Places

Date: 1990

By: Brown, Joan, 1914-2006

Reference: MS-Papers-10575

Description: Life story of Joan Sedon written to inform her descendants about her generation of the Sedon family of Wanganui Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (10 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript and printed matter (completed in typescript)

Date: 1996

From: New Zealand Axemen's Association emblem patches

Reference: Objects-0889-2

Description: Maker(s) not identified. Emblem bearing a competing woodchopper in profile, wih the words 'Mobil New Zealand Axemen's Association Inc. Wanganui, 1996' Quantity: 1 object(s). Physical Description: Machine embroidery on cotton backed with linen reinforcement Transfers: Separated from MS-Group-2008.. Processing information: Description edited as part of Objects survey, 29 February 2024. Previous reference: Curios-043-004. Previous title: Maker unknown :[Shirt sew-on patch showing the emblem of the Mobil New Zealand Axemen's Association Inc team]. Wanganui, 1996.

Date: 1820-1906

From: Alexander Turnbull Library : Maori Manuscripts Librarian working notes

Reference: MS-Papers-6373-28

Description: Contains copies of letters from various Maori and missionaries from all over the North Island with holographic notes appended in the hand writing of Piripi Walker of Ngati Raukawa, some with translations. Includes photocopies and commentary on the 1855 Northland document "Kote pukapuka ote Tarakona". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photocopies with mss annotations

Date: 1999

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

Reference: H-587-001/021

Description: Political cartoons. Shows a redneck's nightmare, ownership of the Whanganui River is given to Maori who loaded it onto the back of a truck and took it away. Comment on executive golden handshakes and reduntant workers having to sign up for the dole. Shows violent offenders at Paremoremo Prison selecting soft movies like 'The Sound of Music'. In the middle of a power blackout the family try and read the latest power bill, it's gone up. The effect on the opposition of Jonah Lomu being left on the reserve bench. Statue of Liberty calls for the poor and huddled masses but says 'no' to New Zealand lamb. Comment on New Zealand's response to America's tariffs on New Zealand lamb. The common man comments on Bill English upstaging Jenny Shipley at the National Party Conference. Maori MP calls for quotas in the public sector that will ensure employment for ethnic minorities. Hospital hygeine is called into doubt. A politician trys to sell the idea of deregulating the Dairy Industry. A woman comments to her husband that it's a good thing young men eventually grow out of wanting more sex. He wistfully agrees. Obituary for JFK Jr. 1960-1999 Comment on youth alcohol consumption. Auckland Hospital try to reassure the public all babies are born equally there but not necessarily treated equally after that. Comment on Christine rankin's over the top refurbishment of the dept of work and income. Celebration of three New Zealand triumphs. Mike Moore gets top job at WTO, the All Blacks beat the Australians and the Black Caps cricket team beat the English at Lords. Paul Holmes promotes his autobiography. F-16 fighter planes are promoted by an Air Force Officer. The lowering of the drinking age is debated in Parliament. Boys try to come to terms with the news that girls are better pupils than boys. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: June 1995

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 :Photographs relating to the career of Lawrence Samuel Dennis

Reference: PA1-o-1719

Description: Includes - Sharon Dell, Jonathan Dennis, and Cheryl Browne. Sharon Dell's induction as director of Whanganui Museum. Americas Cup parade, Wellington. Teri's 75th birthday party. Group of women and children at a gathering. Lawrence and Patricia Dennis with two women and a man in a rural setting. Landscape views on the way to Pirinoa Station, Wairarapa. Friends, families, children, a cat, and a communal meal. Source of title - Title supplied by the Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1937-1997

By: Cyprus Community of Wellington and New Zealand Inc

Reference: ATL-Group-00920

Description: A collection of negative images from the Cyprus Community of Wellington from 1937 to 1997. Includes photographs of Cypriot New Zealanders serving with the New Zealand forces during World War Two, weddings, picnics, and dances. Also shows snack bars and cabarets operated by members of the Cypriot community during the 1950s and 1960s, which were the beginnings of Wellington’s cafe society. Also includes a photocopied document with photocopies of the images with contextual information, including names and dates. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Negatives catalogued at 1/2-179522 to 179533, 179692 to 179704, 179746 to 179759, 179830 to 179854, 179877 to 179892, 180165 to 180174, 180286 to 180291, 180317 to 180322. Quantity: 102 b&w copy negative(s) Copy negatives 4 x 5 inches. 1 folder(s). Processing information: ATL group created in September 2023 to combine the different formats in this collection. Previous Unit ID: PAColl-5338.

Date: 1995

From: Tremain, Garrick fl 1970s-1990s :Twenty-two cartoon bromides from Otago Daily Times. 1 March to 31 March 1995.

Reference: H-271-012

Description: Shows Ken Mair and another Maori activist (his deputy) standing beside a tree in the Moutoa Gardens in Wanganui. Ken Mair is explaining the exceptions to the rule about keeping non-Maori out of the Gardens. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Garrick Tremain Moutoa Gardens was the scene of an 80-day Maori occupation in early 1995. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

Date: [between ca 1860-1994]

From: Shelton, Lindsay, 1938-: Collection

Reference: Series-6834

Description: Collection comprises photographs relating to the Stevens and Shelton families of Marton and Palmerston North. Taken by a range of photographers between circa 1860 and 1994. Images chiefly relate to Norman Leslie Shelton and his wife Dorothy Mamie (nee Stevens), and Dorothy's siblings Flora Alexandra (Lexie) Stevens and Edward Eric Stevens. Includes 19th century portraits of Shelton and Stevens family members. Also includes portraits of their relatives of the McNaughton and McKinnon families of Southland. Negatives are all unidentified but show scenes and people, in and around houses and gardens, [in Whanganui?]. Includes living room interiors, gardens, [Cape Egmont?] lighthouse, [school?] girls, and a group with a clergyman [at a christening?]. Comprises 35 b/w images taken circa 1960s, 8 colour images taken circa 1960s, and 7 b/w taken in the 1940s. Inscriptions on the reverse of many photographs, which identify people, were written by various family members; including Lindsay Shelton, Flora Alexa Stevens, and Dorothy Shelton. Lindsay Shelton also wrote identifying information on post-it notes, which have been photocopied and housed with the revelant prints. Title supplied by Library. Collection relating to Norman Leslie Shelton can be found at Library reference MS-Group-00261. Collection relating to Flora Alexa Stevens can be found at Library reference ATL-Group-00060. Lindsay Shelton is the son of Norman Leslie Shelton and Dorothy Mamie, and nephew of Flora Alexa (Lexie) Stevens. Quantity: 418 b&w original photographic print(s). 35 b&w original negative(s). 21 colour original photographic print(s). 8 colour original negative(s). 4 album(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints, film negatives, photograph albums Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Shelton, Norman Leslie, 1905-1980: Papers (MS-Group-0261) - From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-1893 : Stevens, Flora Alexa, 1897-1986 : Papers. See also Published collections. - To Ephemera Collection - 3 envelopes for containing commercially developed films/prints at Eph-A-PHOTO-Stevens-1950/1960s. Processing information: This collection record was updated on 19 March 2015 to include all accessions of photographic material relating to the Stevens and Shelton families that have been donated by Lindsay Shelton. Photographs donated in 1993 and 1994 were previously described as PAColl-3292. The original reference number assigned to the record, PA-group-00655, was changed to Series-6834 in July 2022.

Date: [ca 1895]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-1187-026

Description: Begins with a contents list and comprises notes in English and Maori on many aspects of iwi history and battles in the Whanganui, Taranaki and Waikato areas, whakapapa and newspaper clippings about West Coast Maori history. Some notes copied from other sources eg John White manuscripts. Other Titles - West coast notes Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume, 43 pages).

Date: 1975-1993

From: Heritage Incorporated : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-9427-12

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1985 - 1995

By: Sarjeant Gallery; Harding, William James, 1826-1899

Reference: Eph-A-ARTS-Sarjeant-01

Description: Includes cards and postcards showing photographic views of the Sarjeant Gallery, and reproductions of works by William James Harding, Matt Pine, Frank Denton, Andrew Drummond, Mervyn Williams, R P Moore, Laurence Aberhart, Bob Negrijn, Peter Nicholls, Neil Pardington, Peter Peryer, Don Driver. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 22 colour photo-mechanical print(s) (cards and postcards). Physical Description: Photolithographs, on cards, sizes varying from 140 x 110 mm, to 220 x 160 mm. Provenance: Deposited under legal deposit in 2000. Transfers: Cards reproducing works by painters and other artists accessioned by Drawings & Prints (DP-2000-028)..

Date: 1997

From: Battersby, Dorothy, fl 1940-1997 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5936

Description: Two histories of branches of the donor's family, John Martin and his wife Elizabeth who lived in Westport, and Marion Punch (nee Martin) who farmed at Raetihi with her husband, Joseph Pierce Punch. Battersby describes the family background of her subjects and provides detail of work, family and activities. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 pieces). Laser photographs of John and Elizabeth Martin and Marion Punch

Date: 1999

From: Gray, Godfrey, 1941-: Papers

By: Gray, Godfrey, 1941-

Reference: MS-Papers-6488-1

Description: Indexed copy of Godfrey Gray's recollections of his career in New Zealand broadcasting from 1957-1991 Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Godfrey Gray, 1999

Date: 1989-1990

From: Wards, Ian McLean, 1920-2003 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8181-109

Description: `Wanganui's first decade', text of address delivered by Wards in Wanganui, 8 Aug 1990; also related correspondence Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: Sep 1994

From: Mackay, Lachlan Robert, fl 2015: Papers relating to Noel Ginn

Reference: MS-Papers-11917-2

Description: Contains transcript of Annette Facer's interview with Noel Ginn. Discusses his life, including school, the Great Depression, university studies, work, relationships with his parents (including caring for them in old age) and family, his Methodist religion, the Napier earthquake, pacifism, poetry, interest in horticulture, life in Australia, and personal relationships. Ginn's incarceration as a conscientious objector during World War II is discussed in depth (trial, camps, fellow prisoners, literature read, solitary confinement, prison wardens, Chinese prisoners, and release procedure) as is his relationships with and impressions of Archibald, Millicent, Terence, and James K Baxter. Also includes impressions of Archibald Charles Barrington and Rodney Eric Kennedy. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1993 - 1995

Reference: Eph-D-PHOTO-EXHIBITION-1993/1995

Description: Includes: 1993: Don't push me, kana au e puhingia [ie puhinga]; photographs of street adults by Ann Shelton. The Dowse Art Museum, Laings Road Lower Hutt, 22 May - 25 July [1993] 1994: Keith Arnatt. "One foot has not yet reached the next street". Large scale photographs 1989-1992. City Gallery Wellington, 22 February to 24 April 1994. A British Council exhibition. Exhibitour. Werner Bischof 1916-1954; Swiss photojournalist. Dowse Art Museum Lower Hutt, 2 July - 4 September 1994. Toured by New Zealand Centre for Photography (2 copies) 1995: Second nature; Peter Peryer, photographer, New Zealand. Dead steer 1987. [New Zealand tour 1995-1997]. Organised by the City Gallery Wellington. Second nature; Peter Peryer, photographer, New Zealand. Self-portrait with rooster 1977. [New Zealand tour 1995-1997]. Organised by the City Gallery Wellington. Brian Brake, China; the 1950s. Photos of China in the 1950s by Brian Brake at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Buckle Street Wellington. August 29th - November 5th 1995 (2 copies) Brian Brake, China; the 1950s. Toured nationally for the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa by Exhibitour (2 copies) Wanganui seen 1960-1993. Photographs by Ans Westra. Sarjeant Gallery / Te Whare o Rehua / Whanganui; Queen's Park, Wanganui. November 11 1995 to February 11 1996 (2 copies) The volcanic zone; a photographic survey by Helen Mitchell. 2 December 1995 - 7 February 1996, Dowse Art Museum, Laings Road Lower Hutt New Zealand /Aotearoa (2 copies) Quantity: 8 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying around 595 x 420 mm.

Date: 1997 - 2007

By: Matthews Nurseries

Reference: Eph-B-HORTICULTURE-Matthews

Description: Lists, fully photographed varieties of roses for sale. Library holds catalogue for 1997 (celebrating 50 years) and for 2007 ("Celebrating 60 years, 1947-2007") Quantity: 1 catalogues. Physical Description: Booklets, 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 20 - 27 November 1996

From: Diva Productions Ltd: Records of the Topp Twins

Reference: MS-Papers-11685-72

Description: Folder contains contracts, venue and ticketing information, and other materials for the Topp Twins 1996 national tour stops in Palmerston North, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Christchurch, and Timaru. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1981-1992

From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage

Reference: MS-Papers-12224-2

Description: Comprises five notebooks dated 1981-1987, 1984-1988, 1987-1989, 1989-1990, 1989-1992. Most have lists of places visited and dates on their inside front covers. Two notebooks include sites in the United States of America and the United Kingdom; one notebook includes sites in Sydney, Australia. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Notebooks of various sizes, with cardboard or plastic covers, either stapled or spiral bound. Processing information: The place names noted in the inside front covers of the notebooks have been listed in this record. Other geographic names and specific building and structure names have not been listed.

Date: 1991

By: Sarjeant Gallery

Reference: Eph-D-ARTS-1991-03

Description: Shows a reproduction of Philip Trusttum's "Glimpse" 1990. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on poster 420 x 595 mm. Provenance: Donated by Ms Jo Torr, Wellington, in 2005.