Places

Date: 1962

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to marked walks, trails, tracks and walkways]

By: R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-WALKS-Milford-1962-01-cover

Description: Shows a background photograph of trampers on the track near a rocky peak, with three inset photographs of couples on the track. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on cover of booklet.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on folded brochure, 213 x 90 mm.

Date: 1964

From: [Dated ephemera of octavo size, relating to Rotorua as a tourist destination. 1960-1969]

By: New Zealand. Government Tourist Bureau; R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-Rotorua-1964-01

Description: Folded brochure with photographs and text, and a map of the area around Rotorua. The text outlines various tourist attractions. Quantity: 1 pamphlet. Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlet, folded to 210 x 93 mm.

Date: 1949

By: New Zealand. Government Tourist Bureau; R E Owen (Firm); Munt, Jeanie, active 1978

Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-Tongariro-1949-01

Description: Folded pamphlet with photographs of the Chateau Tongariro and skiers. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Sheet 375 x 250 mm, folded to 188 x 125 mm.

Date: 1914 - 1956

By: Dick, Russell Gladstone, 1898-1966; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: MapColl-830bje/1914-/Acc.26492

Description: Cadastral map of the Wainuioru survey district showing land blocks, geographical features and trig points; also shows Maori placenames and land blocks (including reserves) First published 1925. See also other maps in the NZMS 13 series, held Cartographic Collection Other Titles - N.Z. Cadastral Map - Survey District Series 1:63 360 (1 mile to 1 inch) Extended Title - 2nd ed. 1926, reprinted 1956. Wellington: Lands & Survey Dept., 1956. NZMS 13; WN.86 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: 40 x 36 cm. Scale 1:63 360

Date: 1956

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to forests, forest parks and forestry]

By: New Zealand Forest Service; R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: Eph-B-FOREST-1956-01

Description: Brochure shows a photograph of logs at the Waipa Mill. Inside is an illustrated flowchart of the various processes the wood goes through to be turned into timber products: log cut-off, log wash, log frame saw, log band saw, docking saw, sapstain bath, grading and sorting table, straddle truck, kiln drying, air drying, end trimmer, loading for shipment, creosoting poles, steam from wood waste. Back cover shows a site plan of the factory site, between Waipa Village and the Whaka Forest. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on folded pamphlet, 215 x 293 mm (folded)

Date: 1954

By: R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-STATE-1954-01

Description: Toast list and menu for a state luncheon. Proposers of toasts included: Prime Minister Right Hon S G Holland, Mayor of Auckland J H Luxford, and the Leader of the Opposition the Right Hon W Nash. A yellow kowhai motif appears opposite the toast list, and there are also yellow motifs of pohutukawa and silver fern. On the second last page is a photograph of the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 4 pages, 255 x 180 mm.

Date: 1914 - 1960

By: McClellan, Althea, active 1960; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; R E Owen (Firm); Dick, Russell Gladstone, 1898-1966

Reference: MapColl-830bje/1914-/Acc.26493

Description: Cadastral map of the Kaiwhata Survey District showing land blocks, geographical features and trig points; also shows Maori placenames and reserves See also other maps in the NZMS 13 series, held Cartographic Collection Other Titles - N.Z. Cadastral Map - Survey District Series 1:63 360 (1 mile to 1 inch) Extended Title - 3rd ed. 1960. Wellington: Lands & Survey Dept., 1960. NZMS 13; WN.87 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: 33 x 29 cm. Scale 1:63 360

Date: 1964

From: [Ephemera relating to Coronet Peak ski field. 1950-1969]

By: R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-SKIFIELD-Coronet-1964-01

Description: A pamphlet advertising Coronet Peak (Queenstown) as a place for "New Zealand's most popular ski-ing holiday", with short paragraphs on transportation, accommodation, ski transport, chairlift, ski school, ski hire, cafeteria and shop, and neighbouring ski-fields. Gives alternative holiday plans, and costs. The front cover shows a photograph of a man skiing, and shows a Tiki Tour logo. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on sheet 228 x 406 mm, folded to 228 x 103 mm.

Date: 1914 - 1956

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; R E Owen (Firm); Dick, Russell Gladstone, 1898-1966

Reference: MapColl-830bje/1914-/Acc.26491

Description: Cadastral map of the Tiffin Survey District (centred on the town of Carterton), showing land blocks, geographical features and trig points; also shows Maori land blocks, reserves and placenames First published 1919. See also other maps in the NZMS 13 series, held Cartographic Collection Other Titles - N.Z. Cadastral Map - Survey District Series 1:63 360 (1 mile to 1 inch) Extended Title - 2nd ed. 1930, reprinted 1956. Wellington: Lands & Survey Dept., 1956. NZMS 13; WN.78 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: 40 x 38 cm. Scale 1:63 360

Date: 1960 - 1969

By: New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department; R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-Queenstown-1960s-01

Description: Poster shows a coloured photographic view over Queenstown towards Mt Earnslaw. The circular Air New Zealand sticker with flying teal logo is said to have been adhered to the poster before issue. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 1000 x 625 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Old Imprints, Portland, Oregon, in 2006.

Date: 1969

By: New Zealand. National Publicity Studios; R E Owen (Firm); Holyoake, Keith Jacka (Sir), 1904-1983

Reference: E-279-q-046

Description: Christmas card sent out by the Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, 1969-1970 showing the tableau based on Cook's own description of when he first set foot on New Zealand soil on 9 Oct 1769. It was built from photographs of the landing site at Poverty Bay as it appeared in 1969 and formed part of the Cook Bicentennial Exhibition prepared for display at the Dominion Museum, Wellington. Shows Cook and a fellow officer looking across a stretch of water to a pa site. In the foreground is the boat which bought him ashore, and accompanying soldiers and crew members. Signed Keith Holyoake, Norman Holyoake Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 102 x 155 mm

Date: 1914 - 1956

By: R E Owen (Firm); New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Dick, Russell Gladstone, 1898-1966

Reference: MapColl-830bje/1914-/Acc.26494

Description: Cadastral map of the Mangahao survey district, north Wairarapa, showing land blocks, geographical features and trig points; also shows Maori land blocks and Maori placenames See also other maps in the NZMS 13 series, held Cartographic Collection Other Titles - N.Z. Cadastral Map - Survey District Series 1:63 360 (1 mile to 1 inch) Extended Title - 2nd ed. 1926, reprinted 1956. Wellington: Lands & Survey Dept., 1956. NZMS 13; WN.57 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: 46 x 37 cm. Scale 1:63 360

Date: 1960 - 1965

From: [Ephemera relating to hotels, motels, hostels and other accommodation in the region of the Chateau Tongariro, Ruapehu and National Park. 1900s]

By: New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department; R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-HOTEL-Tongariro-1960s-01

Description: Pamphlet advertising the attractions of the Chateau Tongariro and the Tongariro area. Recto shows a location map, a photograph of golfers in front of the Chateau, a skier, skiers using the ski tow and chair-lift. Verso shows illustrations of people playing tennis outside the Chateau, the Tawhai Falls, interior scenes of a waiter serving drinks, the Bistro and the Piano bar. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on both sides of sheet, 212 x 380 mm.

Date: 1949 - 1950

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand Geographic Board; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Dick, Russell Gladstone, 1898-1966; R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-3/15/202/Acc.54888

Description: Map - County Boundary Series - showing boundaries of Buller and Inangahua Counties. Published by New Zealand Department of Lands and Survey, under authority of R G Dick, Surveyor-General, 1950. Printed by R E Owen, Government Printer, Wellington. Third Edition, 1 December 1949. NZMS 10A. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on paper, scale 4 miles to 1 inch, 44 x 57 cm

Date: 1949

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand Geographic Board; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Dick, Russell Gladstone, 1898-1966; R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-3/15/209/Acc.54895

Description: Map - County Boundary Series - showing county boundaries of Tawera, Oxford, Malvern, Selwyn, Ashburton, Geraldine, Mackenzie, and Westland counties. Published by New Zealand Department of Lands and Survey, under authority of R G Dick, Surveyor-General, 1949. Printed by R E Owen, Government Printer, Wellington. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on paper, scale 4 miles to 1 inch, 57 x 84 cm

Date: 1950

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand Geographic Board; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Dick, Russell Gladstone, 1898-1966; R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-4/25/324/Acc.55010

Description: Oxford County. New Zealand Map Series 15. Cadastral Map - County Series. Published by New Zealand Lands and Survey Department, under R G Dick, Surveyor General. First edition 1 April 1950. Printed by R E Owen, Government Printer, Wellington. Annotations include boundaries marked in red and names added, part of map is overlaid with section from another copy of same map to obscure erroneous annotations. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on linen-backed paper, scale 1 mile to 1 inch, 110 x 64 cm

Date: 1958

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand Geographic Board; New Zealand. Government Printer; R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-5/27/357/Acc.55042

Description: Map of the South Island of New Zealand showing railway systems. Printed by R E Owen, Government Printer. Includes index to railway stations. Includes references to Government Railways, Railways under construction, Private lines, Railway Road Services, and Private Road Services. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on muslin-backed paper, scale 25 miles to 1 inch, 63 x 45.5 cm

Date: 1961

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand. Hydrographic Office; R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-5/26/342/Acc.55028

Description: Hydrographic chart NZ541. New Zealand - North Island. Published by the Hydrographic Department, Navy Branch, Wellington, September 1961. Printed by R E Owen, Government Printer, Wellington. Manuscript annotations include minor highlighting. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on paper, natural scale 1:100,000, 70 x 103 cm

Date: 1957 - 1958

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand Geographic Board; New Zealand. Government Printer; R E Owen (Firm)

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-5/27/356/Acc.55042

Description: Map of the North Island of New Zealand showing railway systems. Corrected September 1957. Printed by R E Owen, Government Printer. Includes index to railway stations. Includes references to Government Railways, Railways under construction, Private lines, Roads, and annotated as an addition to the key of the map "Railway Ferry", in conjunction with route of Cook Strait ferry service. Map is annotated in ink concluding with the remark "Similar map for SI [South Island] required." Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on muslin-backed paper, scale 25 miles to 1 inch, 63 x 45.5 cm

Date: 1958 - 1968

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand. Hydrographic Office; R E Owen (Firm); Ritchie, George Stephen, 1914-2012

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-1/7/74/Acc.54760

Description: Hydrographic chart NZ 56. New Zealand - North Island - Gable End Foreland to Cape Kidnappers - Surveyed by Captain C C Lowry, RN, & Commanders G S Ritchie, DSC, RN, & F W Hunt, MBE, RN - HMNZS 'Lachlan' 1953-57. Published by the Hydrographic Branch, Department of the Navy, Wellington, March 1958, under the superintendence of Commander F W Hunt, MBE, RN. Printed by R E Owen, Government Printer, Wellington, 1968. Gridded edition. Manuscript annotations include compass arcs and arrows in red, blue, green, and brown ink with topographical reference points annotated. Extensive notes and annotations in pencil. Also includes diagram showing "Distance to visible horizon". Letter (typescript with signature in blue ink) from R P Gough, Surveyor-General, to Chief Surveyor, Gisborne, dated 2 July 1969. On the subject of "Sighting of New Zealand - Captain Cook". The letter discusses the question "which was the first piece of land sighted by Captain Cook and his crew when they discovered New Zealand." The letter closes with the statement: "We conclude that Te Rimuomaru was most probably the piece of land first seen by Young Nick from the masthead." Inset shows horizontal views of land between Table Cape and Portland Island, and between Table Cape and Wairoa. Topographical relief shown by contours and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings and isolines. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on paper, with typescript letter attached at margin and extensive manuscript annotations, natural scale 1:200,000, 70 x 103 cm