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Hinkley, Tony, 1940-2001 :Photographs of staff and workmen of Rangipo North section of ...

Date: [ca 1975]

By: Hinkley, Tony, 1940-2001

Reference: PAColl-8002

Description: Photographs of staff and tunnellers of the Rangipo North section of Tongariro Power Project, taken ca 1975 by an unidentified photographer. All individuals are identified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Arranged into order as per listing provided with photographs Quantity: 7 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints 16.2 x 21.6 cm Finding Aids: List of photographs that identifies individuals filed with photographs. Provenance: From the estate of Tony Hinkley, 2004 Transfers: To Book Collections - Programme for the official opening of the Rangipo underground power station, 18 November 1983.

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AFCM album 2

Date: Between 1910s and 1930s

From: AFCM :Six albums containing newspaper and magazine clippings, and some original photographs

By: Barker, Frank Giles, 1891-1955

Reference: PA1-f-002

Description: Includes a page showing the four main university colleges in New Zealand, circa 1930s; pages of botanical drawings; pages showing the Lever Brothers' soap manufacturing building, aspects of packaging Sunlight Soap and Lux soap powder at the factory, all photographed by F.G. Barker of Courtenay Place, Wellington. Also includes photographs and newspaper cuttings of transport used by country children going to school, including horseback and riding on cows. Images of various schools; bombers and fighters at Wigram Aerodrome during the visit to NZ of the Duke of York in 1927, including Bristol fighters, Avro 504 fighters, DH4 and DH9 bombers; map showing NZ as it would be situated if placed in corresponding latitude of Northern Hemisphere, NZ Government Railways; mean annual rainfall map of NZ (signed DG Bates, Director of Meteorological Office, 7.6.1911); farm buildings on Somes Island; cattle mustering at White Rock (Wairarapa); views of trains on the railway line between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki before the Centennial Highway was constructed; view of the Jubilee floating dock arriving in Wellington in 1931, towed by two Dutch ocean-going tugboats.

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Cook, Rodney, 1930-: Photographs of hydroelectric power plants on the Waikato River

Date: 1943, [ca 1963]

By: Cook, Rodney, 1930-

Reference: PAColl-8596

Description: Photographs of hydroelectric power plants on the Waikato River, at Ohakuri, Waipapa and Aratiatia. Other photographs show the permanent villages at Maraitai and Wairakei, and in particular the community halls built for those villages. The photographs were taken ca 1963 by a Ministry of Works staff photographer. Also included are photographs of Aratiatia power station taken by Rod Cook. Collection also includes aerial photographs of Auckland taken during World War II by an unknown photographer. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Some of these photographs were progress photographs to send to the Head Office Hydro Design in Wellington, but most were taken for a display of Government architectural design work. The Ministry of Works operational centre was at Mangakino, with later a construction group at Aratiatia. Rodney Cook was project architect at Mangakino and then Aratiatia from 1961 to 1964. The photographs were probably all taken in 1963. (Info from Rodney Cook). Quantity: 136 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Photographs taken at the Tokaanu hydroelectric power scheme

Date: [1980s]

From: Sheffield House Publications Collection

Reference: PA12-10948

Description: Photographs taken in the area of the Tokaanu hydroelectric power scheme. Quantity: 10 colour original transparency/ies.

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Kaarup, Mavis: Photographs relating to Mangakino, and the Maraetai and Whakamaru hydroe...

Date: 1948-1957

By: Kaarup, Mavis, active 2001

Reference: PAColl-6404

Description: Photographs relating to the town of Mangakino and the school, and the hydroelectric projects of Maraetai and Whakamaru. Photographed by an unknown photographer about 1949 Quantity: 14 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Photographs of power schemes on the Waikato River

Date: 1946

By: Williams, Wendy, active 1998; Government Film Studios

Reference: PA1-o-998

Description: Pictorial survey of water resources, power stations, stations under construction, and sites of future power stations, on the Waikato River. Included are views of the distribution power lines, and control centres for the supply of power as well as some images of workers communities, houses and one school. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

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Electric power projects and Tongariro National Park

Date: 1951

From: Koppel, Irene, 1914-2004 :Photographic prints, albums and negatives taken by Irene Koppel

Reference: PAColl-6497-15

Description: Trip to Tongariro National Park, Wairakei, and the Maraetai and Whakamaru hydros under construction, Febuary to March 1951 Quantity: 171 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Arapuni, Waikato, probably relating to the hydro scheme

Date: [between 1927-1932]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP-2258-1/2-G

Description: Arapuni, Waikato, probably relating to the hydro scheme. Photograph taken between 1927 and 1932 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Source of descriptive information - Notes in negative register. Image not seen by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

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[Creator unknown] :Residential Plan. Mangakino Village [copy of ms map]. [1952]

Date: 1951 - 1952

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

By: Wilson, R T, active 1951

Reference: MapColl-832.18gbbd/1952/Acc.27834

Description: Cadastral map depicting the residential plan of the Mangakino Village, consisting of several streets of housing. Each property section indicates the section number and the resident's name as at 5 March 1952 (except those reserved for shopkeepers which are unnamed). Shows shopping centre, reserves for churches (R[oman] C[atholic], Ang[lican]), A.E. Way's residence, a hospital, school, staff hostel and Maori Community Centre. Written on map 'Residents' names as at 5/3/52. WHD 541. R.T. Wilson, June 1951.' Quantity: 1 map(s). 9 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Blueprint, scale indeterminble, 70 x 105 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS Group 0805. Processing information: Combined into ATL-Group-00753, September 2022.

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Album of black and white proof sheets numbered 584-631

Date: January-November 1979

From: Electricity Corporation of New Zealand: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1212

Description: Black and white proof sheets showing power stations, dams, and surrounding areas, as well as other electric power production related images. Includes images of the information centre for the Huntly power station construction, Huntly coal mine, and an open day at the Rangipo power station construction site. Also includes images of the Minister of Energy and National Development, Rt Hon Bill Birch, at press conferences, with head of Tasman Pulp and Paper Company Ronald Trotter at the "Tasman Geothermal signing" in 1979, and with the Secretary of Energy William Duncan at Demand Restraint Advisory Committee meetings. Other named people in the images are Mr. B Kennedy, Mr Summers, Alan Bright. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s) 48 sheets. Physical Description: A4-sized black PVC-covered ringbinder containing plastic pockets holding black and white photographic proof sheets. Top right front cover and spine have labels with sheet numbers; spine also has a label indicating black and white prints ('B&W'). Processing information: Not all names associated with the item are indexed.

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Album of black and white proof sheets numbered 682-729

Date: September 1980

From: Electricity Corporation of New Zealand: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1214

Description: Black and white proof sheets showing power stations, dams, and surrounding areas, as well as other electric power production related images. Images include the Southland Electric Power Supply (SEPS) offices, SEPS workers installing and testing electrical equipment, including at an Alliance Freezing Works plant (location not specified), system control at Whakamaru Power Station, boats on Lake Karapiro, the Hamilton District Office of the Ministry of Energy, the control gates on the Waikato River at Taupo, the General Manager's car, and the interiors and exteriors of substations at various locations including Orepuki. Includes aerial photographs. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s) 48 sheets. Physical Description: A4-sized black PVC-covered ringbinder containing plastic pockets holding black and white photographic proof sheets. Top right front cover and spine have labels with sheet numbers; spine also has a label indicating black and white prints ('B&W').

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Album of colour proof sheets numbered 770-819

Date: March-November 1983

From: Electricity Corporation of New Zealand: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1234

Description: Colour proof sheets showing power stations, dams, and surrounding areas, as well as other images related to electric power production in New Zealand. Includes aerial views of the Tongariro power scheme and surrounding countryside including various intake canals, images of the presentation of the New Zealand Electricity Department Merlin-Gerin Rugby Trophy, lucerne and timber drying at Broadlands near the Ohaaki power station development (using geothermal heat), steam generation for timber drying at the Tasman Pulp and Paper Mill in Kawerau, and greenhouses at Kawerau using geothermal heat. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s) 50 sheets. Physical Description: A4-sized black PVC-covered ringbinder containing plastic pockets holding colour photographic proof sheets. Top right front cover and spine have labels with sheet numbers; spine also has a label indicating colour prints ('COL').

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Hydro station at Maraetai

Date: [30 Apr 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/287/11-G

Description: Construction of the hydro-electric power station at Maraetai in the Waikato. Photograph taken 30 Apr 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

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Hydro station at Maraetai

Date: [30 Apr 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/287/01-G

Description: Construction of the hydro-electric power station at Maraetai in the Waikato. Photograph taken 30 Apr 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

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Hydro-electric station at Maraetai

Date: [30 Apr 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/288/03-G

Description: Construction of the hydro-electric power station at Maraetai in the Waikato. Photograph taken 30 Apr 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

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Hydro-electric station at Maraetai

Date: [30 Apr 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/288/02-G

Description: Construction of the hydro-electric power station at Maraetai in the Waikato. Photograph taken 30 Apr 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

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Hydro-electric station at Maraetai

Date: [30 Apr 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/288/04-G

Description: Construction of the hydro-electric power station at Maraetai in the Waikato. Photograph taken 30 Apr 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

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Diversion of the Tongariro River intake structure under construction

Date: 14 February 1972

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP-Energy-Hydroelectricity-Tongariro power scheme-04

Description: Partly constructed stream-bed intake over which the Tongariro River will be diverted. Photographed by an unknown photographer 14 February 1972 Publication note - published in the Evening Post 12 April 1973 Source of descriptive information - notes on file print Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 21.6 x 16.5 cmt

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Hydro station at Maraetai

Date: [30 Apr 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/287/13-G

Description: Construction of the hydro-electric power station at Maraetai in the Waikato. Photograph taken 30 Apr 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

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Hydro station at Maraetai

Date: [30 Apr 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/287/06-G

Description: Construction of the hydro-electric power station at Maraetai in the Waikato. Photograph taken 30 Apr 1951 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

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