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Date: 1840-1898 (1904)

By: Bankes, Wynne Albert, 1840-1913

Reference: MS-Papers-5643

Description: Edited transcript covers 1840-1859. Describes early life in Surrey up to 1854 when Bankes joined the Royal Navy. Recounts experiences during the Crimean War on `St Jean d'Acre', and voyage to South Pacific on HMS `Iris', 1857-1859, visiting Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, etc. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (16 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript, ms (photocopies)

Date: 1929-1944

By: Adams, William, 1911?-

Reference: MS-Group-1093

Description: Diary kept by Adams while training in various camps in New Zealand and while he was a signalman at Noumea during World War Two; also various certificates and postcards relating to his military service and that of others. He summarises his movements at the beginning of the diary; his entries were written at Wellington, Claudelands, Hamilton, Wanganui, Auckland, Wellington, at sea, Bourail, 4 Gen Hosp and Tinipp. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 1 volume(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, per Mr F W Dawson, Whangarei, May 2002 Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Manuscripts; material transferred to the Photographic Archive - To Photographic Archive - Photographs relating to Adams's war service (PAColl-7762).

Date: 1 Jan 1850-31 Dec 1851

By: Swainson, Henry Gabriel, 1830-1892; Leeper, Janet, active 1960s

Reference: MS-2096

Description: Journal kept by Swainson on board HMS `Havannah' and HMS `Bramble' on voyages between England, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Contains detailed descriptions of social life in Sydney, Wellington, Hobart and Auckland, and of the Society Islands, the Isle of Pines, Fiji and Rio de Janeiro. Includes a photograph of Swainson and an engraving of Crick Church, Northamptonshire. A typed inventory of outline of events is included. Accompanying material - Photograph of Henry Gabriel Swainson; transcript of portion of journal, Oct-Nov 1850, when Swainson was at the Isle of Pines; outline of events noted in the journal, by Lynda Scarth; note by Dorothy Swainson re provenance of journal; engraving of Crick Church, Northamptonshire Source of title - Supplied title: title on front endpaper `Private journal/Commencing Jan 1st 1850/Ending December 31st 1851/Henry Swainson/Her Majesty's Ship "Havannah"/ Sydney 1850-' Quantity: 1 volume(s) (186 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (23 cm, ½ red calf, marbled boards in red buckram hinged lid box) Transfers: Two pencil sketches (1) Hutt River (1849) signed W & HS and (2) of HMS `Havannah' at Darling Point, Port Jackson, removed to Drawings and Prints. Enlarged copy of photograph of Swainson in PS 284152.. Processing information: Digitisation details - Inserts located at the end of the digital files

Date: 28 Feb 1848-18 Dec 1851

By: Havannah HMS (Ship)

Reference: MSY-4239

Description: Comprises the log of HMS `Havannah' under Capt J E Erskine in which is recorded weather, the position of the ship, the wind, sailing direction, sails set, activities at certain times of the day and other aspects of shipboard life, especially maintenance. The voyage began in Sheerness via Lisbon, Madeira, Trinidad, Cape of Good Hope, St Paul's Island, Cape Otway, Australia (Farm Cove) to New Zealand, passing Three Kings Island to Auckland and sailing via Cape Runaway to Port Nicholson. From there the log records sailing for Sydney, Ports Phillip and Arthur, Hobart Town, often returning to ports already visited, back to NZ (Auckland, Bay of Islands), Savage Island, Samoa, Tonga and other locations not noted. The ship returned to both Australia and New Zealand again, and spent long periods at Farm Cove towards the end of the expedition. Source of title - Transcribed Further journals on board the `Havannah' were kept by Vigors (at qMS-2081 (original), qMS-2082-2084 (transcribed) and MS-Copy-Micro-0060); and by Henry Gabriel Swainson at MS-2096-2097, which also has his letters to his sister, and (MS-Copy-Micro-0172) The log has been recorded by several people, one of whom is thought to be a midshipman or crew member whose occupations included rigging marks, mats, washing clothes, painting the ship's side, mending sails and holding divine service. The voyage was notable for Erskine's discovery of the Torres Islands. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (420 pages numbered as 210 leaves). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (34 cm, ½ red morocco, marbled boards) Processing information: Access statement changed from "Partly restricted - Digital content available only in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room" to "Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original" on 26 October 2022.