Places

Date: 1836

By: Wing, Thomas, 1810-1888; Great Britain. Hydrographic Office; Wright, John, -1860

Reference: MapColl-832.17aj/1836/Acc.842

Description: Hydrographic map depicting Kawhia Harbour, soundings and the trek of the schooner 'Fanny' 12th January 1836. Text on the map provides information for safe travel through the harbour. The Wesleyan Mission Station, Maori villages (pa sites) and landmark references are depicted. New Zealand folio L2390. Written on map: 'This sketch is partly copied from one taken by Capt. Wright and since that several useful remarks with soundings have been added by Thos. [Thomas] Wing, Master of the schooner 'Fanny' of the Bay of Islands N.Z." Written on map: "Copied from a rough tracing belonging to Mr Wyld, May 12, 1841. Inscriptions: Verso - bottom right - 'Hydrog: Office 13 May '41' Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, scale indeterminable, 61 x 45 cm.

Date: 1946

By: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976; Carpenter, Ken, active 1995

Reference: MapColl-832.17ee/1946/Acc.39815

Description: A copy of a base map of Tongariro timber areas includes state forests and covers the area from the Whakapapa, Wanganui and Taringamutu Rivers to Lake Taupo, Tokaanu and the Waikato River, and the road from National Park to Taupo. A key indicates forestry areas as Crown, Native, Crown & Native, Cut-over, Committed and State Forest, all of which are colour coded. The majority of these forestry blocks are named on the map. Pencilled annotations refer to possible access of tracks through forestry blocks. The west shore of Lake Taupo has detailed information about Maori occupation naming pa and whare sites, geographical features, settlements, references to Waka, also some names of people. All names are in the Maori language with some English translations. The base map includes rivers and streams, main highways and private roads. The Pokaka Timber Company and Ketetahi Smg. Co. are named. Includes the names of Hopkins, Speirs & Winger, C.P. & P.D. Smith, Wier & Kenny, McKee Bros., K.R. Kapoor. A note states that this plan was compiled for reference inspection by S.A.C. Darby, C.T. Sando, August 1946. Base map: Plan of Tongariro timber areas as at 26.7.1946 / S.A.C. Darby & C.T. Sando. [s.l.]: [s.n.], 1946 Title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Pencil, ink and watercolour on diazo print, coloured, 72 x 71.9 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-0358.

Date: nd, 1800-1929

By: Rae, Elsie Alice, 1911-2002; Rae, Kenneth William, 1909-1986

Reference: MSX-9366

Description: 'History of the Western Hauraki Plains', compiled by Elsie Alice McDonald (later Mrs Rae), focusses on the geology, landscape, and social history of the Western Hauraki Plains in the Waikato Region. McDonald's history has a preface and two parts: "Pt 1 The Maori" and "Pt 2 The Pakeha". In Part I subjects covered include pa sites and fortifications, burial sites and traditions, eeling, and conflict with other tribes, including Ngapuhi under Hongi Hika. Part II focusses on the development of the land for dairying and flax farming, the discovery of taonga during development, the building of houses, various personalities, and social events such as dances. Places specifically mentioned include: Kahurangi Pa, Torehape stream, Patetonga, and Mangawhero. Illustrations attributed to Kenneth William Rae (later McDonald's husband). Includes pasted in photographs. See Illustrations field for further information. Includes two commendations on the title page, one being from Duncan McFadyen Rae (principal of Auckland Training College and no relation) and the other from a person with the initials "F C L". Notes and remarks in pencil throughout the volume are in an unknown hand. Source of title - Transcribed from item Relationship complexity - Two spiral bound facsimiles of this item are held in the National Library's published collections: Wellington, New Zealand Pacific (PAM 993.327 MCD 2002) and Alexander Turnbull, New Zealand Pacific (P 993 MACD 2002). Elsie Alice Rae grew up on a farm in Hauraki District before moving to Auckland to train as a teacher. She compiled 'History of the Western Hauraki Plains' when she was 17, during her first year at Auckland Teachers College. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, watercolours, photographs Illustrations are watercolours, unless otherwise specified, and all images are attributed to Kenneth William Rae. Photographs are taken circa 1920s. Illustration titles are as follows: 'Map of the Western Hauraki Plains' (including key); a stylised tiki; 'The disappearing stream, Torehape'; 'The Maori - Kahurangi' composite illustration of two images of Kahurangi pa captioned "conjecture" and "evidence", two pen drawings of carved wooden panels, and one photograph of the pa site captioned "truth"; 'The site of the Mission Station, Patetonga'; 'Patetonga's first house'; pen drawings 'The cream launch' and 'On the swamp land'; and two photographs 'The remains of the Patetonga Mill' and 'The hill above Mangawhero'.