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Date: [1925-1945]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-046

Description: Includes: Construction, etc of 4th General Hospital, Dumbea, New Caledonia; unidentified Pacific campaign (US servicemen); NZ Military Forces display at the Dunedin Exhibition, 1925 (Series 30/1); aerial photographs of Whangaroa Harbour showing battery position, etc, 1942 (Series 23/12); aerial photographs of Whangarei Heads, including Bushy Head, 1942 (Series 23/11); Wellington (Series 23/16) including Garrison Hall in Buckle Street 1938, magazines at Kaiwarra, Central Park Camp, Kaiwarra US Camp, Anderson Park US Camp, Gracefield US warehouses; Wanganui (Series 23/7) showing Drill Hall 1938, position of aerodrome & coastal battery; Warkworth (Series 23/8) showing general area, Camp No 6, 30-bed hospital. Includes some photocopied prints Quantity: 174 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca1945-ca1955

By: Pinnell, Karen, active 2002

Reference: PA1-f-240

Description: Album of scenic photographs taken on motoring tours through the North Island during the 1940s and 1950s. It includes a series of images showing United States Servicemen touring in New Zealand, probably during World War 2. Places visited include the Chateau Tongariro, Ohinemutu, Rotorua and Huka Lodge. Mount Ruapehu is shown in eruption. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Provenance: From the collection of the Draper and Brenton families.

Date: 1942-1944

By: Smith, William Landon, 1920-2008

Reference: PAColl-10297

Description: Photographs taken and collected by William Landon Smith, a pharmacists' mate in the United States Navy during World War II. He was stationed at Base Hospital 3A in Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides between 1942-1943, and Base Hospital 5 at Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand, between 7 May 1943 and 23 April 1944. Images are taken by William Landon Smith. Some are taken by unidentified photographers, possibly official United States Government photographers. Also includes a collection of commercial postcards and photographs, mainly by unidentified photographers but including several by Royal Studio, two by Peart, one by Tanner Brothers and one by VC Browne. Images chiefly relate to his war service at the United States Base Hospital in Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides (Vanuatu), at Silverstream Hospital, New Zealand and while on leave around Wellington and Christchurch, between 1942 and 1944. - Photographs taken by Smith at the Silverstream Base Hospital, and around the hills near Silverstream, showing views across the Hutt Valley and toward Wellington. They include images of medical personnel and marines posing outside the hospital or in the pharmacy, and an unidentified official reception. There are also images of Smith's friends while off duty riding horses, drinking beer, and chasing sheep. Includes an image of the cable car in Wellington, and an unidentified man at a rock pool, possibly Wellington coast. - One aerial view of Silverstream Hospital stamped 'USN Base Hospital No.4' and dated 'Apr 5 1944' - Photographs of Christchurch city and area taken by Smith including many views of Christchurch Square and Christchurch Cathedral, men riding bicycles and paddling in the Avon River, and visiting the Strathmore Riding School. Images include unidentified men posing on a bicycle in front of a tram and in front of a steam engine, men in uniform outside the DIC building. - Group of young men and women relaxing and drinking beer on a small boat or near a harbour, probably Days Bay, near Wellington. - Ship, probably the USS Davis DD-395, at unidentified wharf - Photographs of unidentified personnel around the United States Naval Base Hospital No. 3A, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. One image of Smith with two friends. Some of the photographs are probably Government photographs and have 'censored' in the bottom left corner. They include views of the tents used for living and storage for the naval personnel, and activities of the locals. Smith has written a description on the back of each of these. - Postcards and commercial photographs (mostly b&w silver gelatin prints) collected by Smith, which show Maori cultural activities and geothermal scenes, and street scenes of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Two colourised postcards labeled 'Maori carver' and 'Te hongi, Rotorua, NZ'. One image with stamp 'with the compliments of the Apostleship of the ea, Auckland, New Zealand' and identified as Knocknagree [Knock Na Gree], Oratia, Auckland. - One foldout wallet of views of Christchurch Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Photographs arranged into the following groups - personal photographs of Silverstream Hospital and environs; personal photographs of Christchurch and environs; personal and possibly official prints of New Hebrides; and commercial postcards and prints of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Rotorua and Maori culture The United States Navy set up Base Hospitals around the Pacific and in New Zealand during World War II. William Landon Smith worked as a pharmacists' mate in Base Hospital 3A, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides between 1942 and 1943 and in Base Hospital, Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand between 7 May 1943 and 23 April 1944. Quantity: 131 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 fold out souvenir set of 10 b&w photo-mechanical prints. 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints, postcards Provenance: Donated by Mary Forman, Texas, USA, 2014. Donor is the daughter of W L Smith.

Date: 26 Sep 2012

From: Milford oral history project

By: Dunsford, Deborah (Dr), active 2001-2012; Puckey, Harry Leigh, 1930-

Reference: OHInt-1017-06

Description: Interview with Harry Leigh Puckey. Born 1930 in Palmerston North, descendents of William Gilbert Puckey, an early missionary, and first Pakeha marriage in New Zealand. Describes his parents, who had a butchery in Napier, which was destroyed in the 1931 earthquake. That year the family moved to Milford to be closer to members of his mother's family in Castor Bay. Describes bach on Seaview Road, Milford. Discusses father's work during the depression, and describes how the family made money and ate. Describes the family's vehicle, and memories of Milford during his childhood. Discusses swimming in the estuary and at the Milford swimming pool. Discusses surf life saving club, and recalls a young man who drowned at the beach. Describes a typical summer day, and looking for coins in the sand. Describes almost dying at Campbells Bay, and his father saving his life. Discusses pumping of raw sewage at Black rock, playing mini golf, and going to the Milford Picturedrome. Describes Guy Fawkes night, participating in Milford Scouts, and the Milford surf club. Describes scout meetings, and attending churches on the North Shore. Discusses playing sports at school, particularly football, cricket, swimming, and tennis. Describes growing strawberries and finding food. Discusses people who had holidays homes in Milford in the 1930s, and differences between Milford and Takapuna. Describes Milford during World War Two, and the American soldiers who came to Milford. Describes fears of possible Japanese invasion, and his family's experiences in the war. Discusses romances between girls and American soldiers in Milford. Describes dances at Ye Olde Pirate Shippe, and his family taking over the management of the Pirate Shippe in 1945. Describes atmosphere at the Pirate Shippe, his parents' work there, and events and dances held. Interviewer(s) - Deborah Dunsford Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 2.08 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.

Date: 22 Jul 2011

From: Milford oral history project

By: Dunsford, Deborah (Dr), active 2001-2012; Gladwell, Jocelyn Ysobel, 1922-

Reference: OHInt-1017-02

Description: Interview with Jocelyn [Jo] Ysobel Gladwell (nee Lees). Gladwell was born in Wellington in 1922, but her family moved to Milford when she was three years old. Describes the family home on Kitchener Road, and later Saltburn Road. Describes the Milford shopping centre, and her experiences at Takapuna School. Discusses social activities in Milford, swimming, and school activities. Also describes family life, chores, and socialising. Describes Milford beach in summer, swimming, and the surf lifesaving club. Also discusses life during World War II, American soldiers, and Ye Olde Pirate Shippe. Explains that her family invited American soldiers to the beach for tea, and that there was a rivalry between American and New Zealand soldiers. Interviewer(s) - Deborah Dunsford Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 1 interview(s). 2.04 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.

Date: 04 Jul 2011

From: Milford oral history project

By: Dunsford, Deborah (Dr), active 2001-2012; Urlic, Jack Dominko, 1932-2012

Reference: OHInt-1017-11

Description: Interview with Jack Dominko Urlic. Born in Black Ridge, Mangere on 24 May 1932. Describes family history and the reasons for his father's immigration to New Zealand from Croatia. Explains that his father sent food parcels and money back to Croatia during World War Two. Describes his father's work near Dargaville gum digging and flaxmilling. Discusses how his parents met and their courtship. Describes his father's music shop in Onehunga. Discusses his family's move to Milford, where his mother's brother Arthur had a garage business. Describes the trip from Onehunga to Milford, and explains that his parents bought Stormont's Cake Shop in Takapuna but then sold it and opened a milkbar in Milford. Describes shops and life in Milford and Takapuna in the 1930s, and that his parents worked seven days a week in the shops. Describes experiences at Takapuna School and Campbell's Bay School. Describes a school trip to the Bay of Islands in the 1940s, and participating in sports. Also describes attending church and mistaking Americans arriving in amphibian boats for a Japanese invasion during the war. Describes Milford generally during World War Two and fear of invasion. Discusses schooling at Northcote High School and transportation difficulties getting there. Describes schooling, work, and apprenticeships. Describes his social life in Milford, and explains that his parents bought the Milford Mini-golf course after the war. Explains that Wolsley Avenue was the red light area of Milford, and that two houses were brothels. Describes the Milford Picturedrome, and dances at Pirate Shippe. Explains how people used to sneak in alcohol. Also describes Milford swimming pool. Discusses schooling at Northcote High School and transportation difficulties getting there. Describes schooling, work, and apprenticeships. Describes his social life in Milford, and explains that his parents bought the Milford Mini-golf course after the war. Explains that Wolsley Avenue was the red light area of Milford, and that two houses were brothels. Describes the Milford Picturedrome, and dances at Pirate Shippe. Explains how people used to sneak in alcohol. Also describes Milford swimming pool. Interviewer(s) - Deborah Dunsford Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 2.05 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.

Date: 08 Oct 2012

From: Milford oral history project

By: Dunsford, Deborah (Dr), active 2001-2012; Wareham, Ronald Sturgess, 1934-

Reference: OHInt-1017-13

Description: Interview with Ronald Sturgess Wareham. Born in 1934 in Auckland. Discusses his father, Monty (Montague), and his father's service in the Royal Navy during World War One as a gunner in the battles of Jutland and Heligoland. Recounts the story of his mother, Louisa Victoria de Carle, being on a world tour with her family, and jumping ship in Wellington to be with his father. Discusses his mother's family and their work. Explains that his brother Bill (William) suffered from polio at 18 months old. Describes housing and amenities in Milford, including public transport, and the swimming pool. Describes attending Takapuna Primary School, and discusses the headmaster and teachers. Discusses his love of long distance running. Discusses his studies and sports at Takapuna Grammar School, and his work after finishing school. Describes life in Milford and Takapuna during World War Two, and fears of Japanese invasion. Describes night exercises at Milford Beach, fears, and self-made fun during those times. Explains that American soldiers were everywhere, and that they were popular with the girls. Reflects on friendships between New Zealanders and American soldiers. Describes features of the Onewa Domain US camp, and mock exercises on the beach. Describes Milford Picturedrome and recounts stories of owner. Recounts stories of possums in the theatre, and that films broke down regularly. Describes costume parties at Ye Olde Pirate Shippe during Christmas and New Years, and parties at Milford Cruising Club. Explains that Devonport Steam Ferry Co. owned Pirate Shippe and operated buses from Devonport to Milford. Discusses Milford men's and women's surf life saving club, and describes taking canoes up Wairau Estuary. Describes fishing opportunities. Describes Milford swimming pool and dolphins. Recalls large storm in 1946, and describes destruction. Describes shops and shopkeepers in Milford, and holidays homes, and reflects on differences between Milford and Takapuna. Interviewer(s) - Deborah Dunsford Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 3.03 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.

Date: 1919-[ca1945]

From: Pharazyn family: Photographs from the papers of Noel Pharazyn and his sister Eleanor

Reference: PAColl-10031-2

Description: Includes:- Portraits of Noel Pharazyn in military dress and Lydia Field about the time of their marriage in November 1919. Photographs relating to Noel Pharazyn's time as the New Zealand military attache In the United States from 1941 to 1945. These include - Portrait proofs of Noel Pharazyn taken in Washington DC. A group of photographs of Noel Pharazyn in the company of his wife Lydia, Prime Minister Peter Fraser, and Ambassador Carl Berendsen, meeting with the US Under Secretary of War, Kenneth Royal, to recieve a medal. Photographs of military groups taken in the United States. Quantity: 17 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1942, 1944

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-062

Description: Aerial photograph of an unidentified camp site, 1944 Shows crash site at Whenuapai, 1942; wreckage of the bomber; bomb crater; damage to house in the vicinity of the crash site also owner and his family; funeral for victims at Watney Sibun & Sons, Auckland. Quantity: 26 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1942

By: Hansen, Albert, 1876-1957

Reference: A-252-002

Description: Shows two soldiers changing guard and a general view of the landscape around Plimmerton. The soldiers may be part of the Home Guard or they may be American troops who were based at nearby Paraparaumu Inscriptions: A Hansen Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 200 x 278 mm

Date: 1943

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to the Second World War, 1943-1946]

By: United States. Marine Corps

Reference: Eph-B-WAR-WII-1943-01

Description: Arrangement of text, with logo of the US Marine Corps at the head, and a small image at top right: "For victory, buy United States savings bonds and stamps". Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Mimeographed typescript on flyer, 256 x 209 mm. Provenance: Collected by Sonja Davies, Wellington, and deposited in 2005.

Date: 31 Mar 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000379-F

Description: United States Marines near Pukekohe, 31 March 1943, photographed by John Dobree Pascoe. Original caption on back of War Effort (IA) file print reads: "USMC after a toughening up route march." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 15 Sep 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000622-F

Description: Unidentified United States marines with their mess equipment at their camp in Paekakariki, 15 September 1943. Photograph taken by John Pascoe during Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt's visit. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: between 1942-1944

Reference: 1/2-C-006574-F

Description: United States troops marching at Paekakariki, between 1942-1944. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Jan 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-002032-F

Description: Unidentified United States Marine with lettuces and cabbages for United States forces, Paremata, January, 1943. Photograph taken by John Pascoe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 31 Jan 1943

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

Reference: 1/2-123944-G

Description: Colonel J H Nankivell, United States Military Attache in Wellington, handing citation orders to United States Marines receiving the Purple Heart decoration for gallantry. Taken at the United States Naval Base Hospital in Silverstream, Upper Hutt, 31 January, 1943, by an Evening Post staff photographer. Published in the Evening Post newspaper 1 February 1943, page 4 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 26 Jan 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000147-F

Description: Unidentified United States Marine collecting cabbages at a railway siding in Paremata, 26 January, 1943. Photograph taken by John Pascoe. Note on back of file print reads "Lease lend reciprocal" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [ca March 1942]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-5936-42

Description: United States troops resting during a route march, Oriental Bay, Wellington, 1943. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 2 December 1942

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

Reference: EP-Defence-US Marine Division (New Zealand 1942)-02

Description: A soldier of the United States Marine Corps drinking milk from a bottle, New Zealand. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer in December 1942. Caption - Some of the US Marines now visiting New Zealand make milk a part of their diet, and all unite in declaring that New Zealand milk is good. Photo released for publication 2 December 1942. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 20.8 x 16.2 cm

Date: [between 1942-1944]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000146

Description: United States Marines in scrub at the Army School of Bush and Mountain Warfare in the Tararua Ranges, between 1942-1944. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Original caption reads: "This scrub is friendly to the Marines, after their experiences in sterner fields overseas." Note on back of file print reads "This scrub is friendly to the Marines after their experiences in sterner fields overseas." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).