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Date: 1942-1943

From: Mackrell, Brent fl 2012: Photographs

Reference: PA1-f-259

Description: Most of the photographs relate to the remedial treatment camp set up in Rotorua. On the first page, the photographs are flanked by newspaper cuttings about another camp set up for the same purpose at Papakura, Auckland. The photographs on this page may relate to the Papakura camp. Most of the photographs are of groups of men doing various forms of excersise, and playing sport. There are group photographs of men in military uniform and others of groups posing with tennis raquets and medicine balls. Other photographs record the launch of "Bonds for Bombers" campaign in Rotorua, March 1942, and the ANZAC parade 1942 (also Rotorua). There are seven original cartoon drawings of military personnel by Stenberg. These were used in the Rotorua camp's newspaper. The photographs are supported by many newspaper cuttings about the camps and their purpose. There is a photograph relating to the camp newspaper "The Arawa Guerilla" and two copies of the paper are pasted onto the same page. Other newspaper cuttings and two programmes relate to a very successful entertainment developed by the men in the Rotorua camp. This was "Splitzkreig Army Review" which from September 1942 to March 1943 toured the upper North Island and raised 2,000 pounds for the Patriotic Fund. Remedial treatment camps were set up for men who had been judged by the military medical authorities as unfit for military service, but whoes ailments were considered curable. Examples of the sorts of conditions treated are knee problems, flat feet, \"underdevelopment,\" nervous conditions, and chronic backache. The Rotorua camp occupied Arawa Park, and the racecourse. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1931-1932

From: GirlGuiding New Zealand : Records

Reference: 88-130-28/1/3

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume).

Date: 1921

From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7888-136

Description: Original papers relating to land allotments for the town hall and other buildings of the Papakura township. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: ca 1950-1969

From: Robinson, Bernard Jim, 1932-2001 :Photographs of New Zealand hotels, townscapes and railway scenes

Reference: PAColl-7847-1

Description: Photographs of New Zealand hotels, taken 1950s-1969 by Bernard J Robinson. Quantity: 10 b&w original photographic print(s). 8 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1921-1975

From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7888-137

Description: Notes and papers relating to the history of Papakura, collected by Elsdon Craig. Includes copy of by-laws of Papakura Town Board for 1921, and booklet commemorating Papakura gaining City status (1975). Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[32 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in March and April, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-170

Description: Cartoon shows the prows of three frigates flying New Zealand flags. Their names are written on the prows. Other Titles - March In 1989 there was a national reorganisation of local government and some local bodies were amalgamated. Hobsonville and Whenuapai became part of Waitakere City. Papakura became part of a larger area. The implication of the cartoon may be that the amalgamation allowed cost-cutting which would contribute towards funds for the purchase of the frigates. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on card 170 x 265 mm.

Date: 1923-1931

From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0011-31

Description: Includes the following: Programme - Turakina Maori Girls' School (laying of the foundation stone of the new college at Marton, 1927) Papakura Presbyterian Church accounts, 1940 Knox College (Dunedin) programmes to commemorative services, 1923, 1926 Presbyterian Church of New Zealand order of service for Young People's Day, Oct 1924, 1925, 1928 and 1939 Also material re Mt Eden Presbyterian Church, St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Auckland), Senior Boys' Home (Morton Street, Berhamphore, Wellington), The Terrace Congregational Church (Wellington) - Funeral service of Rev J Reed Glasson, St John's Presbyterian Church (Papatoetoe), Papakura Presbyterian Sunday School, 1936, 1939-40, Bombay Presbyterian Church, 1941. Syllabus of studies for Junior Bible Classes, 1929-1931 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1933-1935

From: GirlGuiding New Zealand : Records

Reference: 88-130-28/1/1

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume).

Date: 1930-1937

From: GirlGuiding New Zealand : Records

Reference: 88-130-28/1/4

Description: Scrapbook compiled by Ivy Turner, Brown Owl of the Papakura Brownie Pack in early 1930s. Contains photographs, cuttings, menus, programmes. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume).

Date: 1960 - 1999

Reference: Eph-B-BADMINTON-1900s

Description: Includes: 1966: New Zealand Badminton Championships, sponsored by Rothmans. Rotorua Sportsdrome, August 30 - Sept 3 [1966. Programme] 1967 New Zealand Badminton Championships, sponsored by Rothmans. YMCA Stadium New Plymouth, August 2 9 - Sept 2 l1967. Programme] 1968: New Zealand Badminton Championships. Horticultural Hall Lower Hutt 21-24 August [1968. Programme]. Covers by courtesy of Rothmans Sports Foundation 1969: New Zealand Badminton Championships, supported by Rothmans Sports Foundation. Badminton Hall, Gillies Ave., Auckland, 2-6 September 1969 [and] the Under 16 New Zealand Junior Badminton Championships, Community Hall, YMCA Papakura, 28 August - 1 September [1969. Programme] 1979: Wellington Badminton Club 50th Jubilee. [Roll of honour]. (Photocopied typescript) 1982: Wellington Badminton Association. 1982 Junior Trials at Badminton Hall Ruahine St [25 March - 2 April 1982]. Flyer Quantity: 6 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (fliers and booklets). Physical Description: Photolithographs and typescripts on pamphlets and booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

Date: 2006-2007

From: La Plante, Steven, fl 2001-2015: Photographs of war memorials

Reference: PAColl-10421-04

Description: Photographic prints showing war memorials, chiefly for WWI and WWII, in various localities in the North Island. Quantity: 46 b&w original photographic print(s) (Resin coated silver gelatin prints).

Date: [ca 1941-1945]

From: Martin, Robert Thomas, 1921-2006: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1933

Description: Photograph album compiled by Robert Thomas Martin containing images of New Zealand, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands during military training and service in World War II. Some images likely taken by Martin. New Zealand images show training camps at Rotorua (1941), Papakura (1942), 1st Field Ambulance camp in Warkworth (Jun-Sep 1942), and Fencourt [Cambridge?] (1942). In addition to informal portraits featuring Martin, Colin Arroll, and other unidentified soldiers, there are images of tents, a route march, a hospital under construction and parked ambulances (at Warkworth), and a Bob Semple tank with soldiers and Martin and his sister Valerie posed in front (at Papakura). Identified groups include Warrant Officers and Sergeants in 1st Field Ambulance in Papakura, 7th Field Ambulance, and D Company. Also image of Martin walking down a street in uniform while on leave. Images from Rotorua also show Regent Theatre (exterior and courtyard), Post Office, Sanatorium building and grounds, St Faith’s Church (Ohinemutu), swimming scenes at the Blue Baths, and Maori children diving for pennies [at Whakarewarewa?]. A 1940 series of images at a house in [Auckland?] show Martin in uniform with various people including his Uncle Frank, Guy [?], and a number of young women [relatives, including his sister Valerie?]. Martin is also photographed with a dog [Collie?]. Images from service in New Caledonia, Jan-Aug 1943, feature group photographs of the B Company 7th New Zealand Field Ambulance at Nemeara and Nepoui Valley. Identified people in informal group and individual portraits at the Nemeara Camp are Doug Smith, Wally McKusker, Doug Smith, Stan Poomore, Shorty Luscombe, Jack Ireland, Allan Stewart, Bill Cullum, and Cliff Pinker. Nemeara Camp images also include a medical examination of an unidentified local man, local children and men, the cookhouse, tents, hospital “bure” [thatched hut], a combination water heater and incinerator, mess hut under construction, swimming area in river [including competition?], and Nemeara mission church (with Mt Boa in the background). Images from Bourail show the gendarmerie, Main Street, and a church. Also view of Nouméa Harbour Treasury Island images show scenic views, including the river mouth at Malsi and the northern tip of Mono Island. Solomon Islanders are photographed including local men trained to fight by 34th Battalion, A Company tent, vegetation, local church (following rebuild by 29th Battalion) and [another?] destroyed church, men packing up the QM [Quartermasters?] store, and group getting ready to play “Tennaquoits”. Identified men are Tom Murphy, Jock Plunkett, Fred Walker, and Martin. Some show men posing with “Jap Souvenirs” (including flag, swords, knife, and trumpet), sick and injured men at 7th Field Ambulance [MDS?] at Stirling and on stretchers being evacuated by barge. Images of military equipment and armaments include G pounder anti-tank gun, 50 mm Bofors Ack Ack gun, a jeep (being dug out of mud), beach landing craft, beach scene with men rolling drums [fuel?], LST being unloaded at Purple Beach (Stirling Island), ship ‘Tyrone’, and a boat described as a “Seaplane tender”. Arrangement: Donor identified item as "ITEM C Family photos and Pacific Islands". Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 115 silver gelatin photoprints. Physical Description: Black cardboard album bound with string, 20 x 23 cm

Date: 4 Apr 1961

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-55279

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

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: 1972

From: Wiley, Wynne, fl 1969-2015: Letters, colour transparencies and ephemera relating to Wiley's OE (overseas experience) in the UK and Europe

Reference: PA12-11536

Description: Images taken by Wynne Wiley in 1972 including one image of coast south of Paekakariki; Mr and Mrs Hercus; winter view near Hamilton, evening at Omanu Beach, Tauranga; Colleen Kent, Matapihi beach, Mount Maunganui; 'our house, Golf Road, Mount'; 'view from my classroom'; Takapuna Beach; Rangitoto from Takapuna; ferries on Waitemata; house at Taurus Crescent, Birkdale; and several images of family members in Papakura and Birkdale, Auckland. Title supplied by donor. Descriptive information taken from inscriptions on slides. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies mounted 35 mm slides. Physical Description: 35mm colour film transparencies in card mounts

Date: 1939-1943, 1946

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-4161-01-168

Description: Series of photographs taken in Auckland and at Hopu Hopu. Shows recruitment and enlistment, recruits for First Echelon, entering Hopu Hopu, visitors at Hopu Hopu, troops arriving at Papakura, on parade at Auckland Domain, marching down out of Auckland Domain prior to departure. Soldiers at Florida Cafe, Cairo, 1943 List of official photographs for possible inclusion in regimental history. Selection made by WO1 W G Stewart, Unit Historian, Jun 1946 Quantity: 45 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1980-1982]

From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7888-103

Description: Notes on the McLennan family and their development of the Papakura area. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1970

From: Nolan, Iris Evelyn, 1916-2011 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11190-24

Description: Plan book used by Iris Nolan while teaching English, French and Social Studies at Papakura High School. Details courses taught, seating plans, timetables and other matters concerning her work Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1937 to 1941

From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō

Reference: PA1-o-560

Description: Snapshots of family, friends, and life at Rozel, the farm owned by Frederick and Rhoda McWhannell, near Ohaupo. A few of the people are identified, many only with Christian names. A few have been identified from comparison with other albums in the McWhannell collection. Most are taken at Rozel, including farming scenes, tree planting, tennis parties, and one sequence showing celebrations for Frederick McWhannell's birthday in 1941. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, entitled `Photographs'; 20.5 x 23.5 cm

Date: 1938-1943

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-4161-01-059

Description: Aerial and other photographs of the following: Pukekohe Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 16/21); Port Chalmers Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 16/20); Papaparaumu aerodrome and surrounding area showing Kapiti Road and Kapiti Island and beach (Series 16/13); view looking south from Waikanae to Paraparaumu (Series 16/2); Papakura Military Camp and area, 1939, 1940 & 1943 (Series 16/11); Hokowhitu Camp, Palmerston North, 1938, 1942 (Series 16/9); Godley Head showing camp, gun emplacements, proposed R.D.F. site and general views, 1943 (Series 2/2); Chamberlain Park, Auckland showing Hy.A.A. site, 1942 (Series 3/2); Belmont, Auckland showing Hy.A.A. site (Series 2/2); Bastion Point showing gun emplacement, turret and director tower, tunnel entrance to engine room, cable laying and view of Tamaki Drive (Series 2/8); North Head showing fixed defence and submarine nets - aerial view shows Devonport and Cheltenham Beach, etc (Series 14/5); Napier showing Drill Hall and Artillery Barracks, G.R. Defence Office, 1938, 1942 (Series 14/1); Greymouth showing gun emplacement site, R.C. hall to be used as accommodation for coastal defence battery, 1942-1943, and Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 7/3) Quantity: 67 b&w original photographic print(s).