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Date: [Between 1940 and 1942]

From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō

Reference: PA1-o-564

Description: Scenic views of Cambridge, the lake at Hamilton, Puketeraki, Piha, and the farm `Rozel' near Ohaupo, interspersed with portraits of family and friends, chiefly taken by Rhoda McWhannell. One photograph shows Rhoda McWhannell's parents (William Duncan Ross McCurdie and Olga Mariquita McCurdie) reading congratulatory messages on their Golden Wedding Anniversary. This album gives the date as 1942, but a previous album gives it as 1941. Rex Hamilton, Bill Hewett and Frederick McWhannell are photographed in military uniform. Photographs of people identified only by surname are Mrs Bowler, Dr Gower and Dr Gribben. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with pale green and cream marbled cover, pale green spine and cord; 20.5 x 24.5 cm

Date: 20 Jul 1865

By: Keele, Theodore Blunt, -1865

Reference: MS-Papers-7407

Description: Letter from Keele to his wife, Emma written from Camp Cambridge. It comments on domestic matters and raises the possibility of her joining him in the Waikato. Keele voices the opinion that the war as a war in the Waikato was over but minor incidents would occur in the future and there would be a continuing need for a military presence in the region. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)

Date: 1907, 1913

By: Tylden, Charles Ryland, 1842-1913?

Reference: MS-Papers-7587

Description: Tylden began writing his reminiscences in 1907 and continued till 1913; he writes of his childhood, education, military training in England and coming to New Zealand in 1862 with the 70th Regiment. He gives full accounts of skirmishes in the Waikato, Wanganui and New Plymouth areas from 1863 to 1866. Following his discharge in 1868 he returned to farm in the Pukekohe area until 1881 and practised law in Auckland from 1882 to 1912. Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - See also typescript copy at MS-Papers-1350 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (52 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (duplicated)

Date: 1882

From: Illustrated London News :[Scrapbook of clippings relating to New Zealand 1860s]

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: E-372-f-032

Description: Page from the Illustrated London news with 14 sketches - 1. Camp of the Armed Constabulary, Rohatu; 2. Road through Waimate Plains (confiscated land); 3. Mount Egmont from Oeo, Waimate Plains; 4. Memorial to Miss Dobie, murdered by a Maori; 5. Colonial Rifle Volunteers; 6. St Andrew's Church, Cambridge, Waikato; 7. Telegraph Station, Pungarehu Camp; 8,9,10. Maori head-dresses of huia feathers; 11. Armed Constabulary; 12. Taranaki Mounted Rifles at revolver practice; 13. Maoris, old style and new style; 14. Maoris going to Te Whiti's meeting at Parihaka. Artist/engraver unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 380 x 250 mm

Date: [Between 1941 and 1946]

From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō

Reference: PA1-o-563

Description: Family photographs, chiefly taken by Rhoda McWhannell, many taken at `Rozel', the farm she and her husband Frederick McWhannell owned near Ohaupo. A large number of images show Audrey Hopkins (later Geddes) at Rozel, with animals including ducks, hens and dogs, swimming in the water tank, and with Brian Geddes (later her husband). Four images show a military tank "T27626", with "Galatos" on the turret, at an unidentified location. A group portrait of officers at Waiouru in 1941, and several photographs of Frederick McWhannell, Frank Bethwaite and Neva Morrison wearing military uniform in the early 1940s. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with navy blue cover, entitled `Photographs'; 20 x 23 cm

Date: 1850-1890

By: Harper, Arthur Paul, 1865-1955; Moberly, Patricia, active 1990s

Reference: PA1-f-207

Description: Album probably compiled by the mountaineer and explorer, A P Harper. Harper was also probably the photographer for many of the prints, especially those of mountains and mountaineering. There are Harper and Ackland family photographs which include interior and exterior views and views of the garden, of Ilam, the family mansion in Christchurch. The other main group of photographs relate to A P Harper's activities as a mountaineer and explorer in the Fox and Franz Joseph glacier regions. Some of the climbers active in the Southern Alps during the 1880s and 1890s are depicted. W S Green and his two Swiss guides, and at least one photograph taken by Green during his unsuccessful attempt to reach the summit of Mount Cook in 1882. Fitgerald, Zurbriggen, Mannering, and Dixon were all men that Harper was associated with as a mountaineer. As an explorer he was associated with Charles Douglas, and there are photographs of Douglas, Leonard Cockayne the botanist, and John Roberts of the Westland district survey. There are also many photographs of the mountains, glaciers, rivers, and gorges of the Southern Alps. Some of the English photographs at the beginning of the album may be associated with A P Harper's brother Charles who became an Anglican priest. He may have been the C C Harper who was at Keble College and Cuddesdon theological college, Oxford. There are two interiors of "C C Harper's room at Keble College", and a number of photographs of family groups taken in the grounds of the vicarage at Patea where Charles Harper was vicar from 1894 to 1900. The album ends with A P Harper and his house at Thames, and more British photographs, in particular several pages of Jersey taken about 1897 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1864

From: Illustrated London News :[Scrapbook of clippings relating to New Zealand 1860s]

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: E-372-f-037

Description: Page 216 from the Illustrated London news with three sketches by an unidentified artist. 1. Rangariri from the Waikato shows a tent camp on hills above the Waikato River. There is a large wooden building on the far right near the river bank. 2. A few Maori prisoners being guarded by a large number of soldiers from the 40th Regiment as they wait to be taken by rowboat to the HMS Pioneer anchored nearby. 3. Soldiers inspecting the Maori rifle pits at Rangariri. In the foreground is a camera. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engravings, 370 x 250 mm

Date: 1863

From: Illustrated London news :Clippings related to New Zealand [ca 1842-1890]

Reference: E-106-f-032-1

Description: Looking down from above onto a road carved out through dense bush, with cavalry and infantry marching along it. Large trunks from the cleared bush in the foreground The Library holds another version of this view at A-134-011, from a source other than the Illustrated London news Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news, V. 43, November 7th 1863, p. 476 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 160 x 240 mm

Date: 1998

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-539-022/043

Description: Political cartoons. Comment on the growing gap between the rich and poor in New Zealand. Soldiers explain why it is humane to cut people's throats once they've been driven from their homes. Jenny Shipley reacts negatively to Jim Bolger's book. Jenny Shipley does a unicycle act on the high/slack wire. She can't look down for fear of falling, and she can't look up for fear of the coalition government she carries on her shoulders. Jack Elder and Tuku Morgan line-up behind Tau Henare in a new political allegiance. The American Republicans are exposed in their determination to impeach President Clinton over sex allegations no matteer what public opinion is. Jenny Shipley announces under National's new housing policy people in sub-standard housing will be assisted to buy their properties rather than rent them. Tim Shadbolt has been re-elected Mayor of Invercargill. Russia backs the bloody regime of Slobodan Milosivic against the Albanians. Jenny Shipley receives a negative reaction from the Dairy Board members over comments they should dig their own graves and make their wills. Jenny Shipley's intention of ending the Producer Board's statutory monopolies is thinnly veiled to avoid farmer backlash prior to the election. The Labour Party surges in the polls although their visibility is low. A paralell is drawn between roading reforms proposals and the manner Warriors' boss comments on players like Matthew Ridge. Commment on telephone electronic cueing messages. Canadian newspapers report that Wellington has the best views in the world. A Wellintonian watches as storms blow uprooted trees, boats, cars and other debris past his window. General Pinochet in jail being interrogated over his part in crimes of terrorism committed against Chilean critics of his Military Junta. Two contenders for the Auckland Blues Rugby coaching job are given a lesson in sportsmanship. Otago win the NPC (National Provincial Championships). Palestinian and Israeli leaders are booed by their supporters for their efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. The Met. office build an ark as an indication of the weather to come. Tuariki Delamere considers his political future. Tau Henare sums up the essence of his new Mauri Pacific Party. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: [ca 1900-1920]

By: Walker, George Allen, -1915; Blencowe, James Rasdell, 1871-1945

Reference: PAColl-0524

Description: Collection comprises: Postcards of scenic attractions in the Rotorua and Waitomo area and others of Auckland and Christchurch including one of a young boy, F Shadbolt, on a pony and trap and a soldier in uniform named Howard Photographs of of an elderly woman called Mrs Stevenson and Miss O'Grady Photographs of soldiers at camp during World War I Photographs of children in hot pools, possibly at Whakarewarewa, and of the Blue and Green Lakes at Rotorua, taken by Blencowe Photograph of F O'Grady in a car belonging to Mr Pountney of Carr, Pountney & Co Photograph of a house in Waihi built 1900-1902 with a mother and two children standing outside Photograph of taxis outside a hotel in Onehunga, taken ca 1911 Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 8 b&w original photographic print(s). 30 b&w original photographic print(s) postcards. 2 b&w original photographic print(s) coloured by hand. Physical Description: Photographic prints Provenance: Donated by Charles O'Grady, Wellington, 1964

Date: [1940-1978]

From: Brodie, John, 1905-1955 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6779-07

Description: Letter from Alan Brodie to his brother Jack while with 2NZEF in the Middle East (1941); genealogical data from Faringdon Parish Church on the Nicks/Nix family (1731-1809); notes on Walter Brodie and family; poem, Rowan Nicks, `Mexico' (1997); clippings on Brodie family members, Mrs A Devore, Martha Brodie and other subjects Quantity: 1 folder(s). Child's crayon drawing of Queen Mum, King John with train, bus, van and trailer etc

Date: [ca 1925]-1941

From: Peat family: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1793

Description: Large number of family photographs taken in New Zealand and England. These include young people swimming in the sea, a wedding, and Minnie Gray who was Beatrice Peat's aunt. Group of photographs of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition at Rongatai, Wellington, 1939-1940. Crowds lining Lambton Quay watching floats in the Queen Carnival parade, 1941. Soldiers crowding at the windows of a troop train. A visit to Whakarewarewa. Group of photographs of Samoa and Samoans. Photographs taken somewhere in the Pacific during the Second World War. A trip to Christchurch,ca 1925. Tramping on the Volcanic Plateau. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Provenance: Donated by Jennie Jones, Wellington, 2012. Donor is the daughter of Don and Beatrice Peat.

Date: 1921-1950

By: Westmacott, Herbert Horatio Spencer, 1885-1960

Reference: MS-Group-1171

Description: Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - The After-breakfast cigar; selected memoirs of a King Country settler, by Spencer Westmacott (1977) in Printed collections Quantity: 18 volume(s). 0.36 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Cmdr H P Westmacott, Rangitoto, Otorohanga, Jun 1989

Date: ca 1880- 1966

From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-8066-14

Description: Government troops at Parihaka in 1881. Gudgeon with a group of European men and women on the verandah of Queen Makea's house in Avarua, Rarotonga. King Koroki's funeral in May 1966. Edith Tuke and her Napier house in the 1890s. A man on hoseback at "Wairoro." Soldiers with a field gun. A memorial cross. Two children ca 1905. A sheet of 8 postcards relating to Auckland Other material includes short typed notes relating to Gudgeon; a letter to Beryl Gudgeon from the Auckland Museum dated 1936; an obituary for Mr C R Howden; information relating to Arthur Tuke's career dated 1876. Except for the Auckland postcards, the material in this collection was contained in an album entitled "Gudgeon 1965-1920." This album judging from the captions which were on each page, contained photographs relating to Gudgeon's life. By the time the album reached the Turnbull Library, these photographs had gone and it was filled with an assortment of items, none of which related to the captions on the plastic pages. Quantity: 16 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 1865 - 1866

From: Illustrated London News :[Scrapbook of clippings relating to New Zealand 1860s]

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930

Reference: E-372-f-001-1

Description: A large group of Maori men performing a haka, shown at a moment of leaping in the air. They are carrying a mixture of muskets and spears, and dressed in mixed European and Maori clothing. They are observed by a group of European and Maori men and women, with the artist's self portrait sketching near the centre in the foreground. In the background are low hills of Tauranga with several European buildings and a few military tents. Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news, V. 48, 1866, p.417 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 160 x 225 mm

Date: 1864

From: Hamley, Joseph Osbertus, 1820-1911 :Sketches in New Zealand [ca 1860 to 1864]

By: Hamley, Joseph Osbertus, 1820-1911; Williams, Edward Arthur, 1824-1898

Reference: E-047-q-018

Description: View from across the Waikato River towards a steep hill with steps cut out of the riverside slope. The fence of a redoubt can be seen on top, with a gun to one side. A horse is being transported on a raft on the river, and another is carrying a load along the bank, led by a soldier. Probably copied from a watercolour by Hamley's superior officer, E. A. Williams, although the exact model is not known. A closer view by Williams, 'Whangamarino, 12 March 1864' is in the Turnbull at E-249-050. Whangamarino Redoubt was constructed in 1863 and the wooden palisade was removed during 1864 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on grey paper, 129 x 212 mm

Date: 1863

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-134-011

Description: British infantry and cavalry on the march on a road cleared through dense bush The image is a reworking of the Illustrated London News image published in 1863. It may have been prepared as a book illustration. It appears to be a proof copy and is on a blank sheet with no surrounding text and is markedly smaller than the Illustrated London News version, which is 160 x 235 mm. Another copy of the I. L. N. version is held in E-372-f-003-2. The image was formerly catalogued by the Library as Troops passing through wooden country along the Great South Road; also as Shepherd Bush. The derivation from the Illustrated London News was not recognised. Other Titles - Former titles - Troops passing through wooded country along the Great South Road. Bombay near Sheppard's Bush redoubt where Government troops were ambushed by Maoris on 17 July 1863. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 92 x 133 mm Transfers: Mair family papers.

Date: [Circa 1860s]

From: Marvin, W G (Captain) :Marvin family photographs

By: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909; Crombie, John Nicol, 1827-1878; Kinder, John, 1819-1903; Marvin, William, 1834-1915

Reference: PA1-q-320

Description: Album of photographs taken during the 1860s by various photographers. All the images are related to Colonel William Marvin (1834-1915) who came to New Zealand circa 1858 and was possibly attached to the 70th Regiment of Foot during the New Zealand wars. There are many photographs relating to military activity, including military working parties at Fort Britomart; military and naval camps at Maungatawhiri Creek, Queen's Redoubt, Drury, Ngaruawahia and Albert Barracks; a monument to the 43rd Regiment at Gate Pa near Tauranga; Potatau's tomb with a sentry guarding it; and the Auckland cemetery. Many of the images are of Auckland, including `Hale's Boarding House, where I first slept in N.Z.'; `The Masonic Hotel where I was made a mason in 1861'; `My last batchelor home near Constitution Hill green, next door to the Dacres'; `St. Mary's where I was married 4th August 1862'; a long sequence showing Queen Street from different angles in 1866'; and various homes that he knew, including Heaphy's house in St George's Bay, Dillon Bell's House in Parnell, and `Little Sutton' in St. George's Bay. Other images of interest include a mining camp at Coromandel; the tree on which Volkner was hanged, with a seated group of Maori beside a whare; a Maori church that is completely thatched, in the Waikato; and two views of the sailing ship Ida Ziegler [i.e. Zeigler] `In which we returned from N.Z. round Cape Horn, 29th Jany to 1st May 1867'. Photographs in England are all related to Tipner Barracks near Portsmouth, and Malpas Cemetery, Newport Monmouthshire. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with albumen prints. Label attached to cover `Pictures of N.Z. (N. Island) & Tipner with captions by Col. Marvin'. Textured black cover; 30 x 24 cm

Date: 1863

From: Illustrated London News :[Scrapbook of clippings relating to New Zealand 1860s]

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: E-372-f-003-2

Description: Looking down from above onto a road carved out through dense bush, with cavalry and infantry marching along it. Large trunks from the cleared bush in the foreground The Library holds another version of this view at A-134-011, from a source other than the Illustrated London news Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news, V. 43, November 7th 1863, p. 476 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 160 x 240 mm

Date: [ca 1900]-1966

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004 : Photographs relating to Maori

Reference: PAColl-9977-8

Description: Portraits of elderly Maori women with facial tattos (moko kauwae) most taken by Marti Friedlander for Michael King's book `Moko,' first published in 1972. All of the subjects lived in the North Island of New Zealand. Most of them are identified. Photographs relating to Te Puea Herangi. These include - Portraits of Te Puea at different times during her life. Photographs relating to her work, such as the group of orphaned children she fostered after the flu epidemic of 1918. The construction of the ceremonial waka (canoe) Ngatokimatawhaorua. Building works at Turangawaiwai Marae, in particular the meeting house Mahinarangi (1929), and the Maori monarch's official residence, Turongo House including the opening of this in 1938. Te Puea's tangi, and her coffin being carried up Taupiri Mountain. Maori monarch's include - King Mahuta Tawhiao (1855?-1912). King Koroki (1909-1966). Queen Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu (1931-2006). Maori soldiers from the period of the First World War. The Parliament House (Turangawaiwai House) at Ngaruawahia (built 1912-1919). The photographs relating to Te Puea were gathered at the time that Michael King was writing her biography. Quantity: 62 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints