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Photographer unknown: Two photographs of Henry Edmund Holland
Date: 1928 - 1930
Reference: PAColl-6549
Description: Two portraits of Harry Holland seated at his desk in his study in his house at Westport, one where he is looking down at his work and another where he is looking at the camera. Photographer unknown. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-015089 and 012546 Quantity: 2 - print and negative.
Carter, Charles Rooking, 1822-1896 : Papers
Date: [1844-1933]
By: Carter, Charles Rooking, 1822-1896
Reference: 78-149
Description: Comprises Carter's book or journal of events, concentrating particularly on his sleeping habits (1844); Wairarapa Small Farms Association papers (1858-ca 1890); huge scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other papers, mostly relating to the Wellington region but also to London (clippings mostly from the `Wellington independent', `Evening Post' and `New Zealand advertiser') (1848-1868); clippings re Sir Julius Vogel (1884-1886); account book for Taratahi farm (includes other papers) (1861-1868); two scrapbooks of clippings with enclosures relating to the Wairarapa, Carter's time as an MP and related matters (includes copy of petition to persuade Carter to stand as candidate in the provincial council (1857) and `Gazette' (Wellington) with report on 1855 Wellington earthquake and suggestions for improving buildings (1853-1863). Also includes file re Carter's will, library and other matters, and the New Zealand Institute and the Alexander Turnbull Library (1890-1933) Includes fragment of a diary in `The book of events, 1844' which describes events on 4-5 Nov 1850 during the voyage of the `Eden' to New Zealand Source of title - Supplied title Early Wairarapa settler. Quantity: 1 box(es). 0.33 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and printed matter
Lantern lecture, "The ghastly horrors of war" will be delivered by Mr Robert Semple at ...
Date: 1934
From: [Ephemera promoting peace, and denouncing war. 1930-1949]
By: New Zealand Worker Printing and Publishing Company Ltd
Reference: Eph-A-PEACE-1934-01
Description: Shows an arrangement of text, with a photograph near the top of "The rejected of the ages", a 1899 painting by Debat-Ponsan showing Christ visiting the wounded on the battlefield. Asserts that "another world's war will, according to eminent authorities, end our civilization. The People only can prevent it". Two copies held. Another larger poster with the same image, at Eph-C-PEACE-1934. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 227 x 148 mm.
Vile, Arthur Henry, 1867-1946 : Reminiscences
Date: [1940]
By: Vile, Arthur Henry, 1867-1946
Reference: MS-Papers-5966
Description: The personal, copy-edited, reminiscences of Vile who describes his life as a journalist and editor, newspaper people, political personalities and events in New Zealand. He describes living and working in Melbourne and St Arnaud, Victoria, and his experiences of unionism, his return to NZ in 1889 and working on the `Wairarapa star', his work with the Liberal Party and Richard John Seddon, his move to other newspapers including ones in Hastings, Eketahuna, Oamaru, Woodville, and Christchurch. He describes many of the politicians and other people he met during his working life including John Ballance, Sir John McKenzie, the Plunger (an incarnation of the Jubilee Plunger who was in Australia), G P Donnelly, Shanley (a reporter), his father, Job Vile, Capt Logan, F M B Fisher, the Prince of Wales's visit, Nelle Scanlan, Frank Milner, Sir James Ferguson, Lorimer/McCluskey (a possible member of the Kelly gang), Baird, William Milne, Alexander McMinn, Jock Morris, George Forbes, Capt Russell, Sir Maurice O'Rorke, Sir Thomas Wilford, Tom Duncan, Thomas Lindsay Buick and others. Source of title - Supplied Vile was a journalist and newspaper editor who worked on papers in the Wairarapa, Victoria, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, New Plymouth and other parts of New Zealand Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.04 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Duplicated material with holograph annotations, and photocopy
Personal and political photographs
Date: [ca 1930s-1940s]
From: Jeffery, Cecil Albert, 1888-1970 : Collection
By: Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964; Coster, Howard, active 1930s; Digby, Spencer Harry Gilbee, 1901-1995; Lafayette Ltd; Rawood Ltd; Swaine, F A, active 1919-1938; Topical Press Agency Ltd; W H Grove & Son (Firm)
Reference: PAColl-4431
Description: Personal and political photographs comprising: Michael Savage and Frederick Jones with an unidentified woman in a garden; three of formal dinners held in London attended by George Forbes, one of which was for Dominion Prime Ministers at Claridges Hotel in May 1935; three of Reginald Aitken, one taken on board the Queen Mary; Forbes and a delegation visiting a fruit market with apples on sale; Forbes and senior officers inspecting American troops; Forbes and others photographed in Santa Monica, the photograph insribed on the reverse with "compliments of William H Carter, mayor City of Santa Monica"; studio portrait of Emma Serena Forbes; studio portrait of Mark Fagan taken in August 1939; three of Michael Savage, one a photograph of a painting; studio portrait of Janet Fraser; studio portrait of Peter Fraser; and the shop of F Jeffery in Roxburgh, a booksellers, chemists, stationers and newsagents and an agent for HMV gramophones and records and Kodak supplies, with a car outside it; portrait of Michael Joseph Savage reading a booklet; three images of public works camps at Kopuawhara, Hawke's Bay, taken before and after the February 1938 floods that killed 21 people. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 23 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-1014 : Jeffery, Cecil Albert, 1888-1970 : Papers.
Charles Hall - Clippings and articles
Date: 1890-1937
From: Kelson, Cara, 1922-: Papers
Reference: MSI-Papers-6345
Description: Souvenir publication on cloth for jubilee of New Zealand, Woodville contribution; offprint of address given by Hall to the Waipawa electors (1902); offprint of meeting, Waipawa election, Hall at Ormondville (1905);e feature re opening of Dannevirke Railway station (1903); and obituary for Hall (Dannevirke evening news, 31 May 1937) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
World War, 1939-1945. New Zealand. New Zealand Artillery
Date: [ca 1930s-1940s]
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency
Reference: PAColl-4161-01-153
Description: A collection of miscellaneous photographs, mostly uncaptioned. Includes Northern Field Force taking part in exercises in the Franklin area (crew of 6-inch howitzer preparing for action); artillery training in Wellington and in the foothills of the Southern Alps; Reconnaissance Corps in training using a 2-pounder anti-aircraft gun; Hon D G Sullivan and another man sitting on an anti-aircraft gun. Quantity: 21 b&w original photographic print(s).
Photographs from the Johnston and Blundell family albums
Date: 1905-1935
From: Ball, Jennifer, active 2003:Photographs relating to the Johnston and Bell families
Reference: PAColl-7815
Description: Photographs of Homewood, Karori, Wellington, and of Charles John Johnston, his family and their friends. There are also a number of images relating to Wanganui Collegiate School where C J Johnston's younest son, Octavius, went to school about 1906. Most of these are group photographs of the pupils, the school cadets and sports teams. Two show a rugby match between the Wanganui Collegiate first 15 and the Old Boys played during the Easter break, 1906. The photographs date from 1905 to 1908. The second album records the wedding of Caroline Margaret Featherston Johnston to Percy Warwick Blundell of the Evening Post (Wellington) newspaper family. This took place at "Taumaru", Lowry Bay, the home of Caroline Johnston's grandparents, Sir Francis and Lady Bell. The sequence of images shows the progress of the wedding from the bride and her father, Justice Harold Johnston, leaving the house to the guests at the reception. It provides a detailed view of that vanished institution; the "society wedding". The wedding took place on the 2nd of February 1935. Quantity: 48 b&w original negative(s). 54 photocopy/ies.
Portrait of Michael Joseph Savage
Date: [1930s]
From: New Zealand Labour Party :Photographic material relating to the New Zealand Labour Party and its members
Reference: PAColl-D-0898
Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Robert Semple opening a traffic bridge at Paremata
Date: October 1936
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: PAColl-6301-47
Description: Robert Semple cutting a ribbon to open a traffic bridge at Paremata, October 1936. Original Evening Post newspaper caption attached to back of print reads: "On the route north.- The new traffic bridge at Paremata, which has been the subject of conferences over many years, was opened for public use on Saturday afternoon by the Minister of Transport, the Hon. R. Semple. Above, a general view of the big gathering on the bridge during the ceremony. On right, the minister cuts the ribbon which released the steam of traffic which immediately crossed over the new bridge." Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 15.6 x 20.9 cm
Te Puea Herangi and other Maori leaders at Waitangi
Date: February 1934
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004 :Photographs relating to Te Puea Herangi
Reference: 1/4-022334-F
Description: Te Puea Herangi and other Waikato leaders at Waitangi, February 1934. Te Puea and Raukura Te Heuheu lead the procession. Koroki is behind Te Puea and Pei Jones beside him. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 7.7 x 6.1 cm
Lantern lecture, "The ghastly horrors of war" will be delivered by Mr Robert Semple at ...
Date: 1934
From: [Posters promoting peace, and denouncing war. 1920-1969]
By: New Zealand Worker Printing and Publishing Company Ltd
Reference: Eph-C-PEACE-1934-01
Description: Shows an arrangement of text, with a photograph near the top of "The rejected of the ages", a 1899 painting by Debat-Ponsan showing Christ visiting the wounded on the battlefield. Asserts that "another world's war will, according to eminent authorities, end our civilization. The People only can prevent it". Another smaller flyer with the same image, at Eph-A-PEACE-1934. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - New Zealand Worker, 290 Wakefield Street, Wellington. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 437 x 282 mm.
The Minister of Education speaking at the Main School, Wadestown
Date: 1931
From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 13
Reference: PAColl-6407-27
Description: The Honourable Harry Atmore (Minister of Education) addressing the gathering at the opening of the new Main School in Rose Street, Wadestown. Photographed for the Evening Post newspaper by an unknown photorapher on the 21st of March, 1931 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative
Michael Joseph Savage at the site of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition
Date: 1938
From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 10
Reference: PAColl-6208-23
Description: Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage and others viewing the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Buildings under construction. Photographed by an unknown photographer on the 16th of December 1938 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
Michael J Savage and ministerial party visiting the Ngauranga Gorge construction site, ...
Date: 16 March 1939
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: PAColl-7796-45
Description: Photograph shows Michael J Savage and a ministerial party visiting the Wellington Ngauranga Gorge construction site. Bull-dozers and other earthmoving machinery are visible in the background, along with piles of rubble. Photograph taken 16 March 1939, by an unidentified photographer for the Evening Post. Sources: 'Ministerial Party's visit to road construction works'."The Evening Post". 17 March 1939. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/evening-post/1939/03/17/7 accessed 12 March 2024. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 21.4 x 15.6 cm Processing information: Title and description updated 12 March 2024 following information from a researcher. Location identified as Ngauranga Gorge and not Centennial highway.
Robert Semple preparing to open a bridge across the Waimakariri River at Bealey
Date: 12 Sep 1936
From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper
Reference: PAColl-7796-46
Description: Robert Semple, Minister of Transport, preparing to open a bridge across the Waimakariri River at Bealey. Mr Semple is standing to the side of a group of men, two of whom hold a ribbon inscribed with the words: `Opening Waimakariri Bridge 12.9.36 by Hon R Semple'. Photograph taken on 12 September 1936, by an unidentified photographer for the Evening Post. Inscriptions: Verso - centre - The Hon R Semple Minister of transport opens the traffic bridge across the Waimakariri river at Bealey Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 20.8 x 15.3 cm on file print card 21 x 16.5 cm
Lewers, Neville :Photographs of whitebaiting, aircraft, a river signalman, the Buller G...
Date: 1939-1941
From: Lewers, Neville Robert, 1913- :Photographic negatives, transparencies and prints
Reference: PAColl-6180-04
Description: Five groups of photographs. George Sellars, parachutist, and aircraft associated with the Westport Aero Club (a DH83 Fox Moth), and West Coast Airways (Vickers Vilderbeeste); the work of a river signalman supervising the entrance to Westport Harbour; Whitebaiting on the Buller River; a ministerial inspection of pakihi land development; and the building of the railway from Westport through the Buller Gorge (1936-1941).