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Date: May 1918 - January 1919

From: Creator unknown :Photographs of merchant navy convoys

Reference: PA1-o-1394

Description: Album of photographs taken aboard Maunganui on following voyages: Port Chalmers to Liverpool, England. Left Port Chalmers 2 May 1918, called at Wellington (3-9 May 1918), Balboa (28 May 1918), Panama Canal and Colon (29-30 May 1918), Norfolk VA (4-10 June 1918), New York (11-12 June 1918), arrived Liverpool 24 July 1918. Three Transatlantic crossings between Liverpool, Glasgow, and New York, August-November 1918. Liverpool, England, to Port Chalmers, with returned New Zealand soldiers. Left Liverpool 2 December 1918, called at Colon (18-19 December 1918), Panama Canal and Balboa (19 December 1918), Auckland (9 January 1919), Wellington (11-15 January 1919), arrived Port Chalmers 16 January 1919. Includes views of Panama Canal locks and gates, ferries at Norfolk VA, United States and British warships, soldiers playing two-up on the ship returning home, and ferries in Auckland Harbour. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Green morrocco-bound album, 21 x 26 cm

Date: [ca 1910s]

Reference: PAColl-6888

Description: Two images of a man cutting his son's hair sitting on a waka next to the Whanganui River; two of a waka being rowed on the river and one of the crew holding their hoe; a cow being lifted by a winch into a boat; yachts and row boats in Auckland harbour for the Auckland Regatta; two of Auckland harbour ferries; a steamer at a pier on the Whanganui River; three children playing on a shore line near Auckland with a pier in the background; a group of men, women and children round a camp fire with a makeshift tent in the background; and a row of houses with the wreckage left from a fire in the foreground. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-044216 to 044228 Quantity: 13 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass ¼ plate negatives

Date: ca 1880

Reference: PAColl-7406

Description: Photographs of Auckland including: looking across the harbour to Devonport; the Rakaia in Caliope dock; the Scotch church; looking down College Hill; Victoria Street looking across Queen Street to Albert Park showing businesses in the area such as Sharland & Co and R White boot shop; Mount Eden; the Supreme Court; the flagpole and cannons at the top of Albert Park looking out over the harbour; two views of Karangahape Road showing shops, carriages and carts; the first St Matthew's Church; St Paul's Church on Symonds Street; the public hospital showing the tennis court in front and the screens on the balconies; houses on Franklin Road, Ponsonby; the Railway Station with advertising for the New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd and Arthur Cleave & Co; Ponsonby Road with a church on the left and J Clarke, undertakers, on the right; Ponsonby Road with a bakers and butchers on the right; the Synagogue on Princes Street; looking north along Queen Street with the DSC building on the right; a ship in dry-dock at the wharves; Hobson Street with St Matthew's Church on the right; and four views of the wharves including one showing the ferry. Photographs of Lyttelton: two elevated views to the harbour one with a church in the centre and the other with an artist painting the view at an easel; the railway lines at the wharves; and three men next to coal carts being loaded with coal from a ship at the wharves. Described on the reverse of the file prints as "copy negatives taken from faded prints". Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-004172 to 004200 Quantity: 30 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negatives

Date: [ca 1900s-1920s]

Reference: PAColl-6758

Description: 12 images: five of Auckland ferries and seven of a mountain ridge and a river in what may be the Tongariro area. Three of these show a man with a square pack over his shoulders and carrying a case similar to a doctor's bag. Photographer and location unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-028789 to 028791 and 1/4-028800 to 028808 Quantity: 12 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negatives

Date: [1930s]

From: Fellows, P :Photographs of Great Barrier Island in the 1930s

Reference: PAColl-0343-12

Description: Photograph of a ferry moored alongside a jetty with people waiting to board at Great Barrier Island, taken in the 1930s by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 25 x 19 cm

Date: April 1952 to March 1957

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-o-005

Description: "Illustrating geological observations, Vol 5". Black & white images of geological aspects in NZ. Includes aspects of the traverse from the Rimutaka trig to the East portal of the Rimutaka Tunnel via Knobby Spur; Rimutaka Tunnel construction (23 Feb 1952); investigation of the cause of flooding of Ohau River at Levin (4 July 1952); Otaki Railway Bridge; Mangaroa Basin; geomorphic features of the east coast of Wellington Harbour; Gibb's Fault, Paraparaumu; Kapiti area, including Otaihanga outlier; geological data from the Hobson St gully, Thorndon, Wellington (May 1953); NZ Geological Survey Staff Conference (Nelson, 17-24 June 1953); Lyall Bay from Moa Point prior to construction of the breakwater for airport construction (July 1953); Wellington fault angles; geological tour of central Waikato District with W. Neill, including Pohora Cliffs, Mt Karangahake; Wellington City water-supply intake at Pakuratahi, Hutt Forks March 1954); piercing of the main Rimutaka Tunnel & first train through (23.4.1954); NZ Geological Survey Staff Conference, Auckland (17-24 May 1954) with group photo, all named; geological excursion to Hutt Valley & Porirua Harbour (Sept 1954); excursion to Opouawe River & White Rock, East Wairarapa, with group photo of Royal Society Geological Section members on the tour (all named); Marlborough Sounds, petrological investigation by Prof Charles Vitaliano, J J Reed, and G L Adkin; Charles Vitaliano's wife and children at Blenheim, 1955; Tongue Point via south coast of Wellington from Owhiro Bay; features of the Owhariu Fault & Colonial Knob; eastern shore of Wellington Harbour & Pencarrow Lagoons; discovery and description of features of the Seatoun Fault (Sept-Oct 1955); tour of North Island including Tokaanu, Hamilton, Raglan, Thames, New Plymouth (Dec 1955-Jan 1956); geomorphology of south Makara to the Lower Karori Stream Gorge; evidence of tectonic coastal uplift at Wellington; Tour fromWellington, New Plymouth, Hamilton,Taupo, Hunterville (Fev 1957); Waikanae River & Reikorangi Basin (March 1957)

Date: 1972

From: Wiley, Wynne, fl 1969-2015: Letters, colour transparencies and ephemera relating to Wiley's OE (overseas experience) in the UK and Europe

Reference: PA12-11536

Description: Images taken by Wynne Wiley in 1972 including one image of coast south of Paekakariki; Mr and Mrs Hercus; winter view near Hamilton, evening at Omanu Beach, Tauranga; Colleen Kent, Matapihi beach, Mount Maunganui; 'our house, Golf Road, Mount'; 'view from my classroom'; Takapuna Beach; Rangitoto from Takapuna; ferries on Waitemata; house at Taurus Crescent, Birkdale; and several images of family members in Papakura and Birkdale, Auckland. Title supplied by donor. Descriptive information taken from inscriptions on slides. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies mounted 35 mm slides. Physical Description: 35mm colour film transparencies in card mounts

Date: [1920]

From: Andrews, N :Stereoscopic photographs

Reference: PA4-0355

Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the Ferry Steamer in Auckland ca 1920. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Ferry steamer, Auckland Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

Date: 1958 - 1965

From: Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :[Original cartoons by Neil Lonsdale from 1957 to 1968].

Reference: A-310-141

Description: A ferry passenger stepping out of the ferry's waiting room, missing the raised gangplank and dropping into the water Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on paper ; 280 x 380 mm

Date: 1887

From: Keesing, Henry A, 1826?-1896 :[Landscapes, caricatures and portraits] / H A Keesing. 1879-[1880s]

Reference: A-278-004

Description: View of the Mount Victoria and North Head, Devonport looking across Waitemata Harbour from Auckland Domain. Rangitoto Island can be seen in the distance. Several sailing ships and a ferry are in the harbour. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink, 110 x 145 mm on card 159 x 198 mm

Date: 1969 - 1971

Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-NZ-1969/1971-01

Description: Includes: Whakarewarewa Thermal Area, Rotorua. N.Z. Maori Arts & Crafts Institute. Unguided tour A. 14 Feb 1969 North Shore Ferries Ltd. North Shore. Adult single. 18 Feb 1969 HB Aquarium [Hawkes Bay Aquarium]. Admit one adult. June 1970 Dolphin Pool Napier. Adult admit one. June 1970 H.B. Wildlife Trust. [shows kiwi]. Admit one. 10 c[ents]. June 1970 Moana Pool, Dunedin. Spectator. 10 cents. 12 December 1970 University of Otago, Marine Biology. Aquarium. Adults 2/6 or 25 cents. 12 December 1970 Manapouri Doubtful Sound Tourist Co. Ltd. West Arm. Boarding. 12 December 1970 A E Fuller and Sons Ltd. Vehicular ferry. Single ticket. Car or 15 cwt truck. Fare .90; H.Bd tax .10; total $1.00. 31 August 1971 Most tickets dated because of handwritten date on verso. Quantity: 9 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief prints on tickets, sizes varying up to 45 x 112 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs Maree Kibblewhite in 2011.

Date: [ca 1931-1949]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-204

Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1931-1949. Wellington - Bryant & May (employees playing tennis); Cenotaph with Government House and Parliament Building in background; Rangatira at Lyttelton Wharf; aerial view of railway station and wharves; aerial view of Kelburn, 1939; Pigeon Park showing Manners Street & Dixon Street intersection looking towards Courtenay Place; Weir House with Mount Victoria etc in background; elevated views of the city from Tinakori Hills; Sydney Street under construction, 1939; garages in Sydney Street; Herd Street Post Office, 1950; Wellington Zoo showing children having an elephant ride; Worser Bay; sunbathers at Oriental Bay; view of Oriental Bay from grassy area above the bay; inner city tennis club (with Carillon in background); Carlton Gore Road and Oriental Parade looking west; Jervois Quay showing intersection of Cable Street and Wakefield Street; houses above Evans Bay; houses at Days Bay; tree planting in Highbury Street, 1948; cars on Hutt motorway, 1947; traffic signs; pohutukawa tree on The Terrace, 1946; Queens Wharf, 1860; policeboat, 1948; tree planting at Kelburn/Highbury on Arbor Day 1948 (including photo of young Christopher Rollings); Percy Reserve, Lower Hutt. Auckland - Winter Gardens at Auckland Domain; Auckland War Memorial Museum; car boarding the vehicular ferry, 1935; Auckland Harbour Board crane being towed by the launch Te Hauraki at Auckland Western Viaduct, 1949. Quantity: 39 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1982

From: Stones, Anthony, 1934-2016 :Sketchbook 1981-1982

Reference: E-181-q-053

Description: Shows the old Devonport ferry Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, page size 271 x 210 mm

Date: [ca 1939-1960]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-200

Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, late 1930s-1960 Aerial photographs - Gisborne; Christchurch looking east towards Brighton and with the Botanic Gardens and Hagley Park in the foreground; Christchurch at night; Auckland city centre and Harbour Bridge; Nelson city; Palmerston North; Lake Brunner and waterfall; Mansion House Bay, Kawau Island; New Plymouth and Mount Taranaki from above Pukekura Park; Napier looking south-west; Wellington looking north from above Newtown; Wellington from above Wadestown looking south, showing American supply ships at Aotea Quay, 1947. Government Building at Centennial Exhibition, 1939; ferries tied up in St Mary's Bay with Auckland Harbour Bridge in distance (entitled `The old and the new'); Auckland fishing fleet; seating at High Street end of Albert Park, Auckland; lower Queen Street, Auckland; statue in The Square, Palmerston North; Cape Brett lighthouse; tourist and guide at Dragon's Mouth, Wairakei, 1938; cricket at Auckland Domain; Ocean Beach, Mount Maunganui from The Mount; Orewa; Waiwera; car ferry at Opua; Waitara, 1930s. Arthur's Pass Alpine Village; Lake Te Anau; The Chasm, Fiordland National Park; baches north of Whangarei; boats in tidal estuary at Ngunguru, 1961; Tutukaka, 1961; rural scenes in Makarakeke district, south-east of Waipukurau, 1956; rural scene north of Eketahuna, 1956; Te Whiti River, 1957; farm land in Takapau district; rural scene at Otane, 1957. Woman skier at Coronet Peak; apple packing, Hastings, 1948; official party on the stage at RSA Ball, Blenheim, 1951; Waitomo Caves Hotel; Te Aroha Government Tourist Gardens with game of lawn bowls in progress, 1959; group photograph taken at opening of the Kahungunu War Memorial building at Nuhaka, Sep 1949. Several photographs taken during the construction of the Maori memorial on One Tree Hill, Auckland, 1939-1940; electric car manufactured in England in 1935; Field Marshal Montgomery's visit to Wellington, Jul 1947. Quantity: 57 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1880 - 1889

Reference: A-050-025

Description: Also shows yacht and steamship; Queen's Wharf terminal building in background. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 221 x 386 mm

Date: 1979

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].

Reference: A-334-069

Description: In eight frames, an Auckland Regional Authority transport committee meets to make suggestions for the transport problems facing Auckland. 'What we need Mr Chairman is revolutionary thinking.' They proceed to describe the old system of trams and ferries - 'Perhaps something running on rails, with wooden seats, powered by electricity, that go clang! clang!, connecting with a network of coal-burning ferries to the Shore.' The last frame shows the city at night with discussions still going on in the ARA building, 'By Jove, I think we're on to something.' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 193 x 270 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1959

From: Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :[Original cartoons by Neil Lonsdale from 1957 to 1968].

Reference: A-310-103

Description: Two chefs, labelled as Donald and Woodall, leaning over a large apple pie, labelled Devonport ferry service Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on paper ; 280 x 380 mm

Date: 1958

From: Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :[Original cartoons by Neil Lonsdale from 1957 to 1968].

Reference: A-310-072

Description: A night scene, with two men waiting for a North Shore ferry at Auckland wharves. One reads a newspaper and gestures towards Lake Pupuke on the North Shore Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on paper ; 280 x 380 mm

Date: [ca 1950]

From: Young, L R, fl 1972 :Photographs, including ones of Great Barrier Island and the timber industry

Reference: PAColl-5521-10

Description: Ferry 'Coromel', and passengers, at Port Fitzroy wharf, Great Barrier Island, circa 1950. Photographer unidentified. Date corrected from"circa 1910" to "circa 1950" on advice from researcher. 11 October 2016. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 204 x 152 mm

Date: [ca 1899-1910]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000245

Description: View of the ferry steamer berthed at the wharf in Mansion House Bay. Possibly a vessel belonging to the Northern Steam Ship Company vessel. Taken from a vantage point to the north overlooking the bay. Mansion House is obscured from sight by the trees in the immediate foreground. Photograph taken by William A Price in early 1900s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Kawau Island. Auckland, NZ. No 1866 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches