Places

Date: 1906

From: Dickie, John, 1869-1942 :Collection of postcards, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/2-034689-G

Description: Workers dwelling designed by Samuel Hurst Seager and Cecil Wood and built for the New Zealand International Exhibition in Christchurch, 1906-1907. This building was later moved to 52 Longfellow Street, Christchurch. From 1972 until 1985 it was known as "The Beckenham Pottery". Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1940

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-046295-G

Description: Site of the Centennial Exhibition and the surrounding area, Rongotai, Wellington, taken from a hill top. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith in 1940. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1906

From: New Zealand International Exhibition (1906-1907 : Christchurch, N.Z.): [Ephemera. 1906-1907]

By: Alva Studio (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1906-04

Description: Shows a view of the entrance gate of the Chistchurch International Exhibition, with golden domes and rosy sky. The words "Haere mai" are visible above the entrance gateway. Other Titles - New Zealand International Exhibition Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - ALVA 16 NZ Exhib. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Watercolour and glitter, on photolithograph, on postcard 83 x 136 mm.

Date: 1906

From: New Zealand International Exhibition (1906-1907 : Christchurch, N.Z.): [Ephemera. 1906-1907]

By: Webb, Steffano Francis Pavlovich, 1880-1967; Smith & Anthony Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1906-01

Description: Shows the turret-shaped helter skelter building with the riders sliding down the spiral around it. Other Titles - New Zealand International Exhibition Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on postcard 141 x 91 mm.

Date: 1907

Reference: 1/2-143619-F

Description: New Zealand International Exhibition buildings, Christchurch. Taken in 1907. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1939

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 1/4-049188-G

Description: Aerial view including Rongotai, Wellington; buildings for the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition; and Rongotai Aerodrome. Also shows Lyall and Evans Bays. Photograph taken by an unidentified staff photographer for the Evening Post. Inscriptions: On neg: 21-7-39 Exhibition Bldgs from the Air 1896 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1906

Reference: Eph-POSTCARD-Ellis-03

Description: Shows an arrangement of text, with a inset picture of the exhibition buildings at lower right. The letters of the words "New Zealand Exhibition 1906-7" are filled with portrait photographs, views of buildings and Lyttelton Harbour. Printed in England. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 90 x 140 mm.

Date: 1925 - 1926

Reference: Eph-C-EXHIBITION-1925-01

Description: Souvenir handkerchief commemorating the Dunedin exhibition of 1925-1926, shows an illustration of the central fountain and garden court with the exhibition buildings around it. A central domed building flies the Union Jack. The name Kathleen is embroidered in blue at the top left. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print and embroidery on cotton handkerchief, 290 x 275 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2009.

Date: 1 May 1926

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-1921-1/2-G

Description: Night-time view of the 1925-1926 Dunedin Exhibition. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber on 1 May 1926. An original print from this image is in Godber Album Vol 109, p 241 (PA1-q-102), with the inscription "Dunedin Exhibition at night. 1.5.26". Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1906

From: New Zealand International Exhibition (1906-1907 : Christchurch, N.Z.): [Ephemera. 1906-1907]

By: Dutch, F W, active 1900-1906; Smith & Anthony Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1906-03

Description: Shows a view of the exhibition buildings, with a rotunda and a dragon train ride in the foreground. The helter skelter is at the right. Some lines of pathways and building outlines are highlighted with applied glitter. Two copies held, one with glitter, one without. Digitised copy has glitter and watercolour additions. Displayed in "An ornament to the town; the band rotunda in New Zealand". Turnbull Gallery, 13 March - 2 June 2017 Other Titles - New Zealand International Exhibition Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on postcard 92 x 141 mm.

Date: 1942

From: Evatt, G S: Photographs, chiefly regarding the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II

Reference: 1/2-106363-F

Description: Rows of uniformed Royal New Zealand Air Force members standing in front of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition buildings, Rongotai, Wellington. Photograph taken in 1942. The RNZAF set up a Recruiting Centre and an Initial Training school for pilots, observers and air gunners in the old Centennial Exhibition buildings in September 1939. By 1940 the buildings also housed the Technical Training School. (Information from `The history of New Zealand aviation' by Ross Ewing and Ross Macpherson, Heinemann, 1986, pages 122, 128) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [19 January 1940]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/200/16-G

Description: Short Empire flying boat Aotearoa and the Marquis of Willingdon. Wellington centennial exhibition buildings are in the background. Photograph taken 19 January 1940 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1906 - 1907

From: [Ephemera relating to exhibitions in New Zealand in 1906-1907, including the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch]

By: Christchurch Press Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-EXHIBITION-1907-01

Description: Certificate featuring a Maori in a cloak standing at the left, with a kiwi in front of him. At right is a read seal, and in the lower centre is an oval inset illustration of the exhibition buildings. The whole is surrounded by a border of Maori design. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 202 x 271 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Transferred from Manuscripts & Archives 84-145, June 2003..

Date: 1906

From: New Zealand International Exhibition (1906-1907 : Christchurch, N.Z.): [Ephemera. 1906-1907]

By: Webb, Steffano Francis Pavlovich, 1880-1967; Smith & Anthony Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1906-05

Description: Shows a photograph of bandsmen and corwd mambers standing in the foreground, with an ornate foundtian in the middle distance, and the main exhibition building with dome and two turrets, in the background. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on postcard 139 x 92 mm.

Date: 1906

From: New Zealand International Exhibition (1906-1907 : Christchurch, N.Z.): [Ephemera. 1906-1907]

By: Alva Studio (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1906-06

Description: Shows a view from a bridge with white wooden railings, of the main building of the Chistchurch International Exhibition, with golden domes and turrets. The words "Haere mai" are visible below the dome. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.. Physical Description: Watercolour and glitter, on photolithograph, on postcard 90 x 141 mm.

Date: 11940

From: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955 :Negatives of New Zealand towns and scenery, and Fiji

Reference: 1/1-018071-G

Description: A view of Rongotai, Wellington, showing the Power Station on the left, the Centennial Exhibition Buildings in the centre and the beach with bathing sheds on the right. Photograph taken by William Hall Raine, probably some time between the exhibition's opening on 8 November 1939, and its closure in May 1940. (Date determined by the fact that flags are flying from all the flag polls on the outer edges of the Exhibition buildings). Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1 May 1926

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-1920-1/2-G

Description: Night-time view of the 1925-1926 Dunedin Exhibition. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber on 1 May 1926. An original print from this image is in Godber Album Vol 109, p 241 (PA1-q-102), with the inscription "Dunedin Exhibition at night. 1.5.26". Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 3 May 1940

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 1/4-048873-G

Description: New Zealand Centennial Exhibition buildings, Rongotai, Wellington, in 1940. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1939

From: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955 :Negatives of New Zealand towns and scenery, and Fiji

Reference: 1/4-019696-F

Description: 1939 photograph by William Hall Raine of the construction of the Wellington Centennial Exhibition buildings in Lyall Bay. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1937 - 1939 - 1940

Reference: Plans-76-0679

Description: Key plan of the grounds (now the site of Rongotai College), showing buildings, roads and other features See also Plans-80-1154 for a printed version of this plan. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink & watercolour, 740 x 1080 mm Provenance: Donation: Mrs E. Crayford, 5 Owen Street, Belmont, 16 August 1976.