Places

Date: 1861-1863

By: Jenkins, Robert (Capt), 1825-1894

Reference: qMS-1069

Description: Describes movements around Sydney, Auckland, Fiji (1861-1862), and participation in the Pukorokoro River blockade (1863). Important episode at Fiji, 27 Jul 1862, having recently arrived at Levuka, Captain Jenkins summoned the chiefs "to a formal meeting on board the Miranda for the purpose of conveying to them the decision of H.M. Ministers not to accept the sovereignty of the Fiji Islands, in terms drawn up by His Excellency Sir John Young". Includes text of declaration in English and Fijian. The Miranda stayed at Levuka most of Jul and Aug; entertained King Thankombau; description of Levuka. Wreck of the `Orpheus' described, Feb 1863. Mainly short log entries but 1863 in some detail; summaries for 1861, 1862 included. Includes two page typescript of a breakdown of the Miranda's movements and concurrent events of interest from March 1863 (loose in front of volume) Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (317 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (30 cm, black buckram)

Date: 1863 (18--), (19--)

By: Plummer, Albert, 1840-1926

Reference: MS-Papers-10861

Description: Reminiscences of a volunteer who served with the Waikato regiments, 1863, and in 1864 with the Hawke's Bay Co. He describes action, treatment of prisoners including a period on Chatham Islands where he held a victualling contract when Te Kooti and his followers seized the `Rifleman', 4 Jul 1868, and escaped to Poverty Bay Relationship complexity - Duplicate copy of original at MS-Papers-2288 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (14 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript

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: 1863 (18--), (19--)

By: Plummer, Albert, 1840-1926; Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki, -1893

Reference: MS-Papers-2288

Description: Reminiscences of a volunteer who served with the Waikato regiments, 1863, and in 1864 with the Hawke's Bay Company. He describes action, treatment of prisoners including a period on Chatham Islands where he held a victualling contract when Te Kooti and his followers seized the `Rifleman', 4 Jul 1868 and escaped to Poverty Bay Relationship complexity - Duplicate copy at 81-151 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (14 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript

Date: 1864

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :[Sketchbook of English and New Zealand scenes] 1860 - 1864

Reference: E-349-063

Description: Three drawings of soldiers near Te Awamutu. Two are pencil, ink and watercolour, with one soldier standing, one on horseback. The upper view has a military camp in the background and shows the men in profile; the central view shows the men on guard, seen from behind, watching over a valley. The lowest view, in pencil, is a landscape with soldiers passing along a path away from the artist. Inscriptions: Album page - on opposite page - title in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 100 x 160 mm.

Date: [ca 1853-1864], 1890

By: Shepherd, Annie Curme, 1834-

Reference: MS-Papers-5027

Description: Reminiscences of Annie Shepherd, originally published in the `Waikato Times' for 1890, covering her voyage to New Zealand in 1853, settlement in Taranaki and then Waikato, and the Waikato War Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (19 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (Photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Mr R W Green, Auckland, 1994

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: 1863 - 1870

Reference: MapColl-832.14hkm/1863-72/Acc.24350

Description: Military map showing operations from the Auckland Fort Britomart Albert barracks, south along the military route to Cambridge, Aratitaha and Tokanui, Waikato District. Depicts military blockhouses, redoubts and forts (five in the Waikato region and over eleven in South Auckland), stockages, routes used on garrison duty only, engagements, Maori pa and kainga and the confiscation boundary as gazetted 17/12/1864 including the aukati (frontier) line. Also shows mission stations Waipa and Taupiri and geographical features, most with Maori placenames. Identifies battle sites at several places including Hairini (22.2.64), Rangiaohia (21.2.64) Kihikihi and Orakau (2.4.64), Waiari (11.2.64) and in South Auckland including Hills Clearing (8.9.63), Koheroa (17.7.63), Meremere (1.11.63). Several Maori pa and kainga are named, including Tokanui, Te Kopua, Otawhao, Otautahanga. In the Waikato regions a similar number of both redoubts and pa sites are identified. If distinguishing between the route followed by the troops and the confiscation boundary, refer to original map. Reference key at bottom of map identifies features of the map. Other Titles - showing Other Titles - District Other Titles - and Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, scale [1:253 440], 81 x 62 cm.

Date: 1864

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

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Carey, George Jackson, 1822-1872

Reference: E-372-f-002

Description: View of the military camp at Tauranga with Mount Maunganui shown in the distance. Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news, V. 45, July 1864, p.92 by Brigadier G Carey Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 217 x 363 mm

Date: 1864

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

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Carey, George Jackson, 1822-1872

Reference: E-372-f-023

Description: View of the military camp at Tauranga with Mount Maunganui shown in the distance. Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news, V. 45, July 1864, p.92 by Brigadier G Carey Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 217 x 363 mm on page 375 x 250 mm

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-[1865]

By: Sewell, Henry (Hon), 1807-1879; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: MSX-5148

Description: Pamphlet in the form of a letter to Lord Lyttelton describing the origins of the King Movement, key decisions in the years since Waitara, the Waikato War, confiscation, legal aspects of the crisis reflecting Sewell's feeling that many of the actions taken were unwarrantable and unjust. Note by Turnbull re volume which was rebound by Zaehnsdorf. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed matter with holograph annotations (½ green morocco) Provenance: Part of original A H Turnbull collection

Date: 1922 - 1864

By: Messenger, Arthur Herbert, 1877-1962; Liverpool, Cecil George Savile Foljambe, Viscount Hawkesbury and 1st Earl of, 1846-1907; Cowan, James, 1870-1943

Reference: A-138-025

Description: Shows attack of gunboat `Pioneer' during the New Zealand wars, with the gunboat in the centre of the river and answering fire from the riverbank to the left Based on an engraving in the Illustrated London news 'The war in New Zealand. The gun-boat Pioneer at anchor off Meremere on the Waikato River, reconnoitring the native position... January 1864. From a sketch by an officer of H. M. S. Curacao'. The officer/artist may be Lord Liverpool Extended Title - Reproduced in The New Zealand Wars, v. 1, p. 311 by J Cowan Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Monotone wash on photographic paper, 135 x 240 mm

Date: 1834-1869

By: Ashwell, Benjamin Yate (Rev), 1810-1883

Reference: qMS-0087-0090

Description: Letters and journals addressed to the Church Missionary Society; half of volume 1 deals with Paihia, and the balance of the material covers Ashwell's residence at Waikato Heads, Kaitotehe (Taupiri) on the Waikato Source of title - Transcribed Accompanying material - Newspaper clippings at front of vol 1 Quantity: 4 volume(s). 0.10 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript, printed matter (34cm, ¼ brown calf, brown linen) Finding Aids: Index at end of vol 4. Tracings of sketch maps interleaved

Date: 1857-1869

By: Martyn, John, 1839-1888

Reference: MS-Papers-4903

Description: Contains copy of a diary written by Martyn on the voyage from Plymouth to Auckland on the `Joseph Fletcher' covering the period 29 Nov 1857 to 19 March 1858. Diary also includes entries 1858-1869 which describe, in depth, Martyn's efforts in establishing a farm in the Waikato area, family matters, comments on land issues in the Waikato and on other settlers and their farming activities. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (75 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1864

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :[Sketchbook of English and New Zealand scenes] 1860 - 1864

Reference: E-349-117

Description: The left side of a two-page spread, with the title of the right side being 'Little village in the Wairoa near Tauranga, 10 May.' The left side shows two officers on horseback accompanied by three foot soldiers armed with rifles. One of the officers is gesturing towards the valley with the small Maori kainga, close to the Wairao River. Inscriptions: Album page - on opposite page - title in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 100 x 160 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: 1865

By: McCarthy, Justin E D, active 1860s

Reference: A-007-020

Description: Pa at left, with blockhouse, tents, flags, at mouth of Waitara River. Ihaia was chief of Hurirapa Pa Photographic copy (b&w, same size) of signed original held by Taranaki Museum Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Photograph of watercolour 140 x 240 mm

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