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Date: [ca 1960s]

From: Conley, Peter Vaizey, 1924-2000 :Transparency slides of New Zealand scenes

Reference: PA12-8862

Description: Colour transparency slides of Auckland scenes, taken ca mid to late 1950s and 1960s by Peter Vaizey Conley. This set is chiefly of Waitemata Harbour, Auckland waterfront between Westhaven Marina and Mechanics Bay, and a few views of the city. Waterfront and harbour views include two images of Auckland Harbour Bridge and views of ships include the Mariposa and the Oriana, and [Devonport?] ferry. Views of city buildings include Auckland Railway Station and Ferry Terminal Building. Landscape views show beaches, including Long Bay, one view of a waterfall near Papakura, and a landscaped [public?] garden, probably Point Erin Park. Miscellaneous images include a Volkswagen car parked at Point Erin Park, Westhaven, and a National Airways Corporation airplane on the tarmac at an unidentified airport. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: 1952 - 1953

By: Sanders, James Edward, 1911-1998; New Zealand observer (Newspaper)

Reference: J-036-001/088

Description: New Zealand topics include family life, a proposed atomic power plant for Auckland, rates blowout in Auckland, electoral boundary changes, rising public transport fares, retailing, banking, income tax, agricultural protection policies, power cuts and hydroelectric power, flucating wool prices, financing of and patronage of the arts, telephone tapping, undercover police, education policy and funding of the Education Department, meat imports from Denmark, meat trade with the United States, trade with the USSR, political parties, the cost of living, difficulties funding the construction of the Auckland Harbour bridge, the Land Settlement Bill, local body financing, the profitability of the National Airways Corporation, deregulation of power boards, sales tax on motor vehicles and aging vehicles, import controls, traffic accidents and drivers' licences, manners and customs, Royal visit, international borrowing from the United States, public expenditure, taxation, funding of Auckland's sewage scheme, price controls, exchange controls, the budget, strikes, housing policies, the election, betting, rugby, cricket spectators, rabbiters, hairdessing prices and the liquor trade and duck shooting. International topics include relations between the United Kingdom and the United States, the Empire Finance Ministers Conference, naval command of the Atlantic, climate change and international relations in Europe, the British monarchy, the "communist threat from the 'Red East' ", US President Eisenhower's dealings with USSR President Joseph Stalin, judicial power disputes in South Africa, race relations in South Africa and in Kenya, New Zealand's meat trade with the United States, meat imports from Denmark, New Zealand's trade with the USSR, the American Presidential election, Pacific region relationships, an international air race, the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, attacks on British residents in Egypt, the spece of the Korean war, disputes over Persian oil and internal politics in Persia (Iran). Quantity: 88 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A3 size photocopies, vertical orientation. Image size approximately 370 by 250 mm.

Date: 1947 - 1970

From: [Ephemera relating to hotels, motels, hostels and other accommodation in Auckland. 1900-1999]

Reference: Eph-A-HOTEL-Auckland-1950s-01

Description: Horizontal label in blue and black on white, shows the logo for the NAC airline, and the name of the Royal Hotel in Auckland. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 65 x 107 mm. Provenance: Purchased from a private vendor in 2013.

Date: 1958

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-45053P

Description: Arrival of first Vickers Viscount for NAC at Whenuapai. The aircrew and dignitaries are being met by a Maori challenge. Photograph taken 1958 by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Resin coated paper print 20.3 x 25.3 cm Finding Aids: File print in Whites Aviation folder B2, Aviation 2.

Date: 17 August 1952

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-31052-G

Description: Aerial photograph of NAC Douglas DC-3 ZK-AOD flying over Auckland. Auckland wharves are in the foreground, The Domain is the the left background, and Mount Eden is in the centre background. Photograph taken 17 August 1952 by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches Finding Aids: File print in Whites Aviation folder B2, Aviation 2.

Date: 5 Mar 1960

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-52689

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Photographic negative