, but changed to the dry plate process in the 1880s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 4.25 x 3.25 inches