Places

Date: 1901

Reference: PA1-f-064

Description: Photographs taken during the royal tour of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in 1901. Scenes include the arrival of the royal visitors at various places, by ship, Royal carriages, and Royal train; ceremonies and rites welcoming them; views of triumphal arches erected for the tour, including Marble Arch (Queen Street, Auckland), the Auckland Harbour Board Arch, the Citizen's Arch (Wellesley Street), and the Government Arch (City of Wellington). Other ceremonies are associated with the presentation of war-medals; the laying of foundation stones (Victoria College for Maori Girls, Parnell, Auckland), the Wellington Town Hall, and the Queens Memorial Statue in Dunedin); and the march past and inspection of various guards, troops and veterans. One photograph shows Lord Ranfurly in Auckland, reading the proclamation extending the boundaries of the colony to include the Cook Islands (p 16). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, entitled "Visit of Duke of Cornwall and York (King George V.). 1901. Maoris - Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch". Hand-printed in ink on slip attached to front cover.

Date: [Between 1955 and 1963]

By: Gear Meat Company Ltd

Reference: PA1-q-098

Description: Aerial views, exterior views and interior views of the Gear Meat Company at Petone, between 1955 and 1963. Includes sheep in holding pens, various areas of the meat works showing activities such as skinning, whole carcasses, various stages of preparation for packaging meat for the local market and for transport overseas; further products including canned meat; tallow; hides; wool; and fertilizer. Vehicles for the transportation of meat include ships at London Docks unloading frozen carcasses, and a fleet of delivery vans for the local wholesale trade. One photograph shows Prince Philip (the Duke of Edinburgh) visiting the meat works in 1956, coincidentally at the time of celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the Gear Meat company. Different Gear Meat Company shops are shown, in Jackson Street, Petone; in Upper Hutt; and at 94/98 Lambton Quay. The first `Primary Fresh Foods' shop opened by the company at 12 Bunny Street, Lower Hutt, is seen on opening day with a delicatessen section as well as meat department. There are exterior and interior views of the different shops. A number of views show hostel accomodation for meat workers, showing exterior views, a bedroom, a kitchen for communal use, and a social hall. The final section shows the Gear Meat stall at Hutt Valley Industries Fair, 19-27 August, 1960; and their stall at the Manawatu & West Coast Agricultural & Pastoral Association Show in November 1962. An envelope inserted at the back of the album contains views of sheep holding pens, further scenes of the interior of an abatoir, and one view of the Gear Homestead. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Other Titles - Gear Meat Company album Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black cloth album, entitled `Photographs'; 29 x 38 cm Provenance: No donor or provenance information available. Possibly part of a larger collection.

Date: [1903-1920]

By: Grant, F J, active 1980s; Inkster, Lawrence Andrew, 1897-1955; New Zealand. Tourism Department; Morris, Guy Clayton, 1868-1918

Reference: PAColl-0362

Description: Photographs taken during the royal tour of New Zealand made by the Prince of Wales in 1920. Many of the images are of military inspections and displays by school children. There are also displays of Maori dancing and singing, the sailors of the HMS Renown, on which the prince had travelled , prior to their soccer match in Dunedin, the prince addressing the crowds etc. A number of the images are in two-part panoramas. Also included are four scenic photographs by the New Zealand Tourist Department which may have been taken in 1903. The photographer for the tour photographs was Guy. Other - Similar images at 1/2-032642, 045102 Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 60 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1913-1955

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972 :Photographic prints

Reference: PAColl-9942-1

Description: Includes - Postcard views of Wellington, mostly dating from the late 1920s, but several from the early 1920s, and two from the 1930s and late 1940s. Seascapes of Wellington Heads and Wellington Harbour. Two photographs relating to the funeral of Prime Minister William Massey, 1925. Reception of queen Elizabeth II at Wellington Town Hall, 1953/1954. Summer crowd on Island Bay Beach, ca 1930. Horses and carts on a coastal beach. Sail boats and yachts, Wellington. Seascape, Houghton Bay, Wellington. Views of Petone. Views of Lower Hutt, ca 1948. Views of Raumati, Paraparaumu, and Paramata. West Shore Road and Bluff Hill, Napier, after the 1931 earthquake. War Memorial, Picton, late 1920s. Opening of the Estuary (or Pipe) Bridge over the Hutt River, Waione Street, Petone, 1955. Crowd near the Captain Cook Memorial, Ship Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound, probably after the unveiling ceremony, 11 February 1913. Group of unidentified sailors and group of unidentified workers. Motorcars and rifle shooting, ca 1920. View of picnic area, Wilton's Bush, Wellington. Horse and cart in the surf with a load of gravel. Head of a whale harpoon. Truck with Sharlands signage painted on it. Views of Wellington and Harbour, 1930s. Quantity: 100 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1901

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-0135-1/2-G

Description: A P Godber, the photographer, standing in front of the royal train carriage which was used during the Duke of Cornwall & York's 1901 visit. Photographed outside the Petone Railway Workshops by Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.4 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1921

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-1722-1/2-G

Description: View of the steam locomotive, "Ww" 678, that had been used on the Royal Tour in 1920. Photographed at the Petone Railway Station in 1921 by A P Godber. Information from Godber Index filed in Photographic Archives under Box 23 (Ww class loco No 678 (2). Petone. 1921. Was Royal engine) Ww 678 (4-6-4T type) was built by New Zealand Railways at Hillside (maker's no. 209/19), went into service in May 1919, and was written off in July 1969. See "Register of New Zealand Railways steam locomotives, 1863-1971" by W G Lloyd. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.4 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1901

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-0527-1/2-G

Description: Festive decoration on the front of the engine used on the train during the Duke of Cornwall & York's 1901 visit. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber. Original print in Godber Album Vol 108, frontis. (PA1-q-101) Inscriptions: Album page - Front of the royal engine. 1901 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.4 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1901

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-0026-1/2-G

Description: Petone Railway Station, decorated for the visit of the Duke of Cornwall & York in 1901. People are on the platform. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Petone Railway Station Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1921

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: APG-1720-1/2-G

Description: View of the steam locomotive, "Ww" 678, that had been used on the Royal Tour in 1920. Photographed at the Petone Railway Workshops in 1921 by A P Godber. Information from Godber Index filed in Photographic Archives under Box 23 (Ww class loco No 678 (2). Petone. 1921. Was Royal engine) Ww 678 (4-6-4T type) was built by New Zealand Railways at Hillside (maker's no. 209/19), went into service in May 1919, and was written off in July 1969. See "Register of New Zealand Railways steam locomotives, 1863-1971" by W G Lloyd. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.4 x 4.75 inches