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West Coast events

Date: [1900s-1960s]

From: Quinn, Joseph, d 1998: Negatives and prints from photographic studio operated by James Ring, L A Inkster, and Joseph Quinn

Reference: PAColl-9543-08

Description: Scenes and events on the West Coast, including floods, funerals, processions (featuring Chinese pyrotechnic group), and building openings featuring Richard Seddon. Photographs taken 1930s by L A Inkster of Greymouth, and prints made by Inkster from negatives taken 1900s-1920s by James Ring. Quantity: 42 b&w original photographic print(s).

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West Coast events

Date: [1900s-1940s]

From: Quinn, Joseph, d 1998: Negatives and prints from photographic studio operated by James Ring, L A Inkster, and Joseph Quinn

Reference: PAColl-9543-09

Description: Scenes and events on the West Coast, comprising: scenes in Greymouth, Hikitika, Reefton & Westport; Holland settlement, Cobden; Kotuku; events associated with Rotary, Women's Institute, Women's Guild and Grey Art Society; gold sluicing at Bell's hill and Barrytown; Marist and Grey Main School class photographs 1937; new District High School, Reefton; school crossing patrols; first communion groups; Jacks Mill School, Kotuku; Annual Conference of South Island Federated Catholic Clubs at Dean Carew Memorial School, Greymouth. Photographs taken 1930s-1940s by L A Inkster, and prints made by Inkster from negatives taken 1900s-1920s by James Ring. Quantity: 79 b&w original photographic print(s).

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New Zealand events and personalities, etc

Date: Oct 1949

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Roberts, Jack Debnam Stewart, 1891-1980

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-163

Description: Photographs published in NZ Free Lance, Oct 1949 Includes: Display of aircraft at Society of British Aircraft Constructors' Exhibition held at Farnborough; RNZAF Berlin Airlift crew and shield (a gift from RAF comrades at Lubeck); RMA Ararangi, Solent flying-boat at Mechanics Bay, Auckland (built specially for Tasman Empire Airways); Sir Leonard Isitt with Capt C G Griffiths; members of the Ararangi crew. Also: National Chinese Sports Tournament held in Auckland to celebrate Chinese National Day - Betty & Mona Kwok playing table tennis; teams from Auckland, Hamilton, Otago & Wellington; Lion dance and Charles Wah Lee & Willie Wong playing Chinese drum and cymbals. Also: Timaru Main School 75th anniversary celebrations - Pioneer group; drill display; march past of present-day pupils; John Wilds (first day pupil) laying wreath on the war memorial. Also: Hyrdo-electric works on Molyneaux River, diversion at Roxburgh hydro works (J D S Roberts, photographer); veterans of South African campaign at 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the South African War (includes H R Wright, Surgeon-Captain Eugene J O'Neill, C Quinn, J W Horne, F Lange, C Ashenden and R Rose); floods at Greymouth; `Aiki', the 20 year old magpie and her egg; staircase in the home of Mr & Mrs F W Dunnage of Papanui, Christchurch (bought out from England in 1851). Quantity: 21 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

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Chinese goldminers ground sluicing at Blackwater, West Coast

Date: [between 1900-1930]

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

Reference: PAColl-3057-1-07

Description: Scene at Blackwater, Inangahua County. A group of four Chinese goldminers are sluicing for gold with a ground sluice. There is a wooden dwelling behind the working area, with bush-covered hills in the background. Photograph taken by William Archer Price between 1900 and 1930. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Ground sluicing. Blackwater. No. 1225B. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 11.1 x 16.7 cm

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West Coast gold miner

Date: between 1900-1940

From: West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society : Photographs

Reference: 1/2-096929-F

Description: Seated portrait of a West Coast gold miner, taken between 1900 and 1940 by an unknown photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Format of original unknown

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Photographs relating to Buller, West Coast

Date: 2002-2006

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000487

Description: Photographs of Buller, West Coast. Includes photographs of the Buller Gorge road, Buller towns and shops, Denniston, views of rivers and coastlines around the Buller district. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (Buller)" Quantity: 143 digital photograph(s).

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Photographs relating to Chinese visitors to Solid Energy Stockton Mine

Date: 7 March 2002

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000239

Description: Photographs relating to Chinese visitors to the Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd Stockton Mine. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Commerce (Solid energy (Stock-China))" Quantity: 19 digital photograph(s).

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Cartoonist unknown :The Chinese bubble burst, or the flight of the Chinese ambassador o...

Date: 1865

By: New Zealand punch (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: J-065-011

Description: A street scene showing the Chinese ambassador in full Chinese robes running away from a gold-miner. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: A5 size bromide photograph

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A farewell dedication from Mr & Mrs Young Hee on the eve of their departure for China, ...

Date: 1901

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to the Chinese community and Chinese immigrants in New Zealand. 1900-1989]

Reference: Eph-A-ETHNIC-Chinese-1901-01

Description: Title is written in gold lettering on the front of this folded card. Inside is the poem "Farewell dedication", beginning "Farewell Zealandia, fair isle of the sea / Farewell to Greymouth, now so dear to me ...". Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on flyer. Physical Description: Letterpress on embossed card, folded to 152 x 97 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr D J Ryall, in 1975.

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Historical articles relating to Maori, Pakeha and Chinese on the goldfields

Date: 1925-1954

From: Fowler, Leo, 1902-1976: Papers and photographs

Reference: 77-014-2/03

Description: Historical articles [and drafts] relating to Maori, Pakeha and Chinese on the New Zealand goldfields. Also includes synopses of recordings and a manuscript for "Ah Wong, the gold seeker". Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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