Places

Date: 1951 - 1959

From: [Tovey, Arthur Gordon], 1901-1974 :[Nine pencil landscape drawings. 1950s].

Reference: C-105-023

Description: Shows a road curving round the foreground ploughed field, with farm buildings in the middle distance. There are grid lines over the whole image. This is a preliminary drawing for oil painting done in the 1950s (See Carol Henderson's "A blaze of colour" (Christchurch, 1998), page 217). Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing 295 x 433 mm, on cream paper 400 x 502 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist's daughter, Carol Henderson, in 2001. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A2001-115.

Date: [Circa 1930]

By: New Zealand Railways

Reference: PA1-f-050

Description: Photographs of large groups of people taken on tours run by New Zealand Railways, using rail and road transport. The album covers various trips taken by large groups of unidentified people, mostly in the North Island, and only as far south as Tokaanu and the Whanganui River. They travelled by rail, by road and by ferry. Very few of the photographs have captions, but several are labelled "Commerce trip", and include images of farming, ploughing, stock sales yards, and a large group of men picnicking around a hangi (p. 14). There are a few South Island views, including Lincoln College and Akaroa Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, red spine, entitled "Tours Book B1"; 36.5 x 49.5 cm

Date: [Circa 1932]

By: Searle, Roland James, 1904-1984

Reference: PA1-f-131

Description: Album of photographs chiefly taken by Roland James Searle, circa 1930s. The first subject is the opening of the Wellington Citizens' War Memorial (Cenotaph), and includes a programme of the dedication and handing over on Sunday 17th April, 1932 (p 001-012). That is followed by the consecration ceremony for the National War Memorial and War Memorial Carillon (again with a copy of the programme), held on Anzac Day, April 25th, 1932 (p 015-023). Pages 029-033 show the arrival of the Wellington Jubilee Dock in 1931, the floating dock which was towed from England by two Dutch tugboats. The next sequence is entitled "The Express pulls out - Thorndon", and follows the Express to Wanganui where views show a river-boat trip up the Whanganui River (p 037-056), and include a map of historical areas on the river compiled by Annabell & Marchant, surveyors of Wanganui (p 055). The train trip is continued in the next section, and includes an illustrated diagram of the Raurimu Spiral, then arrival at the new Beach Road Auckland Railway Station. Photographs of Auckland include the Auckland Institute and Museum, Auckland University, Grafton Bridge, a sailing ship at the wharves, and the Auckland Zoo. Further North there are scenes of ploughing, a mine entrance, rock formations at Waro, and the Taheke Falls; before travelling to Rotorua and the surrounding thermal regions. A number of images were taken at Whakarewarewa, including photos of Paul Thomas and his wife, along with scenes showing women washing clothes in hot pools, a woman with a baby on her back holding a rope with a food basket cooking in the pool, children in a hot pool, and men at work carving. Paul Thomas wrote to thank Searle for sending him copies of photographs (p 101, written on May 1st 1932). Later photographs again with the train often in view show timber felling and milling, and views of the Arapuni hydroelectic power station. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with textured grey cloth cover, entitled "Snapshots"; 28.5 x 39.0 cm

Date: 29 Apr, 6 May 2009 - 29 Apr 2009 - 06 May 2009

From: Honouring seniors oral history project

By: Gunson, Kenneth Desmond, 1926-

Reference: OHInt-0979-04

Description: Interview with Kenneth (Ken) Desmond Gunson, born in Purewa, Northland in 1926. Describes his early childhood, as the youngest of five children raised on a small farm adjacent to gumfields, by a father who was a grader driver for Whangarei County Council, and a mother who kept large gardens and maintained the family's self-sufficiency. Talks about his dislike of school, which he left at 14, and the variety of work he did from childhood, including cutting firewood, working as a farrier, blacksmith, grader driver, and sawmill worker. Talks about hunting for birds, pigs, rabbits and hares. Tells of meeting his wife at a dance in Frankton. Descibes his main job, working on county roads as a grader driver which included roadmaking and making airstrips in isolated back country of the district. Talks about his workmates, and their recreations: dancing, going to the pictures, and various sports. Discusses the family backgrounds of both parents, and their life stories. Talks about Maori history of the district, and lists names of pakeha families who settled there. Interviewer(s) - Patricia Cutforth Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHDL-001253 Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s). 2 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 printed abstract(s). 1 digital photograph(s). 7 electronic scan(s) of original black and white photographic print(s). 2 electronic scan(s) of original colour photographic print(s). 1 interview(s) over 2 days. 1.43 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHDL-001262, OHA-7482. Digital photograph of Ken Gunson and family (2009). Scanned B&W or sepia photographs of: Lizzie cars gone to the beach; Ken and older brother ploughing for potatoes (1930); Gunson kids off to school on horseback (1934); Grace and Ken Gunson (1941); Ken Gunson (1949); Ken Gunson and new Whangarei District Council Cat grader (2 photos, 1965). Scanned colour photographs of: Ken Gunson - farrier demonstration (1974); Ken Gunson (2004) Search dates: 1926 - 2009

Date: [Circa 1900s-1910s]

By: Northwood, Arthur James, 1880-1949; New Zealand. Tourism Department

Reference: PA1-o-365

Description: Album showing various aspects of New Zealand life in cities, on farms, and in industries such as gold and coal mining, the timber industry, dairy industry, and flax industry. Other images focus on New Zealand scenery ranging throughout the North Island and the South Island. Photographers are mostly unidentified, but groups who are named are A. Northwood, and the New Zealand Tourist Department. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Album identical in content to that at PA1-o-364. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon covers, entitled `New Zealand'; 24 x 30 cm

Date: [Circa 1900s-1910s]

By: Northwood, Arthur James, 1880-1949; New Zealand. Tourism Department

Reference: PA1-o-364

Description: Album showing various aspects of New Zealand life in cities, on farms, and in industries such as gold and coal mining, the timber industry, dairy industry, and flax industry. Other images focus on New Zealand scenery ranging throughout the North Island and the South Island. Photographers are mostly unidentified, but groups who are named are A. Northwood, and the New Zealand Tourist Department. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Album identical in content to that at PA1-o-365. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon covers, entitled `New Zealand'; 24 x 30 cm

Date: Between 1915 and 1916

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: PA1-o-195

Description: Photographs taken by Albert Percy Godber between 1915 and 1916. Many of the images show various aspects of logging in Piha and Karekare. Views include the Piha Tramway, bush railway inclines, scenes of lumbermen cutting down kauri trees and cross-cutting felled trees, transportation of logs by bullock teams and horse-drawn rail wagons, the Piha timber camp and mill and men at everyday activities in camp buildings and in their workmen's huts. Other sections of the album show views of Petone, and Godber's family (his wife, Laura Godber, and two children, Phyllis and William (Bill)); views of the central North Island; farming in the Mendip Hills (Canterbury); and views of Trentham. Other Titles - Title printed on spine - Godber Album 101 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with brown buckram cover; 26 x 30 cm