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Date: 1862 - 1864

From: Artist unknown :Watercolours of New Zealand during the Waikato War of 1863 and on the voyage back to England, 1864.

Reference: A-161-036

Description: View through doorway to bay below, with craft; pohutukawas in bloom A-161/031-041 appear to be from same hand Title from verso. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and gum arabic 161 x 188 mm

Date: 1982

From: Einhorn, Helmut, 1911-1988 :[Preparatory sketches for Wellington kaleidoscope, for Ester. 1979-1985]

Reference: B-181-009

Description: Shows a sailboat named "Lady Kay, Nelson", elevated in a dry dock, probably in Wellington Harbour. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 295 x 230 mm. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-1779.

Date: 1860 - 1862

From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]

Reference: E-569-021

Description: Shows a view of Judges Bay, Auckland, from the deck of the ship "Boanerges". There are two sailboats on the water, and a building at the top of the slope in the centre. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on page of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil sketch, on page, 126 x 173 mm.

Date: 1888

From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Whangarei and Waiwera sketchbook. 1886-1888].

Reference: E-598-012

Description: Shows four sailboats with sails fully raised. The location is probably Auckland Harbour. Extended Title - from his Whangarei and Waiwera sketchbook, 1886-1888, page 12. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sketchbook page 145 x 223 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2002.

Date: 1943-1947

From: Hoddinott, Kenneth Lewis, fl 1935-1965 :Photographs of boating, motoring and motorcycling

Reference: PA1-o-1323

Description: Named sailboats belonging to the group of young men which included Kenneth Hoddinott. As well as portraits of the boats, other images show teams of sailbats competing in races at Parameta. Many of the crews are photographed close to, in the act of sailing the boats. Group holidays taken over the Christmas breaks for 1945/46, and 1946/47 are recorded. The first shows the group with a line up of five cars on a country roadside. The journey took them to Taranaki, Wairakei, and Wakarewarewa. Along the way one of the cars left the road and ended up down a bank, half hidden in bush. The second trip was to Northland via the East Coast. They visited the Karipiro hydro project and Lake Waikaremoana on the way. The sequence shows camps, tents, people taking meals in the open, a puctured car tyre being changed, and a trip on a mail launch. Other groups of photographs show people at a 21st birthday party, and two group portraits of a motorcycle club, and, later, the members in action on their machines. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1885

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: E-964-q-003

Description: A view across Lake Rotoroa, in Hamilton. On a rise above the opposite bank is the Lake House, designed and built about 1872. Two smaller buildings sit further to the right, on the shores of the lake. A small, lone yacht sails on the water. A range of hills can be seen in the distance, possibly the Hakarimata Range Other Titles - Lake Rotoroa, Hamilton Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Lake Hamilton [in ink] 102 Lake Crescent, Hamilton was designed by architect Isaac Richardson Vialou and built in 1872 for Alfred Cox. It was later owned by Harold Bullock-Webster Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on wove paper, 150 x 260 mm (image)

Date: 1885

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: E-964-q-012

Description: Shows a view of Judges Bay in Parnell, Auckland. A small sail boat can be seen in the water in the foreground. The sky and water have a pink hue, suggesting early morning or evening Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - M Wykes / 1885 [in brushpoint]; Album page - beneath image - Judges Bay Auckland [in ink] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on wove paper, 122 x 192 mm (image)

Date: 1885 - 1886

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: E-964-q-024

Description: Shows sailing boats on a stretch of Auckland Harbour, with Devonport in the middle distance and the distinct shape of Rangitoto rising in the distance. There is a fenced roadway in the bottom left foreground Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on wove paper, 180 x 150 mm (image)

Date: 1910

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: B-199-028

Description: Shows view of Bay with hills in the distance. Steep cliffs with trees growing on them are at the edge of the bay. A steamship and two sailboats are visible in the distance. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 120 x 160 mm in mat 282 x 240 mm

Date: 1907

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-058

Description: On the recto, above, a pencil outline drawing of St George's Bay, with a small sailoat in the foreground at the water's edge. Parnell is on the right, and in the background is North Head and Rangitoto Island. Below, a night-time view of Wellington Harbour, with two three-masted yachts. On the verso, a pencil outline drawing of Herne Bay, with Watchman Island visible. A colour code has been written in for later inclusion. Below, two men on a river in kayak-like rowboats Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, pencil and ink on pages of sketchbook, 310 x 250 mm

Date: 1907 - 1910

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-105

Description: Watercolour sketches of the Hauraki Gulf with some of its islands, as well as watercolour studies of cabbage trees. Two pencil sketches of sailboats, one concentrating on the shapes of the sails, the other on a light sketch of Auckland Harbour, with Rangitoto in the distance Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Two watercolour sketches and two pencil sketches, both sides of folded sheet 285 x 220 mm (unfolded)

Date: 1907

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-106

Description: A view of Rangitoto Island from the shore. Rangitoto dominates the picture in the middle ground, and a saliboat on the harbour adds perspective. The water is relatively turbulent, with small waves crashing on the rocks in the foreground Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on loose page of sketchbook, 125 x 177 mm

Date: 1910

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-103

Description: A view from Stanley Bay, the small Devonport suburb, at sunset. The sky is yellow with darkening clouds, there are sailboats on the harbour, and a lone house can be seen on the cliff at the right Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on loose page of sketchbook, 127 x 173 mm

Date: 1888

From: Hoare, E A, fl 1887-1888 :Drawings, watercolour sketches, photographs and notes of E A Hoare, Artiste, on board 'S S Tongariro'. December 1887 to March 1888

Reference: E-955-f-032

Description: A sunset view of Wellington Harbour, with the eastern hills in the distance, Point Halswell in the middle distance and a small sailboat on the water. The harbour reflects the colour of the sky Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - E A H [artist's initials in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 155 x 250 mm, on sketchbook page 255 x 370 mm

Date: [ca1943-ca1945]

From: Hoddinott, Kenneth Lewis, fl 1935-1965 :Photographs of boating, motoring and motorcycling

Reference: PAColl-8826-1

Description: Men engaged in meal preparation beside a tent. Men on a beach, and on a wharf (probably Paremata). Group photographs of men and women. Boats on a train on the way to a regatta. Men and boats on the beach at Paremata, Easter 1943 (see album for location and date). Boats on Wellington harbour, and sailing at Paremata. Members of a motorcylce club, gathered with their motorcycles, at oriental Bay, Wellington. Quantity: 36 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [1979-1985]

From: Einhorn, Helmut, 1911-1988 :[Preparatory sketches for Wellington kaleidoscope, for Ester. 1979-1985]

Reference: B-181-008

Description: Sketch shows a sailboat named "Stargazer, Wellington" with sail furled, moored at a jetty in front of waterfront buildings. Tall buildings and cranes are visible in the distance. Pencil notes show the colour of each area possibly intended for a more finished work. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 280 x 348 mm. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-1779.

Date: 1909 - 1910

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-002-1/2

Description: On the recto, a view of Mount Egmont with farm buildings or similar dwellings in the foreground. On the verso, Orakei Bay in Auckland, showing a dirt road leading to the water, and sailboats in the distance Other Titles - Orakei Bay Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on both sides of sketchbook page, 127 x 172 mm

Date: 1890 - 1898

Reference: C-184-002

Description: Shows a lighthouse at Ohau Point, south of Makara, with a flag mast next to it, bearing two triangular flags: one blue, and one white with the letters R M. A sailboat can be seen on the water in the foreground Inscriptions: mat verso - centre left - Ohau Point [in pencil] Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on opaque glass, 225 x 315 mm (sight)

Date: 1850 - 1860

From: Various artists :[Album of watercolours, cards and published pictures, including scenes in New Zealand and European countries, belonging to Cherie Templer (nee Connell)]. 1830-1890

Reference: E-943-q-026

Description: A view of what could be Auckland or Wellington Harbour. A cliff face dominates the right half of the view, and a two-masted sailboat is beached on the shore. Another sailboat can be seen in the harbour, with a range of hills in the distance Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 145 x 173 mm, pasted to page of album 265 x 220 mm Provenance: Donation: Mrs E. J. Templer, UK (formerly of Tasmania), September 2012

Date: 1883

From: Nairn, Betsey Wright, -1906 :Sketchbook

Reference: E-443-q-021

Description: Shows two scenes: the small sailboat in the top half, with houses on a hill on the distant shore; and, in the lower half, a street scene in Collingwood, showing several standing figures, and a horse with a detached cart, standing beside a building. Other Titles - Pakawau Inscriptions: Recto - centre left - [Title]; Recto - bottom left - Collingwood Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil, 225 x 195 mm.