Places

Date: 1843 - 1939 - 1847 - 1945

Reference: MapColl-832.47p/[197-?]/Acc.23130

Description: Map showing old military installations from the New Zealand Wars, 1843-7 and the home guard sites of New Zealand Army in World War II. Sites from the New Zealand War include Te Rangihaeata's stronghold (1846), the site of a chapel and the colonial cemetery at Pauatahanui, military trenches (one named McKillops), the barracks of the 65th regiment, the officer's quarters, the Boulton's Hotel of 1847, Troopers Hill, isolated Maori grave along Paekakariki Hill Road, the landing stage of the 58th and 65th regiments, Tandy's constablulary's post and the Waitaha Maori at Ration Point. Sites during World War II include the home guard headquarters of 1941 at Jones Deviation, the 1939 New Zealand Army Unit and United States Marines 2nd division near Kakaho Stream, as well as the Duck Creek saw mill at Bradey's Bay. Shows J Walker's homestead. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo photoprint, scale indeterminable, 34.2 x 36.6 cm.

Date: 1943

By: New Zealand. Army; Wilson, Geoffry Burns, 1904-1977

Reference: MapColl-832.47a/1943/Acc.12719

Description: Drawn on a base map, the annotations for the New Zealand Army name creeks, ridges, streams and spurs in the vicinity of the Titi Stream and the Whakatikei Stream, inland from Paekakariki. Some survey measurements are given. Written on recto: Whakatikei, Army, 1943. Geoff Wilson. Written on verso above title: Army. Base map: Part section Hutt County map ([s.l], [s.n], [s.d]) Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink on diazo photoprint, scale indeterminable, 37.3 x 53.8 cm.

Date: 1943 - 1947

By: New Zealand Post Office

Reference: MapColl-832.4799hkcmf/Ka/[1943-47]/Acc.37513-4

Description: Plan showing layout and road access of Site W, Karori, Wellington, the military station at Wrights Hill Fortress, during World War II. Shows excavated military barracks, command post and plotting room, war shelter, gun store, tunnels and chambers. Shows road access to the station, going through several private properties. Includes a schedule of areas table. Kano, Campbell, and Donald Street are marked. Also shows surrounding properties, owned by F L Rabone, Florence Louisa Rabone (leased by W M Wood), Fodlalla Khoura, J Prenderville, Mrs P M Bates, M W Prenderville, J M Prenderville, E Beavis, A Dorman, W F Dorman, Wellington City Council, Wellington City Supply, Barrer, Brightacre Ltd. WDO 11335 Quantity: 1 map(s) on 2 sheets. Physical Description: Photocopy, scale indeterminable, 39 x 52.4 cm on sheets 42 x 29.6 cm

Date: 1943

By: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: MapColl-832.4799hkcrf/A/1943/Acc.13579

Description: Map of civil defence area 15, central Wellington, during the Second World War, being the area of Brooklyn and Mount Cook, bounded by part of Washington Ave, the Wellington Show Building, Dufferin Street, Martin Square and Brooklyn Road. Zones 1, 2 and 4 are shown, with zones 2 and 4 highlighted. Fire alarm boxes and tram routes are marked, as well as streets, public buildings, schools and churches. The defence stores, Prince of Wales Park, Winter Show Building, Basin Reserve, Nairn Street Reserve, St Patrick's College and Mount Cook School, are highlighted. Written on map in pencil: Japanese area, 1943. Area 15. Title from catalogue card and cataloguer Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, linen backed, scale indeterminable, 49 x 60 cm.

Date: 1943

Reference: MapColl-832.4794gbbd/[1943?]/Acc.10603

Description: Drawn on a cadastral base map of the Lower Hutt industrial area, bounded by the Waiwhetu River, the Hutt River and the roads Bell, Park, Seaview and Gracefield, the annotations show sections sold (in red) and sections open for selection (in green). The sections are numbered with acreages, and the railway line runs through the area. Areas sold include the names Schweppes Ltd., ESW Paul, Wm Cable & Co., Wellington Concrete Pipe Coy., Ford Motor Co., Hume Pipe Coy., Vacuum Oil Coy., Texas Oil Coy., CH Morley, WA Cairns. Railway workshops, drainage easements, sewers, septic tanks, pumping stations, a quarry and watermains are marked. Areas open for selection are unnamed. The Hutt Park, the Waiwhetu Pa and its cemetery are shown. Unpublished base map: Industrial area Hutt Valley settlement [s.d]. Glued to the top centre-left of the map is a typed note addressed to Mr Davis, Lands Office, dated 24/5/1943. It states: 'All this land now occupied by American or Air Force. May be released at the end of the war or may not... tenders have to be called... Railway Department pay full commission to agents' Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and ink on diazo photoprint, linen backed, 66 x 64.4 cm.

Date: 1942

By: New Zealand. Army; Kay, Robin Langford, 1919-2017; New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch

Reference: MapColl-832.47hkc/[ca.1942]/Acc.9489

Description: Drawn on a base map, show military defence plan annotations for the Wellington Harbour (Port Nicholson), including the position of Bofors (single guns and darkness only bofors), heavy AA (anti-aircraft) guns, searchlights and light area; coast searchlights and light beam; motorised machine gun section, anti-tank guns, 18 pdr (powder) section, navy patrol ships, illuminated areas, and the United States Navy patrol area. Base map: North Island. Port Nicholson. From surveys by Captn J Stokes & Comr. G.H. Richards, RN, and the officers of HMS Surveying Ship 'Acheron', 1849....and the Wellington Harbour Board, 1903-4, with corrections to 1931.' (Wellington, Department of Lands & Survey, 1932).' Stamped on map: 'Most secret'. Map is encapsulated in mylar. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and coloured pencil on lithograph, linen backed, scale [ca. 1:25 250], 74.3 x 62.7 cm. Provenance: Donated by Mr Robin Kay, 31.7.1967 for the War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs.

Date: 1943 - 1972

By: New Zealand Post Office

Reference: MapColl-832.4799hkcmf/Ka/[1943-77]/Acc.37515-6

Description: Layout of the tunnels comprising Wrights Hill fortress originally made during World War II, Karori, Wellington. Shows transmission plan for the fortress, including the radio transmitting station, receiving station, power equipment shelter, the cabling system across the shelters, magazines, gun pits, and plotting room. Legend marks distribution panel, switch, socket outlet with switch, and incandescent lighting point. NZPO Regional Engineer, Wellington W38783 Quantity: 1 map(s) on 2 sheets. Physical Description: Photocopy, scale indeterminable, 38.8 x 55.8 cm on sheets 38.8 x 29.6 cm