Places

Date: 1888 - 1900

From: [Medley, Mary Catherine] 1835-1922 :Sketch book

Reference: E-346-2-102

Description: A hotel called Star of the South beside a road, the Rangitata River in the foreground, a horse and cart on the road and hills in the background. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on sketchbook page, 129 x 178 mm

Date: 1893

From: [Ephemera relating to hotels, motels, hostels and other accommodation in Wairakei. 1893, and 1900s onwards ]

Reference: Eph-A-HOTEL-Wairakei-1893-01

Description: An arrangement of text on a card describing the attractions of the Wairakei area, whose principle sights were: Tuhuatahi (Great Caldron [sic]), Dragon's Mouth and Cascade Geyser, Lightning Pool, Black Geyser, Eagle's Nest, Devil's Tollgate, Great Wairakei, Prince of Wales' Feathers, The Mirror, Twin Geysers, the Great Blow Hole or Devil's Trumpet, Huka Falls, Arateatea Rapids. Card is reprinted from page 130 of W T Cunningham's "New Zealand as a tourist & health resort : a handbook to the hot lakes, the cold lakes, sounds, etc." (1893) Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Black and white print on card 150 x 96 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in February 2015

Date: ca1905

From: Humphreys, W :Photographs of the Westport Coal Company's operation at Denniston

Reference: PA1-o-994

Description: Album of portraits, group photographs, and photographs of Denniston buildings. A number of the group photographs have been set in the bush. They appear to be family groups, and one group of young men, all in their Sunday best. Two photographs are of men with horses outside a corrugated iron stable, another shows two men on a track in the bush, another shows a group of three surveyors photographed outside a mine entrance. One photograph records what seems to be a corporate visit to Denniston. One of the men is probably Jonathan Dixon who became general manager of the Denniston mines in 1902. The buildings depicted are houses, Denniston public School, and the Denniston Hotel Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: [ca 1910-1925]

Reference: PAColl-6963

Description: Assorted views of army life and family photographs many of them taken on a beach. One of a hot air balloon is advertising Hudson's Baking Powder with the slogan "Bound to Rise". Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-059554 to 059869 and 106041 to 106083 Quantity: 316 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film ¼ plate negatives

Date: [ca1880-ca1895]

From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands

Reference: PA1-o-1333-30

Description: View of the Mangoutu Hotel on Waitangi Beach, Chatham Island. A large number of people are lined up in front of the hotel building, and dogs and horses can be seen on the beach in the foreground. The sign over the hotel's main entrance is `Mangoutu House.' Another name attached to this building was `Odman's Hotel.' Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm

Date: [ca 1890]

Reference: 1/2-008050-F

Description: The Otira coach driven by Donald Cameron outside Jackson's Coaching Inn on the road between Otira and Hokitika. Photographed by an unknown photographer in about 1890 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: ca 1906

Reference: 1/2-044530-F

Description: A view of the flooding around the Imperial Hotel in Greymouth showing two men and a woman standing on the second floor balcony. Down below on the street is a man on a horse. In the background is a ship on the harbour. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [191?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-006301-G

Description: Group of people outside the Kaitaia Hotel, Kaitaia, Northland. Horses are tethered outside the hotel, one of which has a small boy being held in the saddle. Photographed circa 1910s by the Northwood brothers. Source of descriptive information - Notes on back of file print Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-006249-G

Description: The Kaitaia Hotel, Kaitaia, photographed ca 1910 by Arthur Northwood. Two girls with dolls' prams stand in the street (foreground). Nearer the hotel may be seen a cyclist and two dogs. Two saddled horses are at the left. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: ca 1890

Reference: 1/2-010879-F

Description: Scene outside the Tavistock Hotel, Waipukurau, showing a large poplar tree and four horse drawn carriages. Peter Gow, who was managing the hotel at this time, has his name painted on the front of the Hotel. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1867

From: Hawkins, William Webster, 1842-1918 :Illustrations of New Zealand 1865?-1867

Reference: E-370-010-2

Description: The Ruamahanga River being crossed by several men on horseback and with the two-storied building of the Ferry Inn and a smaller building across on the far side. The scene is possibly at the mouth of the Ruamahanga, near the present Lake Ferry. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, 82 x 205 mm

Date: 1904

Reference: 1/2-021939-F

Description: Procession of horses and carts transporting coal along a street in Waikino. They had travelled from Karangahake and were on their way to the Waikino battery. Bill Turner is on the right (with beard) beside Pat Clarkin. At the top is a hotel. Taken circa 1904. Transcribed from back of file print: `Waikino. Carting coal from Karangahake to Waikino battery ca 1904. Before opening of railway beyond tunnel. Clarkin's wagons. (Bill Turner on right with beard beside Pat Clarkin)' Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Reference: 1/2-111658-F

Description: Richard John Seddon on horseback, and a carriage of people, including Mrs Seddon(on boxseat) and Miss Seddon(on top), outside the Terminus Hotel in Otira. The blurred figure on the other horse is Mr Seddon's secretary. From back of file print:'The Premier R J Seddon, leaving Otira after his jubilee in Hokitka. He and his secretary are on horseback. Mrs Seddon and Mrs (Bean?) on boxseat and Miss Seddon on top' Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).