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Date: 1925 - 1947

By: Siroper, George, active 1925

Reference: MapColl-832.16aj/[ca.1925-47]/Acc.12,026

Description: Drawn on a published map of Mayor Island to Poverty Bay with an extended portion of another map glued to include the area from Mayor Island to the Mercury Islands. The annotations depict extended river and partially smooth water limits at various points around the coastline from the Mercury Islands to Poverty Bay. The limit for Gisborne fishing boats extends from Cape Runaway to Poverty Bay. A reference key is included which states that river and smooth water limits are coloured blue and one area is prominently named Te Kaha river limits. Extended and partially smooth water limits are coloured red and three areas are prominently named Tauranga; Whakatane, Ohiwa and Opotiki; Te Kaha extended river limits. The Tauranga extension for fine weather only, at the discretion of the Inspector of Fisheries, is coloured green. 'Opotiki extreme limits' covers the approximate area between White Island and Whale Island. An additional area has been shaded green for the extended river and partial limit from Whangamata and Tauranga to Mayor Island, with details written in biro added at a later date. Also marked in biro are three anchorages for launches, one at Waihau Bay. 'George Siroper 9/1/25' is handwritten adjacent to reference key, at centre top of map. Signature hard to decipher. '133/47' is handwritten centrally on the map. Nos. '6' and '2527' and 'Restricted limits - Bay of Plenty' are handwritten on the reverse Base map: Mayor Island to Poverty Bay / surveyed by Captain W. Pudsey Dawson. London: The Admiralty, 1906. Title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on card, coloured, scale not given, 84.3 x 95.8 cm.

Date: 1960

From: [Ephemera, sales catalogues and price lists relating to fishing tackle, fishermen, in New Zealand. 1960-1969]

By: R Sanderson Ltd (Turangi)

Reference: Eph-A-FISHING-TACKLE-1960-01

Description: Lists and illustrates reels, lines and flies. Also gives a guide to the pools around the Tongariro River, and shows maps of several dry-fly fishing pools: Sand Pool, Blue Pool, Waddell's Pool, Barlow's Pool, Major Jones' Pool, Whitikau Pool. Inside and outside back cover shows maps of the pools on the higher and lower reaches of the Tongariro River. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 24 pages, 212 x 138 mm. Provenance: Purchased from New Zealand Book Auctions Ltd in 2005.

Date: 1931 - 1932, 1939 - 1940

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Powell, Arthur Walter, 1893-1970; Moore & Thompson (Firm); Male, John Gifford, 1913-2003; Browne, Victor Carlyle, 1900-1979; Collins, Tudor Washington, 1898-1970; Weigel, William George, 1890-1980; Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946; Crago, Eric William, 1904-1992; Robson, Edward Thomas, 1875-1953

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-037

Description: Photographs of yachting and scenic views, 1931, 1932, 1939 and 1940, made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Includes photographs of yachting, fishing, sheep droving, birdlife, lakes and rivers. Photographers include George Weigel, Thelma Kent, T W Collins, H Banfield, V C Browne, J G Male, L P Crago and A W Powell. Quantity: 42 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1927

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

Reference: Pan-2226-F

Description: Panoramic view looking across a clearing to a collection of tents. Some of the larger tents are partially visible amongst trees in the middle distance centre left. Two cars are parked in front (number plate of one: 24-932. R.M.T. Co.). Four men are standing on the far right, and there are three people seated on the ground outside a tent in the middle distance on the left. Various trees surround the campsite. Taken by Robert Percy Moore Inserted in the container is a line of masking paper shaped for the sky in the image. Refer also Pan-2111 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Royal Fishing Camp. Tokaanu. 1927; Marginal notes on negative - HRH Duke of York's camp on Tongariro River, N.Z. No. 1 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 22.7 x 124.3 cm

Date: 1924 - 1935

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: B-199-027

Description: Shows Otaki River mouth with hills in the background. A person is shown standing in the water and fishing with a rod and line. A single pole with telegraph lines hanging off it is visible. Note on reverse reads "Otaki River. Kirsty Cassidy with love from her dad". Inscriptions: Verso - "Otaki River. Kirsty Cassidy with love from her Dad." Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 137 x 207 mm in mat 212 x 15 mm

Date: 1930

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-186

Description: Shows a river with trees, grasses, and the Tararua Range in the background. Two people holding long sticks are wading in the water, presumably fishing. Another two people (possibly a woman and child) sit at the water's edge Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 130 x 215 mm

Date: 1928

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-120

Description: Shows a north-facing view of a man surf fishing at the mouth of the Mohaka river, where it feeds into the sea. A woman stands nearby, looking on Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 155 x 240 mm

Date: 1928 - 1932

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-116

Description: Shows a view looking north of three men fishing at the mouth of the Mohaka river, where it feeds into the sea Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 105 x 132 mm

Date: 1928 - 1932

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-119

Description: Shows the mouth of the Mohaka river, with the cliffs beyond. THere is a small lagoon in the foreground, where two children are fishing Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 135 x 217 mm

Date: 1927

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

Reference: Pan-2111-F

Description: Panoramic view looking across a bend in the Tongariro River at a collection of tents amongst trees in the centre middle distance. There are lines of light-coloured marker stones around the tents. Bush on the far right, the far left, and in the distance. Stony beach in the foreground. Taken by Robert Percy Moore Refer also Pan-2226 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Tongariro River. New Zealand. No. 694; Marginal notes on negative - Tongariro River showing fishing camp, HRH Duke of York. 1927 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 131.2 cm

Date: 1927

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

Reference: Pan-2110-F

Description: Panoramic view showing the Tongariro River on the left, looking across a grassy area to a line of tents amongst trees, centre right. Taken by Robert Percy Moore Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Fishing camp. Tongariro River. New Zealand. No. 695; Marginal notes on negative - Fishing camp. HRH Duke of York. Tongariro River. No. 2. Bright green tops to tents Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 137.2 cm

Date: [ca 1860s-1880s, ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Newcomb, Stanley Peter, 1934-2008 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-9453-6

Description: Scenic photographs taken for New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department Quantity: 86 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 2006

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0001679

Description: An angler stands in the Tongariro River fishing. A large trout that he has just hooked warns him that Genesis Energy has just released the control gate. Behind the angler is a great wave of water. Refers to the fact that Genesis Energy has to release water on occasion to control the water flow. Some anglers have been caught in the surge. Genesis is responsible for managing the river's water flow as part of its resource consent for the Tongariro power scheme. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 :Collection of photographs

Reference: 1/2-125116-F

Description: Unidentified Maori group in a waka on the Tongariro River, circa 1910. One man fishes for trout. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [ca 1944]

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 6

Reference: PAColl-5932-29

Description: Manawatu River and bridge, with a man fishing, circa 1944. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1903

From: Ranfurly family: Collection

Reference: E-567-f-012

Description: Shows a view with the stream in the foreground and trees behind, with a view through to a sunlit part of the river beyond. Effective use of gentle scraping out to show sunlit highlights and lighter tree branches. Extended Title - From the Countess of Ranfurly's album of watercolours, 1903. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 146 x 203 mm, mounted in page 243 x 315 mm.

Date: 1890s

From: Haynes, W (Mrs), fl 1955 :Photograph album of photographs taken by C Edwards

Reference: PA1-f-020-12-3

Description: Group of boys, two of whom are fishing in the Avon River, photographed in Victoria Square, Christchurch. Beyond them can be seen the Oxford Family Hotel. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [1920s]

From: Wells, Robert E, 1905-2006 :Photographic negatives, prints and transparencies of the Mokau and other rural North Island districts, and scenic views of New Zealand

Reference: PAColl-0001-2-1-050

Description: Photo of men fishing along the bank of the river. One man is sitting on a boat pulled up on the shore and three men are standing holding fishing lines. A dog is sitting on the ground. A rock formation is standing in the water. Photographed at the Mokau River in the 1920s by Robert E Wells. Inscriptions: Verso - centre - Eric Lewes with cap on (I think). Left Cyril Rutland. On it 'Dad' Goile Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 10 x 15 cm

Date: 9 October 1947

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-09627-G

Description: Photograph of people fishing for trout in Hut Pool, Tongariro River, taken 9 October 1947 by Whites Aviation Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative Finding Aids: Print available in Whites Aviation Y43, Sport - Fishing.

Date: [195-?]

From: Tourist and Publicity

By: Christensen, Edward Percival, 1907-1982

Reference: 1/2-033366-F

Description: Duchess Pool, Tongariro River, known for trout fishing. Photograph taken circa 1950s for the National Publicity Studios by Edward Percival Christensen. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.