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Date: 1934

From: Buick, Thomas Lindsay, 1865-1938 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0058-001

Description: Includes letters to Lord Bledisloe and a speech written by Buick for Bledisloe on the occasion of his presenting Waitangi to the nation Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: [Between 1914 and 1937]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: PA1-o-406

Description: Photographs taken by John Dobree Pascoe and others, in the Southern Alps, particularly Canterbury region. They include groups of mountaineers; views of mountain ranges and valleys; mountain huts and life enjoyed by the mountaineers; and several scenes showing Canterbury Mountaineering Club annual sports days over a number of years. Most of the photographs are fully described, with names usually given with initials and surnames, or nicknames. Many of the people and places photographed are listed above. Most of the landscape photographs are again fully described, with peaks and routes traversed marked on the images. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; "J.D. Pascoe" lettered in gold in bottom right-hand corner; [240 p.]; 26.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: [1930-1931]

By: New Zealand Railways

Reference: PA1-f-055

Description: Publicity photographs taken for New Zealand Railways circa 1930 to 1931 by unidentified photographers. Some subjects have images dotted throughout the album, including the arrival in New Zealand of Lord and Lady Bledisloe in March 1930; the arrival in 1931 of Sir Francis Chichester after his crossing of the Tasman in his bi-plane; various activities at the Hillside Railway Workshops, including a group portrait of staff; and various images relating to Railways ticket offices, advertisements for railway tours and excursions, photographs of tickets, and an advertisement for house removals by train. A series of views show athletic sports including running races, hurdles, cycle racing, and long-jump. There are scenes showing the international sportsman Dr Otto Peltzer winning the 880 yards, handicap race at Wellington, on 8th February 1930. Team sports are shown in two views of a women's hockey team playing on the field below Victoria University College, and a series on rugby football, including views of the 5th test between Britain and New Zealand at Athletic Park in 1930. Railways head office picnic, including races by men, women and children (p 35-36), and a huge crowd at Paekakariki Beach, picnicking and swimming (p 70). Official occasions include scenes of the Empire and Australian Farmers' Tour, a view of the cortege at Sir Joseph Ward's funeral outside Parliament Buildings, the opening of Massey Memorial, and various views of unidentified railway officials in personal and group portraits, including one of the members of the New Zealand Railway Commission. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, green spine, entitled `Miscellaneous Book. C1'; 36 x 52 cm

Date: 1910-1933

From: Furkert, Frederick William, 1876-1949 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-4768-2

Description: Public Works Department, Wellington Rotary Club, the Fox Glacier Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints

Date: [Circa 1932]

By: Searle, Roland James, 1904-1984

Reference: PA1-f-131

Description: Album of photographs chiefly taken by Roland James Searle, circa 1930s. The first subject is the opening of the Wellington Citizens' War Memorial (Cenotaph), and includes a programme of the dedication and handing over on Sunday 17th April, 1932 (p 001-012). That is followed by the consecration ceremony for the National War Memorial and War Memorial Carillon (again with a copy of the programme), held on Anzac Day, April 25th, 1932 (p 015-023). Pages 029-033 show the arrival of the Wellington Jubilee Dock in 1931, the floating dock which was towed from England by two Dutch tugboats. The next sequence is entitled "The Express pulls out - Thorndon", and follows the Express to Wanganui where views show a river-boat trip up the Whanganui River (p 037-056), and include a map of historical areas on the river compiled by Annabell & Marchant, surveyors of Wanganui (p 055). The train trip is continued in the next section, and includes an illustrated diagram of the Raurimu Spiral, then arrival at the new Beach Road Auckland Railway Station. Photographs of Auckland include the Auckland Institute and Museum, Auckland University, Grafton Bridge, a sailing ship at the wharves, and the Auckland Zoo. Further North there are scenes of ploughing, a mine entrance, rock formations at Waro, and the Taheke Falls; before travelling to Rotorua and the surrounding thermal regions. A number of images were taken at Whakarewarewa, including photos of Paul Thomas and his wife, along with scenes showing women washing clothes in hot pools, a woman with a baby on her back holding a rope with a food basket cooking in the pool, children in a hot pool, and men at work carving. Paul Thomas wrote to thank Searle for sending him copies of photographs (p 101, written on May 1st 1932). Later photographs again with the train often in view show timber felling and milling, and views of the Arapuni hydroelectic power station. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with textured grey cloth cover, entitled "Snapshots"; 28.5 x 39.0 cm

Date: [Circa 1935]

By: New Zealand Railways; Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964

Reference: PA1-f-059

Description: Album of publicity photographs, taken by unidentified photographers, chiefly in 1935 At the beginning of the album there are a large number of photographs of the buildings, and crowds at a race meeting at the Trentham Racecourse. (See article by O.N. Gillespie in New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue, 12, March 1, 1935). The album has many publicity photographs, designs for railway advertisements and posters, all showing the advantages of travel by rail. The advertisements include methods for travel savings: `Buy travel stamps. Travel savings N.Z.R. 1/-, 2/-, 2/6, 5/-, from railway stations & booking offices'; also `Start saving to-day for your trip away...'. Other posters advertise cheaper travel in the off-season, including summer holidays at the Hermitage, with low combined rail and motor fares" as well as advertising full season trips to tourist destinations. There is one photograph of a programme [?] for "New Zealand Authors' Week, 1936. Souvenir". Near the start of the album there is a large group of views at Flock House, agricultural college at Bulls. They show pig farming, dairy cows, sheep, lucerne for pasture and vegetable growing (See New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 12, March 1, 1935); and in one of these Lord Bledisloe is bending down examining pasture (See New Zealand Railways magazine, Vol. 9, Issue 11, February 1, 1935) There are a few individual and group portraits, but only one or two are identified. Interior photographs of Union Steam Ship Company luxury liners Rangatira and Aorangi, are shown as individual pictures, as well as in a montage (published in New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, issue 4, July 1, 1935). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, green spine, entitled `Miscelleous 5'; 41 x 59 cm

Date: 21 Feb 1933

By: Bledisloe, Charles Bathurst, Viscount, 1867-1958

Reference: MS-Papers-0789

Description: Letter to R W D Weaver (NSW Minister for Public Works & Health) thanking him for his help in locating plans of the Residency at Waitangi. Includes 2 typed letters from Weaver to Ifould re the Bledisloe letter Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typescript (photocopies)

Date: [ca 1870s-1970s]

By: Taiaroa, Hori Kerei, -1905

Reference: PAColl-4558

Description: Three photographs of the vestibule and interior of the Hall of Memories at Waitaki Boys High School, including the bell of HMS Ajax and a plaque unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester ca 1930s; sheep being mustered at Maraekakaho Station ca 1930s; a group of men and two women outside City Council offices (location unknown) ca 1910s; the Duke of Gloucester and Viscount Bledisloe next to the commemorative plaque at Waitangi 1934; a girl, possibly Maori, standing on a cart with milk urns holding the horse's reins ca 1910s; William Robert Hudson with his arctic medal pinned to his chest ca 1870s; studio portrait of Te Honi ca 1890s (at PAColl-4558-1-29); photographs of two directors of the Development Finance Corporation, Mr Rowlands and Mr Wakefield ca 1970; photograph of a portrait of Admiral Sir Joseph Nias ca 1840; the main hall of the New Zealand High Commission in London showing examples of New Zealand products ca 1920s; and a large group of women, names, positions etc unknown ca 1890s. Arrangement: Prints housed at PAColl-4558-1, PAColl-4558-2, and PAColl-4558-3. Tintypes housed at PA10-11-01 and PA10-11-02. Cabinet cards housed at PA3-0047 and PA3-0128. Carte de visite housed at PA2-0196. Provenance: The material is likely to have been deposited in the General Assembly Library by MP H K Taiaroa. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-77-124.

Date: 1934

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Robson, Edward Thomas, 1875-1953; Stapleton, V A, active 1932-1938; Weigel, William George, 1890-1980

Reference: PAColl-4639

Description: Photographs taken during the Duke of Gloucester's tour 1934-1935 featuring the Duke at a number of social and formal events: with another man horse riding at a race course; with another man starting a trotting race; arriving at Marton race course with, from left, Hon Young, Mr H J McManawy and T R Duncan with a policeman and others behind them next to their car; in racing silks and jodphurs and holding a horse whip with his host Mr T A Duncan, holding binoculars, and another unidentified man; on Black Man and C L Bull on Red Flush during a race at Marton; with two other men on a small motor boat, the Duke holding a fishing a rod and one of the men a fish; leaping across a glacial stream; with two others on a glacier holding poles and ice axes; in uniform talking to veterans wearing their medals; inspecting a parade of naval seamen; talking to Viscount Bledisloe at a garden party; a three quarter length profile of him holding his top hat at the same event; and saluting the crowds from a carriage when leaving the war memorial in Wellington. Photographers were W G Weigel, V A Stapleton, and E T Robson. Black Man (Race horse) was ridden by Duke of Gloucester at Marton races in 1934. Quantity: 13 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: All the photographs have the same numbering on the reverse eg P16-1-35 so belong to the Free Lance Collection.

Date: 1934

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 1/4-032320-G

Description: The Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe (left) and Lady Bledisloe (right) with an unidentified pilot in front of the Wellington Aero Club Waco biplane ZK-ADE at Rongotai aerodrome, Wellington. Photograph takewn by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: [1934-1935?]

By: New Zealand Railways

Reference: PA1-f-052

Description: Publicity photographs taken by various unidentified photographers for New Zealand Railways. The only identifying information is a few pencilled notes giving some locations, but there are no captions identifying people. There is a large sequence showing events surrounding the first celebrations marking the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6th February 1934 attended by Lord Bledisloe. He had purchased the site, and donated money for the Treaty House renovations in 1932. The celebrations brought 10,000 Maori to Waitangi. The images show huge crowds, haka parties, various iwi performing, and parties of dignitaries including Lord and Lady Bledisloe, Joseph Gordon Coates and George William Forbes. Other scenes with Lord Bledisloe show him visiting the Waitaki Hydroelectric power station. Views of New Zealand include Government Tourist Bureau accomodation houses including those at Waitomo and the Hermitage (Mt. Cook); accomodation houses at Helensville and Parakai with interior and exterior views, and showing activities available (spa pools, games such as croquet, golf, and bowls); anglers standing by swordfish they have caught; skiing and ski lessons; and waterfalls. Industrial and agricultural views show dairy cows, citrus groves, the Kiwi Bacon Factory, printing presses, and race courses. A number show people at the beach at Mount Maunganui, and a large group picniking. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, red spine, entitled `Tours Book B3'; 40 x 58 cm

Date: 1936

Reference: MapColl-832.11bje/[ca.1935?]/Acc.1343

Description: Cadastral map of the Waitangi Parish, Bay of Islands showing allot. 4, lot 1-6 and allot. 6, topographical information and the Waitangi River. A key to colour-coded boundaries indicates lands presented to the Crown by Lord and Lady Bledisloe under the Waitangi Endowment Act, road-line vested in the Crown as part of Waitangi Endowment, lands presented to Waitangi National Trust Board by the Bledisloes, roads closed by proclamation vested in the the Waitangi National Trust Board, lands taken by proclamation No. 84155 in July 1932 for historic purposes and proposed to be vested in the Waitangi National Turst Boards, and again in September 1932 (section 17, Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1934). Waitangi Parish Lot one adjoins O.L.C. [old land claim] 27 near the Wairoa Stream. Note in bottom left corner 'L.T. 24475'. Another copy at MapColl-832.11bje/[ca.1935?]/Acc.1344 Other Titles - and Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, with coloured inks and watercolour, scale [ca. 1:7920], 68 x 77 cm.

Date: 1930 - 1939

Reference: Eph-A-ANZAC-1930s

Description: Includes: 1931: Anzac Day, 25th April 1931. Anzac Day service. The Cenotaph, Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt at 10.30 am. Order of service. "Hutt news" Print. Anzac Day Saturday April 25th 1931. Commemoration service. Near the monument, Recreation Ground, commencing at 2.30 pm. His Worship the Mayor (Mr D McKenzie) will preside. [Hutt & Petone] Chronicle Print. Order of service 1932: National War Memorial and War Memorial Carillon. Consecration Ceremony, Wellington New Zealand. Anzac Day, April 25th 1932. Carillon and campanile opened by His Excellency the Governor-General, the Right Honourable Lord Bledisloe; consecrated by the Bishop of Wellington the Right Reverend T H Sprott. His Worship the Mayor, Mr T C A Hislop, will preside. Order of service. Printed ... by Lankshears' Limited 1933: Anzac Day Commemoration service, Tuesday 25th April 1933, near the Monument, Recreation Ground commencing at 2.30 pm. His Worship the Mayor (Mr D McKenzie) will preside. Order of service. H E Haggett, printer, Petone Toc H Wellington. An act of joyful remembrance and a thankful renewal of purpose, Anzac Day 1933. [Order of service] Anzac Day 25th April 1933. Anzac Day Service. King George Theatre, Lower Hutt at 10.30 am. Hutt News [print]. Order of service 1934: Anzac Day 25th April 1934. Anzac Day Service. King George Theatre Lower Hutt, at 10.30 am. Hutt News [print]. Order of service 1935: Anzac Day Commemoration service. Thursday 25th April 1935, near the monument, Recreation Ground, commencing at 2.30 pm. His Worship the Mayor (Mr A Scholefield) will preside [Hutt and Petone] Chronicle Print. Order of service Anzac Day Commemorative Service to those who fell in the Great War. Civic Reserve, Birkenhead, Thursday 25th April 1935. His Worship the Mayor Mr Geo Mills. Leader of Choir Mr J Wright; Birkenhead and Northcote Municipal Band. Order of service. [Printed by] Seabrook & Farrell, 116 Albert St., Auckland, C.1. 1938: Anzac Day 1938. New Zealand Contingent; with the compliments of Tooth's Brewery. Bon sante! [Souvenir label from liquid rations presented at Anzac Dinner] New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association. Contingent to Sydney. 150th Anniversary of New South Wales, April 1938. Programme (Originally owned by T W Brown, reg. no 35537, steamer 'Monowai') Australia's 150th Anniversary celebrations. Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, New South Wales branch. New Zealand contingent, Anzac Day 1938. Programme Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (New South Wales Branch). Anzac Day 25th April 1938. United Commemoration Service in the Domain, Sydney, 11.30 am. Order of service (Stuck to cabin label for berth 217 on the 'Monowai' for Mr T W Brown of Wellington) Wellington Returned Soldiers' Assn present "Cavalcade of memories"; a musical and dramatic presentation arranged and produced by Leonard K Morris. St James Theatre Wellington. A festival of remembrance, Anzac Day 1938. Programme (2 copies) 1939: Anzac Day, Tuesday 25th April 1939. Commemoration service arrnaged by the Wellington Returned SOldiers' Association, with the cooperation of the Women's National Reserve, Education Board and Headmasters' Association. Conducted by the Venerable Archdeacon W Bullock. At 2.30 at the Citizens' War Memorial, Lambton Quay, Wellington, C.1. Wellington returned Soldiers' Association present "Cavalcade of memories" (1939 edition); a musical and dramatic presentation conceived and brought into being by Leonard K Morris, J Morgan Davies, W J Conroy. Grand Opera House, Wellington. A festival of remembrance, Anzac Day 1939. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Engravings and offset prints sizes varying up to 240 mm. Provenance: One item donated by M Colligan 1998, some from the Nash Collection 1980s.

Date: March 1934

From: Wellington Historical and Early Settlers Association :Photographs

Reference: PA9-073

Description: Photograph of Lord and Lady Bledisloe with a group outside a meeting house at Whakarewarewa, taken March 1934 by an unidentified photographer. Mita Taupopoki is standing in between Lord and Lady Bledisloe. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Bledisloe March 1934; Backing board recto - top centre - 15. The Early Settlers & Historical Association of Wellington (Inc); Backing board recto - centre - Lord & Lady Bledisloe March 1934? Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14.6 x 21.8 cm, on mount, in frame 29.5 x 34.6 cm

Date: [1930-1934]

By: Bledisloe, Charles Bathurst, Viscount, 1867-1958

Reference: PA1-f-015

Description: Album of photographs of New Zealand and the Pacific taken 1930-1934 by Lord Bledisloe, comprising views of Government House (Wellington), Queen Charlotte Sound, Treaty House (Waitangi), Kawau Island, Whanganui River, Pipiriki,Jerusalem, Galatea, Ranana, Ruatahuna, Whakarewarewa, North Cape, Deep Creek (Nelson), Lake Waikaremoana, Mt Ngauruhoe, Lake Rotoroa (Nelson), Franz Joseph Glacier and environs, Rarotonga, Pago Pago, and Tongatapu. Also included are portraits of Mita Taupopoki, Honi Te Heu Heu, Guide Rangi, and Lord & Lady Bledisloe; a Cutty Sark seaplane of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force, the interior of a Ringatu meeting house at Ruatahuna, Maori groups, swordfish and trout fishing, and a scheelite mine at Deep Creek. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Provenance: The album was presented by Lord Bledisloe to the Duke of Gloucester in Christmas 1934, during his visit to New Zealand.

Date: [1920s-1960s]

From: Quinn, Joseph, d 1998: Negatives and prints from photographic studio operated by James Ring, L A Inkster, and Joseph Quinn

Reference: PAColl-9543-15

Description: West Coast scenes and activities. Comprises: Operatic society, showing costume, stage stes, groups, pipe band Aviation accident on West Coast Visit of Lord & Lady Bledisloe Mines Department, 1950s-1960s Poroa School reunion Ruatapu jubilee Aerial view of Kumara races, including view of gold dredge 1958 floods Japanese ship Kinyo Maru loading coal at Greymouth. Shows crew and officers, and presentation of Japanese doll. Cattle, pigs, dogs Elderly men in horse-drawn carriage Photographs taken 1920s-1960s by James Ring and L A Inkster. Quantity: 80 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1930-1931

From: Hutt County Council : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1293-119/08

Description: Correspondence and papers re Jubilee of Hawera County, 1931; election of managers, Technical School, Petone, 1931; New Zealand Counties' Assn re `hospital matters relating to natives', 1931 and other matters; New Zealand Forestry League Inc; list of registered plumbers, 1931; welcome for Lord and Lady Bledisloe, 1930; Centennial Exhibition, 1940; cut in salaries and wages, 1929; Maori canoe at YMCA Camp site at Haywards to be presented to Museum, 1931; unemployed relief; and other miscellaneous matters Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: ca 1929

Reference: PAColl-6578

Description: 15 images: two are panoramas of Wellington city and harbour from below the university; one is a portrait of Rev John Whiteley; one is a drawing of the mission station at Whangaroa; three of the bath houses in Rotorua; three of Maori children and adults playing in pools at Rotorua; and five of Lord and Lady Bledisloe's arrival in Wellington and Lord Bledisloe's swearing in as the Governor-General. Photographer(s) unindentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-015550, 015551 and 015564 to 015575 Quantity: 15 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negatives

Date: 1934-1936

From: Hutt County Council : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1293-119/10

Description: Correspondence and papers re Upper Hutt District Dental Clinic, 1936; Coronation celebration souvenirs (King Edward VIII), 1937; Health Stamp Campaign, 1936; Australasian Performing Rights Association Ltd, 1936; electrification of Hutt Valley line, 1935; address of welcome to HRH Duke of Gloucester, 1935; farewell for Lord and Lady Bledisloe, 1935; first AGM and Conference of New Zealand Branch of the Royal Sanitary Institute, 1935; charitable aid to Pinehaven families, 1935; Young New Zealand League re welcome for HRH Prince Henry, 1934; Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, 1934; New Zealand Forestry League (address by Lord Bledisloe), 1934; and other miscellaneous matters Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss Transfers: To Other - To Curios - 2 Coronation badges, produced to celebrate the coronation of Edward VIII by H Ordell & Son, Christchurch.

Date: 1920-1933

By: McKinnon, Laneth, 1922-1995

Reference: MS-Papers-5347

Description: Writing to Lanna Brown, Arnold Hansson describes how he came to New Zealand ca 1920 and became deeply interested in the management of Waipoua Forest where he hoped to initiate forest management, Finnish-style. He also speaks of various frictions with Gordon Coates and others, pigeon poaching and other incidents leading to his dismissal. A note added by Lanna Brown states that the album of Waipoua photographs which accompanied the letter was signed by Hansson with `This was Waipoua Forest Experiment Station 1930-33' Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript with mss annotations Provenance: The item was previously part of the Ministry of Forestry library which had no knowledge of how they came to have it Transfers: To Photographic Archive - An album of unlabelled photographs of Waipoua Forest, ca 1930-1933.