Places

Date: 1877

From: Holmes, Katherine McLean, 1849-1925 :Pencil and watercolour drawings 1868-1891

By: Holmes, Katherine McLean, 1849-1925

Reference: E-326-f-016-2

Description: Shows a small cottage facing the beach with the sea in the background, a sailing boat in the water and a small boat on the beach. Inscriptions: Recto - above image - [Top of page, above all images] The Bluff; Recto - bottom left - K H; Recto - bottom right - Feb 7 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 63 x 115 mm

Date: 1890

From: [Walsh, Philip] 1843-1914 :[Middle East and New Zealand sketchbook] 1883-1892.

Reference: E-369-116/117

Description: A view of Paihia, showing two people rowing a boat and a row of trees and dwellings in the background Quantity: 1 drawing(s) (double page). Physical Description: Pencil on paper 105 x 368 mm, in album

Date: [ca 1910]

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

Reference: 1/2-001214-G

Description: View of Oriental Bay taken from the beach looking east across the bay to the houses on the hill overlooking the bay. There are several boathouses on the foreshore and houses line Oriental Parade. In the foreground is a man in a rowboat near to the shore. Men and boys are gathered on the beach watching him. Photograph taken by William A Price in early 1900s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Oriental Bay. Wellington. 628 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1889

By: Aubrey, Christopher, active 1868-1906

Reference: C-030-023

Description: View from the south end of Oriental Bay looking north toward Wellington, showing rowing boat, boat-sheds, cows in field, houses, Oriental Parade and Oriental Terrace The large red house on the hill, upper left, was known as 'Thomas's Folly' and was built of Australian hardwood by Sir Godfrey John Thomas, half-brother to Sir George Grey, then later owned by Alfred Maurice Lewis of Thompson Lewis. The wood used for this house was said to have been left over from the Government Buildings in Lambton Quay. The large white house, also on the left, but lower, in Wilkinson Street (leading to Grass Street), was first owned by a Mr Wilkinson. The single-storey house on the corner of Hay Street was owned by a Mr Laurence Arcus. Painting has been trimmed. Supplied title Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [C.A]ubrey Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 249 x 499 mm on sheet 306 x 543 mm

Date: [ca 1910]

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

Reference: 1/2-000528-G

Description: View of Oriental Bay taken from Oriental Parade looking east across the bay to the houses on the hill overlooking the bay. There are several boathouses on the foreshore and houses line Oriental Parade. In the foreground is a man in a rowboat at the water's edge. People are gathered around and a woman and dog are seated on the beach in the immediate foreground. Photograph taken by William A Price in early 1900s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Oriental Bay. Wellington. 627 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: [ca 1930s]

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 10

Reference: PAColl-6208-18

Description: View looking north along Days Bay, Wellington, on a summer Sunday. Cars line the road and the beach is busy with people sunbathing, swimming and boating. Bathing sheds can be seen along the beach. The wharf features in the centre of the photo and there are tearooms in the foreground. Photograph taken by W H Raine, circa 1930s. Typed note on back of original print reads: Days Bay on a summer Sunday Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 22 November 1958

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

Reference: EP/1958/4016

Description: Photograph of Balaena Bay, Wellington, showing a sandy beach, houses, boats, and two cars parked in the foreground, taken 22 November 1958 by an unidentified Evening Post staff photographer. Caption - Antwerp sands to Balaena Bay waters is not nearly as far as one would suspect - not even a stone's throw. Here Wellingtonians are taking advantage of Saturday's sun at Balaena Bay beach, which has recently been dressed with sands from the Belgian capital, carried to New Zealand as ship's ballast. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Finding Aids: Print available in Turnbull Library Pictures Evening Post illustrations files at EP-New Zealand towns-Wellington and suburbs-Evans Bay and Greta Point (11/4).