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Craddock album 2
Date: [Between 1927 and 1965]
From: Craddock, Gerald Rainsford :Assorted photographs including New Zealand locations and Kashmir, India
Reference: PA1-o-113
Description: Album includes photographs, chiefly taken by Gerald Rainsford Craddock, from black and white photographs taken in the 1920s to coloured snapshots taken in the 1960s. Subjects range from scout camps and tramps in New Zealand, to views of military aircraft and scenic views of India, Egypt and Libya taken circa 1940-1943 while he was serving with R.A.F. squadrons. Later coloured snapshots show holiday scenes. The photographs are interspersed with postcards. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with mottled red and black cover, black corners and spine, 24 x 34 cm
Photographs relating to Jack Elmes' service in World War II
Date: 1940-1943
From: Elmes, Jack George, fl 1943 :Photographs relating to service in World War II
Reference: PAColl-8342
Description: Photographs relating to Jack Elmes' service in World War II, taken ca 1940-1945 in New Zealand, Australia and Egypt. Includes photographs of Elmes and other soldiers in Egypt; of Perth, Western Australia, purchased on the way to Egypt; of soldiers at the swimming pool at Gezira; the club, commuter train, Maadi suburb and Maadi military Camp; views of Cairo and the pyramids; and of soldiers on a 2nd Junior Officers staff course at Massey College in New Zealand. Quantity: 67 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 item(s) of photographic ephemera. Physical Description: Photographic prints, ephemera
Maori Battalion on the way from New Zealand to Egypt
Date: 1940-1941
From: Mackrell, Brent fl 2012: Photographs
Reference: PA1-o-1374
Description: Personal record of a soldier in the Maori Battalion of the journey from New Zealand to Egypt, Second World War. Begins with troops lined up on the show grounds at Palmerston North on the 31st of April 1940. Troops embarked on the 1st of May 1940 and sailed for Fremantle, Australia, and were there by the 8th of May. There are photographs of Fremantle Harbour, Perth University, and Maori soldiers with Australian friends. Also photographs of Maori soldiers on deck of ship. The troops sailed from Femantle in a convoy that included the liner transports, Queen Mary, Aquitania, Empress of Japan, Empress of Britain, Mauretania, and Andes. They were in Capetown on the 16 May 1940, and Freetown, Siera Leone on the 23 May. The convoy arrived at Greenock on the Clyde River, Scotland, on the 6th of June 1940. From the 8th of June 1940 to the 2nd of January 1941 the troops were stationed in the south east of England where they did battle training. The places include Bognor, Aldershot, Bostling Green, and Guildford. On the 3rd of January the troops embarked on the Athlone Castle, part of a large convoy of transports and warships bound for Egypt, which they reached on the 1st of March 1941. There are two panoramic views of the convoy, and many photographs of the Maori troops on board the Athlone Castle. In Egypt photographs show the troops landing, the camp at Maadi, gardens at Helwan, training in the desert, views of Cairo, and tours to the pyramids. The last part of the album are photographs of Capetown and its surroundings, other unidentified places, and more snaps taken in Egypt. Quantity: 1 album(s).
Bethunes album 1
Date: ca 1913-1919
From: Creator unknown :Photographs relating to New Zealand's involvement in World War I
Reference: PA1-q-908
Description: Photographs of soldiers of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, taken ca 1913-1919, consisting mainly of studio portraits taken in New Zealand and Britain, and images of military training camps. Also includes photographs of unidentified Maori soliders, scenes on board troop ships, weddings, bands and training marches. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Various papers
Date: [1913-1945]
From: Riddiford family : Papers
Reference: MSO-Papers-5714-4
Description: Comprises reconveyance deed between Daniel Riddiford and William Hort Levin for land in the Hutt (1870); roading and drainage plans, Waipawa (1913); AA London route map; maps, Saint Jean and St Julien (France) and El Daba (Egypt) (1940s); page from the `Times' with military honours including Daniel Riddiford for the Military Cross (29 Apr 1918); and plan relating to ownership of Awaroa Station and flooding, on Ruamahanga River Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Postcards of the ANZACS during World War I and photographs of the Suez Canal
Date: ca 1900 - 1920
From: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933- :Postcards of the ANZACS during World War I ; photographs of New Zealand, and of the Suez Canal
Reference: PAColl-2297-1
Description: Set of eight postcards from the Daily Mail series on the ANZACS in France, including ones of troops cheering the king, the arrival of the New Zealand Prime Minister by air, and a Maori butcher chopping up meat; other postcards of the Tauranga area particularly of houses damaged on the beach; and three prints of shipping on the Suez Canal including one of a dredge (photographer possibly named Langahi). Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/2-075321, 075324 to 075333 and 075335 to 075343 Quantity: 12 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 3 b&w original photographic print(s).
New Zealand and World War One postcards
Date: 1914-1918
From: Luxford, Nola, 1895-1994 :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-9548-23
Description: Postcards of the First World War and New Zealand. One group are of the Gallipoli campaign dated 1915. Views of New Zealand include Napier, Woodford House School, and Manawatu Gorge. Foreign postcards, mostly of Egypt, are included for the messages from New Zealand soldiers. Quantity: 30 b&w original photographic print(s). 11 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s).
Parliamentary papers
Date: 1863, 1873, 1901, 1904
From: Williams family : Further papers
Reference: 75-001-2/14
Description: Papers relative to Waitara (Despatch from Sir George Grey to Duke of Newcastle), 11 Aug 1863; Papers relating to the Vienna Exhibition (1873); Results of a census of the Colony of NZ taken 31 Mar 1901 (Population and houses), 1902; Reports on NZ water-powers, etc (1904); Reports on finances, administration and condition of the Egypt and the Soudan in 1904 (1905) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter
Postcards
Date: [ca 1939-1944]
From: Pearson, William Harrison, 1922-2002 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-4343-129
Description: Postcards containing photographs of Dunedin and University of Otago at the time Pearson was a student there and scenes of Egypt and Rome collected while serving there in World War Two Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter and photographs
Newspapers - Miscellaneous Maori topics
Date: 1922-1934
From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0062-65
Description: Includes newspaper clippings on Maori history, purakau, Rotorua guides, geography, Egypt and pyramids, Maori waiata, string games, putatara, astronomy, weta, Treaty of Waitangi and an international steamship schedule for 1930s Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter (some with holograph annotations)
Photographs relating to the Second World War, and the occupation of Japan
Date: 1940-1950
From: Mackrell, Brent fl 2012: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-9186-2
Description: Largest group relate to campaigns in North Africa. Main places are Cairo, Alexandria, Helwan, Bardia, and Tripoli. Images of troops in the desert, vehicles, weapons, aircraft, soldiers at Christmas dinner, in hospital and at sports. Soldiers training in New Zealand, and views of flowers on trucks at Michael Savage's funeral in 1940.. Photographs relating to a troopship on the way to War. There are various scenes on deck showing crowds of soldiers and boxing and wrestling matches. The ship may have been the Oronsay as there is a photograph showing troops embarking on this ship. Associated with this group are images which show other liner troopships which may have been travelling in convoy. They include the Mauritania, Queen Mary, Empress of Canada, and Empress of Britain. The views of ships in Freemantle and Freetown Harbours may also be associated with this group of photographs. There are some views of England, in particular ships on the Clyde. There are also a few photographs taken in Japan during the occupation following the Second World War. Quantity: 212 b&w original photographic print(s).
Photographs of John Feeney, his friends, and his marble fountain
Date: 1953-1991
From: Feeney, John Patrick, 1922-2006 :Photographs
Reference: PA12-6381
Description: Three photographs of John Feeney taken in New Zealand in 1953. Portraits of Feeney taken in the 1960s and 1970s. Feeney's Islamic fountain decorated with marble mosaics, and the Egyptian workmen who installed it in 1991. Egyptian and European friends and their children. Quantity: 21 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler tranparencies, 35mm, mounted
Newspapers - Miscellaneous Maori topics
Date: 1934-1937
From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0062-66
Description: Includes clippings on Maori history, trans-Pacific migration, New Zealand and Pacific Island flora and fauna, moko, geography and poetry Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter (some with holograph annotations)
Photographs relating to Agnes Buckley, nurse during World War II
Date: [ca 1915-1979]
From: Buckley, John David, 1901-1983 :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-10087
Description: Contains photographs relating to Buckley's sister, Agnes Buckley, who served as a nurse during World War II. Many are of, or include, her. Images are taken by unidentified photographers (possibly including Agnes Buckley and Ron J Moore) with identified photographers John Buckley and Lieutenant C J Justins, ca 1915 to 1979. Photographs mainly relate to Agnes's service during World War II. These feature the time leading up to her departure (including the Waitomo Caves exhibition at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition and family scenes), tourist sites and street scenes in Egypt (including the Sphinx and the pyramids at Giza), fellow nurses and soldiers, and Agnes's funeral in Italy in 1944. There are a number of formal portraits. Miscellaneous images include a Wellington Bomber aircraft crashed on railway lines in Libya and the troopship 'Aquitania' docked in Wellington. Some images of Egypt are hand coloured. Additionally, Agnes's nursing training and work at Taihape Hospital before the war, and family life, are covered. These images include formal portraits. Images of the Taihape War Memorial, and an unidentified group gathered around her framed portrait in the 1970s, are also included. Contains two original enclosures, both of which are annotated. Some prints contain information on the rear. Other - some of these prints have come loose from albums PA1-o-1804 to PA1-o-1807. Quantity: 83 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints
Photographs relating to Joan Frances Fahey
Date: [ca 1910-1930]
From: Morriss, Bernadette, fl 2014: Items relating to members of her family
Reference: PAColl-10218-1
Description: Photographs from the collection of Joan Fahey taken by a range of photographers, chiefly between circa 1910 and circa 1930s. The items include loose prints, and pages from a photograph album. The images are a range of family photographs and others, taken around New Zealand but also overseas. Photographs include an image of a tour group on camelback in front of one of the pyramids at Giza, Egypt; a Maori man wearing a cloak in front of a small thatched whare; postcard photographs of sheep at Panikau (Gisborne) and flocks of seagulls at Cape Brett; a panoramic image of Russell taken by J Burfoot; a group portrait of nuns; a group portrait of women in sailor dresses; a group portrait of children from Ponsonby; and photographs of World War I soldiers in uniform. Also included is a page from a photograph album showing soldiers in uniform, and images of war monuments and obelisks in Gisborne. One of the photographs from the album pages is a duplicate of PAColl-5932-14, which is available online as a a digital object. Quantity: 1 album page with 11 b&w original prints. 1 card with 2 b&w original prints. 9 b&w original photographic print(s) loose. Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints
Photograph album
Date: [ca 1912-1930]
From: Morriss, Bernadette, fl 2014: Items relating to members of her family
Reference: PA1-q-1176
Description: Photograph album includes a range of photographs, including family and group portraits, images from World War One, travel photographs from the Riviera in Europe, and photographs of scenery and views mainly of the Gisborne area. Album also includes images of automobiles and scenery of Napier and Waikaremoana, and photographs taken at the Sydney Zoo and other sites in Australia. The album also contains a series of photographs of the shipwrecking of the Star of Canada on Kaiti Beach, Gisborne. Many photographs have some caption information. The S.S. Star of Canada wrecked on Kaiti Beach in Gisborne on 23 June 1912. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Khaki-coloured album, 30 x 25 cm, bound with red spine and gold trim
Moore, Ivan Frank, 1893-1953: Letters home from the Great War
Date: 2015
Reference: MSX-9523
Description: Printed and bound volume compiled by Lynlee Johnson in 2015, with the title 'Ivan F Moore: Letters Home from The Great War'. Documents the life and military service of Sergeant Ivan F Moore (Service Number 7/1023), who served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Egypt and the Balkans during World War One. Volume is illustrated with facsimile reproductions of letters, photographs, postcards, military documents, newspaper cuttings, and printouts from online sources. The letter reproduced in the volume range from Cairo, dated 26 August 1915, to Martinborough, dated 2 January 1930, and includes letters addressed from Palestine and Jerusalem. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Printed and bound volume. Provenance: Donated by Ms Lynlee Johnson, Waipukurau, November 2016. Donor is the grand-niece of Mr Ivan Frank Moore.
New Zealand family and Egyptian friends
Date: 1979-1981
From: Feeney, John Patrick, 1922-2006 :Photographs
Reference: PA12-6386
Description: Egyptian friends and new Zealand family Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler tranparencies, 35mm, mounted
Photographs relating to the Second World War, and the occupation of Japan
Date: 1940-1950
From: Mackrell, Brent fl 2012: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-9186-3
Description: Largest group relate to campaigns in North Africa. Main places are Cairo, Alexandria, Helwan, Bardia, and Tripoli. Images of troops in the desert, vehicles, weapons, aircraft, soldiers at Christmas dinner, in hospital and at sports. Soldiers training in New Zealand, and lining the streets at Michael Savage's funeral in 1940. Photographs relating to a troopship on the way to War. There are various scenes on deck showing crowds of soldiers and boxing and wrestling matches. The ship may have been the Oronsay as there is a photograph showing troops arriving by train prior to embarking on this ship. Associated with this group are images which show other liner troopships which may have been travelling in convoy. They include the Mauritania, Queen Mary, Empress of Canada, and Empress of Britain. There are views of ships in Freemantle, Capetown, and Freetown Harbours that may also be associated with this group of photographs. There are some views of England. There are also a few photographs taken in Japan during the occupation following the Second World War. Quantity: 194 b&w original photographic print(s).
New Zealand military camps and views of Egypt and the military during World War I
Date: 1915-1916
From: Perin, S (Mrs), fl 1994 :Photographs relating to W G Ivil including views of Egypt and the military during World War I
Reference: PA1-o-715
Description: Quantity: 1 album(s).