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Date: 1973

From: Various cartoonists :Cartoons from the New Zealand News, 1970s

Reference: A-297-097

Description: A New Zealand soldier is telling a young boy who is possibly Vietnamese that he is too young, and to come back when he is sixteen. Extended Title - New Zealand. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, whiteout and pencil on watercolour paper, 264 x 266 mm

Date: 27 January 1969

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

Reference: EP/1969/0441-F

Description: David Thomson, Minister of Defence, reviews troops at Waiouru air field. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer 27 January 1969. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: [2000]

By: Whyte, Colin David, 1932-

Reference: MSX-5935

Description: Reminiscences of Whyte describing his 21-year career in the army and later in the navy; he describes his time in school cadets (1946-1947), compulsory military training in the second intake (1950), his time in the medical corps of the Territorial Forces (1951-1953), in the Regular Force including ANZUK Hospital, Singapore, 2RNZIR Malaysia (1959-1961), 161 Battery RNZA in South Vietnam (1968) and most camps in New Zealand. He also writes of his four years at the RNZN hospital at Devonport. Source of title - Transcribed Other - Not to be published in its entirety during donor's lifetime Quantity: 1 volume(s) (91 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript with reproduced photographs

Date: 2001

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

Reference: H-673-024/046

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues, includes: Shows scientists' adhock research into the potential uses of genetic modification at the expense of commonsense. Comment on the intimidation tactics of Qantas Airlines toward Air New Zealand. Singapore Airlines are shown as Air New Zealands big sister ally. Christine Rankin considers taking further action following the release of the Employment Courts findings. Shows the Government (surfer) riding the knowledge wave only to be wiped out and lodged head first in the sand. Discussion between an Israeli soldier and Palestinian child. The soldier is trying to explain to the child how violence and retaliation works. The child just wants to play and go to the movies. Shows Helen Clark dealing with Steve Maharey and his use of obscene language. Shows members of the Electoral Reform Committee as angelic, working for the best interests of the country while having vested interests in the Committees outcome. Helen Clark calls on the All Blacks to crush the Australians while they've down. New Zealand reaction to the loss by the All Blacks to the Australians. Shows All Black Anton Oliver taking the blame for the loss against Australia. Comment on the Qantas involvement in running Ansett into the ground and leaving small creditors in ruins. Comment on the lack of constructive action being taken by the Pacific Forum to deal with global warming and the consequent rising of the ocean level. Shows Helen Clark encouraging all her Ministers to keep pets. Jim Anderton is shown wrapped in the arms of his pet octupus (Peoples' Bank). Shows West Coast MP, Damien O'Connor, addressing an audience about local mining and the poor decision made by Alliance MP Sandra Lee. He is reminded by a miner in the wings that his seat is still marginal. Shows Jim Anderton and Sandra Lee observing the Reefton Alliance office being pelted with food in reaction to Sandra Lee saying 'no' to mine expansion in the area. Shows a new army armoured vehicle running over an air force plane. Comment on the current situation where the armies supplies are being boosted while the air force is having its wings clipped. Shows thugs from the power company breaking into a persons house to extract money for the latest exorbitant power bill. Shows an All Black player finishing a Springbok (South African Rugby Team) and still feeling hungry. He thinks he could polish off the entire Australian Rugby Team (Wallabies) as well. Shows the relationship between government controlled power generators, empty lakes and increased revenue for power for the Reserve Bank. Shows a proposed statue for the entrance of the Sydney Harbour. Comment on Australia's policy to exclude refugees. Shows Michelle Boag's National Party purge of Parliamentary faithful. Comment on the level of ignorant public opinion over the boat people refugees trying to gain entry to Australia, by people ringing talkback radio. Quantity: 23 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 17 October 1966

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

Reference: EP/1966/4492-F

Description: Soldiers taking part in a military exercise in the Akatarawa Ranges carry a "wounded" man to a waiting helicopter. Photographed by an Evening post staff photographer 17 October 1966 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: 1965

From: Wellington Regional Council : Marie Sang map collection

Reference: MapColl-WRC-8-5/11/5A-Acc.

Description: Shows layout proposals for Trentham camp and Witako Prison T P 7582/3 Quantity: 1 map(s) with annotations. Physical Description: Black ink on cream paper. Scale indeterminable, 34 x 51.5 cm.

Date: 1968 - 1969

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to the New Zealand Army, volunteers, soldiers of regular forces]

By: Bailey, Gavin, active 2001

Reference: Eph-A-ARMY-1968-01

Description: The guide booklet has notes on shopping, services, schools, clubs, churches, command and district, miscellaneous. Quantity: 1 booklet. Physical Description: Booklet of 12 pages, 215 x 170 mm.

Date: [1960s, 1970s]

From: Beavis, Cyril Denis Archibald, 1911-2000: Transparencies, negatives, and photographic prints

Reference: PA12-3031

Description: Photographs of the work and life of Regimental Sergeant Major Cocker, Waiouru, taken by Cyril Beavis in the 1960s Also includes images of a store front with a sign that reads "BIG TEX", date unknown. Also includes images of people taking photographs at Raumati Beach taken circa 1970s. Also includes images of Fred Turnovsky taken March 1973, standing before a large landscape photograph or painting. Also includes people at Paremata, Porirua, including people kayaking and standing on the beach, taken circa 1960s. Images of Regimental Sergeant Major Cocker are also at Library reference PA12-3107 to 3108. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Slides delivered in housing with annotations that read "PH. BIG TEX | Fred Turnovsky | March 1973", "Fesliers Raumati good", R S M Cocker, Waiuru [Waiouru]" and "Paramata [Paremata] people". Quantity: 21 colour original transparency/ies. Processing information: Reference number changed in September 2022 during re-processing of the collection. Formerly PAColl-7715-22.

Date: 1965

From: Wellington Regional Council : Marie Sang map collection

Reference: MapColl-WRC-8-5/11/5B-Acc.

Description: Shows layout proposals for Trentham camp and Witako Prison T P 7582/2 Quantity: 1 map(s) with annotations. Physical Description: Black ink on cream paper. Scale indeterminable, 34 x 51.5 cm.

Date: 28 February 1970

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

Reference: EP/1970/0877-F

Description: New Zealand's Army Combat Brigade on review at Waiouru. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer 28 February 1970. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: 24 July 2002 - 24 Jul 2002

By: Hassett, Ronald Douglas Patrick (Major General), 1923-2004; Allen, Sherryl, active 2002

Reference: OHColl-0618/1

Description: An interview with Major General Ronald (Ron) Douglas Patrick Hassett, describing his military career. Mentions his childhood, education and role models. Talks about his military training at the Royal Military College of Duntroon in Canberra, involvement during World War II with the artillery in New Zealand, New Guinea, Egypt, Italy (describes battles including Cassino). Recalls time in Palestine, mentions holocaust survivors. Talks about administration at the end of the war. Mentions training school in Austria and Larkhill, and returning to New Zealand in 1951. Talks about war brides. Mentions various business projects and selling ideas to firms in South East Asia. Describes various training posts in New Zealand including Linton, as Brigade Major of Divisional Artillery during compulsory military training, and as chief instructor at Waiouru School of Artillery. Recalls spending time at the Australian Staff College, Queenscliff, Melbourne. Talks about nine months in Korea, Malaysia as Brigade Major of the Commonwealth Brigade, (mentions Brigadier Frank Hassett). Recalls making reconnaissance arrangements for equipment for troops in Vietnam. Discusses his role in the establishment of the Waiouru Army Museum which opened in 1978. Talks about his role as Chief of General Staff 1976 until his retirement in 1978. Interviewer(s) - Sherryl Allen Accompanying material - One colour copy of Major General Hassett in his uniform (midshot) - note printed onto paper - the printer was out of yellow ink. Four black and white copies on paper of the same photo. Accompanying material - Includes Agreement & biographical information form. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-10769 - 70 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 1.20 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3821. Search dates: 1939 - 1990

Date: 1968 - 1969

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to the New Zealand Army, volunteers, soldiers of regular forces]

By: Bailey, Gavin, active 2001

Reference: Eph-B-ARMY-1968/1969-01

Description: The issues of "Empty page" have church notices, administrative notices, community and welfare notices, Buy and sell, Lost and Found, Cinema notices. Quantity: 3 cyclostyled fliers. Physical Description: Cyclostyled sheets, 345 x 214 mm.

Date: [ca 1910-1925]

Reference: PAColl-6963

Description: Assorted views of army life and family photographs many of them taken on a beach. One of a hot air balloon is advertising Hudson's Baking Powder with the slogan "Bound to Rise". Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-059554 to 059869 and 106041 to 106083 Quantity: 316 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film ¼ plate negatives

Date: Nov 1940-1941

By: Cody, Ita, 1894-1982

Reference: MS-Papers-7908

Description: Letters written by Joseph Frederick Cody to his wife, Ita, while at Trentham Military Camp from 1940 to 1941, with corrected typescript transcription; Cody described his daily life in the camp the training he underwent, the personnel, his various jobs, their diet, the arrival at camp of two cats; he also asks Ita to put various items in the `Glory Box'. It is no known who did the transcripts. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typescript with corrections Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs P Fry, Ngaio, Wellington Dec 2003

Date: 1968

From: Wellington Regional Council : Marie Sang map collection

By: New Zealand. Ministry of Works

Reference: MapColl-WRC-8-5/11/7-Acc.

Description: Shows layout proposals for Trentham camp and Witako Prison T P 7582/4/3 Quantity: 1 map(s) with annotations. Physical Description: Coloured ink on cream paper. Scale indeterminable, 69 x 104 cm.

Date: 1950-1950

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

Reference: 114/164/32-F

Description: Two men do the dishes at Linton military camp. Photograph taken 29 June 1950 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: [8 Aug 1950]

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

Reference: 114/191/04-F

Description: Aerial photo of an army tent camp in a sandy area beside a small lake near Foxton. Photograph taken 8 Aug 1950 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 3/25 x 4.25 inches

Date: [8 Aug 1950]

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

Reference: 114/191/05-F

Description: Aerial photo of an army tent camp in a sandy area beside a small lake near Foxton. Photograph taken 8 Aug 1950 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 3/25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1950-1950

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

Reference: 114/164/38-F

Description: View of Linton military camp showing barracks and quarters. Photograph taken 29 June 1950 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: 1914 - 1917

From: The Press (Newspaper) :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-008254-G

Description: Shows a large group of troops, in uniform, waiting to embark. They are on their way to World War I. Photograph taken by staff photographer of the Christchurch Press. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Processing information: The collection description was updated in November 2020 with information regarding commercial use of the photographs.