Places

Date: 1905 to 1907

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

Reference: PA1-o-197

Description: Photographs taken by Albert Percy Godber between 1905 and 1907, covering a variety of topics. They include family photographs, both individual and group portraits, and Wellington houses (eg `Railway Whare', the house Godber and his family lived in, in Bay Street, Petone). One scene shows Godber's parents, Mary Ann and Charles Godber, with a large group of family members, including Albert Percy Godber, his wife Laura, and two children, Phyllis and William (p.21). On p. 13, Godber's wife Laura and two children are seen with an elderly couple, probably Laura's parents Charles Albert and Magdelina Clara Zinckgraf. Numbers of images show scenes associated with New Zealand Railways, including the Mataroa Railway Tunnel under construction, specific locomotives, signal stations, the railway station at Petone, and scenes at the Petone Railway Workshops. At the beginning of the album, several images show Godber and a team from the Petone Fire Brigade with medals they have won at fire-fighting practice competitions. A pocket at the front of the album holds two photographs, on of a new cutting on the road near Lowry Bay, and one of the `model of `D' class locomotive used in the Petone Peace Demonstration Procession' following the Boer War in 1902, signed `With A.P. Godber's compliments'. Other Titles - Title lettered on spine - Godber Album 105 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown buckram cover; 19.5 x 26.0 cm

Date: [Between 1901 and 1903]

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

Reference: PA1-q-100

Description: Album of photographs taken by Albert Percy Godber between 1901 and 1903. South Island subjects include the Cape Foulwind Lighthouse and quarry, Westport railway yards and wharf, Reefton, and scenes of explosions in Lyttelton Harbour for Regatta Day, 1st January 1909, and a large number of people beside the Spit Volunteer Fire Brigade building. Scenes show the laying of foundation stones for the Petone Waterworks, and for the Baptist Church in Petone, both in 1903. There is also a view of the lecturn for St Augustine's Church in Petone, which was made by the Petone Railway Workshops. Several photographs show the Kelburn Cable Car, the cable car tunnel and the engine room, in 1903. Two photographs of a group of school children, the girls wearing white pinafores over dark coloured dresses. Some photographs relate to New Zealand railways, including specific locomotives, the Rimutaka Incline with the middle rail (part of the Fell System), railway tunnels, bush railways and railway workshops and yards; and some relate to Godber's interest and work in fire fighting. Other Titles - Title lettered on spine - Godber Album 106 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with brown buckram cover; 31.0 x 25.5 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

Date: ca 1900

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

Reference: APG-0007-1/2-G

Description: Interior of the 'Signal Installation Shop' at the Petone Railway Workshops, photographed ca 1900 by A P Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1910

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

Reference: APG-0403-1/2-G

Description: Locomotives in the construction shed at the Petone railway workshop. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber in 1910. Original print at Pa1-q-103 (Godber album Vol 110, p 85) Inscriptions: Album page - Engine Erecting Shop. Petone Shops. 1910. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1924

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

Reference: APG-1701-1/2-G

Description: View of the side of the cab of steam locomotive "J" 118 (2-6-0 type) at the Petone Railway Workshops. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber in 1924. Information from Godber's index held in Photographic Archives (under Box 78. Loco J118. Petone shops. 1924. Side of cab.) "J" 118 was built by Neilson (maker's no. 2463/79), went into service in July 1880, and was written off in December 1932. See "Register of New Zealand Railways steam locomotives, 1863-1971" by W G Lloyd. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

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

Reference: APG-0030-1/2-G

Description: Interior of one of the Petone Railway Workshops, with a collapsed steam-pipe from a class Wa locomotive lying on a bench. Photographed by A P Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1908

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

Reference: APG-0392-1/2-G

Description: "X" 439, and X class steam locomotive, type 4-8-2, with W Futter standing in front, photographed in 1908 by Albert Percy Godber at the Petone Railway Workshops. See print from this negative at PA1-q-103 (vol 110, page 6.) Inscriptions: Album page - W. Futter "X" 439 was built as X class (compound) by New Zealand Railways at Addington (maker's no 94/08), went into service on the 9th of January 1909, was converted to X class (simple) in June 1947 and was written off on the 2nd of March 1957. (Information from the 'Register of New Zealand Railways Steam Locomotives 1863-1971' by W G Lloyd, 1974, page 62.) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: April 1912

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

Reference: APG-0431-1/2-G

Description: Dynamos and switchboards at the Petone Railway Workshops, photographed by A P Godber in April 1912. Original print in Godber album, Vol 110, p 192 (Pa1-q-103) Inscriptions: Album page - Dynamos and switchboards. Petone Shops. /4/12/ Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1924

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

Reference: APG-1699-1/2-G

Description: Interior view of the machine shop at the Petone Railway Workshops. The photographer, Albert Percy Godber, is standing by a lathe on the left; a second man is unidentified. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber in 1924. Information from Godber's index held in Photographic Archives (under Box 78. Machine shop. Petone shops. 1924. A P Godber by lathe on left.) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: Between 1901 and 1902

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

Reference: APG-0727-1/2-G

Description: "Wd" Class steam locomotive, NZR 323, 2-6-4T type in the erecting shop awaiting the tanks. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber at the Petone Railway Workshops, ca 1901 or 1902. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Ready for the tanks. (Baldwin Locos.) "Wd" 323 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia (maker's no. 18550/01), went into service in May 1901, and was written of in June 1933. See "Register of New Zealand Railways steam locomotives, 1863-1971" by W G Lloyd, and "Cavalcade of New Zealand locomotives" by A N Palmer & W W Stewart. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1928

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

Reference: APG-1817-1/2-G

Description: Interior view of the iron foundry at the Petone Railway Workshops. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber in 1928. Identification of location and date from Godber's own index filed in Photographic Archives at TL 6/1/15. In the 1/2 plate sequence see under F. Foundry, iron. Petone Shops. 1928. Box 106. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: ca 1901

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

Reference: APG-0529-1/2-G

Description: Locomotive N27 having its frame re-erected after its transfer from the South Island in early 1901. Taken inside the erecting shop at Petone Railway Workshops. Photographed by A P Godber. Source of information - locomotive identified by Library client Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Putting the frame in position. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

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

Reference: APG-0896-1/2-G

Description: Interior view of engineering machinery in the Petone Railway Workshops Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1912

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

Reference: APG-0429-1/2-G

Description: Oil engines and compressor at the Petone Railway Workshops, photographed by A P Godber in 1912. Original print in Godber album, Vol 110, p 192 (Pa1-q-103) Inscriptions: Album page - Oil engines and air compressor. Petone Shops. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

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

Reference: APG-0126-1/2-G

Description: Albert Percy Godber at his brass finishing lathe in the Petone railway workshops. A sign before him reads: `This is my busy day'. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Original print in Godber album PA1-o-194, page 75 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: Circa 1928

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

Reference: APG-2005-1/2-G

Description: Interior of the paint shop at Petone Railway Workshops, showing the last three cars to be painted. This shop became the motor bus shop and one of the first buses is visible between the cars. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1928. Identified from note on back of file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: Between 1900 and 1910

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

Reference: APG-0123-1/2-G

Description: Interior view of a workshop showing a stationary steam engine at the Petone Railway Workshops, photographed by A P Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: Between 1901 and 1945

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

Reference: APG-0299-1/2-G

Description: "Ub" 331; a Ub class steam locomotive, type 4-6-0, built by Baldwin. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber between 1901 and 1945 at the Petone Railway Workshops. "Ub" 331 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia (maker's no 18577/01), entered service on the 17th of June 1901 and was written off in March 1955. (Information from the 'Register of New Zealand Steam Locomotives 1863-1971' by W G Lloyd, 1974, page 59.) See also 'Cavalcade of New Zealand locomotives' by A N Palmer & W W Stewart (p 75). Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.4 x 4.75 inches

Date: March 1925

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

Reference: APG-1068-1/2-G

Description: The turning shop at Petone Railway Workshops. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber in March 1925. An original print of this image is in Pa1-q-102 (Godber album, vol 109, p 225). Inscriptions: Album page - Turning shop. Petone Workshops. 3/25. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches