Places

Date: 1858-1862

From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0075-005

Description: Maori letters (most with translations) to Crown agents re: land purchases and various miscellaneous matters. Also includes lists for Native Assessors, Wardens and Police from the Whanganui district for 1862. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1832-1863

By: Whiteley, John, 1806-1869

Reference: MS-2390

Description: Records Whiteley's journey to New Zealand; work as a Methodist missionary at Hokianga, Pakanae and Kawhia; quarrel with the Rev W White; attempt at mediation in an intertribal war; attitude to the Waitara question and the Taranaki war; discussions with Sir George Grey, Donald McLean and R R Parris on Maori and Pakeha relations; journal lacks entries Jul 1843-1860 Source of title - Transcribed Relationship complexity - See typed transcript available (qMS-2212 or qMS-2213) Quantity: 1 volume(s) (542 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (20cm, ½ blue calf, blue slip case)

Date: [ca 1860-1914]

By: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944

Reference: PAColl-0341

Description: Photographs of various scenes: two of the convoy in Wellington Harbour in October 1914 (one from Field album VIII); the Field children outside a dilapidated house in Waikanae; a photographed captioned "mother and Peter" of two women, four children and a man in the mouth of Karori tunnel; a train passing through Te Aroha (Field album V); Auckland from the north shore (Field Album V); Sir George Grey's house at Momona Bay, Kawau (Field album IX); an excursion train meeting a river boat (Field Album XV); a house next to a small lake captioned New Plymouth (Field album IX); two of the visit by the Duke and Duchess of York in 1901 (one from Field Album VI); Mrs Edward and her mother on the verandah of their house in Khandallah; a post card of the station at Manakau; farm horses in harness eating at a trough (Field Album XV); Maori men, women and children around a meeting house for a tangi in Manaia, Coromandel - above the door is written Rahera Titia (Field Album V); Hot Springs Hotel beside the lake at Waiwera (Field Album V); looking down the Waimakariri from what is now Glacier Hotel at an old homestead and two of Mitre Peak and Milford Sound (stuck to the same piece of card Field Album IX); large two storey house (Field Album XVIII); and a panorama of Dunedin showing Rattray Street in the foreground and the wharves behind (Field Album VIII). Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/2-115913 to 115936 Quantity: 42 b&w original negative(s). 25 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1846-1886

By: Schnackenberg, Cort Henry (Rev), 1812-1880

Reference: 82-174

Description: Twenty volumes of letterbooks, including letters in German and Māori giving detailed accounts of his own work and mission progress as well as local Māori politics. Quantity: 1 box(es). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopies). Finding Aids: Partial listing available..

Date: 1849

By: Clarke, Cuthbert Charles, 1818-1863

Reference: B-030-005

Description: Sir George Grey's party in the distance, standing at the front of the church. The view is an interior one, unfinished, showing the rafter and tukuktuku panel details of this Maori church. See Journal of an expedition overland from Auckland to Taranaki... [ by G S Cooper] p. 60, for a description of this scene Sketch made on Sir George Grey's expedition, 1849-1850, overland from Thames to Taupo Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and wash 228 x 356 mm

Date: 1868, 1871 etc

By: Mundy, Daniel Louis, 1826-1881

Reference: PA1-f-041

Description: Photographs of the North Island of New Zealand taken by Daniel Mundy during the 1860s to 1871. Captions hand-written by Mundy on verso of each page. (Information from handwriting and signature `D.L.M.' in this album at p. 51) The Thames goldfields are shown in a number of images, including some with captions Shortland and Grahamstown (now part of Thames); the Moanataira [i.e. Moanatairi] wire tramway, with the Rainbow Hotel nearby; Hunt's claim (known as the Shotover Mine); the Missouri Battery; the Bank of New Zealand building at Grahamstown; and miners' huts. The timber industry is shown with kauri logs being transported by bullock teams and awaiting transport by water. Photographs associated with Maori include military outposts at Terewera (i.e. Tarawera) and Ormond; "Kawiti's Runanga, or court houses, now `tapu', Waiomeo, Bay of Islands" (p. 21); "limestone caves at Waiomeo [sic], Bay of Islands; the burial place of the Mangakahia tribe. Strictly tapu" (p. 22); "Group at Waimeo feast, Bay of Islands" (p. 20); "Native feast - or bone-scraping at the burial of the remains of several chiefs at Waiomeo, Bay of Islands" (p. 46); "Waipawa Valley, Poverty Bay, scene of the massacre by Te Kooti" (p. 47); "Here the moa feet impressions were found, Poverty Bay, Sept. 1871, D.L.M." (p. 51). There are two-image panoramas of the Thames goldfields and Napier. In this album they are not on following pages, but are separated. (Thames goldfields, Mundy numbers 121 & 120, here seen on pages 9 and 15); Napier (Mundy numbers 164 & 165, here seen on pages 50 and 52). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark green leather cover, geometric pattern, gold decoration, entitled `New Zealand' in gold; 30.5 x 42.5 cm

Date: 1849

By: Clarke, Cuthbert Charles, 1818-1863

Reference: B-030-004

Description: View of the interior of the church, looking from the entrance end towards the altar end of the church and showing central pillars supporting the roof, the altar and pulpit and Maori worshippers leaning against the pillars or seated on the floor. The windows are in arched Gothic revival style. See Journal of an expedition overland from Auckland to Taranaki... [ by G S Cooper] p. 60, for a description of this scene The central pillars are an adaptation of Maori meeting house style [Drawn on Sir George Grey's expedition, 1849-50] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 252 x 354 mm

Date: 1927

From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers

Reference: MapColl-832.18a/[1927?]/Acc.6640

Description: Hand drawn topographical map, by Henry Hill, of the lower area of the Kaingaroa tableland including Lake Taupo. Main roads with distances between settlements, old native tracks and rivers are named. Routes taken by travellers - Diffenbach [i.e. Dieffenbach], Colenso and Governor Grey (Sir George) are marked. Stations, homesteads and an hotel are named. No reference key is provided. Notes include historical information about events. See records for other material collected by Henry Hill. Stamps on the reverse state 'University of New Zealand, matriculation examination 192. Drawing. Candidate No.'. Handwritten notes on the reverse state: Map of Kaingaroa. Working map of Kaingaroa - Taupo. HH. See also MS-Papers-0146 Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and coloured pencil on card, linen backed, coloured, 33.3 x 42.5 cm.

Date: 1926 - 1927

From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers

Reference: MapColl-832.18gdw/1926-27/Acc.5836

Description: Hand drawn topographical map, by Henry Hill, of the lower area of the Kaingaroa tableland including Lake Taupo. Main roads with distances between settlements, old native tracks and rivers are named. Areas relating to artesian water prospects are marked as is a sulphur deposit near Taupo. Routes taken by the travellers - 1841 Diffenbach [i.e. Dieffenbach], 1841-2 Colenso and 1859-50 Governor Grey (Sir George) are marked. Stations, homesteads and an hotel are named. Includes a references key. Notes include historical, legendary and geological information. See records for other material collected by Henry Hill. Names include: Cox, Hitere, Hillier, Ihaia te Waru, Yarle. A note in the bottom right corner states: This map of the Taupo-Kaingaroa tableland illustrates Mr H. Hill's research inquiries as to prospects of artesian water on Kaingaroa in 1917, 1925, 1926 and 1927 respectively. To accompany research paper on Kaingaroa. A. Legendary. B. Historical. C. Geological. Stamps on the reverse state 'University of New Zealand, matriculation examination, 192. Drawing. Candidate No.'. See also MS-Papers-0146 Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on card, linen backed, coloured, 33.3 x 40.3 cm.

Date: 1927

From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers

Reference: MapColl-832.18atc/1927?/Acc.5831

Description: Hand drawn topographical map, by Henry Hill, of the lower area of the Kaingaroa tableland including Lake Taupo. Main roads, old native tracks and rivers are named. Areas relating to water prospects are marked. Routes taken by the first travellers - 1841-42 Diffenbach [i.e. Dieffenbach], 1841-42 Colenso, 1849-50 Governor Grey [Sir George] are marked. Includes a reference key. Notes include historical events. See records for other material collected by Henry Hill. Handwritten on reverse 'Taupo - Kaingaroa. HH. Copy of my map'. See also MS-Papers-0146 Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, linen backed, coloured, 31.2 x 45.4 cm.

Date: Between 1860 and 1870

By: Mundy, Daniel Louis, 1826-1881

Reference: PA1-f-039

Description: Photographs of New Zealand, both North and South Islands, taken by Daniel Mundy between 1860 and 1870. Captions hand-written by Mundy on verso of each page. (Information from handwriting and signature `D.L.M.' in Mundy Album III, p. 51). The views include a number in the Thames goldfields, with scenes of gold batteries, miners' huts, and a tramway. Mundy includes two rivers which are now differently named, the Tekihe River [i.e. Taheke River], and Tiremakau River [i.e. Taramakau River]. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue buckram cover; spine title "New Zealand scenery, 1860-80. Mundy. 4638-4685"

Date: 1874-1875

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

By: Wedderburn, David (Sir), 3rd Baronet, 1835-1882

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-1968

Description: Very detailed diaries from 1 Apr 1874 to 19 Jan 1875 (volumes 4 and 5) describing voyage to Australia and travels there and in New Zealand., Describes his arrival in Auckland in Oct 1874 and his extensive travels through the North and South Islands, giving his impressions of places visited, his meeting with Sir George Grey, Anglo-Maori relations, and on Maori character culture and future; meetings with Von Haast, Rolleston and James Hector; New Zealand birds and wildlife; the Western and southern goldfields. A description of his movements in Australia may be found in the inventory. Also, a typescript account of the life of Sir David Wedderburn, by D A Percival. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, AJCP