Places

Date: 1880 - 1890

From: Various artists :[Album of watercolours, cards and published pictures, including scenes in New Zealand and European countries, belonging to Cherie Templer (nee Connell)]. 1830-1890

Reference: E-943-q-008-1

Description: Shows Rangitoto Island, North Head and Mt Victoria, the Waitemata Harbour with sailing ships and a steam ship in the distance, painted from the top of Grafton Gully, near where the Connell family lived in Khyber Pass Road. The bush is dense in the foreground, and houses in fenced sections can be seen on the inclines either side of the gully, with more houses in the middle distance.The painting is on a piece of "Goodall's Bristol Board", the stamp of which appears in the bottom left corner Unsigned and undated. Very similar in aspect and detail to John Guise Mitford's 'Entrance to the harbour, Auckland' (E-216-f-041), painted in or about 1843 and which appears in the Hobson Album. Information about that painting states that one of the houses on the right of the picture (and likely on the right of this album's picture) is the home of the Poatmaster General, William Connell, Cherie's father See also E-216-f-111, [View from above Grafton Gully showing graveyard and Government House, Auckland. 1843], also attributed to Mitford, which again shows an almost identical view to Auckland Harbour from Grafton Gully, with the house on the right possibly being that of the Connell family Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and gum arabic on paper, 160x 194 mm pasted to page of album 265 x 220 mm Provenance: Donation: Mrs E. J. Templer, UK (formerly of Tasmania), September 2012

Date: ca 1870s

From: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster Collection

Reference: PA1-q-262-54

Description: View looking from The Terrace across Wellington City and Harbour toward Somes Island. Several sailing ships can be seen in the harbour. Queen's Wharf is visible on the extreme left and the spire of St Johns Church can be seen on the left. Taken by an unidentified photographer, circa 1870s. Note on back of file print reads: taken before 1878 when St Peters Anglican Church, Ghuznee/Willis Street was replaced. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1863 - 1864

From: Carbery, Andrew Thomas H 1836-1870 :Scrapbook. 1863 - 1868.

Reference: E-248-q-106

Description: A view from the harbour with ships in the foreground, showing the buildings of the city's central business district with Partington's windmill crowning the hilltop. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash 286 x 235 mm

Date: ca 1880s

From: Creator unknown : Australia, New Zealand, Colorado

Reference: PA1-f-012-17-2

Description: Right half of a panoramic view of Lyttelton, including the wharf, railway lines, houses, and other buildings. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: April 1913

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

Reference: 1/1-022718-G

Description: View from Mount Victoria, looking across Oriental Bay toward Wellington City. HMS New Zealand can be seen in the harbour. Taken by S C Smith in 1913. Note on back of file print reads: Dated April 1913 (HMS New Zealand arrived Wellington 10 April 1913) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Gelatin dry plate negative

Date: [ca 1890s]

From: Parihaka album 1

Reference: PA1-q-183-30

Description: View of the township of Waitara, with the bridge spanning the Waitara River in the foreground, and ships and buildings along the riverbank. Taken by an unidentified photographer, circa 1890s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Waitara Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

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

Reference: 1/2-046280-G

Description: Looking down over Oriental Bay towards the city, Wellington. St Gerard's Monastery can be seen on an opposite hill. Part of Oriental Parade can be seen, along with the road leading to the centre of the city. Houses can be seen on the hill and along the street. There are unidentified boats in the harbour. Taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1865

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :[New Zealand sketches, 1864-1866]

Reference: B-045-030/031

Description: Double spread shows forts amongst the hills at left, and the town and harbour on the lower ground at the right. Three boats are pulled up in the river. Horses are being exercised in the centre field. Previously, the two sides of the work were not matched together and the right side was thought to be "Patea 5 March". (This was because it had been juxtaposed with page [48] which bears this caption in one corner). Left side was previously catalogued at B-045-032, and right side at B-045-021. Other Titles - Patea 5 March Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, 138 x 464 mm.

Date: 1864

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :[New Zealand sketches, 1864-1866]

Reference: B-045-002/003

Description: Shows view overlooking harbour with houses at lower left and lower right. Sailing vessels move to and fro on the calm harbour, and there are outlying islands and headlands. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Manukau Harbour; Recto - bottom right - Manukau 15 July 64 (1864) Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, 138 x 464 mm.

Date: 1850 - 1870

Reference: B-009-018

Description: View from the south of Port Nelson looking down from a high hill towards the northern end of the Port, across the Boulder Bank, with a lighthouse. Several houses, boats and a signal station are visible. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 261 x 379 mm

Date: ca 1860s

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

Reference: 1/1-000228-G

Description: View from Churton's Creek, looking toward the Wanganui River, showing a ship and houses along the riverbank. Photographed by William James Harding, circa 1860s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Gelatin dry plate negative