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World War, 1939-1945. New Zealand. New Zealand Artillery
Date: [ca 1930s-1940s]
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-4161-01-153
Description: A collection of miscellaneous photographs, mostly uncaptioned. Includes Northern Field Force taking part in exercises in the Franklin area (crew of 6-inch howitzer preparing for action); artillery training in Wellington and in the foothills of the Southern Alps; Reconnaissance Corps in training using a 2-pounder anti-aircraft gun; Hon D G Sullivan and another man sitting on an anti-aircraft gun. Quantity: 21 b&w original photographic print(s).
Michael J Savage and ministerial party visiting the Ngauranga Gorge construction site, ...
Date: 16 March 1939
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: PAColl-7796-45
Description: Photograph shows Michael J Savage and a ministerial party visiting the Wellington Ngauranga Gorge construction site. Bull-dozers and other earthmoving machinery are visible in the background, along with piles of rubble. Photograph taken 16 March 1939, by an unidentified photographer for the Evening Post. Sources: 'Ministerial Party's visit to road construction works'."The Evening Post". 17 March 1939. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/evening-post/1939/03/17/7 accessed 12 March 2024. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 21.4 x 15.6 cm Processing information: Title and description updated 12 March 2024 following information from a researcher. Location identified as Ngauranga Gorge and not Centennial highway.