Places

Date: nd

By: Denne, Archibald, Harry, 1900-1972

Reference: MS-Papers-10887

Description: Includes reference to his teaching at Taihape and Oxford, experiences in Maori schools in the Northland and on the East Coast, relations with Sir Apirana Ngata and others, and experiences in Fijian and Chatham Island schools. Includes some sketch maps of the areas mentioned Denne was an inspector of Maori schools 1933-1937, inspector of schools 1938-1947 and senior inspector of schools in Hawke Bay 1947-1948 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (85 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typescript Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - One cartoon entitled `AHD inspects the sewing'.

Date: [ca 1933-1959]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Watherston, R A, active 1956

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-202

Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1933-1959. Various photograph of Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu - Soldiers memorial; camping grounds; Queenstown School; Queenstown Post Office; main street; Scott Memorial in Queenstown Park; town centre, 1933; several elevated views; Queenstown Gardens; Kawarau Dam, 1949; aqua-skiing on the lake; Earnslaw; loading wool at Greenstone Bay, 1950. Franz Josef Glacier; mountaineers cutting steps on the glacier; Arrow Basin; Kaniere gold dredge at Kumara, 1959; St Mary's Church, New Plymouth; Mrs W Reid of Runanga surf casting at Crows Bay, West Coast; hay making near Waikari, North Canterbury; Honeymoon Bay in Tasman Bay. Sheep mustering on high country run of A W Gard, Mt Bell Station (near Kurow); photo of musterers (all named on back) and property owned by Gard. Photographs sent to New Free Lance with accompanying letter by R S Watherston of Springhills, 1956 Also Balclutha; Milton; Woodbank Church; Russell, car ferry at Paihia; Mr Barker's stud at Wanaka; bridge over Molyneux River; Roman Catholic Church at Tokaanu; Wanganui river boat; rock formations at Palliser Bay; yachts of man-made lake Lake Whakamarino, 1947; Cascade Saddle; Mount Egmont lighthouse; Pukekura Park; tree growing amongst rocks on Dunstan Range; Taihape Plunket Rooms; elevated view of Nelson; haymaking near Dagarville; Marion Camp, Homer Tunnel; Northland express passing down main street of Kawakawa, 1947; Centennial Memorial, Wanganui; A & P Show, Taranaki; Dobson; Victoria Park, Waimate; main street of Levin, 1930; Midhurst Co-operative Dairy Factory; St Bathans, 1947. Quantity: 89 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1905 to 1907

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: PA1-o-197

Description: Photographs taken by Albert Percy Godber between 1905 and 1907, covering a variety of topics. They include family photographs, both individual and group portraits, and Wellington houses (eg `Railway Whare', the house Godber and his family lived in, in Bay Street, Petone). One scene shows Godber's parents, Mary Ann and Charles Godber, with a large group of family members, including Albert Percy Godber, his wife Laura, and two children, Phyllis and William (p.21). On p. 13, Godber's wife Laura and two children are seen with an elderly couple, probably Laura's parents Charles Albert and Magdelina Clara Zinckgraf. Numbers of images show scenes associated with New Zealand Railways, including the Mataroa Railway Tunnel under construction, specific locomotives, signal stations, the railway station at Petone, and scenes at the Petone Railway Workshops. At the beginning of the album, several images show Godber and a team from the Petone Fire Brigade with medals they have won at fire-fighting practice competitions. A pocket at the front of the album holds two photographs, on of a new cutting on the road near Lowry Bay, and one of the `model of `D' class locomotive used in the Petone Peace Demonstration Procession' following the Boer War in 1902, signed `With A.P. Godber's compliments'. Other Titles - Title lettered on spine - Godber Album 105 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown buckram cover; 19.5 x 26.0 cm

Date: 1945

By: MacDiarmid, Douglas Kerr, 1922-2020

Reference: A-135-005

Description: The roofs of houses visible beyond trees, under a stormy sky Title from verso Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Signed in brushpoint: Douglas MacDiarmid; also title in pencil on verso Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil 165 x 280 mm Provenance: Donation: D K MacDiarmid, Paris, 17 Aug 1977

Date: [ca 1900-1960]

By: Church of the Province of New Zealand. Diocese of Wellington

Reference: PAColl-6716

Description: Photographs relating to St Margaret's Church, Taihape, Anglican clergy, and other Anglican churches. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Accompanying material - Three photocopies relating to St Margaret's Church, Taihape Quantity: 38 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-1925 : Church of the Province of New Zealand. Wellington Diocese : Central and parish records. See also Drawings and Prints..

Date: 1917 - 1999

From: Hill, Perry Martin, 1926-2005 :[Architectural plans. 1960-1990s]

By: Cochran, Christopher, 1945-

Reference: Plans-2007-030-0840/0841

Description: Shows front elevation with the date 1917 on the facade. Also shows side and back elevations. Quantity: 2 plan(s). Physical Description: Photocopies, up to 450 x 640 mm.

Date: 1904

From: Church of the Province of New Zealand. Wellington Diocese : Central and parish records

By: Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923

Reference: MS-Papers-1925-77/45-01

Description: Scene of unpaved Hautapu Street, featuring a gentleman on horseback and other pedestrians among the storefronts lining both sides of the street, with bush at the rear. Photograph taken by Frederick George Radcliffe in 1904. Quantity: 1 photograph. Physical Description: Black and white print

Date: 1939-1965

From: Johnston, Royden Hugh, 1915-2005 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6215-2

Description: Comprises copies of letters between Johnston and Will Cryer and Tony Batley re Taihape history, notes on Taihape history by Johnston, and itinerary for tour of Taihape re Maori history of the area Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1902 to 1905

From: Lake, Beverley Muriel, fl 1982 :Family photographs, views of Sweden and New Zealand

Reference: PA1-o-257

Description: Album containing family photographs,many identified only with Christian names; a number of images of Maori men, women and children. There are scenes at Foxton beach, the Brothers Lighthouse, a huge fire in Palmerston North in 1903; and two views associated with the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in 1901, including one of the arch erected in Lambton Quay, and a view of their arrival in Wellington by ship. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark olive green cover, entitled `Photo sketches'; 18.5 x 24.5 cm

Date: 1801, 1935, 1940

From: Scholefield, Guy Hardy, 1877-1963 : Papers relating to New Zealand history

Reference: MS-Papers-1801-2

Description: Extract from the log of the `Royal Admiral' commanded by William Wilson, while in New Zealand waters during 1801; `Reminiscences of the Moawhango and Taihape district', by F J Ellis, ca 1935 and `A history of Macfarlanes of Letter in the port of Menteith', by Katherine Agnes Macfarlane, ca 1940 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1967

By: Jefferies, Helen, active 1967

Reference: qMS-1068

Description: Text of a radio talk on Open Country programme, 1967. Description of the evening train trips, Ohakune to Taihape Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (3 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (Photocopy)

Date: 1911 - 1920

From: [Architectural plans collected by Bulleyment Fortune architects. 1890-1900s]

By: Crichton & McKay (Firm)

Reference: Plans-91-0800/0802

Description: Includes ground plan, roof plan, sections and elevations, of store, stables, benzine shed. Quantity: 3 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on paper, ink drawings on dressed linen, and diazo print, sizes varying around 520 x 720 mm.

Date: [ca 1894-1900]

By: Hanna, John Robert, 1850-1915

Reference: PAColl-10201

Description: Three black and white prints; no known link between prints. Taken by unknown photographers, probably between 1894 and 1900. Includes two class portraits of a girls school taken in a garden. One print captioned 'Lower Glenside School, October 1896', the other print embossed 'Hanna Photo', probably taken by John Robert Hanna of Auckland. Adult woman with lace cap features in both photographs. Also includes a wide view overlooking Taihape township surrounded by felled trees, bush and unsealed roads. Accompanying information - Lower Glenside School print was accompanied by a post-it-note 'Tawa mgt' (not retained). A girls day and boarding school called 'Lower Glenside School' operated from Upper Symonds Street, Auckland, circa 1890s. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s) (two prints mounted on card). Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints Provenance: Purchased by Ms Hoy from a Mary Potter Hospice ship, Thorndon, Wellington, April 2014. Nothing further known.

Date: 8 Oct 1998 - 08 Oct 1998

From: Tongariro Forest oral history project

By: Mathieson, Alexander Raymond, 1922-1999

Reference: OHInt-0425/6

Description: Ray Mathieson was born in Utiku in 1922. Mentions his family's Danish ancestry on his father' side. Describes how both his father and grandfather were forestry workers. Talks about his education at Ohingaiti, Tokoroa, Tauhei and Taihape. Recalls games played at school. Describes living in the bush and moving to Taihape with his family in 1929 when his father became a farm manager for Mr Gibbs. Describes working in the mill, on the farm and in the Army before becoming a tractor driver in the bush. Describes the mills around Owhango and working as a blacksmith at the mill with his father. Recalls felling trees before chainsaws were used and pulling logs to the skids. Describes a pulley system, a timber jack, a steam hauler and other old logging equipment. Mentions the A and G Price timber jack factory in Thames. Recalls accidents in the bush. Explains how logs were brought down from Bull Ridge. Discusses his farm he bought in 1950. Disusses his feelings towards logging the forest. Mentions uncovering a kiwi nest. Compares logging native and exotic forest. Describes what bushmen did during time off. Mentions movies, cards and drinking. Mentions the law against selling liquor to Maori. Comments on Maori Pakeha relationships in the bush. Interviewer(s) - Jonathan Kennett Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2960. Colour photo of Ray Mathieson

Date: 1932 - 1948

From: Buxton, Trevor Sidney, 1901-1948 :[Landscape design plans for fine gardens in the (mostly lower) North Island; includes two design plans for garden entrances by Trevor's brother, Raymond. ca 1932-1948]

By: Gibbs, G (Mr), active 1930s

Reference: Plans-2012-011-092

Description: Plan view of a residential garden, featuring a vegetable garden, drying green, circular pool with a paving brick surround, and circular rose garden Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Trevor S Buxton NDHNZ / Landscape Architect / Palmerston North; Recto - bottom right - Scale 8 ft = 1 inch Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink on transparent paper, 290 x 570 mm Provenance: Donation: Andrew and Peta Buxton, Christchurch, February 2012

Date: 08 May 2004

From: Tung Jung oral history project

By: Chan, Janet Lay Jung, 1915-2014; Wong, Yvonne, 1936-

Reference: OHInt-0747-01

Description: (i) Interview with Mrs Janet Chan born in Sarng Seng, Guangzhou (Canton), China, in 1929. Describes growing up in China and meeting her husband, Stanley Young Chan who emigrated to New Zealand from China at age of seven and had returned to China to study Chinese. She emigrated to New Zealand in 1939 and helped her husband run his fruit and vegetable shop in Mt Albert, Auckland for 12 years. She describes living among the Chinese community and learning English. In 1945 she moved to Thames where her husband had aquired what became known as SYC Vineyards where they produced wine and table grapes. In the 1970s they retired to Auckland. Mrs Chan describes her life in Thames and retirement in Auckland and compares life in New Zealand with China. (ii) Interview with Mrs Yvonne Wong (daughter of Janet Chan) Yvonne Wong was born in Harkee Village, Canton, 1936 and came to New ealand with her parents in 1939. She describes life living in her parents fruit and vegetable shop in Mt Eden, Auckland and from 1945 working on her parent's vineyard in Thames. In 1960 she married Fred Wong who owned a fruit and vegetable shop in Taihape. She describes her life in Taihape and her sons becoming managers of New World supermarkets in Taihape and Palmerston North. Language - Interview with Janet Chan conducted in Cantonese; interview with Yvonne Wong in Cantonese and English Interviewer(s) - Chang, Kitty Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014089 Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 interview(s). 1.18 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5059. Colour photograph of Yvonne and Janet; B&W [sepia?] photographs of Janet with her family prior to coming to New Zealand, Chan family menfolk and Janet, Stan and family Search dates: 1915 - 2004

Date: [ca 1920s]

From: Buckley, John David, 1901-1983 :Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1804

Description: Photograph album owned, and probably compiled by, Agnes Buckley containing photographs relating to Agnes Mary Buckley's family and her time working as a nurse at Whanganui Public Hospital, ca 1918-1935. Photographers unidentified. Album contains images from nursing life in Wanganui including Agnes and other nurses working (some identified by nicknames), patients in both the child and adult wards as well as convalescing outside in the garden, and preparations for a celebration at the hospital. Also shows the nurses socialising outside of work; new silk stockings, a picnic at Castlecliff Beach, and the wedding of an unidentified couple are covered. Family photographs include portraits as well as pictures from the farm featuring cows, horse riding, dogs, the family home, and clearance of farmland. Miscellaneous images show the main street of Taihape, Durie Hill and the Wanganui River, cars, rural roads, a tea party, Agnes on a motorbike, and an unidentified brass band. Inscriptions: Center top of front album cover reads 'A Buckley. Public Hospital. Wanganui.' Check PAColl-10087 for missing prints Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with brown card cover and string binding

Date: 1960 - 1999

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

Reference: Eph-D-SPORT-Warner-1960/1999

Description: Includes: 1960: Apiti Athletic Club 65th annual sports. Domain Grounds, Saturday 6th February 1960. [Programme of axemen's events, steer riding, athletic events, miscellaneous novelty events, horse events]. (2 copies) Grand St Patrick's sports to be held at the Taihape Memorial Park, Saturday 19th March 1960. [Programme of horse events, chopping and sawing, national dancing, amateur athletics & cycling, children's races]. Wanganui Chronicle print. Rangataua Axemen's Athletic and Horse Association. Golden jubilee (50th) grand carnival; athletic, horse and pony events, chopping, dancing, to be held on the Rangataua Domain, Easter Monday 18th April 1960. Programme [amateur athletics, dancing, horse events, pony & horse events, jumping events, chopping events]. Grand dance in the evening - Town Hall. Raetihi Print. 1961: Grand gala day at the Marton & District Axemen's Carnival, Marton Park, Sat., Jan. 28, 1961. Axemen's programme. [Printed by] G Deslandes Ltd, 95 Ghuznee Street, Wellington 1963: Rangataua Axemen's, Athletic & Horse Association. Rangataua Sport meeting, Easter Monday, 15 April 1963. Grand dance in the evening. [Programme of horse events, amateur athletics, National dancing] 1969: Benneydale and Districts Sports Club (affiliated with Northern Athletic Union). Nineteenth annual meeting. Chopping, world's pigeon wood. $450 prize money, $100 trophies. Programme [chopping events, children's pony events, lolly scramble for children, jumping competitions, dog trials]. Held on Recreation Ground, Benneydale, Saturday 25th Jan., 1969. King Country Chronicle 1972: Kotahitanga Church Building Society Inc. Sixth annual chopping carnival affiliated with the Northern Athletic Union. Hiruharama Hou [Te Awamutu], Sunday 27th February 1972. [Programme (2 copies) 1973: Northern Sport Circuit, affiliated with the Northern Athletic Union. NZ's richest circuit. Hikurangi Axe-Men's Club, 26 December 1972; Bay of Islands Axe-Men's Club, Otiria, 27 December 1972; Mangamuka Axe-Men's Club, 28 December 1972; Waimamaku Sports Club, 30 December 1972; Opononi Sports Club, 1 January 1973; Whangaruru Sports Club, Pickens Paddock Oakura, 2 January 1973; Pataua North Sports Club, 4 January 1973; Whangarei Axe-Men's Club, 6 January 1973. Corbett & Horne, Whangarei 10/72 [Printer] 1981: Northern Axemen's Circuit. Ohaeawai 26 December; Waiomio 28 December; Ngapuke 30 December 1981; Opononi 1 January; Rawene 2 January; Ngawha 3 Janaury; Kaihu Valley 6 Janaury 1982. Official programme 1982: Northern Axemen's Circuit. Waiomio 27 December; Ngapuke 28 December; Te Rongo Pai 29 December; Rawene 31 December 1982; Opononi 1 January; Ngawha 2 January; Motukohu 3 January; Kaihu Valley 4 January; Panguru 6 January; Mitimiti 7 January; Mangakahia 8 January 1983. Official programme 1988: Owhango and District Sports Club. Sports Carnival and family day. Owhango Domain, Saturday 5th march 1988. Horse and pony events; F.E.I. events; chopping events [Programme] 1980-1990s?: Nathans Bush Art Award. Tokoroa Showground, Oct. 16. Win a $2,748 nine day Honolulu Jet Set Tour for 2 flying Air New Zealand ... be part of the world's first pine cone throwing competition; also loggers' events... Prizes for all events 1990: Katikati Agricultural and Pastoral Society. Sixty-eighth annual show. Uretara Domain, Katikati, 3 February 1990. Programme / poster Quantity: 10 colour art print(s) and two duplicates. 3 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Relief and offset prints on posters, sizes varying

Date: Between 1910 and 1913

Reference: PA5-0155

Description: Moawhango River view, near Taihape, NZ showing bridge, taken ca 1910-1913 Other Titles - Moawhango River view, near Taihape Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 88 x 138 mm

Date: 1991

From: Hill, Perry Martin, 1926-2005 :[Architectural plans. 1960-1990s]

Reference: Plans-2007-030-0258/0264

Description: Includes floor plans and plans of details of architraves, skirting, jambs, trim, cornices, etc. The buildings included are: 0258: Kensington Farm, Peka Peka. 15.10.91 0259-0261: Poutama no 1, Kuku Beach Road 0262: Kuku dairy factory house 3. 16.3.91 0263: 23 Mataroa Road, T[a]ihape 0264: Winiata Quantity: 7 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings, sizes varying