Places

Date: 1996-1997

By: Mangawhai Historical Society

Reference: OHColl-0466

Description: Interviews are with descendants of early Pakeha settlers in the Mangawhai area. Squatters, European traders and spar cutters began arriving in Mangawhai in the 1830s followed by boatbuilders in the 1850s. The timber industry soon became established as the hinterland was plentiful with kauri and logs were brought down the river and rafted up before being towed down to the sawmills in Auckland. The area was rich in kauri gum and by the late nineteenth century Mangawhai was a thriving community supported by timber and gum. When the railway reached Kaiwaka in 1913, the importance of Mangawhai as a port began to diminish. Gumlands gave way to farmland and most residents now earn their living by farming. Interviews Bill Logue, Doris Ross, Phyllis Wharfe, Alice Wintle, Albert Wood and Josephine Worsfold. Interviewer(s) - Bev Ross Arrangement: Recordings: OHC-013136 - OHC-013149 Tape numbers - OHC-013136 - OHC-013149 Quantity: 14 C60 cassette(s). 6 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available - folders with agreement forms, personal information forms, family trees, etc., OHA-4597 - OHA-4602. Processing information: Interviews not yet described

Date: 1926-1928

From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0065

Description: Letters regarding concerns of Farming in the Tairawhiti area and concerns of Township Leases in Rotorua. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: Jul 1993-Apr 1996 - 10 Jul 1993 - 12 Apr 1996

By: Hemi, Murray, active 1996

Reference: OHColl-0584

Description: The project was recorded to provide some of the history behind the Kahungunu settlement of the Pou-a-Kani (Pouakani) area and the development of the Mangakino township. The project aimed to collect the experiences of those from Ngati Moe who were relocated by the government from the Wairarapa to the Pouakani block in the Waikato as compensation for the loss of the Wairarapa lakes. Access Contact - See oral history librarian Awards/funding - Project received an Award in Oral History Interviewer(s) - Murray Hemi Quantity: 12 C90 cassette(s). 3 printed abstract(s). 3 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.

Date: 1866-1878

By: Bennett family

Reference: MS-Papers-1274

Description: The collection comprises information regarding the donor's grandparents; family letters from Joseph Bennett, Otahouao Station, describing farming conditions in the Wairarapa (1866-1868); lieutenant's commission in the Wairarapa Volunteer Cavalry. Also papers of James Daniel Baird, 1840-1908; testimonials re service as Provincial Engineer, Wellington (1864-1876), and letter of appointment as Chief Engineer to the Corporation of Wellington (1877) (photocopies). Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (12 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (photocopies)

Date: 1947-1960

By: Gillespie, William Henry, 1893-1961

Reference: MS-Papers-2204

Description: The collection reflects the interests of a member of parliament representing a rural electorate. None of the papers relate to Gillespie's brief tenure as Minister of Agriculture. The personal material consists of correspondence with colleagues and constituents, speech notes and notes relating to membership of parliamentary committees. The papers include correspondence (1947-1960), parliamentary committees (1952-1960), the University of New Zealand (1954-1956) and farming matters (1940-1959). Source of title - Supplied Gillespie was National MP for Hurunui (1943-1961), Minister of Agriculture (1960-1961) and member of University of NZ Senate Quantity: 71 folder(s). 0.80 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in reading room was removed on 28 May 2014 as it contained no extra information. A copy is available in the staff backfile.. Transfers: Transferred from the General Assembly Library, 1978, with the Mabel Howard papers.

Date: 1853-1855

From: Tiffen, Frederick John, 1828-1911 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1348-03

Description: Contains journal entries of farming activities at Otamatiti and Waitukai stations on the east coast of the Wairarapa; this contains details of wage work undertaken by Maori as labourers Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1981

By: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945-

Reference: H-670-001/003

Description: Cartoons showing farming life for Edna, topics cover; Edna's sacrifice for a prize bull, Edna trims the farm trees using a chainsaw and a trampoline, Edna assists with sheep dipping. Exhibited in 'The Famouse Five: Manawatu's Cartoonists on Show', Exhibition curated by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited at Te Manawa Art (Manawatu Art Gallery), Palmerston North, from 13 May to 23 June 2002, in association with Massey University and the Palmerston North City Council. Quantity: 3 photograph(s). Physical Description: A4 photocopies

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-023

Description: War effort on the home front. Soldiers helping with harvesting linen flax, tobacco, oats, wheat and managing pigs Arrangement: This collection is made up of photographic prints, some with captions. They were scattered throughout the wax boxes in which the War History collection had been housed for the last eight years. In giving the collection a general order they have been sorted into their series groups. This collection has been called the "War Effort" series. They have not been arranged in numerical sequence as yet (though some might be so arranged). Some have negatives which can be found at G 176061 1/2 - G 176075 1/2. (Feb 1995) Quantity: 1 container(s) (box).

Date: 1899

Reference: MS-Papers-0298

Description: Receipt from Saunders Hight, Feilding, for ploughing and harrowing, signed by S Hight, 9 Sep 1899 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 leaf). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Date: 1928-1934

By: Cunningham, Gordon Herriot, 1892-1962; Bollard, Edward George, 1920-2011

Reference: PAColl-5708

Description: Photographs showing plots and glasshouses at the Plant Diseases Division, Palmerston North, and banana plantations in Queensland. These are part of a larger collection comprising papers relating to G H Cunningham and his work at Plant Diseases Division (PDD); PDD internal annual reports (1968-1989); papers re estate of Cunningham (1964-1966); PDD publications Quantity: 8 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1997

From: Battersby, Dorothy, fl 1940-1997 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5953

Description: Comprises biographical pieces on Joseph Pierce Punch, Gladys May Goldfinch and Rose Eliza Punch, the latter written by Sara Green with photographic portraits of each subject Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Date: 197?

By: Rowe, Betty, active 1970s

Reference: MS-Papers-4038

Description: An account of an American family who emigrated to New Zealand to escape the rigours of life in the USA. After farming at Te Anau for several months, they came to live on Arapawa Island, Queen Charlotte Sound and became involved in attempts to conserve the island's sheep and goats. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 2 folder(s) (254 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1866-1880

By: Maunder, Nicholas Thomas, 1848-1929

Reference: Micro-MS-0367

Description: Account of voyage out to New Zealand in the ship `England', 1866. Maunder settled in the Waikato, and in 1869 returned to England to bring out his family. He came out again by the ship `City of Auckland'. The diary continues with an account of their first months in the Waikato up to September 1871. Then there are brief entries, `Memoranda of farm operations' from 1875-1880. Some of his land was situated near Ohaupo Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 240 pages). Physical Description: Positive microfilm

Date: 1868-1949

By: Rolleston family

Reference: 79-287

Description: Family and other personal correspondence. Includes some of William Rolleston, his wife Mary, but mainly their son Francis Joseph; also including other family members. There are some letters of political, social and community significance relating to the careers of William Rolleston, and his son F J Rolleston. Writers include Professor J B Condliffe, Sir Francis Bell, Sir James Parr. Added in 1980 to this accession were 11 letters 1891-1893 from J D Ormond, Harold Kemp, E J Watts etc; 15 letters of family to F Rolleston at school, 1881-1889; various records of F Rolleston's life at school; his `Parodies on Gilbert and Sullivan' etc. Later in same year further Rolleston letters, 1868-1949 were added, including letters relating to the political career of John Christopher Rolleston. Source of title - Supplied title Other - Rosamond Rolleston was the author of `William and Mary Rolleston; an informal biography' which was published in 1971 Relationship complexity - See also MS-Group-0377 (1971 accession) Arrangement: The bulk of the letters had been arranged chronologically before they were deposited. Quantity: 3 box(es). 1 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter and photographs Finding Aids: When the papers were still with Rosamond Wilson, Steven Eldrid-Grigg listed those letters that seemed to him of chief interest, and this list is in a back file. These letters have been merged into the chronological sequence. Loose photographs

Date: [ca 20 Nov 1992]

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Pigney, Ray, active 1988

Reference: EP/1992/4788-F

Description: Cattle (and farmer?) in the Wairarapa, including a Wagyu bull calf. Photographs taken circa 20 Nov Ray Pigney. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm

Date: 2008

From: [New Zealand calendars of quarto size]

By: Federated Farmers of New Zealand. Women's Division

Reference: Eph-B-CALENDAR-2008-02

Description: Calendar, each monthly page featuring one or two women carrying out a rural farm task, unclothed except for a string of pearls, but posed in a concealing manner. All sales proceeds from the calendar were to be donated to the Cancer Society. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on calendar pages, 212 x 297 mm.

Date: [ca 1873-1875]

By: Gaul, John, -1876; Lindt, John William, 1845-1926

Reference: PA1-q-330

Description: Includes views New Zealand, Pacific and Australia, including images of indigenous houses and plantations, and a series of 12 studio tableau portraits of Aboriginal Australians, taken by John William Lindt in 1873-1874. Kai Colo (Fijian people) - name for the people who live in the mountainous interior of Fiji. It's literal meaning is something like "mountaineer". This information was given by Dr Vicki Lukere (Luker), specialist in South Pacific history, Victoria University, 1997. A series of 12 studio tableau portraits of Aboriginal Australians by John Wiiliam Lindt, including three not found in this album, are at Library reference PA1-q-1317 Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album. Provenance: Written comments in the album indicate that it might be associated with Commodore J Goodenough RN, who was appointed as a commissioner by the Crown to investigate the events that led to the annexation of Fiji. This album was compiled by an unidentified member of the Australian Division of the Royal Navy based at Sydney in the mid 1870s. The Australian Naval Station was responsible for policing the Pacific and supporting Britain's interests in the region. The one date associated with the album (1875) as well as some of the images, suggest that it was compiled soon after the cession of Fiji to the British Crown. The two ships associated with the album, HMS Blanche and HMS Pearl, were both stationed at Sydney and both were involved with events in Fiji before and during cession. HMS Pearl was Commodore Goodenough's flagship. He was the officer in charge of the Australian Naval Station at that time. He also played an important political role in the process of cession in Fiji. In the album he and his officers are shown swimming on Ovalau. The compiler of the album on the other hand, seems to have been personally associated with HMS Blanche. There are two pictures of this ship in the album as well as pictures of memorials erected by the captain and crew to one of their members. HMS Blanche had been active against the traffic in cheap labour in the South Pacific. In 1873 her paymaster, Lieutenant Nettleton, had acted as temporary British Consul in Fiji after the recall of E B March.

Date: [ca 1965]

By: Opotiki Young Farmers Club

Reference: qMS-1609

Description: Comprises brief historical survey of the Opotiki area; discussion on boundaries; transport; agriculture in general and specifically - wheat, flax; education; maize; crops; topdressing and settlement; disease in relation to farming; milling; geology and recreation Quantity: 1 volume(s) (5 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (carbon) (34 cm; blue pamphlet case)

Date: 1925

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Diaries

Reference: Micro-MS-0600-04

Description: Chronological account of Adkin's farming activities and his interests in local Human History and Natural History as well as Ethnology. Includes information on Kapiti Island (ie. Waiorua Bay, Motungangara, and Wharekohu where Te Rauparaha was said to have signed the Treaty). Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1857-1858, [ca 1828-1990]

By: Saxton family

Reference: MS-Papers-5443

Description: The collection comprises part of a journal in which George Saxton recorded the daily movements on the Saxton family property at Stoke, Nelson, (10 Aug 1857 to 23 Jan 1858) and a project on family history compiled by Jillian Saxton which includes photographs and brief family details, a letter re John Waring Saxton's death in 1865, Priscilla Crumpton's passport (1828) and a photograph of her in 1830, extracts from published works about the Saxton family, and other papers Source of title - Supplied title Relationship complexity - The Library also holds J W Saxton's Journal (qMS-1758-1762), his fragments of a diary on the `Clifford' (1841-1842) at MS-Papers-0107-1, a workbook and diary fragment for 1844 at MS-Papers-0107-2 and a typescript of MS-Papers-0107-1 at MS-Papers-4417 The diary is one kept by George Saxton in an exercise book formerly used by Caroline Saxton (John Waring Saxton's sister) in 1834; the Saxton family history was compiled by Jillian Saxton for a school project. Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter Photographs of Saxton family members, a copy of the alleged Saxton crest, photographs of Saxton family homes and sketches by John Waring Saxton, have been reproduced