Places

Date: 1940 - 1949

By: Gordon Harcourt Ltd

Reference: MapColl-832.4799gbbd/A/ca.1940/Acc.14598

Description: A copy of a cadastral map of the area between The Terrace and Whitmore Street, Boulcott Street to Cuba Street, Brougham Street to Clyde Quay Wharf and Herd Street. Sections and subdivisions are numbered and include numerous Deeds plan numbers. Government, provincial and Thorn Reclamation land includes block numbers. Wharves are named. Names include Town Hall, and land belonging to the Wellington Harbour Board and Wellington City Council is marked. Streets are named, as are some rights of way such as Opera House Lane. Red ink annotations show property values in pounds sterling. Title supplied by cataloguer - subtitle taken from top right of map Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink on diazo print, some colour, scale not given, 107.2 x 74 cm.

Date: [1860s-1950s]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-002

Description: Views of the Orongorongo River, Otago, Milford and early Wellington made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. They include photographs of early artwork, street scenes, shipping, government buildings, mountains, lakes, rivers and people engaged in outdoor activities such as tramping and hunting. Quantity: 72 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1925 - 1935

By: Gordon Harcourt Ltd

Reference: MapColl-832.4799gbbd/A/[ca.1930]/Acc.14585

Description: Cadastral, surveyed map of the western side of Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington, between Ghuznee Street and Dixon Street, showing sections, lots (some of which are numbered), with acreage, deposited plan and certificate title numbers, price in pounds sterling, a date and the following names: Hill & Jackson, Wellington City Council, W A Chote, Aldred & Griffiths, L T Watkins, Hope Gibbons Ltd, J Swinson. Some sections are highlighted in green, some in red. Some properties are on Inglewood Place. Includes some pencil annotations such as prices and dates. Written on recto: Ghuznee and Taranaki streets (used in title). Remainder of title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on diazo photoprint, scale indeterminable, 39.3 x 75 cm

Date: 1932 - 1939

From: Wickham, Charles, 1853-1940s :Family album. Uncle Charlie's unfinished drawings. [1926-1941].

Reference: E-563-q-08

Description: Shows a view of Wellington Harbour from 324 Oriental Parade, looking towards Te Aro and Brooklyn, with St Gerard's Church on a headland at the left. At the right a steamboat comes into the port, and the buildings of Wellington are visible as shadows in the dusk, under an orange sky. Other Titles - 324 Oriental Parade, Wellington. I painted from my window this NOCTURN, without an outline in 30 minutes Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) inserted into slits in page of album.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 197 x 255 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Mr Thomas H Hudson of England in 1997.

Date: 1932 - 1939

From: Wickham, Charles, 1853-1940s :Family album. Uncle Charlie's unfinished drawings. [1926-1941].

Reference: E-563-q-07

Description: Shows a view of Wellington Harbour from Brooklyn, with the Carillon at the extreme right. The Te Aro area and the houses on Mt Victoria are also shown, as well as the wharves on th waterfront. Somes Island (Matiu) is in the right distance, with the Hutt Valley beyond. Other Titles - Belfry The Carillon was built in 1931, and therefore this view must have been painted after that. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) inserted into slits in page of album.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 192 x 266 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Mr Thomas H Hudson of England in 1997.

Date: [ca July-August] 1934

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 1/2-122291-F

Description: An aerial view of Wellington in 1934, looking over Mt Cook, Basin Reserve, Newtown (upper centre and right), Hataitai, Kilbirnie and Miramar (upper left). Some of the buildings which can be identified are: National Museum Wellington (being constructed), Carillion War Memorial Monument and Wellington College. Photograph taken by a photographer from the Evening Post. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).