Places

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: Bogle, Archibald Hugh, 1883-1972; Gordon Harcourt Ltd

Reference: MapColl-832.47981gbbd/[ca 1950/Acc.14569

Description: Part of a surveyed, cadastral map of a subdivision in Linden, Tawa, showing Deposited Plan 9069 (transferred from 2054), named Tawa Extension no. 7. The subdivision runs between part of Old Porirua Road, Findlay and Handyside streets and the Wellington to Masterton railway, from Gee Street to Collins Ave. Includes road and section surveys, the latter numbered, with acreage. This copy includes only a part of the original map. It also shows part of a further segment, namely numbered surveyed sections 87 and 127-137, with acreage, bounded by the part of the railway and part of Collins Ave. Map includes notes regarding the subdivision and two signatures, a reference key regarding colour coding of roads (not visible on this copy), the number '56', and Certificate of Title numbers 170/24, 25. Also includes some pencil annotations on white section of map, indicating bearings. Includes part block numbers. Indicates part of the Porirua Stream. Other Titles - Tawa Flat (Linden) DP 2054 (transferred to DP 9069) see C[ertificate of] T[itle]'s 461/230 and 392/273. Includes blue ink annotation: L88 GB. Title from pencil annotation on map recto. Please note, part of that title was crossed out (DP 9069) and used further on in that title. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Negative photographic copy, scale indeterminable, 45.2 x 48.2 cm.

Date: [ca 1940s]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-003

Description: Photographs of Stewart Island, Westland, Southland and Nelson taken circa 1940s for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Includes photographs of road construction, towns, rivers, bridges, lakes, mountains and personalities. Quantity: 55 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1956

By: Wright, Wilbur Shepherd, active 1950s; Gordon Harcourt Ltd; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Wellington District Office

Reference: MapColl-832.4799gbbd/Ha/1956/Acc.10285

Description: Survey map of the area from the junction of Rata Road and Evans Bay Parade to the site of the flying boat base. The road width is marked and the boundary of the proposed road widening by Wellington City Council. This base map has been used to highlight the flying boat base's boundaries and buildings, also to mark the beginning and end of the road widening of Evans Bay Parade. Handwritten note on verso: T.E.A.L. Base, Evans Bay Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and colourwash on diazo photoprint, linen backed, scale [1:360], 52 x 64.2 cm.

Date: [ca 1950s-1970s]

From: Nicholls, Trevor, 1929- :Transparency slides of New Zealand scenes

Reference: PA12-7483

Description: Colour transparency slides of various parts of New Zealand, taken 1950s-1970s by Trevor Nicholls. Includes: 1-5. Moehau, Coromandel - Parkinson (stonemason) quarry - honeymoon 1956 in Parkinson bach continued from PA12-7482-17/24, 6. Spirits Bay 1960-64, 7. Down to Paekakariki 1957-60, 8. Orere Point (south of Howick) 1957-60, 9. Family Austin, Waiwhetu ca 1957, 10-11. Paraparaumu Airport ca 1957, 12. Levin, ca 1957, 13. Taupo mid 1950s, 14. Bluff fishing boats ca 1975, 15. Dunedin from Larnach c 1975, 16-17. Work on Rongotai 1957-59, 18. DC3 at Paraparaumu 1957-59, 19. Friendship at Rongotai 1965, 20. Rongotai construction, 21-22. Karapiro after 1964, 23-24. Grassmere Jan 1975. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour film transparencies

Date: 1955 - 1965

By: Truebridge, Callender, Beach & Company

Reference: MapColl-832.4794gbbd/[ca 1960]/Acc.37616

Description: Cadastral map showing numbered residential lots on part of Horoeka and Glen roads and the new unnamed road (Kopara Road), some surveyed and with acreage. Shows survey markings for Kopara Road, underground streams, existing watercourse, water mains and kerb lines. Deposited Plan numbers listed include 14871, 18568, 18568. Other Titles - Plan of proposed subdivision of Part Section 66, Hutt District for Thomson Estate, Stokes Valley. Note on map: Costs £12,960 sterling and legal, interest and selling costs. Includes typical street cross sections reference. Drawn by KFT. See also MapColl-832.4794gbbd/[ca.1960]/Acc.37615 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, scale [1:480], 53.5 x 69.8 cm.

Date: 1941-1958

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955; Roberts, Jack Debnam Stewart, 1891-1980; Weigel, William George, 1890-1980; Smith, Robin Vaughan Francis, 1927-

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-177

Description: Photographs for publication in NZ Free Lance, ca 1941-1958 Main street of Arrowtown, church and cottage; homestead on road between Kingston & Queenstown with Remarkables behind; road construction on the Kingston-Lake Wakatipu Road; road into Arrowtown; Crown Range road (showing Jaguar XK150 Fixed Head Coupe); rural scene in Maungawera Valley between Lake Wanaka & Hawera, 1941; Kingston Railway Station and train; opendeck bus in Routeburn Valley; Cecil Peak from shores of Lake Wakatipu. Scottish bard at one end of Signal Hill memorial, Dunedin Lake Hayes; Mount Aspiring from North-East; Clutha River; Skippers Bridge; Thames Street, Oamaru looking south; aerial view of Dunedin looking south from railway station; sunken iris garden at Dunedin Botanical Gardens, 1958; mist over over Dunedin as seen from Southern Motorway. Photographers include: W H Raine, W G Weigel, J D S Roberts & R V Francis Smith Quantity: 29 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1954, 1956

By: Landon-Lane, Maria Minnie, 1874?-1966

Reference: qMS-1125

Description: With which is bound: Brough, Dinah. Letter to Mr J N W Newport, Apr 1956 Mrs Landon-Lane's reminiscences of her childhood at Tophouse, and the Tasman District in general; includes details of her immediate family and forebears, as well as personalities in the area Quantity: 1 volume(s) (16 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; grey pam case)

Date: 1950 - 1958

Reference: MapColl-832.4799gmbd/Ka/[1958?]/Acc.6213

Description: Planning map for roads in Kaiwharawhara from the vicinity of the Nagio Gorge road and Fore Street, part of which is closed to vehicular traffic, to Westminster Street. The existing main road is shown with the proposed addition of Pickering Street and the interchange showing traffic directional flows. Includes directional signs to Wellington and Ngauranga. An existing cycle track is marked as is a factory entrance road. Cables Factory, a wool store, bulk stores, a factory, existing shops and houses and a post office are marked. A parking area and bus stops are marked. Pencilled notes include: 7/C Line. 7WE. BP. Title supplied by curator Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Pencil and printed collage mounted on paper, partly laminated, scale not given, 11.2 x 35.4 cm.

Date: 1948 - 1950

From: [Architectural plans collected by Bulleyment Fortune architects. 1890-1900s]

By: Haughton & McKeon (Firm)

Reference: Plans-92-0958/0971

Description: Includes plans and elevations of powerhouse and pump room, fuel oil service tanks for oil burning plant, concrete seatings for pumps and fuel unit, details and elevations of retaining wall, plans and elevations of boilerhouse, and general arrangement of oil fuel burning and steam connections for new boiler. Quantity: 14 plan(s). Physical Description: Blueprints, ink drawings, and diazo prints, sizes varying

Date: [ca 1954-1981]

By: Kelly, Margaret Nancy, 1912-1992

Reference: MS-Group-2388

Description: Comprises unpublished biography of Sir Walter Nash, including correspondence, research notes, clippings and letters from Nash; notes on aviation history; articles on the Haast Pass and Wellington Motorway; scrapbooks of her articles 1954-1974. Also includes a biography of the painter Sydney Hamlet Higgs. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 12 folder(s). 1 volume(s). 0.10 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter Finding Aids: Preliminary listing available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Mrs M N Kelly, 1990 Unknown donation, Mar 2015 Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photographs relating to Haast Road and Aviation.

Date: 1954-1978

By: Richardson, Ralph Cyril Hastings, 1902-1988

Reference: MS-Papers-7296

Description: Reports, correspondence and printed papers on the electric production industry, especially on the construction of the Wairakei geothermal power plant. Also includes report on the electrification of Auckland commuter railways. The reports were authored by Merz and McaLellan. Source of title - Supplied Mr Richardson returned to New Zealand in 1954 as the resident New Zealand civil and electrical engineer for the British consultancy firm of Merz and McLellan on the Wairakei Geothermal Project. He remained as part-time consulting engineer after his retirement. Quantity: 12 folder(s). 0.20 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts, printed matter Provenance: Mr Richardson's papers were passed on to his son-in-law, the Hon Doug Kidd MP.

Date: [ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Lutheran Church of New Zealand: Records

Reference: PA12-10107

Description: Slides relating to the Lutheran Church of New Zealand, chiefly taken circa 1950s-1960s by unidentified photographers. Chiefly contains images of church buildings in Christchurch, Auckland, Naenae, Taumarunui, Hamilton, Kawerau, and at other unidentified locations. Some buildings are still under construction and interior shots are included. Also contains slides with texts and maps relating to the expansion of the Lutheran Mission in New Zealand. Unidentified parishioners and clergy are seen at religious services and other events. Arrangement: Material arranged by numbers that are written on the slides Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies

Date: [ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Lutheran Church of New Zealand: Records

Reference: PA12-10108

Description: Slides relating to the Lutheran Church of New Zealand, chiefly taken circa 1950s-1960s by unidentified photographers. Images show unidentified clergy, parishioners, and children in scenes relating to the construction of church buildings, church gatherings (dedication of construction sites and girls at their confirmation), and informal scenes (visiting group, bus tour to the Chateau at Whakapapa). Lutheran Churches pictured include Wellington, Wanganui, Palmerston North, and Hamilton. Miscellaneous slides include hymn text, hay making, Norsewood Pioneer Museum, a residential house [Wellington?], and a tourist images of Pohutu Geyser. Arrangement: Material arranged by numbers that are written on the slides Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies

Date: [ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Lutheran Church of New Zealand: Records

Reference: PA12-10111

Description: Slides relating to the Lutheran Church of New Zealand, chiefly taken circa 1950s-1960s by unidentified photographers. Images feature churches, some of which are under construction, in Marton, Hamilton, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland. Slides also shows various church gatherings, including a picnic, a church dedication service in Wellington, Lutheran congregations in Tokoroa, Rotorua, and Wanganui, unidentified clergy laying a foundation stone in Hamilton, and the installation of Reverend N Shultz in Hamilton. Reverend Clem Koch is also depicted clearing gorse in Auckland. Arrangement: Material came to Library in disordered state. Library arranged collection into general subject sequence. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies

Date: 1950-2000

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

Reference: PAColl-7327-1-100

Description: Photographs taken and collected by the Evening Post. Images taken in New Zealand and abroad, by a range of photographers, between 1950 and 2000. Contains images related to: Otari Native Botanic Garden, Lady McKenzie Garden for the Blind (Thorndon), Percy's Scenic Reserve (Lower Hutt), Rotary Garden Court, Sinclair Park, Staglands, and Western Park (Wilton). Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in folders.

Date: [ca 1955-1969]

From: Conley, Peter Vaizey, 1924-2000 :Transparency slides of New Zealand scenes

Reference: PA12-8861

Description: Colour transparency slides of New Zealand scenes, taken ca mid to late 1950s and 1960s by Peter Vaizey Conley. This set is chiefly of Auckland Harbour Bridge under construction, also shows several large ships in Waitemata Harbour. Other scenes include a suburban street, and two views of a river; both locations are unidentified. Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: 1956-1958

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-10131-3

Description: Photographs of the South Island of New Zealand taken by Les Cleveland, 1956 to 1958. Information relating to the content as well as the date taken and the date printed, is on the rear of most prints. Most prints relate to the West Coast Region, but also some images of Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago regions. Identified people are: Kopara Sawmill workers Bill Brown, Owen Jacobs, Morry Pullman, Hans Van Ruyven, Jimmy Birchfield, Doug Macalister, Joe Kavanagh, Neil McLean, Archy Fluerty, saw doctor John Henry Ord, Ted McGhie; licensee of Nelson Creek Hotel D Graham; Dorothy Debenham; Mick Bowie, and chief guide at Mt Cook Hermitage. Unidentified people include a female French tourist and some children. Featured natural environments include Karamea beach scenes, mining and sawmilling sites, and Buller Gorge. Featured town sequences include Reefton and Nelson's Creek houses and businesses, many of which are derelict. Further images (and series of images) of note include: a series of images of the Kopara Sawmill with forests, exterior felling scenes, lumber yard, processing of timber, and workers; spectators at a Cobden soccer match; crib-logging on the Wataroa River; various road works and maintainence scenes; locomotive at Ngahere sawmill site; images relating to various mining activities; church buildings; municipal buildings; and some mountaineering prints. Arrangement: Photographs ordered chronologically by Library using the date on rear of prints. Note that some images in the same photographic sequence have been given varying dates by the photographer. Quantity: 72 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints

Date: 1959-2007

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-10131-4

Description: Photographs of the South Island of New Zealand taken by Les Cleveland, 1959 to 2007. Information relating to the content as well as the date taken and the date printed, is on the rear of most prints. Identified people are: Senior Sergeant George Christopher Donnelly of Hokitika police; Ivy Harper and Bert Birchfield; Mike Armstrong and Jim Daken; Mary and Heather Cornwell; Charleston coal mine operator Neil Mouat; Mack Heinz; Tex Smith; Mike Armstrong; Henry Heveldt and M Bennett of Nolan's Mill; Garth Graham; meat shooters Mike Bennett and Kevin Blythell; John 'Opo' Angus, the Eggling brothers; helicopter pilot Ben Morris and Les's wife Mary Cleveland; and Johnny Hewer, Claire Easterbrook and Liam Easterbrook in front of the Neils Beach school house. Featured natural environments include the hot springs at Welcome Flat and the Karangarua Valley, River, Ranges, and the view from the Sefton bivouac, Ocean Beach, and Neils Beach, including car wrecks at the rubbish dump. Other images (and series of images) of note include scenes from the Kumara races; environmental damage (slips and road works at Milford Tunnel, Inangahua River road, and Haast and Jackson's Bay area; open face coal mining at Charleston; deer hunting, largely based in Mussel Point; Central Otago Hotels (Cardrona, White Horse, and Vulcan); Post Offices and boxes (St Bathan's, Outram, Ophir, and Dunedin) and a Pacific Films crew on Fox Glacier. Also includes images of James Heveldt's grave (Jackson's Bay), Peregrine Vinyard, a new house in Bannockburn, a girl in a Westport ice cream parlour, women in a Carter's Sawmill shop, a Hokitika cake stall, and various shop fronts and signage in Dunedin, Gore, and on the West Coast. Arrangement: Photographs ordered chronologically by Library using the date on rear of prints. Note that some images in the same photographic sequence have been given varying dates by the photographer. Quantity: 80 b&w original photographic print(s). 5 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints

Date: 1958 - 1960

From: Various architects :[Architectural plans from the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 1922-1984]

Reference: Plans-2009-043-082/084

Description: Shows floor plan, roof plan, front and end elevations, and a typical cross-section. Small text note refers to details of fittings to be found in "Housing for adult poultry" in Bulletin 387 of the New Zealand Department of Agriculture. The Library catalogue dates this publication as both 1956 and 1958. File number G 23 Dated from reference to the article in the Bulletin of the New Zealand Department of Agriculture no 387. Quantity: 3 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo prints and ink drawing on dressed linen, sizes varying around 450 x 560 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-1215.

Date: [?1951]

By: Barlow, Peter William George, 1874-1955

Reference: qMS-0135

Description: Barlow reminisces about the proposed link-up of Gisborne with the Bay of Plenty, by rail, describing the country, the engineering background and the difficulties of proceeeding with it. He also describes a curious fish happening at the mouth of the Motu River, where kahawai gather towards the end of the year and migrate about the end of February. Source of title - Transcribed Probably given as a radio talk Quantity: 1 volume(s) (4 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (carbon) (38 cm, grey pam case)