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Date: [1880-1898]

By: Rendell, Emily, active 1880-1900

Reference: MS-Papers-6107

Description: Comprises two letters from Frank Coulthard to Emily Rendell from Ohaupo describing events when he accompanied Major W G Mair to a meeting with the Maori King, probably to begin negotiations for permission to allow construction of the main trunk railway line through the King Country; a typescript of part of the first letter; and a programme for the Mount Eden Shakespearean Society's production of Oscar Wilde's play, `An Ideal husband' Source of title - Supplied Coulthard was Emily Rendell's suitor Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, typescript and printed matter

Date: 1874-1880

By: Edwards, William James, 1857-1930

Reference: MS-0714

Description: Contains an account of voyage of the ship Waitangi to New Zealand 1874 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (252 numbered pages). Physical Description: Holograph (20 cm; ¼ black roan, marbled boards, marbled edges) Includes maps, sketches, tables

Date: [ca 1885-1945]

By: Lovell-Smith, Timothy James, 1945-; Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd; Crummer, George R, 1868-1953; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Dufty, Francis Herbert, 1846–1910; William H Hammer & Company; Muir and MacKinlay (Firm); Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955; Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951

Reference: PAColl-0422

Description: Views of New Zealand, the South Pacific and elsewhere including: a chief's house in Fiji; the grounds of the Sanatorium, Rotorua; Wairoa township before the Tarawera eruption; "Fijian warrior armed for war"; Maori children in swimming hole with other children standing behind them smoking; three photographs of the construction of the Wellington Town Hall organ; women doing a poi dance and men doing a haka in front of Maori spectators at Whakarewarewa; five photographs of Cook's landing place on Niue; a set of photographs of many parts of the world with the name Waimarino on the reverse, possibly from the voyages of a merchant ship of that name (these include one of an Arab dhow in the Indian Ocean requesting its longitude, Bill Brayton and others holding his sea turtles, two of the gun on board and three of the Panama Canal); the wreck of the Ansonia on Middleton Reef; an artist's impression of the Trans-Pacific yacht race trophy; a performance by Rarotongan men in uniform; three Rarotongan women washing clothes in the river; children swimming in Ngatangiia Creek; the Beach Road, Apia, Samoa; New Zealand Government Ship TutauRai (?) off Niue; and six mounted photographs by James Valentine and Co of New Zealand scenes and Maori women. Arrangement: Prints housed in 2 boxes at PAColl-0422-1 and PAColl-0422-2. Negatives housed at 1/2-037763, 045085, 056525 to 056545, 056315 to 056333, 144784, 144815, 144818, 144830, 144847 and 144850 Quantity: 72 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1870 - 1880

By: Higginson, Harry Pasley, 1838-1900; Tricks, Sarah, active 1999

Reference: A-307-061/067

Description: Includes: Thames Water Supply; cross sections of proposed head works. New Zealand Railways. Rock cutting. Auckland Railways [and] Otago Railways. Picton and Blenheim Railway. Waitohi Bridge. [Details]. Invercargill and Mataura Railway. Bridge over Mataura River. [Plan and details]. Proposed station, Dunedin. [Site plan]. Points and crossings. [Details]. Auckland and Mercer Railway. Auckland Station. [Site plan]. Originals are slightly larger than these copies. Quantity: 7 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour laser photocopies, sizes varying from 212 x 297 mm to 255 x 420 mm.

Date: 1885 - 1886

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: E-964-q-017-2

Description: In the foreground, a railway track wids through cleared bush, with bush-covered mountains in the distance. Waitekauri is near Waikino, which is situated between Paeroa and Waihi Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Waitekauri [in ink] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on wove paper, 115 x 150 mm (image)

Date: 1872-1896, 2008

From: Ball, Anne Stewart, 1949- : Research Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9036

Description: Typescript account of the planning and construction of the Thames-Hamilton railway. Includes biographical notes on personalities involved, references and bibliography Source of title - Transcribed from original Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript

Date: [ca 1860-1914]

By: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944

Reference: PAColl-0341

Description: Photographs of various scenes: two of the convoy in Wellington Harbour in October 1914 (one from Field album VIII); the Field children outside a dilapidated house in Waikanae; a photographed captioned "mother and Peter" of two women, four children and a man in the mouth of Karori tunnel; a train passing through Te Aroha (Field album V); Auckland from the north shore (Field Album V); Sir George Grey's house at Momona Bay, Kawau (Field album IX); an excursion train meeting a river boat (Field Album XV); a house next to a small lake captioned New Plymouth (Field album IX); two of the visit by the Duke and Duchess of York in 1901 (one from Field Album VI); Mrs Edward and her mother on the verandah of their house in Khandallah; a post card of the station at Manakau; farm horses in harness eating at a trough (Field Album XV); Maori men, women and children around a meeting house for a tangi in Manaia, Coromandel - above the door is written Rahera Titia (Field Album V); Hot Springs Hotel beside the lake at Waiwera (Field Album V); looking down the Waimakariri from what is now Glacier Hotel at an old homestead and two of Mitre Peak and Milford Sound (stuck to the same piece of card Field Album IX); large two storey house (Field Album XVIII); and a panorama of Dunedin showing Rattray Street in the foreground and the wharves behind (Field Album VIII). Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/2-115913 to 115936 Quantity: 42 b&w original negative(s). 25 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 15 April 1885

From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia

Reference: 1/2-096208-G

Description: Group at the digging of the first sod for the Main Trunk Railway. They stand at the confiscation line at the southern bank of the Puniu River, 15 April 1885. Standing at the right, addressing the gathering, is Rewi Maniapoto. He is wearing a top hat and black jacket. The tall man wearing a top hat, standing in the centre behind the barrow, is Wahanui Huatare. Photograph taken 15 April 1885 by Daniel Manders Beere. Identified as "Digging of 1st sod M.T. Railway at Te Awamutu." from typescript of photographer's negative register held at TL 6/1/62. Further information about this occasion is held at the Appendix to the jounals of the House of Representatives, 1885, D-6. Photographs taken at the scene include 1/2-096174 to 1/2-096178, and 1/2-096208 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 70 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 15 April 1885

From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia

Reference: 1/2-096174-G

Description: Group at the digging of the first sod for the Main Trunk Railway. They stand at the confiscation line at the southern bank of the Puniu River, 15 April 1885. Standing in the centre behind the barrow, wearing a top hat, is Rewi Maniapoto. Immediately to his left is his daughter, Te Kore. To her left and behind is Sir Robert Stout. The tall man wearing a top hat, standing to the left of Stout, is Wahanui Huatare. Photograph taken by Daniel Manders Beere. Identified as "Group at digging of 1st sod of Main trunk Rlwy. Te Awamutu." from typescript of photographer's negative register held at TL 6/1/62. Further information about this occasion is held at the Appendix to the jounals of the House of Representatives, 1885, D-6. Photographs taken at the scene include 1/2-096174 to 1/2-096178, and 1/2-096208 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 29 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1887

By: Stewart, John Tiffin, 1827-1913

Reference: D-019-049

Description: Shows a panoramic view of the Central Plateau with isolated cabbage trees in the foreground. From left to right the mountains are labelled as: Tongariro, Ngaruahoe [sic] 7480 ft, and Ruapehu 8880 ft. Other Titles - Tongariro, Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash, 162 x 890 mm, mounted on sheet 304 x 1025 mm.

Date: 15 April 1885

From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia

Reference: 1/2-096175-G

Description: Group at the digging of the first sod for the Main Trunk Railway. They stand at the confiscation line at the southern bank of the Puniu River, 15 April 1885. Standing in the centre behind the barrow, wearing a top hat, is Rewi Maniapoto. Immediately to his left is his daughter, Te Kore. To her left and behind is Sir Robert Stout. The tall man wearing a top hat, standing to the left of Stout, is Wahanui Huatare. Photograph taken by Daniel Manders Beere. Identified as "Group at digging of 1st sod of Main trunk Rlwy. Te Awamutu." from typescript of photographer's negative register held at TL 6/1/62. Further information about this occasion is held at the Appendix to the journals of the House of Representatives, 1885, D-6. Photographs taken at the scene include 1/2-096174 to 1/2-096178, and 1/2-096208 A copy negative of this image is in the Godber collection at APG-1180-1/2-F Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 30 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 15 April 1885

From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia

Reference: 1/2-096176-G

Description: Maori and Pakeha group at the digging of the first sod for the Main Trunk Railway. They stand at the confiscation line at the southern bank of the Puniu River, 15 April 1885. Wahanui Huatare has grey hair and stands in front of the pole in the centre. Rewi Manga Maniapoto stands immediately to his left with a top hat and white beard. Photograph taken by Daniel Manders Beere. More information about this occasion is at the Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1885, D-6. Identified as "Group at digging of 1st sod of Main Trunk Rlwy. Te Awamutu." from typescript of photographer's negative register held at TL 6/1/62. Photographs taken at the scene include 1/2-096174 to 1/2-096178, and 1/2-096208 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 31 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 15 April 1885

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

By: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909

Reference: APG-1180-1/2-F

Description: Group at the digging of the first sod for the Main Trunk Railway. They stand at the confiscation line at the southern bank of the Puniu River, 15 April 1885. Standing in the centre behind the barrow, wearing a top hat, is Rewi Maniapoto. Immediately to his left is his daughter, Te Kore. To her left and behind is Sir Robert Stout. The tall man wearing a top hat, standing to the left of Stout, is Wahanui Huatare. The original photograph was taken by Daniel Manders Beere; this image is a copy negative made by Albert Percy Godber from a print of the Beere original, file in Godber Album Vol. 102, p 45 (PA1-f-025). Further information about this occasion is held at the Appendix to the journals of the House of Representatives, 1885, D-6. There is also a print of this image in Godber Album Vol 102 p 45 (PA1-f-025) A File print of the original photograph by Daniel Manders Beere is filed at 385. Railways. Lines. Main Trunk [NI]. Puniu. 1885. Inscriptions: Album page - "Possibly turning first sod. North Island Main Trunk Rly. Puniu River, Te Awamutu, 1885." "This is Daniel Manders Beere 1/2 plate neg no. 30, 1/2-096175". Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 17.25 x 11.75 cm