Places

Date: March 1909

By: Ziman, David, 1860-1920; Sherlock, William, 1846-1910; Roberts, Naomi, active 2009

Reference: PA1-f-272

Description: Photograph album presented to David Ziman in Reefton, 1909, with wooden presentation casket. The album contains an illuminated address which is signed by Reefton representatives, photographs of Reefton, the Gorge, Golden Fleece battery, Wealth of Nations (old and new mills), Progress Mill, mining machinery (vanners, stampers and aerial tramways), Globe Hill, and Inangahua Valley. Photographer was William Sherlock of Upper Broadway, Reefton. The casket of which the case is white pine, veneered with mottled Kauri was the work of Mr Jewell of Christchurch. Other - See Photographic Archive back file for printed information relating to the album Source of title - Title supplied by Library In March 1909 the Ziman Presentation Committee representing the residents of Reefton decided to welcome back David Ziman by presenting him an address, embellished with photographs of the Consolidated Goldfields of New Zealand Ltd works and views of Reefton in a handsome casket made of New Zealand wood. This was done in recognition of Ziman's services to mining in the region. The casket and book of photographs were on display in the shop window of Mr Sherlock, photographer, Upper Broadway, until it was formally presented to David Ziman at a function on the evening of July 9, 1909. Occasion was documented in the Inangahua Herald, 10 July 1909. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 295 x 340 mm album bound in red morocco, with gold gilding on the cover, and embossed with the intials D Z. Enclosed in a casket made of Kauri, lined with red velvet, and veneered with Totara, Kauri, Ake-ake, Black Ake-ake, Rewarewa and Ti-toke, with a silver plate reading "David Ziman, Reefton, March 1909" on the centre top. Provenance: Donated by Mrs Naomi Roberts, Ottawa, Canada, in 2009

Date: [ca 1877-1878]

By: Vorley, Herbert Henry, 1840-1880

Reference: PAColl-9115

Description: Cartes de visite photographs of Reefton, taken ca 1877-1878, including a street scene, a digger's tent, general views of the town, the hospital, and Ship & Castle Hotel from the river. Six of the seven photographs were taken by Herbert Henry Vorley. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 7 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Cartes de visite Provenance: Purchase, 2007

Date: 1929-1959

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-180

Description: Photographs for publication in NZ Free Lance, 1929-1959 Athol; Milford Hostel with Sheerdown Mountains in background; aerial views of Milford Sound; Aerial view of Southland Boys High School, Invercargill; Tautuku Beach & white pines near Huiopapa (photographer J D Roberts, 1959); harvesting oats in Five Rivers district. Buller Gorge; Punakaiki; Dobson; Ross (aerial); Denniston & Denniston tepid baths; Franz Josef Glacier; Greymouth (Whites 47547); new Nurses Home at Reefton (opened Sep 1949); house once owned by Felix Campbell which was purchased from Dennehy Estate by Greymouth Borough Council, 1949 Quantity: 29 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 2004

From: Thwaite, Ann, 1932- :Photographs relating to the Harrop and Valentine families

Reference: PAColl-9921-3

Description: Includes - View of Mana Island from a rocky foreshore. Photographs taken during aSouth Island trip. Those that can be identified include - Bronze statue of runner, Jack Lovelock, Timaru Bays' High School (unveiled 13 November 2002). Kea on a roadway. Anglican Church, Reefton. Old Court House, Reefton. Old shop front and white car, Reefton. Derelict wharf, Greymouth. Group at Arthur's Pass. Fitzherbert Street, Hokitika. Man and woman at Timaru. Views of Wellington Harbour. The rest are scenic views of unidentified mountains, beaches, and sea views. A note inside the front cover of the album states that photographs of England were sent by Angus John Harrop. Quantity: 21 colour copy photographic print(s). Provenance: Purchase, May 2011

Date: [188-]

From: Lovell-Smith, Edgar McLeod, 1875-1950 :Photographs

By: Lock, Henry Thomas, active 1885-1910?

Reference: PA2-1010

Description: View of the West Coast township of Reefton. Photograph taken circa early 1880s by Henry Thomas Lock. Source of descriptive information - Verso of mount Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 5.6 x 9.2 cm, on mount

Date: [1910s?]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001902-G

Description: View of Reefton, with the Inangahua River visible behind the town. Photograph taken by William Archer Price Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Reefton. N.Z. No. 355.E Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: [circa 1880]

By: Lock, Henry Thomas, active 1885-1910?

Reference: 1/2-025239-F

Description: Overlooking Reefton township, circa 1880. Photograph taken by Henry Thomas Lock. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [ca 1870]

Reference: 1/2-018087-F

Description: Photograph looking over the township of Reefton taken circa 1870 by an unidentified photographer. Shows a town alongside a river. A road divides an area of tree stumps in the foreground. Copy photograph taken by an unidentified photographer. Another print of same image at PA1-q-028 at album number 4067 Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [192-?]

From: Whitehead, Henry Norford, 1870-1965 :Negatives of Napier, Hastings and district

Reference: 1/1-004437-G

Description: Overlooking Reefton township, with the Inangahua River in the distance. Photograph taken circa 1920s by Henry Norford Whitehead. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 2001-2003

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000506

Description: Photographs of Reefton, West Coast. Includes aerial photographs of the township, frost and icicles, men cooking over an open fireplace and boiling water in a kettle over coal. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (reefton)" Quantity: 48 digital photograph(s).

Date: Date unknown, [ca. 1890s?]

From: Shannon, W H, fl 1970 : Photographs of Hokitika and district

Reference: PAColl-6351-01

Description: Overlooking the town of Reefton, alongside the Ingangahua River, (circa 1890s?). The Provincial Hotel, and the business premises of Robt. Oxley, are just visible. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: [ca 1888]

Reference: 1/2-025255-b-F

Description: Photograph of Reefton, West Coast, circa 1888. Shows a roadway that joins a bridge over the Inangahua River. The township is in the background. Power lines are just visible in the foreground. Photographer unidentified. In 1888 Reefton became the first town in the country to be lit by hydro-electric power. (Information from (1979) Wises New Zealand Guide: A gazetteer of New Zealand. Auckland: Wises Publications Ltd) Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [1910s?]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001903-G

Description: View of Reefton, with the Inangahua River running alongside the town on the left. Photograph taken by William Archer Price Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Reefton. N.Z. No. 354.E Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

Reference: Pan-1054-F

Description: Panoramic view looking over Reefton. Town in flat valley with steep hills behind which have been partially cleared. A small field with hens in left foreground. Inangahua River runs across the image through trees in the centre winding diagonally down to the left with a bridge visible centre left. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore in 1925. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Reefton. No. 514. West Coast. New Zealand Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 108.8 cm