Places

Date: ca 1909

From: Berwick, S W (Mr) :Albums of New Zealand scenes and coastal towns

Reference: PA1-o-834

Description: Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: Between 1910 and 1913

By: Le Grice, Edward, 1881-1959

Reference: PA5-0063

Description: Government Grounds, Rotorua, taken by E Le Grice, Rotorua ca 1910-1913 Verso consists of message to Mary from Charlie and addressed to Miss McKenzie, Huron Street, East Gore, Southland, Otago. Has a half penny postage stamp attached. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photograph, 87 x 135 mm

Date: 1923

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

Reference: Pan-1581-F

Description: Panoramic view looking across beds of standard roses, other flower beds and croquet lawns to the Rotorua Bath House on the left. There are people playing croquet and other sports on the right. Established trees on the far right and in the background to the right of the Bath House. Photograph taken in 1923 by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1579, Pan-1583, Pan-1584, Pan-1590 Source of descriptive information - Date from other images taken by Moore in his own numerical sequence (RPM-00--) which were taken in 1923 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Govt. Bath Buildings (Rotorua New Zealand) No. 70; Marginal notes on tape - Bath House. Rotorua Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 110.0 cm

Date: 1908 - 1994

By: Rotorua Museum; Cutler, Alfred, 1840?-1912

Reference: Eph-E-PHOTO-EXHIBITION-1994-01

Description: Shows a reproduction of Alfred Cutler's photograph, "The scene in the Government Gardens Rotorua, on the occasion of the opening of the Bath-House, 13 August 1908". Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 259 x 880 mm.

Date: 1924-1925, 1928

From: Johnston, Phyllis, 1904-1998: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1895

Description: Photograph album formerly belonging to Phyllis Johnston. Contain images taken during visit to South Seas Exhibition in Dunedin and a North Island road trip. Compiler of albums, and photographer(s), are unidentified. Album is extensively captioned. - Images of Dunedin area are taken during a holiday to the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition in 1924-1925. Photographs of sights include a bus trip to Waipori via Outram (including the Waipori River and power station), St Clair Beach (including the Baths and Tomahawk), waves at Ocean Beach, Dunedin Botanic Gardens, Portobello, Harbour Ferry, Octagon and Cathedral, Dunedin Train Station, Stewart Street Cable Car, Otago University Clock Tower, Otago Boys High, Evansdale river scenes, and North East Valley. Exhibition photos show the Exhibition Buildings, the grand court water feature, 'Maori House', and Amusement Park 'The Three Castles' (including the entrance and the 'Ye Old Mill River Caves' roller coaster and 'Giant's Mouth' rides). - Album also covers a January 1928 North Island road trip in a Model T Ford, departing from Levin. Camping grounds, camping sites, the preparation of meals and washing up, car with camping awning erected and camping gear packed on side, picnics, and tourist sites are featured. The route travelled, as suggested by the order of the images, is via Hastings, Napier, Taupo and lake area, Wairakei thermal area, Rotorua and Ohinemutu and lake area (including Rotoiti, Tarawera, and Rotomahana), Hamilton, Auckland (including Titirangi, Henderson, and Devonport), Waitomo, New Plymouth, and Inglewood. Notable sights and activities photographed include: Hastings Garden entrance with Maori carvings; Taurangakuma River; Mohaka River; Lake Taupo scenes from boat tour; Huka Falls; Aratiatia Rapids; various thermal sights including the Opal Pool and Eagles Nest Geyser at Wairakei; Whakarewarewa thermal area with model pa, tour group, and children diving for pennies; Boiling Lake and other sights in Waimangu Valley; Rotorua Sanatorium including Bath House and entrance to Government Gardens; Okere Falls; Hinemoana's Bath; fish at Fairy Spring; hunting for oysters, Titirangi; Albert Park, Auckland; polar bears at Auckland Zoo; tourist series of Waitomo Caves; Mokau bridge; Pukekura Park and Paritutu Rock, New Plymouth; and an unidentified house and tennis match. - Album contains portraits of two children called Joyce and Beverley. Joyce is also photographed at the South Seas Exhibition with a woman identified only as 'B.G.K' [Miss B G Kirk?]. The North Island Road trip images include numerous image of three unidentified women; this series also includes a family portrait of the Bailey Family beside a car. - Loose prints show Whitianga (Mercury Bay and Buffalo Beach), an unidentified group by pool of fish [Fairy Spring, Rotorua?], a print with two images (Ball Hut and Lake Pukaki), and an unidentified city scape [Dunedin?]. Source of information - for identifying BGK as Miss B G Kirk see album caption in album reference number PA1-o-1896 Arrangement: Loose prints have been collated and put in an acid free folder at the front of the album. The original pages in which they were interleaved bear no known relationship to the images. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Brown leather album with pastoral scene of hay rickets and cottage tooled on the leather, 15 x 22 cm

Date: [ca 1965-1975]

From: Edwards, Muriel, 1907-1981: Slides taken around New Zealand

Reference: PA12-10628

Description: Slides taken by Muriel Edwards of New Zealand scenes, circa 1960s-1970s. Includes images of the Rakaia River and Highbank power station, Robert Falcon Scott memorial boulder (Queenstown Gardens), Skippers Canyon, Fitzroy Gardens (near Rotorua) and Muriwai's Cave carved entrance. Quantity: 20 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies

Date: 1928

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

By: Beckett, E (Mr), active 1920s

Reference: Pan-2209-F

Description: Panoramic view with Tauranga Harbour on the left. Looking up over a garden towards a two-storeyed wooden house on the right. Deep porch on the right, pergola and verandah on the left. An unidentified woman with a shingled bob hairstyle standing on the verandah. Rustic fence with a gate to a path leading down to the water's edge in the far left foreground. Palm trees on the lawn. Flower beds in the foreground. Photograph taken by R P Moore. Source of descriptive information - Date from other images of Tauranga and Tauranga Harbour taken by Robert Percy Moore Source of descriptive information - Name "E Beckett" (journalist) taken from Wise's Post Office Directory (1927). Or possibly Mr P Beckett (motor driver) also in 1927 Wise's Post Office Directory in Tauranga Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] Beckett Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 109.2 cm

Date: 1928

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

By: Harris, William S, active 1920s

Reference: Pan-2208-F

Description: Panoramic view looking up a slight slope to a single-storeyed wooden villa-styled house with return verandah, iron roof and finials over gables. Sloping lawn with flower beds and shrubs in the foreground. Steep bushy hill on the far left. Variety of tres including a Norfolk pine on the left of the house and a cabbage tree on the far right of the image. Wooden fence across the back of the lawn. An area filled with trees on the right and a row of houses on a ridge in the background. Photograph taken by R P Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - "Trallwyn" 1928; Marginal notes on negative - W.S. Harris. Tauranga. "Trallwyn" 1928. 1 B&W. 3 oils. Dark red roofs. Dark brown facings. Various colour roses in front of house. Put in other flowers if possible. Tree on left of Norfolk Pine has pink flowers; Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] W.S. Harris. Tauranga Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 109.8 cm

Date: 1928

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

By: McFadgen, S (Miss), active 1920s

Reference: Pan-2207-F

Description: Panoramic view of farmland with Tauranga Harbour on the left. Looking over a flat grassy area on the right to a single-storeyed wooden house partially hidden amongst palm trees. Fenced garden around the house, wrought iron gate separating the house from the field in the foreground. Also a paddock behind the house. Another house just visible on the far right. Variety of trees in the background. Hills in the background and across the harbour on the left. Photograph taken by R P Moore. There is no information about the McFadgeon [McFadgen] family having a link with "Bureta Farm" in an article on the internet: http://tauranga.kete.net.nz/tauranga_local_history/topics/show/1263-bureta. A second photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore (Pan-2211) has the name D.M. Fell and Bureta Farm (listed in the article), and Miss S McFadgen is crossed out. It appears Moore might have given the two images the incorrect names which he then corrected. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] Miss S McFadgen. Tauranga. 1 B&W. [Tape stuck over note on margin which is only part legible but the name "Bureta" and 1928 are visible] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 111.3 cm

Date: 1928

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

By: Kingsbury, Samuel, active 1920s

Reference: Pan-2212-F

Description: Panoramic view of the back of 'Woodhill' homestead in Otumoetai. Wooden house with a two-storeyed wing on the right. Iron roof, finials over the gables. There is a large rounded window with garden furniture outside on the right. Garage in the centre right foreground. Path from the garage to the house, with a small haystack and small sheds on the left of the path. Water tank up on a paddock on the far left. Peep of water in the background between trees. Monkey puzzle tree behind the garage. Photograph taken by R P Moore. Refer also Pan-2215 for front view of the house Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - "Woodhill" 1928; Marginal notes on negative - S. Kingsbury. Tauranga. 3 B&W. Back view. Title "Woodhill" [1]928; Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] S. Kingsbury. Back view Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 109.8 cm

Date: 1928

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

By: Bell, E C (Mrs), active 1920s

Reference: Pan-2210-F

Description: Panoramic view looking over an orchard in a gently sloping valley. Single-storeyed wooden house on the left, iron roof, return verandah. House set in a fenced garden with vegetable garden on the far left. View down to Mount Maunganui in the left middle distance with the Bay of Plenty in the background. Fields interspersed with trees across the image. Photograph taken by R P Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - "Mount View" 1928; Marginal notes on negative - Mrs E.C. Bell. Otumoeatai [i.e. Otumoetai]. Tauranga. 2 B&W. 1 oil. "Mount View" 1928. Block out & put cloud in, sea etc. Dark red roof Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 110.8 cm

Date: 1932 - 1948

From: Buxton, Trevor Sidney, 1901-1948 :[Landscape design plans for fine gardens in the (mostly lower) North Island; includes two design plans for garden entrances by Trevor's brother, Raymond. ca 1932-1948]

By: Wylie, D S (Mr), active 1930s

Reference: Plans-2012-011-059

Description: Plan view of design for a residential garden in Tauranga. Details include a large terrace in front of the house with steps dpwn to a large front lawn with a pond; an area for planting asparagus, as well as a large vegetable garden; a garage with a toolshed; a compost yard, and a substantial plantation of sheltering trees and ornamental plants Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Trevor S Buxton NDHNZ / Landscape Architect / Box 260 / Palmerston Nth; Recto - bottom left - 16 ft = 1 inch Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Blueprint and ink on paper, 565 x 370 mm Provenance: Donation: Andrew and Peta Buxton, Christchurch, February 2012

Date: Circa 1925

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

Reference: Pan-1583-F

Description: Panoramic view of the Rotorua Government Grounds, with a driveway in the foreground leading to the main Sanatorium buildings which are partially visible centre left, and to the Duchess Bath on the right. Flowers and shrubs bordering the drives, trees and a small lake on the right. A man wearing a suit and hat is standing beside the lake, near a lamp stand. An arm of Lake Rotorua is visible behind the buildings, and there are hills in the background. Photograph taken circa 1925 by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1579, Pan-1584, Pan-1586, Pan-1590 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Sanitorium [i.e. Sanatorium] Grounds. Rotorua, New Zealand. No. 74A; Marginal notes on tape - 17 17 17 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 123.0 cm

Date: Circa 1925

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

Reference: Pan-1590-F

Description: Panoramic view of the Rotorua Government Sanatorium in the centre. Borders and formal gardens along a path in the centre, band rotunda on the far side of a large area of bowling greens on the right. Mature trees and lawns across the image. A man wearing a bowtie, holding a hat is leaning against the back of a garden seat in the centre of the image. There are garden seats all round th lawn on the right. Bunting is flying from the Sanatorium. The back view of a war memorial statue is seen by the path centre left, and there is another statue beyond. Photograph taken circa 1925 by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1579, Pan-1584, Pan-1586, Pan-1590 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Sanitorium [i.e. Sanatorium] Grounds. Rotorua, New Zealand. No. 74; Marginal notes on tape - 16 16 16 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 112.9 cm

Date: Circa 1925

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

Reference: Pan-1579-F

Description: Panoramic view looking down over the Rotorua Government Gardens taken from the Government Sanatorium buildings. Expansive grounds including croquet lawns alongside tennis courts in the foreground, and bowling greens with people playing beyond the tennis courts. A sports pavilion is visible in the middle distance beyond the lawns, and the gardener's cottage is on the right on a slight hill among trees. Roadways and paths link the heritage buildings. Large mature trees, shrub and flower borders. Lake Rotorua is visible in the background on the right. Photograph taken circa 1925 by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1583, Pan-1584, Pan-1586, Pan-1590 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Panorama of Government Grounds, Rotorua. No. 72; Marginal notes on tape - Panorama of Govt. Gardens. Rotorua Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 114.0 cm

Date: 1923

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

Reference: Pan-1586-F

Description: Panoramic view of a driveway leading left and right. The Bath House is on the far left with a rose bed in the lawn in front of the building. Variety of mature trees in manicured lawns. Row of pansies with herbaceous border behind on the right. A man and a woman are walking on the drive on the right with the arched entrance gateway behind them. A memorial statue is visible in the centre of the image behind a circular bed of flowers and shrubs. Photograph taken in 1923 by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1579, Pan-1583, Pan-1584, Pan-1590 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Bathhouse & grounds. Rotorua. 1923. No. 73 [Printed in capitals]; Photographer's title on negative - Bath House & grounds. Rotorua. [Handwritten in cursor script]; Marginal notes on tape - 7 7 7 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 102.8 cm

Date: [ca 1995]

From: Friar, Denis Ashwood, 1952- :Transparencies of public and private gardens in New Zealand

Reference: PA12-8905

Description: Twelve views of the Auckland Domain, eleven of which are are seen through a group of sculptured figures. Quantity: 12 colour original transparency/ies. Transfers: Docments associated with these photographs are housed at PA12-8903..

Date: 1927

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

Reference: Pan-1099-F

Description: Panoramic view of crowds attending the unveiling by the Duke of York (later King George V) of the Te Arawa Memorial in the Government Gardens of the Rotorua Bath House in 1927. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1100 Source of descriptive information - from Pan-1100 Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - 9 9 9 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 117.8 cm

Date: 1927

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

Reference: Pan-1100-F

Description: Panoramic view of crowds attending the unveiling by the Duke of York (later King George V) of the Te Arawa Memorial in the Government Gardens of the Rotorua Bath House in 1927. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1099 Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - 11 11 11 [in list formation]; Photographer's title on negative - H.R.H. The Duke of York unveiling Maoris memorial, Rotorua, New Zealand. 28.2.27 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 114.9 cm

Date: 1975

From: Stafford, Donald Murray, 1927- :[Historic houses. Rotorua, Thermalart Productions, 1975?]

Reference: A-104-035

Description: A front view across a lawn and garden of the Elms' Mission House, Tauranga. Three young cabbage trees grown close to the house Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, 203 x 254 mm