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Date: 1907-1970

By: United Mine Workers' Union of New Zealand

Reference: MS-Group-0407

Description: Minute books, correspondence and miscellaneous papers from several West Coast mines; includes awards, West Coast Trades Council minutes, agreements, papers relating to the Westland Labour Representation Committee. Labour Party reports, photographs of the ship Awatea Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 2 box(es) (24 folders). 3 volume(s). 0.80 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter, photographs Finding Aids: Preliminary listing available. Provenance: Possibly collected in the 1970s by Ray Grover Includes material originating with James Begg Kent, a former MP for Westland, and photographs and a ship's specification, which were originally owned by the Union Steam Ship Company Transfers: To Book Collections - Various pamphlets, agreements, rule books and constitutions - To Drawings & Prints Collection - 6 Chinese coins.

Date: 1969-1975

From: New Zealand Federation of Labour : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-4100-19/03/3

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: Circa 1900 to 1905

By: Barltrop, George William, 1863-1946

Reference: PA1-o-295

Description: Album of photographs, probably taken by George William Barltrop, chiefly taken on a tour around the South Island. The first images relate to an area around Wellington, including Waiwhetu and Wainuiomata, including scenes of the Wainuiomata Reservoir. Two photographs taken in a park show three women wearing hats, full-length outfits, and carrying umbrellas, the "McNabs". One photograph shows a group of men and women, members of a camera club. The tour aound the South Island travels from Sheffield, down to the Otira Gorge, up to Lake Brunner and Inangahua, past Murchison, through Longford. In Wellington Harbour the steamship Ophir is sailing out, with people standing on the wharf in the foreground. Also in Wellington, is a large group portrait of men associated with the Missions to Seamen, gathered together on Labour Day 1901. Five photographs are taken around Otaki, one a pastoral scene, and two of three young Maori people (a young woman and a young girl in two scenes, with a second young girl in the third scene); a water mill; and a group of four people having a picnic in a field (two women (one obscured) and a young boy on the left, and a man with a bandaged hand on the right). The last few scenes are again of the South Island, at Temuka, Otago Harbour, Dunedin (including the Octagon), and a tram belonging to the Roslyn Tramway Company with a group of men on the front cab, and three standing in front. Inscriptions: Album page - G W Barltrop Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Dark green album, entitled `Photographs'; 16.0 x 22.5 cm

Date: 1956-1968

From: New Zealand Federation of Labour : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-4100-19/03/2

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1970

From: Holyoake, Keith Jacka (Sir), 1904-1983 : Political papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1814-554/6

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

Date: 1968

From: Holyoake, Keith Jacka (Sir), 1904-1983 : Political papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1814-443/4

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1920]

From: National Archives of New Zealand : Photographs of coal miners' houses at Burnetts Face, and Denniston Hill, West Coast

By: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972

Reference: PAColl-D-0817

Description: Six views of miners' houses at Burnett's Face, Buller District. Photographs taken by John Pascoe, ca 1920s Inscriptions: Backing board recto - above image - Title; Backing board recto - bottom right - J D Pascoe Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 6 albumen prints (various sizes) on display card

Date: 1875

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook; Fiordland and West Coast views]. 1875

Reference: E-401-068

Description: Native trees, two drawings scribbled out Quantity: 1 holograph. Physical Description: Pencil on page of sketchbook, page size 105 x 180 mm.

Date: [ca 1976-1981]

From: Park, Geoffrey Nicholls, 1946-2009 :Photographs

Reference: PA12-7840

Description: Landscape and vegetation of the Poor Knights Islands and the Buller-Denniston district, taken by Geoff Park Quantity: 21 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies, 35mm in plastic mounts

Date: 1909-1944

From: Robertson, Dugald Macdonald, 1889-1944: Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-4842-2

Description: Contains two postcards addressed to Robertson, two letters dated 1944 addressed to Mrs Robertson concerning the death of Robertson and a number of other postcards and a letter. Also contains other miscellaneous papers. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

From: Tyree Studio: Negatives of Nelson and Marlborough districts

By: Tyree Brothers (Firm)

Reference: PA7-23-01

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

Date: 1950, [1961]

By: Munro, William Alexander, 1903-

Reference: MS-1695

Description: Source of title - Cover title Quantity: 1 volume(s) (30 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; blue pamphlet case)

Date: [ca 1885-1949]

By: Moloney, Daniel Laurence, 1875-1949

Reference: MS-Papers-0094

Description: Westport Labour Union documents 1898-1918, Federation of Labour pamphlets, newspaper clippings of Moloney's verse, other clippings on Westport and Buller history. Quantity: 26 folder(s). 0.60 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1986-1988

From: Park, Geoffrey Nicholls, 1946-2009 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9392-067

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [19--]

By: Muir and MacKinlay (Firm)

Reference: PA7-49-27

Description: Photograph of the premises of the Westport Coal Co Ltd. Photograph taken by Muir & MacKinlay, date unknown. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 20 x 15 cm on card 30 x 24.5 cm

Date: 1976-1978

From: New Zealand Federation of Labour : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-4100-19/03/4

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1922

Reference: MapColl-834.1gbhm/[ca.1922]/Acc.10641

Description: Shows 3 cross sections. Quantity: 1 map(s) photocopy. Physical Description: 33 x 64 cm. Scale 1:95 040

Date: [1930s], 1966-1967

By: O'Brien, Clarence T, active 1966

Reference: MS-Papers-1142

Description: Comprises radio scripts done for broadcasting on NZBC; stories about goldmining in the Buller district during the 1930s depression; a Roa coal mine; a Maori in the Mackenzie country; the Haast air service and Rimu Farm Settlement titled `The Haast Air Service', `The Amateur', `The Minstrel', `The Rimu Farm settlement', and `They gave me a gold mine' Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s) (5 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts

Date: 1875

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook; Fiordland and West Coast views]. 1875

Reference: E-401-072

Description: A study of a tall native tree with extensive epiphytes in its lower sections Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on part of page of sketchbook, image size 147 x 105 mm.

Date: 1880-1968

By: Consolidated Gold Fields of New Zealand Ltd; Porter, Winton Gore, 1894?-1975

Reference: MapColl-Collection-Gore Porter-Consolidated Gold Fields

Description: Plans and longitudinal sections from surface of mines. Geographically referenced. Gore Porter was the Secretary for the Consolidated Goldfields Company when the company was liquidated. He purchased the company building and contents which included company plans and records. Quantity: 362 map(s) Mine plans. Physical Description: Manuscript plans. Sizes vary and some fragile. Finding Aids: Catalogue created by John Barry and John Taylor.. Provenance: John Barry was a student at the Otago Mines School and specialised in mining plans. He contacted Mr Porter who had the plans stored in his backyard coalshed. Mr Porter gave them to John Barry who brought them to the Hocken Library around 1968.