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World War, 1939-1945. New Zealand. Units. 28 Battalion (Maori)
Date: [ca 1940-1945]
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: PAColl-4161-01-151
Description: Includes some multiple copies; most are captioned. Includes list for series of numbered photographs `Return of the Maori Battalion from overseas' - 3 sets. Return of the Maori Battalion from overseas - Reception on Aotea Quay: men preparing meat and chicken for hangi and women preparing food at Porirua Pa; Battalion en route from Pipitea wharf to Aotea Quay; old Maori woman (Ngawaina of Ngati Toa) smoking `The Pipe of Peace'; Battalion at the gates of the marae; haka (Ngati Tuwharetoa) in support of chiefs address; Kia Ora to the Committee. Return of the Maori Battalion - The `Dominion' approaching Pipitea Wharf; disembarkation; Rev M Bennett; pipes and bands of the 1st Wellington Battalion; quayside welcome (Maori MPs T P Paikea, Hon E T Tirikatene, Hon R R Mawhete, T Omana, & M Ratana); welcome haka Ngati Tuwharetoa; Rangi Te Hana & Turei Papanui (Ngati Tuwharetoa haka party); Hinga with women of the Ratana Party in the dining hall welcome; official guest table; Hepi Te Heuheu addressing the Battalion; Ngati Poneke Club members.. Series of photos of visit to Rotorua and Ohinemutu; members of Maori Battalion having a snack on the Tewfick station prior to embarking; series of photos taken 23 May 1940 on day of departure; sing-song after disembarking in England, 21 Jun 1940; three soldiers with A-tank gun; soldier with captured German Tommy gun near Gazala, ca 1942; two bren-gun carriers manned by members of Maori Battalion in England; sightseeing in London. Quantity: 144 b&w original photographic print(s).
Photographs
Date: 1895-1915
From: Powles family :Photographs
Reference: PA1-o-810
Description: A family album, photos unidentified. Women, children, family groups, South African War contingents on Newtown Park Wellington, and a soldier photographed on the day troops began evacuating the Gallipoli Peninsula. There are also 2 photographs of the house at Tutu Totara Station. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Illustrated London news :Maori tactics. Fight at Waiari, on the Mangapiko River, N.Z., ...
Date: 1864
From: Illustrated London News :[Scrapbook of clippings relating to New Zealand 1860s]
Reference: E-372-f-003-1
Description: A battle raging across a river with a tall hill to the right, based on a drawing supplied by Charles Heaphy. The Waiari fight was part of the Waikato-Tauranga campaign of the New Zealand Wars. The Waiari area is now known as Mangapiko Extended Title - From Illustrated London news, 28 May 1864, p. 525 Waiari or Mangapiko was the battle at which artist and soldier, Charles Heaphy, won his V. C. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 170 x 235 mm
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Sorry son, I've had fresh instructions...come back when you're ...
Date: 1973
From: Various cartoonists :Cartoons from the New Zealand News, 1970s
Reference: A-297-097
Description: A New Zealand soldier is telling a young boy who is possibly Vietnamese that he is too young, and to come back when he is sixteen. Extended Title - New Zealand. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, whiteout and pencil on watercolour paper, 264 x 266 mm
McWhannell album 16
Date: [Between 1940 and 1942]
From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō
Reference: PA1-o-564
Description: Scenic views of Cambridge, the lake at Hamilton, Puketeraki, Piha, and the farm `Rozel' near Ohaupo, interspersed with portraits of family and friends, chiefly taken by Rhoda McWhannell. One photograph shows Rhoda McWhannell's parents (William Duncan Ross McCurdie and Olga Mariquita McCurdie) reading congratulatory messages on their Golden Wedding Anniversary. This album gives the date as 1942, but a previous album gives it as 1941. Rex Hamilton, Bill Hewett and Frederick McWhannell are photographed in military uniform. Photographs of people identified only by surname are Mrs Bowler, Dr Gower and Dr Gribben. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with pale green and cream marbled cover, pale green spine and cord; 20.5 x 24.5 cm
David Thomson, Minister of Defence, reviews troops, Waiouru air field, New Zealand
Date: 27 January 1969
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: EP/1969/0441-F
Description: David Thomson, Minister of Defence, reviews troops at Waiouru air field. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer 27 January 1969. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm
Postcard album
Date: [1914-1918]
From: Warburton, Edward Darien :Photograph albums
Reference: PA1-o-1602
Description: Photographic postcard album compiled by E D Warburton. Includes photographs of family, soldiers, rugby, fencing and prisoners of war during the Great War. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: 25.5 x 22 cm
World War, 1939-1945. New Zealand. Departure of troops from New Zealand
Date: 1940
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: PAColl-4161-01-032-4
Description: Departure of First, Second and Third Echelon troops from Wellington and Lyttelton, January, May and August 1940 Quantity: 57 b&w original photographic print(s).
Postcards and stereoscopes of New Zealand and Pacific
Date: [ca 1890s-1919]
From: Clark, Morton, fl 1900s :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-9525-2
Description: Postcards collected by Morton Clark and family. Includes a number of postcards addressed to Miss Kathleen Clark (from Fred ?, Harry ?, Uncle Will and Jack Perston) to Mrs Morton Clark (from Fred, possibly a son, and Jack Perston); and Miss Campbell, Nurse at Wellington Hospital (from Sissie Battersby); and stereoscopes of the 1901 royal visit to Rotorua. Quantity: 48 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) postcards. 9 colour photo-mechanical print(s) postcards. 4 b&w original photographic print(s) stereoscopes.
New Zealand & British events and personalities, etc
Date: 1938, 1946, 1949
From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
Reference: PAColl-0785-1-164
Description: Photographs published in NZ Free Lance, 1938, 1946 and 1949. Includes: Collection of photographs taken at the Victory Parade held in London in 1946; sea rescue of NZ coastal ship `Awahou' near Fiji by `Degel', Nov 1949; group photo of members of No 41 Transport Squadron RNZAF who were co-operating with RAF in flying the Singapore-Hong Kong scheduled flights (taken at Officers Mess at Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong), 1949. Also: Memorial erected at Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch to victims of Ballentyne's fire, Nov 1947; Solent flying boat over Westport, Nov 1949; wool sale held in Concert Chamber of Auckland Town Hall - auctioneer's view of the buyers; Mrs Alan Grant's tulip farm at `Craigburn', Waimate; S W Moult with his 1898 model International tourer at Paraparaumu School Jubilee celebrations, Nov 1949. Quantity: 40 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints
Korean War. New Zealand. K Force training and departure
Date: Sep 1950, ca 1951
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: PAColl-4161-01-138
Description: Series of photographs taken by E Woollett of National Publicity Studios. All contain captions. Training at Linton - Early morning parade; marching formation; route march; PT exercises; rifle practice; battle training; sten gun training; rugby match between B & C troops; visit of General Stewart (General Officer Commanding NZ Forces); map reading; lesson in how to assemble a trip wire flare; photo of Colonel Thornton at his desk. Three photographs of soldiers in Korea - Sgt George Gallagher and Sgt Dick Evan (who both immigrated to NZ from UK); Bdr John McCauley of Hamilton. Quantity: 21 b&w original photographic print(s).
Donor unknown: Agricultural training
Date: [ca1895-1920]
Reference: PAColl-6759
Description: Scenes of returned soldiers being given instruction in agricultural techniques. They include a photograph of the syllabus offered, men in the field tending crops and cows and views of the men in a group eating from billies. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-028842 to 028851 Quantity: 10 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negatives
Auckland City and the Napier earthquake
Date: 1930-1934
From: Scrimgeour, P :Albums and photographs relating to Reverend Colin Scrimgeour
Reference: PA1-o-1021
Description: Aerial views of down town Auckland and the museum building. Napier showing earthquake damage to buildings and buildings damaged by the fire. Several images show people with their belongings along the beach front. Other images may relate to the riots in Auckland in 1932 when shops along Queen street had their windows broken and were looted. Associated with these are photographes of marines, soldiers and police. There are also three photographs of the Polish pianist Leff Pouishnoff who visited New Zealand in 1934 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Photographs and negatives attributed to Richard Caldwell
Date: 1902 - 1918
From: Caldwell, Richard Pringle, active 1980 :Negatives and prints of Caldwell and Pringle families, Wellington and Makara
Reference: PAColl-3123-2
Description: Groups and individuals, World War one soldiers, Kelburn under construction, motorcycles Arrangement: Previously NegColl-31/1. Ten 35mm copy negatives in registers at 16298-16299. Seven 1/2 plate negatives in registers at (nos still to be allocated, register mislaid 30-nov-1994)
Indian Troops at Nelson
Date: 1901
From: Tyree Studio: Negatives of Nelson and Marlborough districts
Reference: 10X8-0253-G
Description: Other Titles - Tyree No. 9074 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Indian Troops, Botanical Reserve, Nelson
Date: 1901
From: Tyree Studio: Negatives of Nelson and Marlborough districts
Reference: 10X8-0257-G
Description: Other Titles - Tyree No. 9071 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Soldiers portraits, return to New Zealand, and Lake Waikaremoana
Date: 1915-1919
From: Boyd, Mary Beatrice 1921- :Photographs relating to Mackersey family
Reference: PAColl-9855-1
Description: Loose prints associated with Jessie Mary Mackersey's album. These include - Studio portrait of Lindsay Mackersey, London ca 1917. Portrait of Wastel Briscoe born 1888-died Gallipoli 19 May 1915. Group of Soldiers of 24th Rifles, Featherston Military Camp. Group on the deck of `Prinzessan' en route for New Zealand, 1919. Colon and Church of Christ by the sea, 1919. Views of the Panama Canal and its technologies seen from the ship, 1919. Albert Memorial, London. Holiday at Lake Waikaremoana includes - View of the lake, Papakorito Falls, and friends of Lindsay Mackersey. Photographs of soldiers include - Studio portrait of Lindsay Mackersey with unidentified soldier. Studio portrait of Leslie Mackersey, Blake Mason and two unidentified soldiers, 1916. Group of unidentified soldiers probably in New Zealand. Voyage to New Zealand on `Prinzessan' via Panama Canal 1919, and holiday at Lake Waikaremoana. Leslie Mackersey was in the 6th Rifles 1 NZEF. Lindsay Mackersey was in the 24th Rifles. While in the occupation force in Germany he served as instructor-in-law to service men studying for law degrees prior to repatriation. He was bilited in Leverhusen Village near Cologne in 1919. Margaret was on the staff at the New Zealand General Hospital No.1, Brockenhurst, England. Quantity: 37 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w original photographic print(s) coloured by hand.
Album relating to World War I
Date: 1914-1917
From: Kay, Reginald Vincent, 1894-1978 :Photographs
Reference: PA1-o-1552
Description: Photograph album compiled by R V Kay for his future wife Sybil. Includes photographs of automobile travel, gardens, picnics, parties, golf, suspension bridges, motorcycles, New Zealand soldiers on troopship, military training in England, soldiers at Stonehenge and family and friends. Inscriptions: Backing board verso - centre - Sybil, with love from Reg Aug '17 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 140 x 165 mm
McWhannell album 15
Date: [Between 1941 and 1946]
From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō
Reference: PA1-o-563
Description: Family photographs, chiefly taken by Rhoda McWhannell, many taken at `Rozel', the farm she and her husband Frederick McWhannell owned near Ohaupo. A large number of images show Audrey Hopkins (later Geddes) at Rozel, with animals including ducks, hens and dogs, swimming in the water tank, and with Brian Geddes (later her husband). Four images show a military tank "T27626", with "Galatos" on the turret, at an unidentified location. A group portrait of officers at Waiouru in 1941, and several photographs of Frederick McWhannell, Frank Bethwaite and Neva Morrison wearing military uniform in the early 1940s. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with navy blue cover, entitled `Photographs'; 20 x 23 cm