Places

Date: [Circa 1880s to 1912]

By: Divis, Joseph, 1885-1967

Reference: PA1-o-531

Description: Very clear views of West Coast gold and coal mines (mainly in the Reefton subdivision), and mining towns, taken by unidentified photographers, except for one of "Wondrous Waiuta New Zealand" Jos. Divis Photo (p 27). Views on various roads include the Reefton to Blackspoint Road, Reefton to Westport Road, the Buller Gorge, the Maruia Road alongside the Inangahua River, Progress Road, and fording a river near Progress Mill. Images relating to mines include a winter picture of the old Wealth (of Nations) waterwheel covered in icicles; and gold batteries at various stages of development. Gold mines include the Progress Mine, Wealth of Nations Mine, Welcome Mine, the Mountain Battery at Boatman's Creek, the Blackwater Mine and the Globe Mine. Coal mines include views of Lanky's Creek Coal Mine, and the Lanky's Creek to Energetic coal tramway showing new bridges and coal miners. One photograph (p 9) shows several men "beach combing" for gold on the West Coast. There are a number of articles in The West Coast Times, Otago Witness and Otago Daily Times talking about the success or otherwise of seeking gold by this method in the 1860s to 1880s (see Papers Past paperspast.natlib.govt.nz, search under "beach combing" "west coast") Inscriptions: Album page - "To Messrs E & A Spencer with best wishes from D Turnbull, Reefton, N.Z., 13/10/1911, 2/6/1912" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark grey cover, entitled "Photographs" in gold lettering; 19.0 x 27.5 cm

Date: 1910

By: Swan, John Sydney, 1874-1936

Reference: Plans-85-1070/1074

Description: Floor plans, foundation plans and details of columns. All badly damaged and with large sections missing Quantity: 4 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on paper, sizes vary Processing information: In five parts on acquisition and numbered as five separate plans. However there are only four separate plans, now joined up through encapsulation in mylar. Large sections missing from all plans

Date: 1945 - 1946

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-053-090/100

Description: Includes a perspective drawing of a building on an acute corner site, and floor plans and elevations of this building. Quantity: 11 plan(s) (2 at number Plans-2002-058-053-079). Physical Description: Pencil and ink drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying up to 480 x 730 mm.

Date: 1953

By: Kelly & Mair (Firm); Bulleyment Fortune Architects (Firm)

Reference: Plans-97-011-222

Description: Shows floor plans, elevations and details. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo, 545 x 710 mm.

Date: 1924 - 1925

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Atkins & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-048-066/072

Description: Includes floor plans, elevations, and sections, as well as part front elevation and sections. Quantity: 7 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on waxed linen paper, 545 x 715 mm.

Date: 1937

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-053-020/026

Description: Includes floor plans, elevations and sections, detail of elevation of art deco front facade, details of kitchen. Quantity: 7 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying up to around 565 x 750 mm.

Date: 1942 - 1944

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-068-016/019

Description: Includes floor plans, and sections for the conversion of the basement of the building for use as an air raid shelter. The total capacity was around 140 persons. Quantity: 4 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying up to around 560 x 735 mm.

Date: 1928 - 1929

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Atkins & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-053-027/057

Description: Includes floor plans, elevations and sections, details of rear entrance, banking chamber, part of facade elevations to Victoria Avenue and Maria Place, windows and beams schedules. The building is still standing and is a registered building (2004) Quantity: 31 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on waxed linen paper, sizes varying up to 580 x 765 mm.

Date: [ca 1925-1935]

By: Lovell-Smith, Hubert John, 1881-1948

Reference: PAColl-0451

Description: Photographs of Hastings and the surrounding area taken by H J Lovell-Smith. They include photographs of earthquake damage to shops in Hastings; the flooding of the Ngaruroro River; excavation of the site of the new swimming pool in Havelock North; a man and a boy sheltering from the rain outside a barbers shop; the Soldiers Memorial Hospital; Taradale Post and Telegraph Office with the library across the street; two men working on a steam locomotive; neon sign on Queen's Wharf, Auckland; wedding photograph of a couple named Harper and Ward (the groom was a minister); five men next to a crashed aeroplane on a snowy hillside; a Windsor chair made from New Zealand birch; schoolgirls leaving Hastings High School; a view across Hastings, possibly from the Clock Tower, over Railway Road and towards St Andrew's Church; two of the Cosy Buildings (possibly previously the Douglas Buildings), one when the picture theatre had the electric sign "Cosy" hanging from it and was showing the film Nurse Marjorie and the other without the sign and with the ground floor closed up; and the new Post and Telegraph Office built to replace the old one after the earthquake. Quantity: 40 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1947

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell and Partners (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-048-034

Description: A floor plan showing areas for the tellers, the strongroom, manager and accountant, as well as sitting and dining rooms, kitchen and breakfast room. Bedrooms are not shown but may have been on an upper level, as stairs are shown. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, 365 x 503 mm.

Date: Circa 1920s

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-2073-1/2-G

Description: View of the main street, Broadway, in Stratford, with the National Bank and the Stratford Hotel (Fred John Whittle, proprietor) on the left. A sign pointing left, to King Edward Park, is on the corner of the street between the bank and the hotel. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - top left - 18613 For another image taken about the same time, see APG-2075-1/2. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1964

By: Haughton, Son & Mair (Firm); Bulleyment Fortune Architects (Firm)

Reference: Plans-97-011-122/124

Description: Shows floor plans and office for Mr G. H. Lloyd Davies.. Quantity: 3 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil and ink, sizes vary.

Date: 1930 - 1955

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

Reference: Plans-2002-058-053-127

Description: Shows the existing floor plan of a private two-bedroom house that was to be turned into bank premises; three different suggested schemes are shown. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, 490 x 700 mm.

Date: 1924 - 1934

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Atkins & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-048-039/044

Description: Includes floor plans for subdivision of first floor, and plans of public space and ledger area, elevations of the teller counters, sections of facade, and exterior elevations. Quantity: 6 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on waxed linen paper and tracing paper, sizes varying up to 475 x 700 mm.

Date: 1995 - 2009

From: [Ephemera relating to telephones, telephone exchanges and subscribers. 1900- ]

By: Telecom Corporation of New Zealand; Robertson, Brett, active 1990-2000s; Squares, Tony, active 2000s

Reference: Eph-A-TELEPHONE-Cards-2000/2009

Description: Includes: $5 cards: Lake Pukaki South Canterbury New Zealand. Expiry date September 2008; National Bank Talk Away Tertiary Plus $10 cards: World Wide Fund for Nature New Zealand - Tuatara, New Zealand's living fossil going back 225 million years. Photo Brett Robertson; New Zealand holiday - Strawberry sunscreem choc dipped ice-cream, home-made mayonnaise, lunchtime, lazy days; Future champions [child cyclist] $20 cards: Sports series - swimming in New Zealand, photography by Tony Squares; Star Trek, the cold enemy - expiry date 13/06/2007; World Wildlife Fund for Nature New Zealand - Hooker's sea lion; Games for your mobile - "Italian Job" 2006 Quantity: 7 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on plastic cards. Physical Description: Photolithographs on plastic cards, 55 x 85 mm.

Date: Between 1910 and 1913

By: Perry, Geoffrey William, 1900-1959

Reference: PA5-0127

Description: The Square, showing taxi cab strand, Blenheim. Also shows, Union Bank of Australia, National Bank, Bartlett & Co., New Zealand Clothing Factory and F W Adams. Photograph taken by Geo Perry. Verso contains message to Muriel from Con Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photograph 88 x 139 mm

Date: 1946

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell and Partners (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-048-096/099

Description: Ground floor plans, elevations of ledgers and enquiries counter. Quantity: 4 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings and diazo prints, sizes varying up to 560 x 760 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1952

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell and Partners (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-049-087/109

Description: Includes floor plans, elevations and sections. Also includes details of beams and stirrups, copper hood to strongroom vent, banking chamber ceiling, elevations of ledgers, office chairs and tables. Quantity: 23 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying up to 560 x 770 mm.

Date: 1935 - 1948 - 1936

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell and Partners (Firm); Burr & Mirfield (Firm); Forge, Frederick Howard, active 1936

Reference: Plans-2002-058-048-019/023

Description: Includes plans for a proposed vestibule and stairway, glass dome, ground and mezzanine floor, sections of work benches and counters. Plans are by Mitchell & Mitchell and Partners (1948); Burr & Mirfield (1936); and F H Forge (1936). Quantity: 5 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing and diazo prints, on sheets sizes varying up to 470 x 800 mm.

Date: 1927 - 1928

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Atkins & Mitchell (Firm); Jenkins & Mack Ltd

Reference: Plans-2002-058-053-073/078

Description: Includes floor plans, elevations and sections, and a heating plan, by architects Jenkins & Mack Ltd, heating engineers, Wellington. Quantity: 6 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on waxed linen paper, sizes varying up to 535 x 710 mm.