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Williams, Henry, 1792-1867 : Journal / transcribed by Rev L M Rogers
Date: 11 Nov 1830-16 Aug 1832, 1949
By: Williams, Henry, 1792-1867; Rogers, Lawrence Moter (Rev), 1898-1984
Reference: MS-2411
Description: Spelling of names has been kept as in the original Quantity: 1 volume(s) (137 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (26cm, blue buckram)
Printed papers in Maori
Date: 1840-1847
From: McArthur & Company Ltd: Smoke and water damaged manuscripts and printed items
Reference: fMS-Papers-6130
Description: Printed sheets and pamphlets by Colenso from his printery at Paihia. Contains extracts from the following works listed `Books in Maori 1815-1900' - BM 66, 67, 71, 77, 110, 198, 331. Consist mainly of religious and biblical texts. Other Titles - Books in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter Provenance: Probably from George Conrad Petersen collection
Baker, Charles 1803-1875 : Journal
Date: 15 Sep 1839-30 Aug 1840
By: Baker, Charles (Rev), 1803-1875
Reference: qMS-0110
Description: Describes missionary life in Paihia and the Bay of Islands and establishment of schools; comments on Europeans and Maori, political events, activities of French; mentions signing of Treaty of Waitangi Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (16 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (34cm, blue linen)
Fairburn, Edwin, 1827-1911 : Maharatanga
Date: 1834-1910
By: Fairburn, Edwin, 1827-1911
Reference: qMS-0710
Description: Reminiscences of the Bay of Islands, 1830s-1840s; letter from Fairburn's sister, Esther Hickson (1908); and extract on Hongi Hika from Carleton's life of Henry Williams. Records an early amputation of an infected leg carried out by William Williams, assisted by E T Fairburn, at Paihia, on a Mr Gray, a blacksmith, ca 1832. Mention of "first game of cricket in New Zealand" at Paihia, ca 1832 or 1833. Also contains detailed instructions for snaring birds including korimako (bell-bird) and sea gull Source of title - Title page Edwin Fairburn was the son of the CMS missionary, William Fairburn. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (54 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (34 cm, blue pam case)
Kemp, James 1797-1872 : Journal
Date: 1832, 1848-1852
By: Kemp, James, 1797-1872
Reference: MS-1104
Description: Describes trip from Kerikeri on board the Active, 1832, calling at Paihia, Whangarei, Thames, Tauranga and elsewhere, to try to establish peace among Maori tribes of area. Later entries detail day to day life at mission station, Kerikeri, education of Maori, care of sick etc. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (90 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript (28 cm; blue linen)
Ashwell, Benjamin Yate 1810-1883 : Letters and journals
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
Programme 156 - The Council Meeting by Trevor Meyer
Date: 23 Sep 1966
From: Open Country Sound Recordings
Reference: OHInt-0002/134
Description: Trevor Meyer of Paihia takes us behind the scenes to see country democracy at work in `The Council Meeting'. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Wellington Interviewer(s) - Jim Henderson, presenter Venue - NZBC Studios, Wellington Quantity: 1 5" reel(s). 1 event(s). 11 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other no script available.
[Colenso, William] 1811-1899 :[Printer's composing stick, ca 1832]
Date: 1833 - 1886
By: Colenso, William, 1811-1899; Harding, Robert Coupland, 1849-1916; Harding, Sophia Sarah, -1946
Reference: Curios-008-007
Description: A rectangular ferrous metal plate with right-angle edge at top left-hand side and separate ferrous metal adjustable bar attached to edge by ferrous metal screw and copper alloy nut. This composing stick was used in the printing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 Exhibited in 'Posted love; love letters from the Turnbull Library and beyond', at the National Library Gallery, 9 April - 4 July 1999. Exhibited in 'Nga Kupu Korero: People of the Treaty speak' exhibition held at the National Library Gallery in 1992, which toured New Zealand. William Colenso was New Zealand's first printer, working at Paihia at the Bay of Islands from 1835. He began work as a printer in 1833 in England and brought this composing stick with him when he came to New Zealand at the end of 1834. On Jan 3 1835 he recorded the landing of the press and other printing equipment, mentioning the lack of many essential pieces of printing equipment, including "no composing sticks (save a private one of my own that I had bought two years before in London, a most fortunate circumstance!)" Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Iron composing stick with copper screw 44 x 180 x 16 mm Provenance: The donor was the widow of printer Robert Coupland Harding, who had been a friend and pupil of Colenso's in Napier from the early 1860s.