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Cooper, William Marshall 1833-1921 :Greymouth. [Hokitika, Harnett & Co., 1869?]

Date: 1868 - 1870

By: Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925; Harnett & Company; Taranaki Museum

Reference: A-104-024-b

Description: View from close to the mouth of the river, looking inland. Shows boats on the river, including (possibly) the Cobden ferry, and a horse-drawn cart on the road to the right, leading along the south side of the riverbank towards the houses and shops of the town Title from inscription on verso of 24a. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193. Other Titles - Lithographed by John Diedrich Schmidt from a sketch by William Marshall Cooper Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 210 x 300 mm Provenance: Deacessioned from the collections of Taranaki Museum, 1994.

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Scenic photographs of New Zealand complied by the Scenery Preservation Board

Date: [ca 1880-1910]

From: Scenery Preservation Board :Scenic photographs of New Zealand

By: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920; De Tourret, Ernest, active 1909-1912; New Zealand. Tourism Department; Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940; Scenery Preservation Board

Reference: PAColl-0444-1

Description: Photographs of the following: a set of seven photographs by Collis and annotated by F P Corkill, land agent, re landholding around the Waiwhakaiho River; scenic views such as waterfalls, lakes, and the Pink and White Terraces; bridges with annotations re height etc; sixteen numbered photographs mounted two to a card of scenic views in the Taranaki Region, Rotorua and the far north (including ones of Taumaha Gorge, Taranaki and Lake Ora - location unidentified); a set of seven photographs of the Waipu Caves including Lot's wife, the anvil and the sugar loaf in Morrison's Cave; a clipping of St Paul's Cupola and a photograph of Kauri Gully, Northcote with annotations on resolutions passed re the establishment of reservations; a panorama in two photographs of Flagstaff Hill, Dunedin with annotations re a potential reserve; and two of a tramping party of three men and five boys resting at a waterfall. Includes a recent hand-written list of the photographs. Quantity: 56 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Mounted prints

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Coulthard, John, fl 1880 : Diary

Date: 1879-1881

By: Coulthard, John, active 1880

Reference: MS-Papers-0539

Description: Account of a voyage from Plymouth to Nelson in the "Opawa", 1879-1880. Followed by some description of Nelson, and of work in the Brunner Mine. John Coulthard, his wife and daughter were government assisted immigrants Quantity: 1 folder(s) (34 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (photocopy)

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Cooper, William Marshall 1833-1921 :Greymouth. [Hokitika, Harnett & Co., 1869?]

Date: 1868 - 1870

By: Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925

Reference: A-104-024

Description: Shows boats on river, including (possibly) Cobden ferry, and horse-drawn cart Title from inscription on verso of 24a. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193. Other Titles - Lithographed by John Diedrich Schmidt from a sketch by William Marshall Cooper Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 210 x 300 mm

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Mirams album

Date: 1922

By: Mirams, Stanley William Paterson, 1918-1987

Reference: PA1-o-343

Description: Photographs of Seaview Hospital (Hokitika Asylum), taken by Dr H M Buchanan. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with soft grey cover, bound with knotted thread, entitled `Album'; 24.0 x 31.5 cm Provenance: Donated by Dr Mirams, Wellington, 1979

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United States and Waiuta

Date: 1923-[ca 1930]

From: Divis, Joseph, 1885-1967: Photographs of New Zealand gold mining

Reference: PAColl-9540-1

Description: Photographs taken in Washington and New York, USA. People establishing the Alexander Mine, West Coast. Views of Waiuta. Waiuta people. Portraits of women. In some cases there are prints on both sides of the mount. Quantity: 54 b&w original photographic print(s) stereographs.

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West Coast scenes and activities

Date: [1960s-1970s]

From: Quinn, Joseph, d 1998: Negatives and prints from photographic studio operated by James Ring, L A Inkster, and Joseph Quinn

Reference: PAColl-9543-19

Description: Photographs of West Coast scenes. Includes historical parade ca 1960s, building of fountain ca 1960, Strongman mine, grave stone of L A Inkster, and young man in wheelchair being given flight in light aircraft. Photographs taken 1960s-1970s by L A Inkster studio. Quantity: 83 b&w original photographic print(s). 17 colour original photographic print(s).

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Photographs relating to the Strongman Mine disaster

Date: 1967

From: Quinn, Joseph, d 1998: Negatives and prints from photographic studio operated by James Ring, L A Inkster, and Joseph Quinn

Reference: PAColl-9543-51

Description: Photographs relating to the Strongman Mine disaster of 1967, taken by Joseph Quinn Includes photographs of the rescue effort and funerals and graves. The associated negatives include photographs of the commission of inquiry and MBE medal awards Quantity: 14 b&w original photographic print(s) proof sheets. 2 b&w original photographic print(s). 8 item(s) of photographic ephemera. Physical Description: Photographic prints, negative envelopes

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Cooper, William Marshall 1833-1921 :Hokitika. [Hokitika, Harnett & Co., 1869?]

Date: 1868 - 1870

By: Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925

Reference: A-104-025

Description: Shows ship and paddlesteamer Title from inscription on verso of 25a. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 210 x 300 mm

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Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921 :Okarita, a digging township... [Hokitika, Harnett,...

Date: 1868 - 1870

By: Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925

Reference: A-104-049-a

Description: Shows the small digging township on the south end of the Okarito Lagoon, on the West Coast. In the right foreground, small boats are pulled up on the shore beside a house and a fishing net hanging to dry. A coastal bluff and a steamship at sea can be seen in the right distance. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193. From a sketch by W M Cooper; lith by Schmidt. Other Titles - Okarito Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 220 x 300 mm

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United Mine Workers' Union of New Zealand : Records

Date: 1907-1970

By: United Mine Workers' Union of New Zealand

Reference: MS-Group-0407

Description: Minute books, correspondence and miscellaneous papers from several West Coast mines; includes awards, West Coast Trades Council minutes, agreements, papers relating to the Westland Labour Representation Committee. Labour Party reports, photographs of the ship Awatea Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 2 box(es) (24 folders). 3 volume(s). 0.80 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter, photographs Finding Aids: Preliminary listing available. Provenance: Possibly collected in the 1970s by Ray Grover Includes material originating with James Begg Kent, a former MP for Westland, and photographs and a ship's specification, which were originally owned by the Union Steam Ship Company Transfers: To Book Collections - Various pamphlets, agreements, rule books and constitutions - To Drawings & Prints Collection - 6 Chinese coins.

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[Artist unknown] :A temporary footbridge, Wallace's Point, Otira Gorge, Westland, 1876....

Date: 1876

By: New Zealand. Ministry of Works

Reference: E-278-q-123

Description: Reproduced on front of a card printed for for the Ministry of Works, New Zealand to celebrate their centennial (1871-1971). Shows a steep rocky path leading down to a bridge over a stream. A family with a packhorse and three other men with baggage are crossing the stream, while other laden horses and men walk up the rough path on the other side. Part of a large wooden structure can be seen to the left, possibly part of a support for a vehicle bridge Published on front cover of Illustrated New Zealand herald, No 105, 3 May 1876 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Photo-lithograph, 203 x 152 mm on folded card

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Cooper, William Marshall 1833-1921 :Greymouth. [Hokitika, Harnett & Co., 1869?]

Date: 1868 - 1870

By: Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925; Harnett & Company

Reference: A-104-024-c

Description: Shows boats on river, including (possibly) Cobden ferry, and horse-drawn cart Title from inscription on verso of 24a. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193. Other Titles - Lithographed by John Diedrich Schmidt from a sketch by William Marshall Cooper Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 210 x 300 mm Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in July 2001.

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Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921 :Okarita, Mount Cook bearing south. Litho[graphed] ...

Date: 1868 - 1870

By: Cooper, William Marshall, 1833-1921; Schmidt, John Diedrich, 1839-1925

Reference: A-104-049-b

Description: Shows the small digging township on the south end of the Okarito Lagoon, on the West Coast. In the right foreground, small boats are pulled up on the shore beside a house and a fishing net hanging to dry. A coastal bluff and a steamship at sea can be seen in the right distance. Title from label on verso. See Ellis, E M. Early prints of N.Z. 1642-1875. Christchurch, 1977. p. 192-193. From a sketch by W M Cooper; lith by Schmidt. Other Titles - Okarito Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 220 x 300 mm

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Tramping in the Rimutaka and Tararua ranges and a trip to the West Coast

Date: 1914

From: Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918 : Albums relating to surveying, tramping and climbing

Reference: PA1-q-914

Description: Opens with a group of men on a tramp into the valley of the Orongorongo River in the southern Rimutaka Ranges. Included are views of the river and surrounding mountains, in particular Mount Matthews which they climbed posing for a photograph at the Mt Matthews trig station. There are views in the native forest and one looking over the Wainuiomata Valley. One image shows a group of men standing on the Fernside Railway Station labled as the "Mt Hector Party". This probably relates to a group of photographs later in the album recording a tramp in the Taraua Ranges. A group of five photographs records a trip to the Dawson Falls on Mount Egmont. There are views of the road leading to the falls through native forest, the group sitting on a huge rock below the falls, and the falls themselves. The other images in this group show the party on the Mountain, and loaded onto a cart at Eltham. Two pages of views of Days Bay, Lower Hutt, showing individual houses, Croyden School, and coastal scenes. A surveying trip to Kapiti Island. Views of the western cliff face of the island, the caretaker's house and surroundings, a tame deer, nautilus shells, and H E Girdlestone standing beside an 8 inch micrometer on a tripod. Views of the Volcanic Plateau showing Mounts Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro and the surrounding plains. The departure of the Main Expeditionary Force from Wellington during the First World War. The focus of these images is on the transports moored at the wharves, and the two escorting warships, the Japanese "Ibuki" and the British H M S "Minotaur", in the harbour. A group of women playing golf on the Waiwhetu golf links Family and friends at Eastbourne. Trip to the West Coast and the glaciers. Views of the main road south of Ross passing through heavy native forest, the Franz Josef Glacier and people climbing its ice fields, Mount Tasman, the Toaroha Rapids, and the Fox Glacier. There are also views of the Pelorus River and Bridge, the Buller Gorge, the Buller River, and the bridge on the road between Lyell and Inangahua. A general view of Greymouth where the party stayed with friends whoes two children were photographed driving peddle cars. A southern crossing of the Tararua Ranges. The route was by way of Mount Reeves, then down into the Tauherenikau River valley, along the river, then up to Mount Alpha and along the ridges to Hector and out again along the Waiotauru River to Otaki Forks. There are two photographs of members of the tramping party, as well as general views of the ranges, the rivers, a mountain tarn, and the Waihoanga Bridge. A visit to the Army training camp at Trentham. Photographs of individual soldiers and groups of soldiers and visitors. Three views of a man on horseback and a dog in the Manganuiateo River. Three images of surveyors making observations at a trig station using an 8 inch micrometer. Views of the Southern Alps. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

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Buller Conservation Group :Photographs of native forest burnoffs, Buller district, 1983

Date: 1980s

By: Buller Conservation Group

Reference: PAColl-6206

Description: Photographs generated by a competition held in 1983 by the Buller Conservation Group to document the burnoff of native forest in the Buller by the New Zealand Forest Service, to clear land for commercial plantations. Quantity: 8 b&w original photographic print(s). 11 colour original photographic print(s) colour original photographic print(s).

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Mount Tasman

Date: August 1955

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PAColl-D-1282

Description: Mount Tasman, from Cook River Flat, South Westland, with forest in foreground. Print with hand-applied colouring made from negative taken August 1955 by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print with hand-applied colouring, mounted on board, 38 x 68 cm

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French, Derek : Photographs of Waiuta, West Coast taken by Joseph Divis

Date: ca 1910, ca 1930s

By: Divis, Joseph, 1885-1967; French, Derek, active 1968

Reference: PAColl-4796

Description: Photographs of the gold mining town of Waiuta, West Coast. Comprises scenes of the township, miners, mine shafts and batteries, chiefly taken (1930s?). One image taken in 1909. Photographed by Joseph Divis between 1909 and ca 1939. Arrangement: Copy negatives at 1/2-031557 to 031563, 051759, 059926, 067501 to 067503, 072209, 084282, 084286, 092027, 0092709, 094289 to 094296. Quantity: 28 b&w copy photographic print(s).

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West Coast Mining album

Date: [Circa 1880s to 1912]

By: Divis, Joseph, 1885-1967

Reference: PA1-o-531

Description: Very clear views of West Coast gold and coal mines (mainly in the Reefton subdivision), and mining towns, taken by unidentified photographers, except for one of "Wondrous Waiuta New Zealand" Jos. Divis Photo (p 27). Views on various roads include the Reefton to Blackspoint Road, Reefton to Westport Road, the Buller Gorge, the Maruia Road alongside the Inangahua River, Progress Road, and fording a river near Progress Mill. Images relating to mines include a winter picture of the old Wealth (of Nations) waterwheel covered in icicles; and gold batteries at various stages of development. Gold mines include the Progress Mine, Wealth of Nations Mine, Welcome Mine, the Mountain Battery at Boatman's Creek, the Blackwater Mine and the Globe Mine. Coal mines include views of Lanky's Creek Coal Mine, and the Lanky's Creek to Energetic coal tramway showing new bridges and coal miners. One photograph (p 9) shows several men "beach combing" for gold on the West Coast. There are a number of articles in The West Coast Times, Otago Witness and Otago Daily Times talking about the success or otherwise of seeking gold by this method in the 1860s to 1880s (see Papers Past paperspast.natlib.govt.nz, search under "beach combing" "west coast") Inscriptions: Album page - "To Messrs E & A Spencer with best wishes from D Turnbull, Reefton, N.Z., 13/10/1911, 2/6/1912" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark grey cover, entitled "Photographs" in gold lettering; 19.0 x 27.5 cm

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Divis, Joseph, 1885-1967 :Stereoscopic photograph of the township of Waiuta and sleeve ...

Date: [ca 1920]

By: Divis, Joseph, 1885-1967; Nathan, Simon, 1943-

Reference: PAColl-9969

Description: Stereoscopic photographic print of the gold mining town of Waiuta, West Coast, showing the township and Blackwater Mine's south shaft (top right) taken by Joseph Divis about 1920. Also a glasine sleeve labelled 'Jos. Divis Photographer Stereoscopic work a speciality'. Envelope printed about 1930 when Divis was trying to make a living as a photographer. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Source of descriptive information - Information about photograph and glasine envelope from a note provided by donor Simon Nathan and housed at PAColl-9969. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) (Stereograph). 1 item(s) of photographic ephemera (Glasine sleeve). Provenance: Donated by Simon Nathan, Wellington, 2012 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2054: Nathan, Simon, 1943-: Research papers.

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