Places

Date: 1929-1931

By: Furkert, Frederick William, 1876-1949

Reference: PAColl-5378

Description: Hydro electric power and irrigation dams, in particular the construction of the Pool Burn Reservoir dam. Some dam sites before construction, specifically a site on the Manuherikia River for the "Manuherikia Falls Dam". There are photographs of "White Creek Fault" and the effects of the Murchison earthquake on roads, bridges and the countryside. Especially covered is the lake formed by an earth slide across the Matakitaki River Likely to be a very interesting collection. Furkert was a leading public servant through the 1920s and 1930s. His life has been researched by Mr R Aspden for the DNZB, who has other papers relating to Furkert Arrangement: Negatives housed at F 179548 1/2 to F 179643 1/2 Quantity: 81 b&w original negative(s). 160 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Provenance: Donor is daughter of Furkert

Date: [ca 1929]

Reference: PAColl-6887

Description: 16 views of Wellington and Murchison including: Oriental Bay from the west and the east; a park on Oriental Bay looking towards the harbour with a family with a pram pic-nicking; two of J O Smith's gentleman's outfitters on the corner of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street, one with the Government Buildings in the background and one taken from them; the Carillon from Buckle Street; the Hikitia lifting a buoy in Wellington Harbour; Seatoun taken from the north; the steamer Cowan (location unknown); three men, one in a uniform, standing next to a car with Newman Bros Ltd on the windscreen; a display for visiting dignitaries in the form of a human Union Jack possibly in Athletic Park for the Duke of York's visit; the Public Library building on Mercer Street with the Technical College and the Town Hall in the background and Wakefield Street to the right; Willis Street looking south; and three showing the damage after the 1929 earthquake to H J Hodgson & Co General Merchants and Ross's Hotel in Murchison and Nelson Boys' College. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-044200 to 044215 Quantity: 16 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass ¼ plate negatives

Date: [ca 17 June 1929]

From: Scott, Ruth Copland, 1916- :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-9195

Description: Photograph of rubble from the collapsed tower of Nelson College, following the Murchison earthquake, taken ca 17 June 1929 probably by Frederick Nelson Jones Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Portion of Nelson College after Earthquake on 17th. June, 1929, at 10.20a.m. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) (postcard). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14.1 x 8.9 cm Transfers: From Book Collections - See also Manuscripts Section.

Date: 1929-1931

From: Furkert, Frederick William, 1876-1949 :Photographs of Hydro schemes and the Murchison and Hawke's Bay earthquakes

Reference: PA1-q-768

Description: Damage to buildings, roads, rivers and landscapes resulting from the Murchison and Hawke's Bay earthquakes Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1929

By: Herron, Dorothy, active 1982

Reference: PAColl-0236

Description: Views of the effect of the Murchison earthquake on the landscape and buildings. Quantity: 42 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 27 Jun 1929

From: Furkert, Frederick William, 1876-1949 : Reports and newspaper clippings

Reference: MSI-Papers-7325

Description: An Evacuated town; Murchison as it stands today (Evening post, 27 Jun 1929) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 6 Jul 1929

By: Harney, Viti Louisa Ruth, active 1929-1931

Reference: MS-Papers-1440

Description: Letter from Harney vividly describing the Murchison earthquake of 17 Jun 1929 as experienced at Oparara near Karamea, where she was teaching at the time (17 Jun 1929) Quantity: 1 folder(s) (5 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph

Date: 1991-1992 - 01 Jan 1991 - 01 Oct 1992

By: Manson, Heugh Cecil Drummond, 1941-; New Zealand. Ministry of Civil Defence

Reference: OHColl-0071

Description: Interviews with three survivors of the 1929 Murchison Earthquake, recorded by the Oral History Centre of the Alexander Turnbull Library for the Ministry of Civil Defence. Abstracted by - Hugo Manson Sponsored by - Ministry of Civil Defence Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Accompanying material - project report Quantity: 9 C60 cassette(s). 3 printed abstract(s). 3 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete. Provenance: Find this in the project reports completed after each stage Search dates: 1929

Date: 2 Oct 2006 - 02 Oct 2006

From: Hidden Treasure mining on the Reefton goldfields oral history project

By: Johnston, William James, 1920-2012

Reference: OHInt-0850-02

Description: Interview with Bill (William James) Johnston, born Blacks Point, Buller, in 1920. Mentions his father, a miner, did not want him to work underground and none of his peers followed their fathers into the mines. Refers to the economic impact of gold mining on family life in Blacks Point. Mentions that local children all had gold claims in the 1930s. Recalls the 1929 Murchison earthquake and how miners underground did not feel it. Talks about quartz gold mining around Blacks Point in the 1930s, the quartz reefs having been distorted by earthquakes, the stampers, and assaying for gold. Discusses the aerial ropeways, mercury plates, cyanide tanks, and the introduction of water-driven drills. Refers to amalgam being washed off the mercury plates into creeks and the Inangahua River being a "sludge channel" with the cyanide affecting trout. Comments on miners' wages, the price of gold in the 1930s, and the Globe Mine closing during the Second World War because of a shortage of miners. Refers to gold being stolen by miners. Discusses the colourful names of mines in the region. Contents: Accompanied by photocopy of project list of references (2 p.) Interviewer(s) - Helen Bollinger Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-015469 Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 0.58 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5601. Accompanied by small colour photograph of Bill Johnston (2005) Search dates: 1920 - 2006

Date: [ca 1923-1942]

From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0011-17A

Description: Topics include: Gold from `Niagara'; Roads, etc mainly Wellington; Railway from Pokeno to Paeroa, 1937; Towns and roads, etc; Murchison earthquake, 1929; Loss of `Manuka', and `Tahiti' Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1908-1931

From: Furkert, Frederick William, 1876-1949 :Photographs of Hydro schemes and the Murchison and Hawke's Bay earthquakes

Reference: PAColl-7502-3

Description: Hawke's Bay earthquake, mostly damage to Napier port. West Coast bridges taken during assesment of damage after the Murchison earthquake View of the Mohaka Viaduct under construction, and the Grafton Bridge, Auckland under construction in 1908 View of the Tuakau Bridge over the Waikato River Arapuni falls and Aratiatia Rapids, liners entering Pago Pago Harbour American Samoa, and a view of the weastern part of Wellington Harbour including the lower Hutt Valley, and the Tararua Ranges in the background Quantity: 44 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1929

From: Jones, Frederick Nelson, 1881-1962 :Negatives of the Nelson district

Reference: 1/1-10049-G

Date: 1929

By: Blundell, Henry Neil, 1909-2002

Reference: PAColl-8695

Description: Photographs of damage caused by the 1929 Murchison earthquake. Includes images of refugees and a refugee camp, slips, and damage caused to roads and buildings. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Accompanying material - Part of The Press newspaper, dated 18 June 1999, including an article and photograph of Neil Blundell Quantity: 29 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-1426 : Blundell, Henry Neil, 1909-2002 : Papers.

Date: Jun 1929

By: McWha, Alice, active 1929

Reference: MS-Papers-1236

Description: Account of the Murchison earthquake and the days following it Quantity: 1 folder(s) (5 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr Llewelyn A Jones, 1970

Date: 1929

From: Jones, Frederick Nelson, 1881-1962 :Negatives of the Nelson district

Reference: PAColl-3051-1-02

Description: Fissure in the road approaching the Matakitaki Bridge in Murchison, after the 1929 earthquake. Photograph taken in 1929 by Frederick Nelson Jones. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - After the quake at Murchison Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 16.5 x 21.8 cm

Date: 1929, 1989, 2007

By: Richardson, Maisie, 1916-

Reference: MS-Papers-8873

Description: Papers collected by Maisie Richardson relating to a recording made in 1989 of the memories of local residents who witnessed the Murchison Earthquake on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. They contain extracts from the diary of Dave Harry who lived at Market Cross and worked at the local dairy factory, 17 Jun 1929-1 Jan 1930; `A few facts and dates of happenings regarding the earthquake at Karamea, 17 June-17 July 1929', written by Stan Lineham and `The earthquake', memories of the Murchison earthquake recalled by Roy Allen in 1989. Also letter from donor containing background information about the papers, 26 September 2007 On 17 June 1929 an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.8 occurred near Murchison in the South Island Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Marlene Smith, Palmerston North, 2007

Date: [192-?]

From: Furkert, Frederick William, 1876-1949 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-8815

Description: Photographs of the aftermath of the Murchison Earthquake in 1929, and views of Wellington in the 1920s, including a photograph of Hotel Cecil, taken by Frederick William Furkert. Arrangement: Original order maintained as much as possible. Negatives at 1/2-230839-F and 1/2-230840-F Quantity: 33 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints Transfers: To Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-8559 : Correspondence from Sir Charles Fergusson (MS-Papers-8559).

Date: 1929, 1961-1969

By: Kirkcaldie, Constance Violet Scott, 1917-2008

Reference: 87-086

Description: Comprises cyclostyled minutes and newsletters of the Association of New Zealand Art Societies and a letter from Kenneth John Scott (husband of Kirkcaldie) to his family dated 20 June 1929 describing the Murchison earthquake Source of title - Supplied Mrs Kirkcaldie was Secretary to the Association, ca 1961-1969 Quantity: 7 folder(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Mrs Constance Kirkcaldie, Wellington

Date: 1929. 1931

From: Furkert, Frederick William, 1876-1949 :Photographs of Hydro schemes and the Murchison and Hawke's Bay earthquakes

Reference: PAColl-7502-2

Description: Views of damage to landscape, roads, rivers, and buildings as a result of the Murchison earthquake of 1929. The rest are mainly of damage to buildings as a result of the Hawke's Bay Earthquake of 1931 Quantity: 65 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1929

From: Jones, Frederick Nelson, 1881-1962 :Negatives of the Nelson district

Reference: 1/2-026327-G

Description: View of major landslip following the earthquake at Murchison. Shows a large fissure in the earth, with telephone lines stretching across and telephone poles down. A river is visible in the background. Photograph taken in 1929, by Frederick Nelson Jones. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - After the quake at Murchison; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - F.N.Jones Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative