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Oparau River, Kawhia

Date: [between 1900 and 1930]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000461-G

Description: Oparau River, Kawhia. Photograph taken by William Archer Price between 1900-1930. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Oparau River, Kawhia, NZ, No 2054 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

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Opotoru River, Raglan Harbour, 1910 - Photograph taken by Gilmour Brothers

Date: 1910

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

By: Gilmour Brothers (Firm)

Reference: 1/2-000010-G

Description: Opotoru River (named as Opoturu Creek on the image) taken from Joys Point, photographed in 1910, probably by Gilmour Brothers Store, Raglan (Robert Gilmour, proprietor). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Opoturu Creek (from Joys Point) Raglan N.Z. 270.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - G Bros Protd 1.8.10. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

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Waitawheta Gorge

Date: [ca 1910s]

From: Chappell, George A, fl 1900-1928 :Negatives, chiefly of gold mining at Waihi

Reference: 1/2-023614-G

Description: Stereographic images of a river in flood, Waitawheta Gorge. Photograph taken circa 1910s by George A Chappell. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Stereoscopic dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

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Rock and bridge, Atiamuri

Date: [194-?]

From: Wells, Robert E, 1905-2006 :Photographic negatives, prints and transparencies of the Mokau and other rural North Island districts, and scenic views of New Zealand

Reference: 1/4-091418-F

Description: View of rock, river and bridge at Atiamuri with Zeila Wells (photographer's wife) sitting in the foreground. Photographed by Robert E Wells, in the late 1940s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

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Waiuku

Date: [ca 1915]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000796-G

Description: View of Waiuku, looking along the Waiuku River. The Kentish Hotel (a two-storeyed building with verandahs on both floors) is visible in the centre. Photographed by William Archer Price. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Waiuku No 1537D Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

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Ngaruawahia, Part 1 of a 2 part panorama, circa 1910

Date: Circa 1910

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000976-G

Description: Part 1 of a 2 part panoramic view of Ngaruawahia. The Waikato River runs through the centre, and the Railway Bridge is visible in the centre of the image. For Part 2 see image at 1/2-000954. Photographed by William Archer Price. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Ngaruawahia. No. 2932 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

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Meremere electric power station and surrounding countryside

Date: 7 August 1968

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-68046-G

Description: Meremere electric power station, the Waikato River, and surrounding countryside. Photographed by Whites Aviation 7 August 1968. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches Finding Aids: Print in White Aviation folder Blue 273, Meremere.

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Mail coaches crossing Maungatoetoe Stream, on the Waiouru-Tokaanu road

Date: ca 1880s

From: Post and telegraph collection :Mainly mail coach photographs ca. 1880's.

Reference: 1/4-019571-F

Description: Original caption reads: "Coaches crossing Maungatoetoe Stream, on the Waiouru-Tokaanu road". Shows two horse drawn mail coaches carrying passengers and luggage, alongside a stream which passes by tussock covered hills. The coach in the foreground flies a Union Jack. Two passengers in the front seat are blowing horns. Photograph taken by an unidentified photographer circa 1880s. Note: No listing for a Maungatoetoe Stream in the Reed New Zealand Atlas, or in the Reed's or Andersen's indexes. Possibly Mangatoetoenui Stream? Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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Burton Brothers :Waikato River and cabbage trees, near Taupiri

Date: [ca 1880]

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: 1/2-078345-F

Description: Waikato River, near Taupiri, circa 1880. Shows cabbage trees in the foreground. Photograph taken by the Burton Brothers. Other Titles - Near Taupiri - Waikato Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 2487 Near Taupiri - Waikato Burton Brothers Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

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Liardet, Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn, 1799-1878 :View from Mt Pukekawa of the embuchure ...

Date: 1869 - 1901

By: Liardet, Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn, 1799-1878; Anderson, Nora, active 1901; Hogg, Neville William (Dr), 1927-2007; Sisarich, Warren, active 1980s-1990s

Reference: C-126-006

Description: Extensive view framed by tree ferns and flax in the foreground, looking down unto a small river winding through cultivated fields and scattered houses, with the kainga mentioned in the title presumably the cluster of buildings to the right. There is a ridge of low hills beyond the near river valley then the extensive plain of the Waihou River, formerly called the Thames, with mountains in the distance The original watercolour by Liardet is at C-137-005. The Thames River, named by Captain Cook, is now known by its original Maori name as the Waihou River. The "Kawaeranga" River is the Kauaerangi. Mt Pukekawa does not appear to be a name used in the area depicted any longer - the closest Pukekawa is some 50 kilometres to the west on the far side of the Waikato River. On the verso is a pencil and faint watercolour drawing of a pair of pink dancing shoes and a fan. Other Titles - Embouchure, Kauaerangi River, Waihou River Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title, both artists' names and dates, in brown brushpoint in cursive calligraphic style.; Verso - "Mrs Anderson Coromandel sc" plus framing instructions dating from the 1960s. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, on sheet 315 x 467 mm. Provenance: Owned by Warren Sisarich, 1960s. Sold at Dunbar Sloanes, Wellington, to Dr Neville Hogg of Dargarville.

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Stretton, A, fl 1897 :[Kauri log jam in New Zealand bush]. 1897

Date: 1897

By: Stretton, A, active 1897

Reference: C-154-014

Description: Shows a view of a section of a stream with a low dam built to prevent felled kauri trunks from floating downstream. Given that the artist may be a Thames surveyor, it is possible that the location may be the Thames-Coromandel area. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 495 x 315 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2008.

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Children in a boat on the Mokau River

Date: 1927

From: Wells, Robert E, 1905-2006 :Photographic negatives, prints and transparencies of the Mokau and other rural North Island districts, and scenic views of New Zealand

Reference: PAColl-0001-2-1-109

Description: Photo of eleven children in a boat on the Mokau River photographed in 1927 by Robert E Wells. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - "Youth at the Prow & Pleasure at the Helm".; Verso - centre - A happy study of youth. These children constitute the entire Mangatoi School in the upper reaches of the Mokau River. 1927.; Verso - bottom centre - Robt. E Wells, Mangatoi School, Pukeruru, Mokau River Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 11.2 x 15.7 cm

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Mokau River

Date: 1930

From: Wells, Robert E, 1905-2006 :Photographic negatives, prints and transparencies of the Mokau and other rural North Island districts, and scenic views of New Zealand

Reference: 1/4-057822-G

Description: View of the Mokau River taken in 1930 by Robert E Wells. Inscriptions: On negative envelope - 'Mokau River 1930. A scenic study on the river about 20 miles up. View below old mine, near end of "Mine Clearing"'. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

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Aroaro Bay, Takapaunui River, Raglan, 1910 - Photograph taken by Gilmour Brothers

Date: 1 August 1910

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

By: Gilmour Brothers (Firm)

Reference: 1/2-000043-G

Description: Aroaro Bay on the Takapaunui River, Raglan, photographed in 1910, probably by Gilmour Brothers Store, Raglan (Robert Gilmour, proprietor). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Aroaro Bay, Takapaunui River, Raglan N.Z. 188.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - G Bros Protd 1.8.10. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

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Trout fishing from a waka, Tongariro River

Date: [ca 1910]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 :Collection of photographs

Reference: 1/2-125116-F

Description: Unidentified Maori group in a waka on the Tongariro River, circa 1910. One man fishes for trout. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

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Mokau River

Date: 1929 or 1930

From: Wells, Robert E, 1905-2006 :Photographic negatives, prints and transparencies of the Mokau and other rural North Island districts, and scenic views of New Zealand

Reference: 1/4-057824-G

Description: View of the Mokau River taken in 1930 by Robert E Wells. Inscriptions: On negative envelope - 'River scene just below "Dan's yards" - shack and overnight holding yards several miles below Mangatoi Station'. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

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The Delta, junction of the Waipa River and the Waikato River at Ngaruawahia, circa 1910

Date: Circa 1910

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001098-G

Description: View of the delta where the Waipa River and the Waikato River join, at Ngaruawahia. Photographed by William Archer Price. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - The Delta. Ngaruawahia. No. 3632 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

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Waikato River in flood, at Ngaruawahia, ca 1910

Date: Ca 1910

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001609-G

Description: View of the Waikato River in flood along the Waikato Esplanade, with houses visible behind a row of trees, and the Ngaruawahia Rowing Club building partially inundated. Photograph taken by William Archer Price. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Waikato River in flood. Ngaruawahia. 54 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

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[Creator unknown] :Foxton Harbour Board endowment [map with ms annotations]. 11/7/08 [1...

Date: 1908

By: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976; Davis, John William, 1848-1919; Carpenter, Ken, active 1995

Reference: MapColl-832.43gbbd/1908/Acc.39811

Description: A base map of the Manawatu River, from MacGregor's Bend to the sea, includes county and district boundary lines. The Moutere and Mt. Robinson Survey Districts are named. Includes areas marked as Reserved for Harbour Board purposes, Papangaio Native Reserve and Signal Station Reserve, all with acreages. The mouth of the river is marked as at 1923. Includes the sites of the pilot station and flgstaffs. Names include Te Awa, Whaiangi, N.W. Park. The area marked as Harbour Board endowment and part of the reserve for Harbour Board purposes has been hilighted on this base map Extended Title - Scheme plan of proposed subdivision of part Pukewa 4C3, Block III Puketi survey district Note at top left of map states: Pursuant to section 120 (3) of the Reserves Disposal etc. Act 1924, the Crown Land accretion coloured green hereon is vested as an endowment in the Foxton Harbour Board. C.T. 518/188. See file 8/362 Initials of surveyors at bottom left of map are indecipherable. Dates include 2/7/07 and 11/7/08 Stamp at bottom left includes the number 25360 Stamp of approval and signature at bottom right includes the name of J.W. Davis for the Chief Surveyor Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Coloured pencil on diazo print, coloured, 45.7 x 44.8 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-0358.

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Meremere electric power station and surrounding countryside

Date: 19 January 1976

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-73112-G

Description: Meremere electric power station and township, and surrounding countryside. This includes a view of a bend in the Waikato River. Photographed by Whites Aviation 19 January 1976. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches Finding Aids: Print in White Aviation folder Blue 273, Meremere.

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