Places

Date: 1977 - 1979

From: Various architects :[Plans for Wellington Dairy Farmers' Co-op Assn Ltd, Taita and Kuku Manakau; Hutt Milk Corporation Ltd; New Zealand Pig Development Co Ltd; Farm Products Co-op Ltd (Wgtn). 1967-1986].

By: Group Architects & Engineers (Palmerston North, N.Z.)

Reference: Plans-2002-043-009/011-a

Description: Includes two versions (1977 and 1979) of preliminary scheme, showing ground and first floor plans and sections. Also includes two copies of a perspective drawing of the exterior, hand-coloured in felt pen. Quantity: 4 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo plans, some with felt pen, sizes varying around 600 x 850 mm. Provenance: Donated by John and Jenny Hunt in 2002.

Date: 1894

By: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898

Reference: A-169-019

Description: Cattle grazing on a plain, with haystacks and farm buildings in the background. Flax grows on the flat land. There are hills to the left and in the distance Inscriptions: On separate label, attached below work: title in pencil in the hand of the artist Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 58 x 242 mm

Date: 1905

Reference: PA1-o-1603

Description: Album of photographs of Kohukohu Farm, Tarurutangi, Taranaki, taken 1905 by an unknown photographer. Includes photographs of the homestead, paddocks, men ploughing and hay making, railway station and street view outside the premises of Newton King (Land stock and financial agent) in New Plymouth. Includes a map of the farm. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 13.5 x 19 cm Provenance: Purchased at auction, 2009

Date: 1954

From: Brenkley, Hannah Eliza Jane, 1882-1973 :Old homes & sheds, farms made by pioneers in Norsewood. [1950s-1964].

By: Brenkley, Hannah Eliza Jane, 1882-1973

Reference: E-029-q-024

Description: Shows a wooden cow shed and farm yard with a fenced paddock on the right and trees behind. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour and gum arabic, 245 x 315 mm. Finding Aids: Shelflist available.. Provenance: Donated by Mrs J. Brenkley in 1964.

Date: 1999

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947-:Twenty-two cartoons published in the Evening Post between 2 and 31 August 1999.

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: J-044-013

Description: A dairy farmer comments to his wife about the demans being made by a cow, standing on her hind legs and reading from a list. Exhibited in 'The Line-Up' exhibition of 36 cartoons by 36 cartoonists curated by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited in the National Library auditorium foyer from 5 April 2002 to mark the tenth anniversary of establishment of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive. Extended Title - You must warm your hands before ttouching our udders. For those extra full days we want bras, and the radio must be tuned to easy listening hits of the 60's and 70's. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A3 size laser print.

Date: 1980

From: Various architects :[Plans for Wellington Dairy Farmers' Co-op Assn Ltd, Taita and Kuku Manakau; Hutt Milk Corporation Ltd; New Zealand Pig Development Co Ltd; Farm Products Co-op Ltd (Wgtn). 1967-1986].

By: Montgomerie Chapple (Firm); Chapple, David C, active 1980

Reference: Plans-2002-043-033/038

Description: Includes floor plans and elevations of the administration / merchandise block; and the powder store and vehicle workshop. Also includes a chart of monthly milk production and vendors sales, 1976-1980. Some plans are by David C Chapple only. Quantity: 6 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings and diazo plans, some with felt pen, sizes varying below 600 x 850 mm. Provenance: Donated by John and Jenny Hunt in 2002.

Date: Between 1923 and 1926

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Jones, J A (Mrs), active 1923-1928

Reference: Pan-0879-F

Description: Panoramic view of dairy farm "The Bluffs" in an area known as Havelock Suburban in the 1920s, 5 miles from Havelock. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - Mrs J.A. Jones The Bluffs Havelock; Marginal notes on negative - [in list formation] 6 6 6; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - "The Bluffs" Havelock Surburban [i.e. Suburban] New Zealand Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.6 x 108.4 cm

Date: 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Carroll, Turi (Sir), 1890-1975

Reference: Pan-1433-F

Description: Panoramic view of a dairy farm and farmhouse near Wairoa, Hawke's Bay. Single-storeyed wooden house with lawns & garden inside a surrounding fence, centre left. Herd of dairy cows in a paddock across the image; poplars to the left and behind the house. Two cars parked in the paddock near the house on the right. Portion of another car visible on the far right (Number Plate: 66-879). Dog in the centre of the image, and a man near the cows on the right. Willows around a river below the house on the far left. Hills in the background. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - "Huramua" Wairoa. H.B.; Marginal notes on negative - [Partially on brown adhesive tape] A.T. Carroll "Huramua" Wairoa. H.B. 3 oils. Bright red roof & verandah. Dark red tanks. White, yellow & red flowers in garden. Dark red roses over arch. Dark red outbuildings. First car is dark green. Second car dark blue. Bright red roof on red tanks [... [illegible]] on right. Willows & poplars. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 109.6 cm

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Fielding, J, active 1910s-1920s

Reference: Pan-2087-F

Description: Panoramic view of a single-storeyed farmhouse centre left. Return verandah, iron roof. Road far right, paddock with herd of dairy cows by the road to the right of the house with an unidentified man standing near a cowshed. Trellis fence in front of outbuildings between the house and cowshed. Another shed beside a wooden fence on the far left. Small cottage in the middle distance. Rough lawn in front of the house with garden borders. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - J. Feilding [i.e. Fielding]. Te Horo. 2 B&W. Put clouds in this if necessary Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 120.2 cm

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Townley, Alfred J, active 1920s

Reference: Pan-1678-F

Description: Panoramic view of a farming scene near Brydone, Southland. Herd of cows in large paddock in foreground. Single-storeyed farmhouse visible in a gap in a long line of willow trees across the centre of the image. Shelter belt of pine trees behind. Low rolling hills in the background on the right. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - A.J. Townley, Ota Creek, Brydone. Southland. 1 oils. 2 sepia. White house, red roof. Willows in front yellowish green. Firs at back dark green. All cows, black & white. Paddocks yellowish green. Horses chestnut & bay. Flowers in front, mauve, white, red & blue Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 115.0 cm

Date: 1999

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-587-022/043

Description: Political cartoons. Jack Elder tries to explain his innocence in awarding a travel grant to a school cultural group containing colleagues' daughters. NZ First waken from political death in time to campaign for the 1999 General election. A green lipped muscle reads scary stories from the book 'Tales from the Lab' to his children. Refers to research into cancer cures. Infant looks suspiciously at mother's nipple and opts for the scrambled egg if there's any chance of the milk having been genetically modified or irradiated. NZ and Australian Ministers of Health have declared war on depression. A drepressed man says over the breakfast table, when politicians start slashing their wrist in large numbers, then he'll cheer up. Over a beer two men discuss All Black coach, John Hart's performance. Police warn the public of an IBM fugitive. Refers to the IBM scoop of public money for a Police computer main-frame that never eventuated. Politicians avoid the responsibility of the INCIS Police computer fiasco. Media woman interviews state minister on the tit for tat shooting down of Indian and Pakistan military planes. She suggests there may be a risk of it leading to nuclear war. The minister says they'll cross that bridge when they come to it. Helen Clark and Jenny Shipley battle it out in the preferred Prime Minister Polls. Shows the Statue of Liberty with a gun to her head. The caption says, 'tighten up the gun laws America, or the lady gets it...' Boris Yeltsin appoints his 5th Prime Minister in 17 months. The new Prime Minister looks distincly uneasy as his chair sits on a trap-door. Shows and elephant (IBM) being sting by a bee (Bill Birch). Refers to the Police INCIS computer fiasco. Earthquake rocks Turkey, they call for help. Academics discuss the government's five-step knowledge-based economy plan to restore NZ's stand of living. One says, 'Sounds fabulous, except that you can't take two steps across an abyss...' New Zealand Black Caps beat the English cricket team. World athletics is shackled by the weight of the illegal use of performance enhancing drugs. Mike Moore leaves government politics with a sense of freedom at last. Possible outcome of mixing human genes into cows. Petrol Companies hold motorists to ransom with higher petrol prices. The shadow of violence hangs over voting in East Timor. Derek Quigley steers the select committee looking into decommissioning NZ's air-strike capability. National are alarmed as they thought Quigley was on their side. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1979

From: Various architects :[Plans for Wellington Dairy Farmers' Co-op Assn Ltd, Taita and Kuku Manakau; Hutt Milk Corporation Ltd; New Zealand Pig Development Co Ltd; Farm Products Co-op Ltd (Wgtn). 1967-1986].

By: Group Architects & Engineers (Palmerston North, N.Z.)

Reference: Plans-2002-043-012/032

Description: Includes floor plans of the administration / merchandise block (Plans-2002-043-012 & -013; and Plans-2002-043-030 and -032). Includes two versions of plans dated Feb 1979 (one diazo and one diazo with colour pencil additions); three plans dated March 1979; a set of 8 plans dated April 1979; a factory floor plan dated June 1979; administration block and site plan dated July 1979. Quantity: 21 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo plans, some with felt pen, sizes varying around 600 x 850 mm. Provenance: Donated by John and Jenny Hunt in 2002.

Date: 1945 - 1946

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

Reference: MapColl-CHA-7/3/1-Acc.38831

Description: Identifies county boundaries and areas of Dairy cows in Collingwood, Takaka and Waimea .. Mr Rose's decision will be regarded as FINAL says RHW. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Pencil tracing on greaseproof paper. Scale [ca. 1:633 600] 28 x 21.5 cm. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 2007

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-9137-07

Description: The papers consist of: Application form and supporting land deeds submitted by Stan Garrett; record of Garrett family history in England, Saskatchewan, Canada and New Zealand researched by Colin Garrett, 1995; account of life in Canada in the latter part of the 19th century written by Mr C W Garrett who emigrated to Canada with his family in 1887 (the account was printed in The Western Star and Wandsworth Advertiser', 23 Mar 1889). Original owner was Walter Henry Garrett who took up 300 acres of land near Papamoa in 1903 (Otanewainuku Survey District). In 2007 the dairy farm was owned by his grandson Stan Garrett and wife Maureen. In 2007 the property was awarded the New Zealand Century Farm and Station award to mark over 100 years of continuous ownership by one family. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, photographs, maps (photocopies) Transfers: A digital version of some or all of these papers is available at MSDL-0405.

Date: 1939 - 1951 - 1955

From: Brenkley, Hannah Eliza Jane, 1882-1973 :Old homes & sheds, farms made by pioneers in Norsewood. [1950s-1964].

By: Brenkley, Hannah Eliza Jane, 1882-1973

Reference: E-029-q-035

Description: Shows a dilapidated wooden building, the haunt of a few birds, with a broken door at the left, a lean-to verandah at the right, and trees behind it. Probably belonged to Alfred Thodsen of Glengarry - see Wise's directories 1920-1948. Probably painted in the early 1950s. It is likely that the work is done from a photograph of 1939, or that the shed was built in 1939. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour and gum arabic, 245 x 315 mm. Finding Aids: Shelflist available.. Provenance: Donated by Mrs J. Brenkley in 1964.

Date: 2010

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-11226-10

Description: Folder comprises application for the Award, and family and farm history including: photocopies of certificates of title for sections of the farm; maps of the area; genealogical tables, copies of photographs, information on family members; timelines for the dairying industry in Karamea; a booklet on the history of the Karamea Co-operative Dairy Company (produced for the 75th jubilee). A copy of `Karamea: a story of success', written by Dulcie Harmon for the Karamea District and School Centennials (1974 and 1975) was included with the application. As there were no annotations in the book it was not retained. A copy is available in the Alexander Turnbull print collection (Call number 993.15HAR 1975) Original owners were Robert McNabb (1893) and Francis (Frank) McNabb (1896). Current owner is Harley Trevor McNabb, great grandson of Robert, and grandson of Francis. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts, printed material - some photocopies, some with mss annotations

Date: 2010

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-11226-13

Description: Folder contains application form, essay on the history of the farm, copies of papers relating to ownership, record of auction held in 1952, and photocopies of black and white and coloured photographs of family members and the farm. Original owner was Williamson Currie, from 1908. Current owners are Raymond John and Kathrin Isabella McNally (great grand-daughter of W Currie). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts, printed material (with some mss annotations), photocopies

Date: Circa 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Ruddick, Robert, active 1920s

Reference: Pan-1636-F

Description: Panoramic farming scene. Large paddock in the foreground with a herd of dairy cows, a couple of bulls, and several horses. A man is seated on a horse centre left, with a large haystack behind him on the left. House and outbuildings mostly hidden among trees in the centre middle distance. Bush-clad hill behind on right. Poplars and other tall trees behind and around the house. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - R. Ruddick. Taneatua. Bay of Plenty. 2 B&W; Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] R. Ruddick Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 109.8 cm

Date: Circa 17-22 January 1959

From: Williams, Edmund Gardner, b 1894 :Transparency slides of a trip to New Zealand and Australia

Reference: PA12-8777

Description: Transparency slides of Mr E G Williams' (Edmund Gardner Williams') travel in New Zealand between in January 1959. This sheet of slides shows his travel from Murchison, through the Buller Gorge to Karamea. These are followed by scenes of Robert Graham Tunnicliff's dairy farm, including the homestead, dairy cows, farm buildings, and farmland in the area. None of these slides were used in his lectures in New Zealand. (See notes on other sheets of slides including PA12-8776). Slides on this sheet are numbered 97-120. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: 2010

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-11226-22

Description: Folder contains application forms Original owners were Richard and Winifred Fairbrother, from 8 April 1869. Current owners are David Hugh Fairbrother (great grandson of Richard) and his wife Lesley Anne. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed material (with mss annotations), disc