Places

Date: 1919

By: United Fire Brigades Association; Wilson & Horton (Firm)

Reference: Eph-C-FIRE-1919-01

Description: A brightly-coloured certificate showing two firemen holding hoses, and two models of fire engine (one a steam drivien vehicle and one horse-drawn). The decorative border incorporates the hoses held by the firemen. The top part of the certificate is missing. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, on sheet 355 x 455 mm (cropped at the top)

Date: 1911

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

By: Atkins, Bacon & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-057-036/040

Description: Includes foundation, roof and floor plans, elevations and sections. There is a detail of the facade. Architect's name sometimes given as Atkins & Mitchell, although all are dated August 1911. Quantity: 5 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour drawings on paper and tracing paper, sizes varying up to 550 x 760 mm.

Date: 1911-1913

From: Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0148-103

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1905]

Reference: 1/2-002237-F

Description: Ashburton Post Office, with its clock tower, on the corner of East Street and Cameron Street. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) of a stereoscopic image. Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: [circa 1899-1902]

By: Barr, Benjamin John, 1883-1939

Reference: PA1-o-034

Description: Photographs of Ashburton taken by B J Barr, circa 1900s. Views include various churches (Anglican, Presbyterian, Wesleyan and Roman Catholic); public buildings including the Ashburton County Council, Post and Telegraph Office (with places for clocks in a tower, lacking the clock faces), the Bank of New Zealand and the Union Bank of Australia, the Somerset Hotel, railway station, the Lodge Ashburton Masonic Hall, and the Working Men's Club. There is a view of the Ashburton Cemetery, with the gravestone of John Morgan Furze, husband of Hannah Furze, who died at Buccleugh, Mt Somers in March 1901. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Green cloth album 190 x 245 mm

Date: 01-31 08 2006

From: Methven Heritage Project - RSA and Arable oral history project

By: Lochhead, Arthur William Allan, 1915-2008

Reference: OHInt-0920-11

Description: Lived in Ashburton 1915-2008. Backgrounds parents Arthur Osborn Lochhead and Kathleen Alma Lochhead (nee Ruddenklau) who ran a mixed farm at Mount Somers. Recalls leaving farm at ten years to come to Methven when his father went shearing. After leaving school worked at Hobbs seed cleaning store. Details sewing bags on tin mill and poisoning rabbits while working at Rangaitata Island farm for Frank Ruddenklau, his uncle. Says he then drove tractor and plough at Springfield estate farm for his grandfather Frederick Ruddenklau. Refers to being held back from World war Two service for 12 months because he was head sewer on the header. Says he left in 1941 from Wellington on board the Aquitania after three months training as a driver at Trentham. Refers to his three brothers going to war. Describes voyage via Fremantle, South Africa, the Red Sea to arrive at Port Tewfik, Egypt. Talks about training at Maadi Camp to be in 6 RMT (Reserve Mechanical Transport). Discusses transport of petrol and water and conditions in the desert, food, snakes, flies, clearing mine fields. Refers to taking 26th Battalion to Sidi Rezegh. Mentions brother George Lochhead in battle of Sidi Rezegh, being taken prisoner of war and getting the Victoria Cross medal. Talks about being present at El Alamein battle, everything bursting into fire at night, and being at Tobruk. Brief mention of Battle of Minqar Qaim, and a bullet through his radiator. Describes drinking sprees in Cairo, the Club, sightseeing at Pyramids and Nile River, Aswad Dam, hiring gharries. Talks about Methven and Districts reunion dinner in Cairo. Refers to getting pneumonia and having to go to Alexandria Hospital, then going to Palestine to recuperate. Says the whole DIV (2nd NZEF) went to Aleppo, Syria for six weeks working with refugees and road making. Mentions meeting Bedouins in the desert. Describes returning to Mersa Matruh with 23rd Battalion on board. Discusses mail and food parcels from home. Mentions role of Major Hood, the commander. Talks about driving at night time over the Apennines mountain range in Italy where the 6 RMT broke up. Talks about working in Mobile ambulance company on Italian front during winter. Says took wounded from the field and from the Casualty Clearing station and RAP, and took locals to Italian hospitals. Mentions Methven local nurse Natalie Currie bringing wounded. Talks about being based in Forli, sleeping in his ambulance and mortar bombs hitting it. Recalls General Freyberg visiting the 6 RMT and Winston Churchill coming on parade. Talks about playing cards, rugby, trying Italian wine. Had leave in Florence. Says sent pay home for his family. Talks about going to Trieste and being in Udine when the war ended. Describes hitch hiking via Milan, Genoa, Turin, Lake Como to Bari. Expands on trip on the 'Georgic' to Maadi Camp, Egypt, and on the 'Strathaird' passenger liner home. Says post war he worked at Mid Canterbury transport, Pudding Hill timber mill, Jackson's limeworks, Staveley. Refers to working for Arie Van Dyke and Lofty Chambers, and then becoming partners with Chambers in a potatoe farm. Says he set up own business in the 1960s. Recalls building a brick house in Methven when he married his first wife Jean in 1958 who died in 1972. Talks about remarriage to Alma Rowney. Says bought 84 acre triangle Cambrose Village and sold land for the Methven Motor Services building. Describes land improvements. Says he rented the Methven race course to grow potatoes and wheat on rotation. Refers to growing cocksfoot, white clover, barley, wheat, French oats and ran sheep. Refers to growing grain on contract. Says was first to grow Rua poatatoes in Methven. Refers to Dakota potatoe and keeping potatoes in pits against frost. Describes transition from horse teams to tractors, headers replacing thrashing mills, changing from manpower to a transport hoist for lifting potatoe 70lb bags. Refers to snow storms, impact of droughts, Lyndhurst irrigation Scheme. Talks about using sprays, arsenic, reglone. Mentions topdressing with fertiliser. Says retired in 1988 to garden. Interviewer(s) - Nicola Robertson Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-016760 - OHC-016765 Quantity: 6 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Electronic document(s). 1 interview(s). 6 Hours Duration. Physical Description: Textural files - Adobe PDF Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-6033, OHDL-001828. Search dates: 1915 - 2006

Date: 1883-1910

By: Ashburton (N.Z.). Borough Council

Reference: MSX-8875

Description: Log book of correspondence concerning Ashburton Fire Brigade, especially regarding the actions of Walter E Dolman, Caretaker of The Fire Brigade, between 1883 and 1884. Covers the disbandment and re-establishment of the brigade. Contains inventory of fire brigade equipment. Also newspaper cuttings from the Ashburton Mail and Ashburton Guardian up to 1910. Source of title - Supplied by ibrary Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Ms, printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - NZ Fire Service, Wellington, 2011

Date: [190-?]

Reference: PAColl-9236

Description: Horse and cart belonging to G Hefford & Co, Draper of Ashburton. Photograph taken ca 1900s by an unknown photographer. The driver is probably George Daniel Horace Hefford, the proprietor. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 8.7 x 13.8 cm

Date: 1900 - 1910

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to the Temperance Movement in New Zealand. 1900-1929]

Reference: Eph-A-ALCOHOL-Temperance-1908-01

Description: Shows a photograph of a group of around 30 bandsmen in uniform with their instruments on a grassy field. The border has ornate gilded scrolling. Dated around 1908, because of dating of poster about Ashburton under no-licence, at Eph-E-ALCOHOL-Prohibition-1908-01. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print with gilding, on postcard 90 x 139 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2006.

Date: 1893 - 1910

From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]

By: Alington, William Herbert, 1841-1938

Reference: A-446-025-1

Description: Shows a coat of arms: at the top, a talbot dog with three fleurs-de-lys; in the middle, a shield bearing a plain symmetrical black and white image; and at the bottom, a red banner bearing the words 'Non pour haine' (not for hatred) The term talbot is used in heraldry to refer to a good-mannered hunting dog. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Uncle Herbert drew this and they had it framed in Ashburton [in pencil]; Verso - bottom left - Burn what you do not want please [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pen, ink and watercolour on paper, ca 185 x 95 mm Provenance: Artworks created by the family of Wellington architect William Alington, donated in 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.

Date: ca 1910

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 15

Reference: PAColl-7081-96

Description: The Roman Catholic convent in Ashburton. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Recto - top left - R.C. Convent. N.D. Des. Missions, Ashburton Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 1912

By: Wild, Harriet Newport, 1898-1984

Reference: MS-Papers-2435

Description: Cooking exercise book, 1912, Ashburton High School with dated lessons including recipes and notes on nutrition Accompanying material - Loose sheets of undated recipes and a typescript song by `Omega', 'Verses on furlough from Samoa' Quantity: 1 folder(s) (11 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typescript

Date: 1879-1889, [ca 1910s], 1928, 1930-1942, [ca 1950s-1970s]

From: Hannah family: Collection relating to the Hannah family and R. Hannah & Co. Ltd

By: Barker, Frank Giles, 1891-1955; Batchelor's Candid Studio; Don & Beatrice Peat Studio; Redfern Studios Ltd; Russell Orr Ltd; Filmograph Company (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: PAColl-10468-2

Description: Contains photographs of Hannah's shops throughout New Zealand, the R. Hannah & Co. Ltd factory in Leeds Street, and company staff. Photographs were taken between 1879 and the 1970s by the Filmograph Company Wellington, F. G. Barker, Russell Orr, Batchelor’s Candid Studio, Redfern Studios, K. E. Niven Studio, Don & Beatrice Peat Studio, Jerome Studios, and other unidentified photographers. Photographs relating to Hannah's shops show building exteriors and window displays throughout New Zealand between 1928 and circa 1980s: Ashburton, Napier (showing earthquake damage in 1931), Masterton, Wellington (Cuba Street and Lambton Quay), Greymouth, and Auckland (Queen Street, Otahuhu). Other prints depict staff, customers, and shoe displays inside shops in Blenheim, Tauranga, and at 230 Heretaunga Street, Hastings. Further photographs also relate specifically to Hannah’s shops in the Hawke’s Bay, likely during the 1940s and 1950s. Eight prints depict the exterior and interior of a shop identified as “Hastings Branch”. Twelve prints relating to the opening of Hannah's 48th branch on Emerson Street, Napier, show signs announcing an opening sale, customers waiting outside, and the shop filled with staff, customers, shoes, and price signs. Other prints depict similar sales in Greymouth and Whakatane. Nine prints depict the Leeds Street factory interior and successive stages of the mechanised shoe manufacturing process, circa 1908. Prints show the factory layout, women sewing, men using different machines to assemble shoes and attach soles or heels, people packing shoes for dispatch, supervisors in white lab coats, and stacked raw materials or half-finished shoes. One print depicts the view towards Wellington Harbour over houses and commercial buildings on Cuba, Marion and Leeds streets. Several buildings are labelled: R. Hannah & Co., Aspro, People’s Palace, and C & A Odlin Timber & Hardware Co. Ltd. A 1952 copy print is an oblique projection line drawing of the Leeds Street factory. Photographs of staff include portraits of Robert Hannah (circa 1880s), William Hannah (circa 1930), S. L. Blank (1964), R. J. McAsley (1971), and Finance Director N. East (circa 1960s). Group portraits include two prints depicting workers outside the entrance to the R. Hannah Co. Ltd Cuba Street factory and first Cuba Street shop in 1879. Six other group portraits depict possibly managers in the Wellington warehouse "Conference Room" (1966), and supervisors "on occassion of retirement party" (1975). Named staff include: D. C. Brown, D. R. Watt, W. Davis, A. Dowdle, W. Muller, R. McIntyre, F. Owers, A. D. Anton, H. C. Campion, R. Parkes, H. T. Hutton, A. W. Pike, D. G. Finlayson, D. L. Travers, A. Cornish, R. J. Laffan, F. Wigney, J. F. Crump, G. T. Hedges, H. J. Lichtwark, Ray Jones, Denny Dawe, Doug Askew, Hal Crooks, Doug Luke, Ian Walker, and Rex Gardiner. Remaining prints show a Hannah’s shoes display at the 1952 Wellington Winter Show, Robert Hannah and another man with a car (1928), and a horse-drawn float displaying Hannah’s Christmas advertising in a parade at the Basin Reserve (1928). Arrangement: Chronological. Quantity: 81 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: 83 photographic prints

Date: 14 April 1989 - 14 Apr 1989

From: NZOHA Country Library Service Oral History Project

By: McArtney, Thelma, 1912-2002

Reference: OHInt-0058/10

Description: Thelma McArtney gives details about her family background, her father's employment history, including his time in charge of Larnach's Castle while it was a psychiatric institution, her mother's musical abilities, family health, her parents' religious and political beliefs, their attitudes to smoking and alcohol and their ideas on discipline. Recalls the importance of both reading and music in her early life, giving details of books read and of her piano lessons. Details her educational history, commenting on teachers, subjects, participation in sport and sex education. Comments on the effect of the Depression on her family. Gives details of her nursing training and employment and gives reasons why she chose to work in mental health area. Describes her marriage to Kenneth McArtney and gives details of his family background, attitude to reading, his health and death from cancer in 1950, his war years as a pianist in the camps in Alexandria (Egypt) and his career in the Education Board, in Napier, Wanganui and Wellington. Describes living with various members of her family in the South Island after her husband's death and how she became involved with the Patearoa Country Library Service library while she was there. Describes settling in Palmerston and taking over the local Country Library Service library. Details pay, collections, visit of first book van with Field Librarian Owen Simmance, living at the library, introducing children's books and loan system and comments on the run down state of the Palmerston library. Details becoming Librarian at the Ashburton Public Library in 1958, pay rates, working with the local Town Clerk, the state of the library when she arrived, getting a loan of Country Library Service books and two staff being sent by Jean Wright from Christchurch to assist in re-establishing the library. Describes her work to build up the library, the special loan collections from the National Library, new staff, raising the image of the library in the community, attending conferences, writing reports on the need for a new building and the visits from overseas libraries. Describes the building of the new library. Recalls doing the Library Certificate training, 1956-1959, talks about G T Alley and Jean Wright, the difference between National Library and other libraries and the importance of going to conferences. Details her move to Waimairi County Library in 1967, being responsible for setting up library service, staff appointments, building up the book stock, planning the new building, problems with associated libraries, readers and staff and the relationship with Country Library Service and National Library. Recalls withdrawal of Enid Blyton books and being responsible for book selection. Notes that she established the Redwood and the Fendalton library during this time. Describes working at the Canterbury University Engineering Library, 1971-1973. Talks about Courtney Shearer who was in charge of this library and discusses difficulties working in a library where she was not in charge and did not know the stock and subject matter. Describes her retirement and move back to Ashburton and reflects on her library career. Venue - Ashburton Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Venue - Mrs McArtney's home at Ashburton Accompanying material - Printed abstract contains photocopy of a New Zealand Woman's Weekly interview with Thelma McArtney about the Ashburton Public Library, dated 8 February 1965. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-002040, OHC-002041, OHC-002042 Tape numbers - OHA CLS 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606, 2607 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 305. Printed abstract contains a portrait photograph of Thelma McArtney dated July 1945; a photograph of Thelma McArtney and Russell Sutherland at the launching of book `Land of the Bog Cotton' at Ashburton Public Library in 1960; a photograph of the Ashburton Public Library staff including Thelma McArtney in 1966 and a photograph including Thelma McArtney dated 5 March 1988 taken at the marriage of Monica McKone to Roger McArtney. Search dates: 1912 - 1989

Date: 31 Jan 1986

From: New Zealand Post Office Oral History Project

By: Mackie, Lilian Edith, 1911-1995

Reference: OHInt-0070/20

Description: Lilian Mackie recalls family background, childhood, early work as shorthand typist in 1926, work as shorthand typist at Ashburton Post Office from 1928, duties, social life, treatment by other staff, hours of work, salary, daily routine, Remington typewriters, reference to Repetitive Strain Injury, work as shorthand typist at Chief Post Office in Christchurch in 1938, acceptance of outsiders, rotation of jobs, routines, types of work, confidential jobs, function of the Inquiry Office, atmosphere, boarding for twenty years at Melville House, Christchurch, call out work, effect of World War II. Describes the Ballantyne's fire in 1947, impressions of Mabel Howard MP, speed of typewriting and shorthand taking, some Post Office colleagues, retirement and marriage, thoughts of Post Office as a career for women, the Post Office welfare services. Venue - Christchurch Interviewer(s) - Alison Parr Venue - Lilian Mackie's home at Flat 4, 326 Montreal Street, Christchurch Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-001257 - OHC-001258 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1.56 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 160. Search dates: 1911 - 1986

Date: [between 1910s and 1920s]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

By: Hopkins, Alfred Walter, 1882-1969

Reference: 1/2-000886-G

Description: General view of Ashburton, looking down East Street. Baring Square with two statues, one of John Grigg (1828?-1901), runs along East Street in the left foreground, and the business premises of Baker and Brown (coachbuilders at 164 Havelock Street), are visible behind the park. Photograph taken by A W H, probably Alfred W Hopkins, bookseller and stationer at 55 East Street, Ashburton Source of descriptive information - Photographer identified as Alfred W Hopkins from image at 1/2-000883 and from Wise's Post Office Directory between 1910s and 1920s Source of descriptive information - Note on back of file print reads "Looking down East Street. Baring Square with statue of John Grigg." [Information given by] R. Lambrechtsen, Aug 2002. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Ashburton Protd A W H [No] 374b Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: [Between 1905 and 1910s]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

By: Hopkins, Alfred Walter, 1882-1969

Reference: 1/2-000398-G

Description: View of Ashburton High School and Rectory. The school building has the date 1905 above the front door. Photograph probably taken by Alfred W Hopkins, stationer and bookseller at 55 East Street, Ashburton. Source of descriptive information - Photographer identified as Alfred W Hopkins from image at 1/2-000883, and from Wise's Post Office Directory between 1910s and 1920s Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Ashburton High School and Rectory. Protd. A.W.H. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: [Between 1910s and 1920s]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

By: Hopkins, Alfred Walter, 1882-1969

Reference: 1/2-000881-G

Description: View of the Nurses' Home at Ashburton Hospital. Photograph probably taken by Alfred W Hopkins, bookseller and stationer at Ashburton Source of descriptive information - Photographer identified as Alfred W Hopkins from iamge at 1/2-000883 and from Wise's Post Office Directory between 1910s and 1920s Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Nurses Home. Ashburton. Protd. A.W.H. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: [between 1910s and 1920s]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

By: Hopkins, Alfred Walter, 1882-1969

Reference: 1/2-000884-G

Description: St Stephen's Anglican Church, Ashburton. Photograph taken by A W H, probably Alfred W Hopkins, bookseller and stationer at 55 East Street, Ashburton Source of descriptive information - Photographer identified as Alfred W Hopkins from image at 1/2-000883 and from Wise's Post Office Directory between 1910s and 1920s Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Anglican Church. Ashburton Protd A W H Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: [Between 1910s and 1920s]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

By: Hopkins, Alfred Walter, 1882-1969

Reference: 1/2-000401-G

Description: View of the Roman Catholic church in Ashburton, "Church of the Holy Name of Jesus", which was designed by Francis William Petre. Photograph probably taken by Alfred W Hopkins, bookseller and stationer at 55 East Street, Ashburton Source of descriptive information - Photographer identified as Alfred W Hopkins from image at 1/2-000883 and from Wise's Post Office Directory between 10s and 1920s Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Roman Catholic Church. Ashburton. Protd. A.W.H. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative