Places

Date: 1943

By: Hyde, William Julius, 1889-1962

Reference: A-355-029

Description: Shows horn-shaped loudspeakers emitting opposing electioneering promises from opposite sides. One is attached to "The Battle Box", sitting on a podium of Truth; the other is larger and is shaped like the globe of the world. The wording indicates that the subject is the Christchurch East by-election in 1943, eventually won by Mabel Howard. A contrast is made between Labour and the Right. Other Titles - 2 July 1943 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on light card 165 x 208 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Otago Heritage Books in 2003.

Date: 1954

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to nuclear weapons, nuclear power, anti-nuclear protests]

By: Clarity Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-A-NUCLEAR-1954-02

Description: Flier advertising a public meeting in Christchurch against nuclear bombs. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print on flier, 205 x 135 mm.

Date: Dec 1957-25 May 1959

From: Moohan, Michael, 1899-1967: Photographs relating to Member of Parliament Michael Moohan

Reference: PA1-o-1798

Description: Photograph album detailing the work of Minister Michael Moohan, 1958-1959, with the majority of images taken in 1958. Featured events include: the flooding of the Otira River (Dec 1957) with damaged infrastructure; the visit of a United States Air Force jet as part of the Royal New Zealand Air Force 21st Anniversary celebrations (Mar 1958); Main Trunk Line 50th anniversary celebrations (1958), including Ohakune lunch, Taumarunui dinner, and a Rangataua scene (6 Nov 1948) as well as a parade in Taumarunui (8 Nov 1958); the opening of the Greymouth Automatic Telephone Exchange (14 Nov 1958); the first of the Railway Road Services new fleet of omnicoaches and the opening of a Railway Road Services garage in Rotorua (Dec, 1958); the visit of a United States Air Force jet for the Royal New Zealand Air Force 21st Anniversary celebration (Mar 1958); a pre-Christmas function at Moohan's office (Dec 1958); and the Milson Railway Deviation in Palmerston North (22 May 1959). Photographer, and compiler of albums, unidentified. Identified figures listed in the names field. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album Transfers: Transferred to PAColl-10065: One print of woman working at [telegraph machine?] while the minister and others look on and two newspaper clippings. The first clipping concerns the government's budget and the other is a photograph of Labour Party members of parliament looking at Fur Dressers and Dyers (New Zealand) products while on a tour of Dunedin and Otago industrial concerns..

Date: 14 Jul 1959-1 Mar 1960

From: Moohan, Michael, 1899-1967: Photographs relating to Member of Parliament Michael Moohan

Reference: PA1-o-1799

Description: Photograph album detailing the work of Minister Michael Moohan, 1959-1960. Featured events include: the opening of the Milson Railway deviation with Prime Minister Walter Nash (27 Jul 1959); turning of the first sod on the Nelson to Blenheim section of the South Island Main Trunk Line (1 Mar 1960); visit to the Anthony Squires factory, Frankton Junction (26 Nov 1959); group of politicians at Wanganui Memorial Centre (Feb 1960), Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Warsaw (Aug 1959); Trentham Racecourse during the visit of Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia; opening of the new commercial branch of the Auckland Post Office (Feb 1960), joining of the final section of the coaxial cable between Wellington and Palmerston North at Te Horo (18 Dec 1959); the Christchurch mail room; the opening of the New Plymouth Chief Post Office (14 May 1959); Moohan's visit to London (1959); Hamilton by-election organisers with a Labour Party car; and Prime Minister's Social opening Parliament (22 Jun 1960). Photographer, and compiler of albums, unidentified. Identified figures listed in the names field. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album

Date: 1949

From: Various artists :Collection of newspaper clippings, photocopies and bromides of cartoons by various cartoonists

By: Waite, Keith, 1927-2014; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: A-312-7-008

Description: Member of Parliament Mabel Howard is carrying fodder to the 'Socialist Stable'. Exhibited in 'Harpies & Heroines: A cartoon history of the changing roles of women in New Zealand' Exhibition curated by Rachel Macfarlane and Cerridwyn Young of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited at the National Library Gallery, 11 July - 26 October 2003. Published in 'Harpies & Heroines' book published by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive in 2003. Extended Title - We have tried to create a stable way of life for the people - Miss Howard. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy

Date: 1955-1971

By: Hill, Morris James, 1929-2002

Reference: PA-Group-00375

Description: Wellington, openings of Parliament, politicians, Governors General, show personalities, Antarctic teams, police, army, visiting diplomats and heads of state, ship visits, memorials, RNZAF, fighter planes and fighter plane training, rugby and rugby players and selectors, film censorship, conferences, agricultural air shows, artists, royalty, manufacturing industries, models and fashion parades, New Zealand Players, etc Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives housed at 35mm-18037 to 18703, 120-0881 to 0959, 1/4-071736 to 072044, 1/2-177020 to 177461. Quantity: 1483 b&w original negative(s) 78 120 strips comprising 158 images, 666 35mm strips comprising 1,976 images, 308 1/4 plate negs, 441 1/2 plate negs. Total images 2,883. Finding Aids: Library generated negative registers provide a good access point to this collection. The negatives are listed within subject groupings.. Processing information: Originally arranged and described in 1995. Reference number changed from PAColl-4814 to PA-Group-00375 in 2009.