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Manuscript

Notes on civic heraldry

Date: 1965-1966

From: Roth, Herbert Otto, 1917-1994: Collected papers, personal papers, photographs and ephemera

Reference: MS-Papers-5848-3

Description: Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Bert Roth, 1982

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World War, 1939-1945. New Zealand. Aerial photographs of New Zealand defence installations

Date: 1938-1943

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

By: United States. Marine Corps. 2nd Division

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-057

Description: Aerial and other photographs of the following: Dunedin fortress area showing Wharf Street Hy.A.A., camp, Kensington Drill Hall, 1938, 1942 (Series 4/5); Blumine Island showing gun emplacements, Top Camp site and Lower Camp site (Series 2/5); Timaru showing general area, battery position, Drill Hall, Band Room (Timaru Municipal Band Inc), Patiti Point magazine (Series 20/4); Bluff coastal defence showing gun position disguised as cottage, Drill Hall (Series 2/4); Burnham Military Camp showing general area, magazines, school buildings, recreation field, NCO's quarters, etc, 1939-1942 (Series 2/7 & 8/9); Christchurch showing general view of battery position, District Headquarters in Malings Building, aerial view of 44 Riccartion Road (S.D.Constr. Sqr), 1946 (Series 3/4); Coromandel Council Chambers/Coromandel Orderly Room, 1938 (Series 3/5); Dannevirke Drill Hall, 1938, and general view of C.D.S.I Camp, 1943 (Series 4/1); Delta Military Camp showing power house and engine room under construction, 1943 (Series 4/2); Diamond Harbour, Lyttelton showing general area, 1942 (Series 4/3); Dunedin fortress area showing Taiaroa Heads, Harrington Point & Wharf Street A.A. site, 1942 (Series 4/4); Duntroon Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 4/6); Featherston Military Camp and Drill Hall (Series 6/1); Foxton showing general area including Manawatu River, township and racecourse (Series 6/2); Tomahawk, Dundein showing three houses taken by army for accommodation purposes (Healey's, Winefield's and Richard's), gun positions and B.O.P., 1943 (Series 20/7); Te Atatu showing Hy A.A. position, 1942 (Series 20/2); Pilots Beach, Dunedin fortress area showing general area and gun emplacement and camp, 1943 (Series 16/14); Plimmeron showing general views of camp (Series 16/15); Post Office Point, Sounds defence showing magazine construction, camp site, gun emplacement site, general views, etc, 1943 (Series 16/17) Some Dunedin and Bluff photographs taken by Captain A F Tylee. Quantity: 162 b&w original photographic print(s) in one box.

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New Zealand scenes - Provinicial cities & country towns

Date: [ca 1930-1943]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-198

Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, 1930s-1940s Churches at Hawera, Palmerston North, Opotiki, Te Aroha, Waipukurau, Nelson, Queenstown and Pararaka. Whangarei - Central Park/Mair Park, Mt Darby golf links, children playing in a dinghy at Matapouri, tennis courts. Russell - View of foreshore, and view from the hill with Achilles in port. Tauranga - Causeway between The Mount and Tauranga, pier at The Mount, Mission House. Palmerston North - Boys' High School and baths, View of North side of The Square. Napier - Harbour under construction, view from the hill looking south, The Esplanade showing gardens, children's play area and Sound Shell, National Tobacco Company, T & G Building, Government buildings in Shakespeare Street, Civic Square. Hastings - Poplar Avenue, Cornwall Park, W L C McLean's house Swarthmore at Havelock North with vineyard. Gisborne - Gladstone Road, aerial view of town, river view. Cambridge - Bowling green, BNZ building, clock tower & National Hotel (with caravans parked outside the hotel), etc New Plymouth - Aerial view of 72nd Annual A & P Show; Moturoa; ships in port. Invercargill - The Little Playhouse, Government buildings, Southland Museum, 1943. Also - Children from Kerikeri School leaving for a swim; Arawa Street, Matamata; Lake Drive, Hamilton; view of Lyell township; Burke's Pool, Opihi; Denniston township; Caroline Bay, Timaru; main Street, Winton; shipping at Bluff; Oban township, Stewart Island; view of Picton harbour from Hotel Terminus; Alexander Street, Te Awamutu; Arawa Street, Matamata; Wairoa from Te Uhi Hill; Art Gallery, Wanganui; view of wanganui from Aramono.. Quantity: 76 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

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Royal Tour 1953/54 :Photographs of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in the South Island

Date: 1954

Reference: PAColl-3773

Description: Arrangement: Negatives in registers at F 175149 1/2,- F 175201 1/2. Previously NegColl-122A/2 Quantity: 53 b&w original negative(s).

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Comalco is living off you. Comalco cuts you off; let's cut Comalco off! Close down Coma...

Date: 1974

Reference: Eph-B-ELECTRICITY-1974-02

Description: Poster (red on white) protesting about the fact that the foreign-controlled Comalco Bluff aluminium smelter gets continuous electric power at one quarter the price paid by private new Zealand consumers; in 1973 it drew off 10% of New Zealand's total power production, and was subsidised by $11 million. Illustrations show, at top left, a man wrapped in a blanket reading newspaper headlines about power cuts by oil lamplight; and at top right a smiling COMALCO official in dark glasses sitting at a desk, with a photograph of the Bluff smelter behind him. Two copies held. Estimated date based on the fact that 1973 consumption figures are mentioned. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Photocopy, 297 x 210 mm.

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Yachting

Date: 1939 - 1948

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Browne, Victor Carlyle, 1900-1979

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-047

Description: Photographs of yachts and yachting personalities, 1939 to 1948, made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Includes photographs of various races and regattas, and associated crews and officials. Races and regattas include the Trans-Tasman race, Easter regatta at Plimmerton, Sanders Cup and Cornwell Cup. People photographed include Alf Harvey, Margaret Hart, Jack Logan, Ray Bailey, Brian Hartley, Peter Mander, Jack Cropp, Geoff Small, Jimmy Gilpin, Frank Dona, T. McKnight, Fred Empson, Tom McKay, John Woolacott, Sam Ford. Craft include Tarua, Peer Gynt, Pagan, Drifter, Wayfarer, Te Hongi, Frangipani, Ariel, Te Aroa, Ilex, Muritai. Also included are photographs of the wreck of the `Waikoaiti' near the Dog Island Light, Bluff, in 1939, and the Sopwiths sailing America's Cup challenger Endeavour. Quantity: 47 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Processing information: Not all names associated with the collection are indexed.

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Photographs

Date: [1910s-1930s]

From: Hall, George Patterson, 1875-1958: Photographs of Campbell Island, early whaling, and others

Reference: PAColl-9695

Description: Photographs of maritime life, including wreck of ship Knight of the Garter, whaling from the Whangamumu whaling station, and coastal shipping, compiled by Captain G P Hall ca 1900s-1910s. Quantity: 52 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Distance sign post, Bluff, Southland

Date: Nov 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-58808-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

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Photographs

Date: 1870s-1902

From: Mueller family :Photographs

By: Browne, Charles Pelham, -1916; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-4363-1

Description: Photographs of group including Richard Seddon taken by C P Browne; the US transit of Venus observatory at Queenstown; Granny's hut at Bluff Harbour; bridge over the Shotover River at Arthur's Point; a group including Gerhard Mueller; gold miners next to a river at Orepuki; and a group of Land Commisioners taken in 1902 and including Thomas Humphries, Gerhard Mueller, Mackenzie, Major Richardson, D Barron, G J Roberts, F W Bronte, T S Weston, Marchant, Dr Giles, H McCardell, Col N Y A Wales (taken by Wrigglesworth & Binns); a man using surveying equipment; group including Jakob Luper Quantity: 18 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen prints

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Thompson, Elizabeth :Views of Invercargill, Bluff and Stewart Island

Date: 1900 - 1935

By: Thompson, Elizabeth, active 1900-1935; Robertson, Elayne Gladys, 1935-

Reference: PAColl-1675

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). 8 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

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Coast Towns of New Zealand

Date: 1905-1909

From: Berwick, S W (Mr) :Albums of New Zealand scenes and coastal towns

Reference: PA1-o-833

Description: Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

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[Eagle, Audrey Lily], 1926?- :Pseudopanax colensoi var. fiordense ... Flowers Brian Ran...

Date: 1979 - 1998 - 1999

From: Eagle, Audrey Lily, 1926- :[Collection of original paintings made for "Eagle's trees and shrubs of New Zealand" books. 1955-2005]

Reference: A-437-246

Description: Shows leaves, flowers and seeds of a variety of pseudopanax. Artist's list: Pseudopanax colensoi var. fiordense: Flowers 5.10.99 Bluff Hill, Invercargill, coll. Brian Rance. Fruit Jan. 1998, cult. Percy Reserve, Robyn Smith. Trifoliate branchlet Oct. Bluff Hill. Adult leaf March 1979, Hugh Wilson, St. I. Appears on page 489 of Eagle's "Complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand" Other Titles - January Inscriptions: Verso - bottom centre - Again green too dark 2009 A.E. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 253 x 202 mm.

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[Bluff]

Date: [ca 1950]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-148-021

Description: The centre section of Bluff Harbour, photographed ca 1950 by a New Zealand Free Lance staff photographer. This photographed was published in the "New Zealand Free Lance" of 28 June 1950. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - P 28/6/50; Verso - centre - A section of Bluff Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 199 x 252 mm

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Transparency slides

Date: [ca 1950s-1970s]

From: Nicholls, Trevor, 1929- :Transparency slides of New Zealand scenes

Reference: PA12-7483

Description: Colour transparency slides of various parts of New Zealand, taken 1950s-1970s by Trevor Nicholls. Includes: 1-5. Moehau, Coromandel - Parkinson (stonemason) quarry - honeymoon 1956 in Parkinson bach continued from PA12-7482-17/24, 6. Spirits Bay 1960-64, 7. Down to Paekakariki 1957-60, 8. Orere Point (south of Howick) 1957-60, 9. Family Austin, Waiwhetu ca 1957, 10-11. Paraparaumu Airport ca 1957, 12. Levin, ca 1957, 13. Taupo mid 1950s, 14. Bluff fishing boats ca 1975, 15. Dunedin from Larnach c 1975, 16-17. Work on Rongotai 1957-59, 18. DC3 at Paraparaumu 1957-59, 19. Friendship at Rongotai 1965, 20. Rongotai construction, 21-22. Karapiro after 1964, 23-24. Grassmere Jan 1975. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour film transparencies

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Panoramic view, Bluff N.Z., 1926

Date: 1926

From: Panoramic photographs of New Zealand taken by R P Moore

By: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948

Reference: PA6-112

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Southland scenes

Date: 1927-1951

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-143

Description: Photographs published in NZ Free Lance between 1927 and 1951. Includes: Number of photographs relating to Port Craig; roadmakers huts at Puysegur Point, 1940; Waikaia (including Jimmy Hamer's house), taken by J D S Roberts, 1951; Howell Memorial, Riverton, 1937; Queen's Park & Anderson Park, Invercargill; Gore WWI war memorial, 1951; Bluff oysters; many aerial photographs of places (all listed in Place Field), including Mataura township and freezing works. Quantity: 47 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Manuscript

Inward correspondence - Albany-Bluff

Date: 1906

From: Millar, John Andrew, 1855-1915 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1526-001

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

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Trip to Nelson and the sounds

Date: 1919-1921

From: Webster, E Norman, fl 1918-1922 :Photographs of New Zealand, 1920-1922

By: Webster, E Norman, active 1918-1922

Reference: PAColl-9534-2

Description: Trip over the Rimutakas includes - View of Kaitoke. Train on Rimutaka Incline. View over the Rimutakas showing the road from Kaitoki Valley to the Wairarapa. Trip to Nelson, Picton, and the Sounds. This included a trip on the ship, Blenheim, on Pelorus and Queen Charlotte sounds, with a stop off at Havelock. General views of Nelson, and specifically Trafalgar Street from below the Cathedral. Bridge in Queens Gardens. Bridge over the Maitai River. A stop at Wangamoa on a motor trip from Nelson to Blenheim. Views of Picton and harbour. SS Admiral taking people on a picnic, Picton. Picton Waterworks. Train leaving Picton. Cadillac motor car abandoned after the engine caught fire for the second time. A race between two men in shells, one of whom was the New Zealand Champion single sculler, Darcy Hadfield. This race may be one of the two that took place on the Whanganui River in 1922. Party of men and women on a walk in rough bush country. Shotover River Bridge. Cromwell and the Clutha River. Caroline Bay, Timaru. Bluff from the sea, and the ship Jane Seddon. General views of Invercargill, and specifically of Dee Street and the water tower. Views of Dunedin and Port Chalmers. The Scott memorial at Port Chalmers. New Zealand Airforce Avro 504 at Sockburn (Wigram) Aerodrome. Views of Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, the Remarkables, Mount Earnslaw, Paradise and Ben Lomond. SS Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu. Mount Ruapehu, Aratiatia Rapids, and Huka Falls. Some prints in this collection have notes on the back in a consistant, neat handwriting. In three cases these are signed E N Webster, who advises that he arrived in Wellington 5 February 1918, and left 15 June 1922. During this period, as well as photographing Wellington and district, he travelled on holiday to New Zealand cities and tourist destinations. The photographs were taken between 1919 and 1921 judging from the prints that have dates. His second name was Norman, and this is the name he used to sign letters on postcards sent from Christchurch in 1919 to his mother, and a friend called May. There is also a note attached to an illustration of Ben Lomond in the collection on which he signs himself Norman Webster. In formation on the back of postcards indicate that he came from Australia, and in 1916 lived at Nambour, Queensland. Quantity: 148 b&w original photographic print(s).

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David Alexander De Maus, 1847-1925 :Sailing ship Chance, aground at Bluff

Date: 1902

By: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925

Reference: PA7-43-16

Description: The sailing ship Chance, lying on its side aground in shallow water at Bluff. Photograph taken by David Alexander De Maus, 1902 Original negative 1/1-001999-G Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - The old `Chance' as man of war, merchantman and whaler for over one hundred years. In her last resting place. Bluff, N.Z. d'Maus. Pro 1902; Mount verso - centre - 7905 Darroch Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 13.5 x 18.8 cm mounted behind card 25.2 x 30.4 cm

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McPhail, Owen :Photographs of Manapouri power scheme and Egmont Box Co

Date: [ca 1940-1970]

By: McPhail, Owen R, active 1950s-1960s

Reference: PAColl-8702

Description: Photographs of the Egmont Box Co Ltd, probably at Eltham, showing stacked milled timber, access roads, trucks, factory sheds, a circular kiln-like building, managers houses, and workmen's quarters. Associated with this group of photographs are images of youths at a swimming pool, a railway line and locomotive, a bridge, and a hydroelectric power house. All of the photographs date from the 1940s. A single photograph shows Owen McPhail as a young man with collegues from the Tokoroa Fire Brigade manning a fire hose. Photographs of the Manapouri hydroelectric project include details of machinary used in tunneling, the tunnel at different stages of construction, aerial views of the work site, the machinary yard, generators in the underground machine hall, and the Wanganella at Deep Cove. There are also postcards of Deep Cove and the surrounding mountains, the unlined tunnel, the Wanganella, Roxburgh hydro dam, ships at Bluff, views of Milford Sound, and four views of Auckland in the early 1950s. Quantity: 62 b&w original photographic print(s). 24 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Provenance: Provenance unknown

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