Places

Date: 1942-1943

From: Mackrell, Brent fl 2012: Photographs

Reference: PA1-f-259

Description: Most of the photographs relate to the remedial treatment camp set up in Rotorua. On the first page, the photographs are flanked by newspaper cuttings about another camp set up for the same purpose at Papakura, Auckland. The photographs on this page may relate to the Papakura camp. Most of the photographs are of groups of men doing various forms of excersise, and playing sport. There are group photographs of men in military uniform and others of groups posing with tennis raquets and medicine balls. Other photographs record the launch of "Bonds for Bombers" campaign in Rotorua, March 1942, and the ANZAC parade 1942 (also Rotorua). There are seven original cartoon drawings of military personnel by Stenberg. These were used in the Rotorua camp's newspaper. The photographs are supported by many newspaper cuttings about the camps and their purpose. There is a photograph relating to the camp newspaper "The Arawa Guerilla" and two copies of the paper are pasted onto the same page. Other newspaper cuttings and two programmes relate to a very successful entertainment developed by the men in the Rotorua camp. This was "Splitzkreig Army Review" which from September 1942 to March 1943 toured the upper North Island and raised 2,000 pounds for the Patriotic Fund. Remedial treatment camps were set up for men who had been judged by the military medical authorities as unfit for military service, but whoes ailments were considered curable. Examples of the sorts of conditions treated are knee problems, flat feet, \"underdevelopment,\" nervous conditions, and chronic backache. The Rotorua camp occupied Arawa Park, and the racecourse. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: [1953-1971]

By: Herbert family

Reference: MS-Group-1313

Description: Eleven diaries from 1953 to 1971 mostly written by Bobby Herbert while the family was living Ardmore and Papakura. There are domestic diaries and diary/scrapbooks combining domestic detail, invitations, events, aspects of Charles Herbert's career as a teacher and New Zealand events of the time. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 11 volume(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: 1980 - 1990

By: Camellia Haven (Firm); Metcalf, Lawrence James, 1928-2017; Duthie, Donal, active 1950s-1999

Reference: Eph-A-HORTICULTURE-Camellia

Description: Sales catalogues listing camellias for sale, from a nursery in Old Wairoa Road, Papakura. Years held are: 1980, 1981, 1987, 1990. Quantity: 5 catalogues. Physical Description: Booklets sizes around 230 x 145 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[32 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in March and April, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-170

Description: Cartoon shows the prows of three frigates flying New Zealand flags. Their names are written on the prows. Other Titles - March In 1989 there was a national reorganisation of local government and some local bodies were amalgamated. Hobsonville and Whenuapai became part of Waitakere City. Papakura became part of a larger area. The implication of the cartoon may be that the amalgamation allowed cost-cutting which would contribute towards funds for the purchase of the frigates. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on card 170 x 265 mm.

Date: 1948

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell and Partners (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-056-102/103

Description: Includes floor plans and sections. Quantity: 2 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying up to 390 x 730 mm.

Date: 1940

By: McLean, Stuart, active 1941-1945

Reference: PA1-o-313

Description: Photographs associated with World War II, chiefly taken by Corporal Stuart McLean (No. 28390, 20 Fd Coy and 8 Fd Coy, NZ Engineers). The first photographs show McLean and members of his Company at Papakura in September 1940. These are followed by their travel to Europe via Fiji and Colombo. The Fijian scenes include local scenes of Suva, and Korotonga village on Viti Levu. Several show damage around Suva caused by a hurricane in December 1940. Photographs associated with the war include groups of New Zealand soldiers, army transport vehicles and the Samabula Camp. The final group show one of the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth seen on the first day out from New Zealand at 5:00am, followed by scenes in Colombo Harbour and Colombo city. The album contains 70 pages, of which pages 12 to 70 are blank. Inscriptions: Album page - Medals: 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star & 8th Army clasp; Italy Star, 1939-1945 Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-1945; NZ War Service Medal 1939-1945. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with green textured mock-crocodile cover, entitled `Photographs'; 22 x 32 cm

Date: 1960 - 1999

Reference: Eph-B-BADMINTON-1900s

Description: Includes: 1966: New Zealand Badminton Championships, sponsored by Rothmans. Rotorua Sportsdrome, August 30 - Sept 3 [1966. Programme] 1967 New Zealand Badminton Championships, sponsored by Rothmans. YMCA Stadium New Plymouth, August 2 9 - Sept 2 l1967. Programme] 1968: New Zealand Badminton Championships. Horticultural Hall Lower Hutt 21-24 August [1968. Programme]. Covers by courtesy of Rothmans Sports Foundation 1969: New Zealand Badminton Championships, supported by Rothmans Sports Foundation. Badminton Hall, Gillies Ave., Auckland, 2-6 September 1969 [and] the Under 16 New Zealand Junior Badminton Championships, Community Hall, YMCA Papakura, 28 August - 1 September [1969. Programme] 1979: Wellington Badminton Club 50th Jubilee. [Roll of honour]. (Photocopied typescript) 1982: Wellington Badminton Association. 1982 Junior Trials at Badminton Hall Ruahine St [25 March - 2 April 1982]. Flyer Quantity: 6 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (fliers and booklets). Physical Description: Photolithographs and typescripts on pamphlets and booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

Date: 1908 - 1910

By: Willott, Victor Alfred, 1888-1932; Brett Printing and Publishing Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-E-CALENDAR-1909-01

Description: Colourful poster has a perpetual calendar in the centre, and is surrounded by advertisements for local businesses of Pukekohe, Papatoetoe, Manurewa, Otahuhu and Papakura. Above the calendar panel is a circular head and shoulders portrait of a clean-shaven Maori chief with facial moko; he is flanked by illustrations of the Scottish thistle and the English rose. Immediately above the calendar is a line of three-leafed clovers, and other illustrations included a boy and girl scout, and two illustrations of a taiaha and long-handled tewhatewha together. Advertising businesses include: Pukekohe: Herb Brunton, hairdresser and merchant; J Adams & Sons, butchers; H Dell & Sons, saddlers; R Miller, tailor; Frank Perkins & Co, grocers; W Wright, watchmaker Manurewa: Grand View Accommodation House; D R Tabot & Sons, storekeepers Otahuhu: B Jenkins, tailor; T Jameson, bicycle builder Papatoetoe: J Hunter, plumber and gasfitter; S E Moe, motorcycle shop; Frank H Wells, building contractor; W J Dilworth, saddler; G Rawnsley, boot and shoe maker Papakura: Richardson Bros, Papakura Steam Joinery Factory; Papakura Hotel (Mrs W A Waterman, proprietress); A Watson, boot and shoe emporium Text refers to 1906 in the past. The artist Victor Willot was 21 in 1909. Mrs Waterman of the Papakura Hotel died in 1915 aged 74 (information from Papers Past). Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, on sheet 780 x 580 mm. Provenance: Purchased from a private owner, June 2013.

Date: 4 Apr 1961

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-55279

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Photographic negative

Date: [ca 1960s]

From: Conley, Peter Vaizey, 1924-2000 :Transparency slides of New Zealand scenes

Reference: PA12-8862

Description: Colour transparency slides of Auckland scenes, taken ca mid to late 1950s and 1960s by Peter Vaizey Conley. This set is chiefly of Waitemata Harbour, Auckland waterfront between Westhaven Marina and Mechanics Bay, and a few views of the city. Waterfront and harbour views include two images of Auckland Harbour Bridge and views of ships include the Mariposa and the Oriana, and [Devonport?] ferry. Views of city buildings include Auckland Railway Station and Ferry Terminal Building. Landscape views show beaches, including Long Bay, one view of a waterfall near Papakura, and a landscaped [public?] garden, probably Point Erin Park. Miscellaneous images include a Volkswagen car parked at Point Erin Park, Westhaven, and a National Airways Corporation airplane on the tarmac at an unidentified airport. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: 1972

From: Wiley, Wynne, fl 1969-2015: Letters, colour transparencies and ephemera relating to Wiley's OE (overseas experience) in the UK and Europe

Reference: PA12-11536

Description: Images taken by Wynne Wiley in 1972 including one image of coast south of Paekakariki; Mr and Mrs Hercus; winter view near Hamilton, evening at Omanu Beach, Tauranga; Colleen Kent, Matapihi beach, Mount Maunganui; 'our house, Golf Road, Mount'; 'view from my classroom'; Takapuna Beach; Rangitoto from Takapuna; ferries on Waitemata; house at Taurus Crescent, Birkdale; and several images of family members in Papakura and Birkdale, Auckland. Title supplied by donor. Descriptive information taken from inscriptions on slides. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies mounted 35 mm slides. Physical Description: 35mm colour film transparencies in card mounts

Date: 1939-1943, 1946

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-168

Description: Series of photographs taken in Auckland and at Hopu Hopu. Shows recruitment and enlistment, recruits for First Echelon, entering Hopu Hopu, visitors at Hopu Hopu, troops arriving at Papakura, on parade at Auckland Domain, marching down out of Auckland Domain prior to departure. Soldiers at Florida Cafe, Cairo, 1943 List of official photographs for possible inclusion in regimental history. Selection made by WO1 W G Stewart, Unit Historian, Jun 1946 Quantity: 45 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1965

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to food products and nutrition. 1960-1969]

By: Cadbury Fry Hudson Ltd; Pye, Diane, active 2007

Reference: Eph-A-FOOD-1965-01

Description: Folded pamphlet. One side talks about the new biscuit factory at Papakura, with modern ovens, and for the first time the use of a "tear-tape" opening device and twin inner packs. The other side shows illustrations of packets and biscuits of six different varieties: round wine, rich wine, gingernuts, milk arrowroot, malt biscuits, and wholesome biscuits. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Pamphlet, 433 x 277 mm, folded to 227 x 91 mm. Provenance: Donated by Diane Pye, Wellington, in 2007.

Date: 1941

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Powell, Arthur Walter, 1893-1970

Reference: PAColl-8163-89

Description: Troops, possibly from the 28th New Zealand (Maori) Battalion, parade in camp at Papakura, to be received by Brigadier P H Bell, DSO. Photograph taken in June 1941 by Arthur Walter Powell. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Troops parade at Papakura Camp, are received by Brig P.H. Bell D.S.O.; Verso - centre - A W Powell / Photographer / 66 Eden Terrace / Auckland / New Zealand; Verso - bottom left - Bottom compo / 9 5/8 x 9 1/8; Verso - bottom right - P2/7/41; Verso - bottom right - 26/6/41 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 11.5 x 21.5 cm

Date: 1937 to 1941

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

Reference: PA1-o-560

Description: Snapshots of family, friends, and life at Rozel, the farm owned by Frederick and Rhoda McWhannell, near Ohaupo. A few of the people are identified, many only with Christian names. A few have been identified from comparison with other albums in the McWhannell collection. Most are taken at Rozel, including farming scenes, tree planting, tennis parties, and one sequence showing celebrations for Frederick McWhannell's birthday in 1941. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover, entitled `Photographs'; 20.5 x 23.5 cm

Date: 1938-1943

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-059

Description: Aerial and other photographs of the following: Pukekohe Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 16/21); Port Chalmers Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 16/20); Papaparaumu aerodrome and surrounding area showing Kapiti Road and Kapiti Island and beach (Series 16/13); view looking south from Waikanae to Paraparaumu (Series 16/2); Papakura Military Camp and area, 1939, 1940 & 1943 (Series 16/11); Hokowhitu Camp, Palmerston North, 1938, 1942 (Series 16/9); Godley Head showing camp, gun emplacements, proposed R.D.F. site and general views, 1943 (Series 2/2); Chamberlain Park, Auckland showing Hy.A.A. site, 1942 (Series 3/2); Belmont, Auckland showing Hy.A.A. site (Series 2/2); Bastion Point showing gun emplacement, turret and director tower, tunnel entrance to engine room, cable laying and view of Tamaki Drive (Series 2/8); North Head showing fixed defence and submarine nets - aerial view shows Devonport and Cheltenham Beach, etc (Series 14/5); Napier showing Drill Hall and Artillery Barracks, G.R. Defence Office, 1938, 1942 (Series 14/1); Greymouth showing gun emplacement site, R.C. hall to be used as accommodation for coastal defence battery, 1942-1943, and Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 7/3) Quantity: 67 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1940-1944

By: Crump, Douglas Ronald, 1919-1944; Crump, William, active 1950s; Crump, Douglas, active 2000

Reference: PA1-q-764

Description: Photographs taken and collected by 2nd Lieutenant Douglas Ronald Crump prior to his death at La Luna, Italy, 7 August 1944. Album comprises: Photographs of the grave of Douglas Ronald Crump at La Luna, Italy, with Brigadier S H Crump Scenes in Papakura Camp, 1940 Scenes of farewell parade for 5th reinforcements at Auckland Domain, 1941 Scenes on convoy to Middle East, showing ships Nieuw Amsterdan and Mauretania, and views of Sydney and Colombo. Scenes in camp at Maadi and Helwan, Egypt, June 1941; pyramids and sphinx; Divisional swimming sports; manoeuvres; Cairo; Alexandria; No 1 NZ Convalescent Depo, Alexandria; Sinai Desert; Syria; Palestine; Lebanon, Beirut; Damascus; Palmyra; Jerusalem, Bethlehem; Haifa; Tel Aviv Visits to ancient Egyptian sites, including Luxor, the temples at Karnak, the tomb of Tutankhamun, the temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, and Thebes Scenes on the Nile, including the Assuan Dam, and a BOAC flying boat landing Sporting events, including a rugby match between 4th NZ Armoured Brigade and Welsh representatives at Maadi, 3 Feb 1943; Brigade athletics meet, Littoria Stadium, Cairo, 5 April 1943 Scenes at Officer Cadet Training Unit (OCTU) Views of Bari, Rome and Florence Portraits of Douglas Ronald Crump Album consists of photographs taken and collected by Douglas Ronald Crump (1919-1944) prior to his death, and compiled into an album by his brother, William Crump. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Green cloth bound album with red morrocco spine and corners, 28.5 x 33.5 cm

Date: 1915 - 1926

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

Reference: Eph-A-SPORT-Warner-1915/1926

Description: Includes: Owhango Sports Club. Chopping. [Undated programme with contestants Pittams, Meagher, Kohinga, Climo, Timmo, Houpapa, and many others] 1915: New Zealand Axemen's Association. Fifteenth annual grand championship carnival. Eltham, 27 December 1915. Programme 1921: Unidentified programme (no cover). Raetihi, 1921 1923: Unidentified programme (no cover). Raetihi, 1923 Sporting records 1923-4 calendar. New Zealand Publishing Company Ltd, Wellington [Records for horse racing, Australasian amateur record performances for running, cross country running, walking, hurdles, jumping; World records for running, hurdles, walking, billiards, rowing, jumping, horse jumping, hammer throwing, shot putting, discus, javelin, football kick, endurance club swinging, dumbbells, weightlifting, swimming, cricket, boxing, skipping, skating, piano playing (110 hours; NZer Professor Kemp, 1920 in London), starling shooting, sparrow and pigeon shooting, woodchopping, sheaf tossing, cycling, motoring] 1925: Rangataua Axemen's & Athletic Assn. Fifteenth grand annual chopping sawing carnival, Easter Monday, April 13 1925. Programme Taihape St Patrick's Day Axemen's and Athletic Club. Third annual record prize sports, New Recreation Ground, 17-18 March 1925. Official programme NZ & South Seas International Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925-26. Official daily programme, guide and timetable 1926: Murchison Athletic and Axemen's Association. Monster sports carnival on the A and P Association's show grounds, 2-3 June (King's Birthday) 1926. Official programmes (1 for first day, 1 for second day) Papakura Sports Club. Chopping & Shooting Carnival to be held in Prince Edward Park, Papakura. Labour Day 25 October 1926. Official programme Rotorua Agricultural & Pastoral Association. Annual summer show, 19-20 February 1926. Programme of chopping and sawing events, and catalogue of exhibits. Arawa Park, Rotorua. Taihape St Patrick's Day Axemen's and Athletic Club. Fourth annual sports, 17-18 March 1926. Programme Waiuku Athletic Sports Club. Monster sports. Seventh annual meeting, 29 January 1926. Official programme Quantity: 10 Programme(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 6 Sep 1965

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-65020-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 1973 - 1976

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell and Partners (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-003-097/137

Description: Includes preliminary drawings, perspective drawings, floor plans, sections and details. Quantity: 41 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil and ink drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying.