Places

Date: 1964-1972

By: Gambrill, Reginald Frank, 1890-1975

Reference: qMS-0820-0824

Description: Comprises letters and extracts from personal diaries with notes from family records copied and extracted as a foundation for the preparation of a biography of Major General Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell. Divided into 1772-1895 (vol 1); `Land, 1859-1972 (vol 2); `World War I, 1914-1918 (vol 3); `Civil life, World War II, the declining years, 1919-1960 (vol 4); `Tributes and letters' (vol 5) Gambrill covers all four Andrew Hamilton Russells (though concentrating on the third and fourth) and their lives in NZ. Source of title - Transcribed Other Titles - The Russell family saga Arrangement: Each volume has a contents index at the front Gambrill compiled the saga in preparation for a biography of the Russell family Quantity: 5 volume(s). 0.15 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts and photographs (35 cm, blue linen)

Date: 1949-1957

By: Brown, John Bruce, 1907-1989; Madle, Elizabeth, active 1998

Reference: PAColl-5880

Description: Land clearance and development projects during the 1950s. Photographs show examples of techniques and machinery used for bringing in land such as rolling and crushing scrub and using cattle to crush and clear lupins. Much of the land developed for agriculture during this period was pumice land. There is a slide sequence designed to show methods for establishing pasture on this particular soil type, and a number of other slides showing the finished product -- productive farms in the Rotorua area. Landblocks named in this collection are, Newstead Block, "Rushden" Waipukurau, Lynwood F. S., and Okahukura Block. Arrangement: Transparencies at PA12-1577 to 1581 Quantity: 127 b&w original photographic print(s). 105 transparencies. Provenance: Mrs Madle is daughter of Bruce Brown (1906-1990?) a former Deputy Director of Lands & Survey.

Date: 1930

By: Māori Agricultural College; Swailes Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-SCHOOLS-Maori-1930-01

Description: A prospectus for the boys' college, describing life at the college, regulations, farming section, the method of grading and credit, and the syllabus. Fees and expenses are listed and the student needs, student activities (musical, religious, athletic) are also described. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 32 pages, each 210 x 135 mm.

Date: 1933-1933

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-041022-G

Description: Photograph taken in 1933 for the Free Lance newspaper. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: ca 1945

From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 6

Reference: PAColl-5932-53

Description: Farmer with Hereford cattle at "The Washpool", a station at Maraekakaho. The cattle seem to be moving towards the camera. Photograph taken by an unidentified photographer ca 1945. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1934

From: Alexander :Photographs of Te Aute College

Reference: 1/1-013195-G

Description: Men making a haystack in a field by a row of willow trees, at Longlands, Hawke's Bay, in 1934. Shows a traction engine, a tractor, and other agricultural equipment. Photographer unidentified. A researcher has identified the traction engine as a John Fowler No 9890 owned in 1934 by P.A. Pilcher. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - beneath image - [Pilehie? Frs?] 1934 Spears Longlands Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1855

By: Cooper, Alfred John, 1831-1869; Mouton, W J (Mr), active 1969

Reference: A-235-004

Description: Shows cleared fields, the Maori kainga Te Arakanihi in the distance with cleared fields, burned tree-trunks and hills and fences Other Titles - View of native settlement from our front window. No. 1 Inscriptions: Mount verso - [in Lavin's hand] View of native settlement from our front window. No. 1 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 139 x 228 mm

Date: 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000703-F

Description: Land girls moving sheep on Robert McKenzie's farm at Mangaorapa, Hawke's Bay, 1943. Carol Sladden (front) and June Matthews (right). Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Other - Pascoe's caption, from the Photographic Archive file at 6/1/30, for the first of the set of photographs at 1/4-000701 to 000738, reads: "With hundreds of Land Girls well established as experienced farm hands, it is interesting to see their way of life and work. These thirty-eight photographs give a balanced impression of what is a typical sheep farm..." Caption - Pascoe's caption for this image in Photographic Archive file 6/1/30 reads: "Ability to understand and handle stock is one of the important features of the work of any Land Girl." Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print and notes in Pascoe file. Robert McKenzie's farm identified from 1/4-000708. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative