Places

Date: 1927-1929

From: Duncan, June (Mrs), fl 1997 :Photographs from the estates of Joseph and Frank Duncan

By: Duncan, June, active 1997

Reference: PA1-q-613

Description: Cuttings relate closely with albums PA1-q-611 and PA1-q-612. They contain information about Joseph and Frank Duncan's work with the Wellington City Council and later as road paving contractors. There is also a lot of comment on and debate about the new bituminous roads being laid down in the 1920s as well as descriptions of jobs and contracts undertaken by Wellington and some other local authorities in the Wellington Region and elsewhere in New Zealand Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1849

By: Russell, Andrew Hamilton, 1811-1900

Reference: qMS-1734

Description: Copies of two reports written by Russell. The first (5 pages) details the building of the Porirua Military Road (1846-1847) and the Horokiwi Road (1847-1849) by detachments of the 58th and 99th Regiments and mentions the contruction of stockades following the attack on Boulcott's Farm. The second report (12 pages), dated Pauatahanui, 31 Dec 1849, is extracted from Papers relative to New Zealand, volume 5, 1850. This is his official report on the building of the roads, sent to the Lieutenant-Governor. Source of title - Transcribed Russell came to New Zealand as the Captain of a detachment of the 58th Regiment, having seen service in New South Wales and became Superintendent of Roads in 1846. He left the army about 1859 and subsequently farmed at Mangakuri, Hawke's Bay.. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (18 pages). Physical Description: Typescript

By: Carroll, A L K (Mrs), active 1988

Reference: PAColl-1118

Description: Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s) in one envelope.

Date: [1985]

By: Bennett, Brian E, active 1985

Reference: MS-Papers-4092

Description: History of construction of railway from Dunedin through Central Otago to Roxburgh. It was officially opened in 1928 but was never an economic alternative to road transport, and was closed in 1968. Publication - Published in serial form in the Mount Benger Mail, [1985?] Quantity: 1 folder(s) (13 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Mr B E Bennett, Roxburgh, 1985

Date: 1985

By: Christie, John Hellard, 1897-1985

Reference: MS-Papers-4752

Description: In `Pioneering the Milford Sound Road' Christie describes the surveying and initial work undertaken to put a road through over the Milford Saddle into the Cleddau Valley during 1934-1935. Source of title - transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (5 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1954, 1956

By: Landon-Lane, Maria Minnie, 1874?-1966

Reference: qMS-1125

Description: With which is bound: Brough, Dinah. Letter to Mr J N W Newport, Apr 1956 Mrs Landon-Lane's reminiscences of her childhood at Tophouse, and the Tasman District in general; includes details of her immediate family and forebears, as well as personalities in the area Quantity: 1 volume(s) (16 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; grey pam case)

Date: 1851-1926

By: Hall-Jones, William (Hon Sir), 1851-1936

Reference: MS-Papers-6186

Description: Draft autobiography by Sir William Hall-Jones. The author writes of himself in the third person, under the name of of Tommy, and uses the pseudonym of Wm J Lenohals. Covers early life in Folkestone, working as a carpenter and builder in Timaru, local body activity, career in Parliament and as a Minister, term as High Commissioner in London, and later life. Includes thoughts, opinions, verse, clippings and pasted-in photographs. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.06 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts with holograph annotations, printed matter (photocopies) Finding Aids: Indexed.

Date: 1954-1978

By: Richardson, Ralph Cyril Hastings, 1902-1988

Reference: MS-Papers-7296

Description: Reports, correspondence and printed papers on the electric production industry, especially on the construction of the Wairakei geothermal power plant. Also includes report on the electrification of Auckland commuter railways. The reports were authored by Merz and McaLellan. Source of title - Supplied Mr Richardson returned to New Zealand in 1954 as the resident New Zealand civil and electrical engineer for the British consultancy firm of Merz and McLellan on the Wairakei Geothermal Project. He remained as part-time consulting engineer after his retirement. Quantity: 12 folder(s). 0.20 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts, printed matter Provenance: Mr Richardson's papers were passed on to his son-in-law, the Hon Doug Kidd MP.

Date: 1903-1911, 1970

By: Keller, Peter, 1880?-1961; Christie, John Hellard, 1897-1985

Reference: MS-Papers-1073

Description: Recollections of his early days constructing railways at Raurimu, Ohakune, 1903-1908, and Westland, 1908-1911. Originally compiled for NZBC programme Open Country, by J H Christie from Peter Keller's diary (MS-1103). Includes photocopy of covering letter to Mr Christie Quantity: 1 folder(s) (29 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1932

By: Kilmister, Albert, 1881-1954

Reference: MS-1117

Description: Some early history of the Kilmister family and early Wellington as they remembered it. Details of voyage to New Zealand on the Lady Nugent, local Maori, and construction of houses and roads. Source of title - Spine title John and Frances Kilmister arrived 1841 on the Lady Nugent, lived in Wellington and Hutt Valley Quantity: 1 volume(s) (16 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; red buckram)

Date: January-November 1979

From: Electricity Corporation of New Zealand: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1212

Description: Black and white proof sheets showing power stations, dams, and surrounding areas, as well as other electric power production related images. Includes images of the information centre for the Huntly power station construction, Huntly coal mine, and an open day at the Rangipo power station construction site. Also includes images of the Minister of Energy and National Development, Rt Hon Bill Birch, at press conferences, with head of Tasman Pulp and Paper Company Ronald Trotter at the "Tasman Geothermal signing" in 1979, and with the Secretary of Energy William Duncan at Demand Restraint Advisory Committee meetings. Other named people in the images are Mr. B Kennedy, Mr Summers, Alan Bright. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s) 48 sheets. Physical Description: A4-sized black PVC-covered ringbinder containing plastic pockets holding black and white photographic proof sheets. Top right front cover and spine have labels with sheet numbers; spine also has a label indicating black and white prints ('B&W'). Processing information: Not all names associated with the item are indexed.

Date: March 1983-September 1984

From: Electricity Corporation of New Zealand: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1216

Description: Black and white proof sheets showing power stations, dams, and surrounding areas, as well as other electric power production related images. Includes images of the openings of Huntly and Rangipo Power Stations, opening of Hamilton District Office, opening of Otematata Group Office, the workers' hostel at Huntly, asbestos removal at various sites, a chemist at Wairakei, Twizel and Tokaanu control rooms, rowers on Lake Ruataniwha, computers at Ohaaki, a picnic day at Otematata, renovation of the Information Centre at Wairakei, members of the Electric Linesmen Training Committee, women with bags of rubbish entitled "tournament rubbish birds", groups of people entitled "newsletter stories" and "stars of the thermal roadshow", Eddie Tubbs' retirement, and portraits of K. Turner, W. Lowrie, T. Mikaere, J. P. F. Robinson, and Mary Dodson, attendant at Wairakei. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s) 44 sheets. Physical Description: A4-sized black PVC-covered ringbinder containing plastic pockets holding black and white photographic proof sheets. Top right front cover and spine have labels with sheet numbers; spine also has a label indicating black and white prints ('B&W').

Date: October 1974-August 1975

From: Electricity Corporation of New Zealand: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1210

Description: Black and white proof sheets showing power stations, dams, and surrounding areas, as well as other electric power production related images. Includes images of a model of Huntly Power Station, signing of the contracts for the Huntly Power Station, celebrations of the 50th jubilee of the Mangahao power scheme, damaged transmission towers "after August 1 storm", people at a "Services Engineers' Conference", a Civil Defence exercise, "sites for Auckland no. 1" (possibly the proposed Auckland Thermal No. 1 power station), Christchurch Linemen's Training School, transmission lines at Wilton, Wellington, and an AGA Thermovision (infrared thermal imaging camera) in use at Haywards substation. Sheet numbers 337, 339, 340, 341 and 355 have no content. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s) 39 proof sheets. Physical Description: A4-sized black PVC-covered ringbinder containing plastic pockets holding black and white photographic proof sheets. Top right front cover and spine have labels with sheet numbers; spine also has a label indicating black and white prints ('B&W').

Date: August 1972-March 1976

From: Electricity Corporation of New Zealand: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1224

Description: Colour proof sheets showing power stations, dams, and surrounding areas, as well as other images related to electric power production in New Zealand. Images include the ceremony 'topping off' Rutherford House in Wellington (the Electricity Department's new Head Office building) with General Manager Eric Mackenzie and Minister of Electricity Les Gandar, Palmerston North Training Centre, a New Zealand Electricity Department notice about "The Rogue Bore" (at Wairakei thermal field), a site for the proposed 'Auckland no. 1' thermal power station, celebration of the Mangahao jubilee, system control at Islington substation, the Nelson office of the NZED, Benmore village, a Linemen Training School (location not specified), and scenes labelled "Meremere" that appear to be at Meremere school. Sheets 272 and 296 are annotated "Not used". Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s) 49 sheets. Physical Description: A4-sized black PVC-covered ringbinder containing plastic pockets holding colour photographic proof sheets. Top right front cover and spine have labels with sheet numbers; spine also has a label indicating colour prints ('COL').

Date: July 1982-March 1983

From: Electricity Corporation of New Zealand: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1233

Description: Colour proof sheets showing power stations, dams, and surrounding areas, as well as other images related to electric power production in New Zealand. Includes images of workmen at the Otahuhu Power Station, people working in Head Office and at the Auckland Training School, the signing of the "Mitsubishi Ohaaki contract", the Ohaaki horticultural experiment (which investigated use of low-grade geothermal heat to heat greenhouses), the opening of Hamilton District Office, several substations, and scenic views of areas in the South Island. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 album(s) 49 sheets. Physical Description: A4-sized black PVC-covered ringbinder containing plastic pockets holding colour photographic proof sheets. Top right front cover and spine have labels with sheet numbers; spine also has a label indicating colour prints ('COL').