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[New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch]: New Zealand, the playground of the Pacific. G...
Date: 1934 - 1935
By: C M Banks Ltd
Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-Queenstown-1934-01
Description: Shows a bird's eye view of Queenstown with the Remarkables in the distance, and a group of climbers in the foreground. One sits on the lower curve of the "Q" and waves. The text below the image lists the names of agencies from which information can be obtained: The New Zealand High Commissioner in London, New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner in Toronto Canada, New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner in Sydney Australia, New Zealand Government Tourist and Trade Bureau in Melbourne Australia, and the General Manager of the New Zealand Government Tourist Department in Wellington. This poster differs from that at Archives New Zealand AAOK, W3241, no 40, which has additional wording "Best reached by rail" and aimed at the domestic market. The 'New Zealand railways magazine' shows this image with the "Best reached by rail" addition, in its issue for 1 November 1934. Other Titles - Q Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph and silkscreen print, 1005 x 640 mm.
Auckland Horticultural Society: First class prize certificate awarded to Mr A Gillespie...
Date: 1875
From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to the activities and exhibitions of horticultural societies in New Zealand]
By: Auckland Herald (Newspaper); W C Wilson & Sons (Firm)
Reference: Eph-A-HORT-SOC-Auckland-1875-01-1
Description: An arrangement of ornate lettering decorated with floral borders. Note from a descendant, Jean Erbacher (28 October 2008), indicates that A Gillespie is likely to have been Mr Alexander Gillespie, the head gardener at Government House in Auckland at that time. Exhibited in ‘Humble: the life of 100 small objects’, exhibition curated by Barbara Lyon, in the Turnbull Gallery, National Library of New Zealand, 27 August - 17 November 2017. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on certificate. Physical Description: Lithographs on card, 115 x 150 mm.