Places

Date: [ca 1890s-1940s]

By: Vine, H R, active 1939

Reference: PAColl-6604

Description: The collection covers mining buildings; interior machinery including the use of scales and smelting; miners both at work and posed for the camera; panning for gold; mine railways and the carts used on them; general views of the area; and other houses and buildings in the area. Also included are the building of the power house for the Talisman Gold Mining Company in Karangahake, a gold mine battery possibly in Karangahake, and a coach pulled by five horses possibly in the Karangahake district. The dating is from the vehicles in some of the images and the geographical area is from information in the negative accession register. Photographer possibly H R Vine. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-015702, 015704 to 015711 and 015713 to 015774; 1/2-023583 to 023585 Quantity: 68 b&w original negative(s) film. 3 b&w original negative(s) glass. Physical Description: Film and glass negatives

Date: ca 1890

By: Eustace, C H, active 1890s

Reference: PA4-0968

Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the Ohinemuri River Rapids, Karangahake, taken by C H Eustace ca 1890s. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Ohinemuri River Rapids, Karangahake; Recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Recto - left of image - C H Eustace photo - Waihi N.Z. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

Date: ca1920s-1930s

Reference: PAColl-6559

Description: 80 images of gold mining in the Waihi district inlcuding the batteries, shafts, wheelhouse, a Wilfley Table and men mining. There are also images of the town of Waihi itself, the surrouding rivers and the Martha Goldmine offices. Also included are two images of recently felled trees. Photographer unknown. Arrangement: Negatives housed at: 1/4-015327 to 015406 Quantity: 80 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negatives

Date: ca 1915

From: Bunyard, A :Negatives and photographs including views of the Talisman Mine and Ngatea Butter factory

Reference: 1/4-023517-F

Description: A drainage dredge near Paeroa clearing drains to prevent flooding from the Ohinemuri River, circa 1915. Taken by unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: ca 1916

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

Reference: APG-1196-1/2-G

Description: Waterfall at Waikino, on the Ohinemuri River. Possibly the Owharoa Falls which are 3 kms west of Waikino, cascading into the Karangahake Gorge. Photographed ca 1916 by A P Godber. Original print in Godber Album Vol 109, p 35 (Pa1-q-102). Dated from PA1-q-102. Inscriptions: Album page - Waterfall. Waikino Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: ca 1915

From: Bunyard, A :Negatives and photographs including views of the Talisman Mine and Ngatea Butter factory

Reference: 1/4-023528-F

Description: The weir in the Karangahake Gorge that supplied water power to the Talisman battery, circa 1915. Taken by unidentified photographer. Note on back of file print reads: "The weir in the Karangahake Gorge that supplied all water power to the Talisman Battery via a large steel pipe line running along the southern bank of the Ohinemuri River." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Ca 1918

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

By: Flatt, Fred E, active 1918

Reference: 1/2-000924-G

Description: View of the Netherton Bridge under construction, at Paeroa. Photograph taken by F.E.F. (probably Fred E Flatt, stationer, at Paeroa in 1918) Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Netherton Bridge. Paeroa. F.E.F. Series. [No.] 3441 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1897

By: Aubrey, Christopher, active 1868-1906

Reference: C-030-015

Description: A close view of the processing buildings for a Coromandel goldmine A very similar work entitled Karangahake, 1897 is held by the Waihi Arts Centre and Museum. The site is in Karangahake township Inscriptions: C Aubrey 1897 (1.r.) Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 364 x 533 mm

Date: 1869

By: Fraser, I T B, active 1863-1890s; Fuller, Alfred Walter Francis, 1882-1961

Reference: A-196-039

Description: A view across the Ohinemuri River towards hills. Trees and shrubs line both sides of the river. A small sailboat is heading towards two men waiting on the riverbank on the left Originally catalogued by the Library as being painted by J B Fraser, a possible interpretation of the artist's monograme. The annotations on the back were believed to be signed by surveyor Malcolm Fraser from a reading of the illegible first name inscribed on the verso. However the writing and style of drawing and painting match those of Captain I T B Fraser, artist of a group of sketches of the war in Waikato, ca 1864, Library reference number E-571-q. See also I T B Fraser's Between Cashels Station and Shortland (A-196-014), similarly inscribed Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Signed with initials as a monogram in red brushpoint. On verso in pencil: Title continues '60 miles. Te Hiri is the native chief. It is in the hands of the Hau Haus and they will not have it opened for a gold field. The meaning of Ohinemuri is ... Drawn 1869. The land is beautiful and a great many gold bearing reefs are in the district. This I know, having been at them. [Signed, first word illegible] Fraser'. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 122 x 248 mm

Date: 1869

By: Fraser, I T B, active 1863-1890s; Fuller, Alfred Walter Francis, 1882-1961

Reference: A-196-014

Description: Looking across a river towards mountains. A small Maori canoe is on the river, with flax, cabbage trees and other bush on both sides Originally catalogued by the Library as being painted by J B Fraser, a possible interpretation of the artist's monogram. The annotations on the back were believed to be signed by surveyor Malcolm Fraser, from a reading of the illegible first name. However the writing, and style of drawing and painting match those of Captain I T B Fraser, artist of a group of sketches of the war in Waikato about 1864, Library reference number E-571-q. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - signed with initials in a monogram and date in red brushpoint, on a rock, lower left. Also verso, in pencil: Title: Between Cashels Station and Shortland, Thames Goldfields, about 23 miles up the Ohinemuri River by water: after you leave the bend by a place called Purri Purri you will see the same on the right. Hard going up the Ohinemuri River. New Zealand. [signed, first word illegibly] Fraser Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 154 x 243 mm

Date: [ca 1910]

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

Reference: 1/2-000902-G

Description: View of Karangahake, looking along the Ohinemuri River from Doherty's Creek, taken ca 1910 by William Archer Price of Auckland. Greetings card with photograph inserted Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - From Doherty's Creek. 1603; Photographer's title on negative - left of image - Greetings from Karangahake Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 5 Dec 1970

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-69493-F

Description: Photograph taken by Whites Aviation showing steel truss railway bridge over Ohinemuri River in Karangahape Gorge, Hauraki District. Cars on gorge road on right of frame. Source of descriptive information - bridge identified by Library client Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: Circa 1916

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

Reference: APG-0705-1/2-G

Description: Scene alongside the Ohinemuri River, near Paeroa, with a goldmining dredge. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1916. An original print is in Godber Album Vol 109, p 36 (Pa1-q-102). Dated from other images in this album. Inscriptions: Album page - Dredging on the Ohinemuri River. Paeroa. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches