Born at Weymouth, England. Whaler at Te Awaiti, Marlborough Sounds, and later became the pilot for Wellington harbour, piloting the 'Tory' into Wellington in 1839. Changed his name from the family spelling of Hebley. Known as `Worser' and Worser Bay is named after him. Married Te Wai (also known as Maata Te Naihi) on 31 December 1841. Was the first European, with Dr Ernst Dieffenbach, to climb Mt Taranaki. Drowned at Picton in 1899, aged almost 100 years.
Heberley, James, 1809-1899
Hebberley, James, 1809-1899, Heberley, Worser, 1809-1899, Heberly, James, 1809-1899, Hebley, James, 1809-1899
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Articles on Old Wellington
Date: [ca 1948-1949]
From: Vosseler, Frederick William 1878-1959 : Miscellaneous papers, including references to the gold discovery at Terawhiti, the history of Wellington and whaling at Marlborough
Reference: MS-Papers-0192-2
Description: Includes `A Romantic Wellington figure' (Andrew Young); `Old Wellington' (Memoirs of Fred Campbell?); notes on whalers and whaling; `Man and moa eating bird of New Zealand - Facts and traditions' Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Papers relating to `The Cook strait whalers'
Date: 1885-1980
From: Kidson, Arthur Leon Nelson, 1907-1992 : Literary papers
Reference: MS-Papers-9616-7
Description: Folder comprises correspondence and research material relating to Kidson's unpublished work `The Cook Strait whalers'. Also includes manuscript and typescript drafts of the first two chapters of this intended work, a James Worser Heberley family tree, a copy of a typed extract from Richard Barrett's journal held at the Alexander Turnbull Library and newspaper cuttings. Also includes a cache of letters relating to W A Dimmock's applicantions for work in the brewing industry (1927-1928), and two letters from Richard Seddon to J Edmund Jones (1902, 1905). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts and published material
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Norton, John, fl 1907-1926 : Papers
Date: 1907-1926
By: Norton, John, 1875-
Reference: MS-Papers-2006
Description: Norton's sheepfarming and whaling diaries; agreement between the syndicate and the Hon W H Tucker, 1908; invoices and letters relating to activities of the syndicate Norton was sheepfarmer and whaler on Campbell Island, 1907-1926, and formed a whaling syndicate with his brother Dick, A & C Jackson, and J Heberley Quantity: 2 folder(s) (11 pieces). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typescript
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Maori notebook (vol 27)
Date: [1954-1955]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks
Reference: MS-Papers-6061-28
Description: Contents comprise notes on adzes found at Ohau Bay (Wellington); Waikanae, McCrae's Flat (Central Otago), Dargaville and Horowhenua; a greenstone spike 12" in length found at Arapawa Island (with map and genealogy of the Heberley family); map showing geographical features and the position of Maori Pa sites and kainga of central Wellington; map showing distribution of type IV adzes (Waitaha culture) of western Wellington from Palliser Bay to Foxton; adze found at McCrae's flat Otago. Arrangement: Notebook no 27 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).
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Frieboe, Conrad, d 1989 :[Ernst] Dieffenbach [ca 1959-1960]
Date: 1959 - 1960
From: Frieboe, Conrad, d 1989 :[Original drawings for "Explorers of New Zealand", by A H Reed, 1960. ca 1959-1960]
Reference: A-406-008
Description: Shows explorer Dieffenbach and the whaler Heberley climbing part of Mt Taranaki (this is explained in the text of the published book). Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on card, 381 x 240 mm.
Manuscript
Whaling, sealing and early settlement - Part 2
Date: May 1939-Oct 1940
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Centennial Publications Branch : Historical Atlas material
Reference: MS-Papers-0230-006
Description: Correspondence and notes about whaling and sealing, and whaling stations throughout the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Considerable correspondence relating to Port Cooper (Lyttelton) and Peraki whaling activities. Some notes about Kapiti and surrounding districts. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.
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Whaling, sealing and early settlement - Part 3 (a)
Date: 1940-1942
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Centennial Publications Branch : Historical Atlas material
Reference: MS-Papers-0230-007
Description: Various papers, much of which are copied from the Old Land Claims series - National Archives. The evidence relates to whaling and sealing operations throughout New Zealand giving details of whalers, their stations, and the Maori communities they interacted with. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.
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Papers relating to James Heberley, and early days of coastal whaling
Date: 1849, 1977
From: Boulton, Joe, 1912-1997 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-2164-1
Description: Biographical notes on James Heberley compiled by Joe Boulton, nd; newspaper article entitled 'Boulton family history recalls early days of coastal whaling', 1977; copy of baptismal entry from St Paul's Pro-Cathedral register for Jacob Heberley, son of James and Heni Heberley, who was born Apr 1843 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (16 leaves). Physical Description: Mss and printed matter (photocopies)
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Letters relating to Who's who in New Zealand and Dictionary of New Zealand biography
Date: 1935-1958
From: Scholefield, Guy Hardy, 1877-1963 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0212-C/04
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (30 letters). Finding Aids: See inventory for fuller description of the contents of this folder.
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Heberley, James 1809-1899 : Reminiscences (photocopy)
Date: Jan 1809-Jun 1843
By: Heberley, James, 1809-1899
Reference: qMS-0943
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy) Processing information: Use conditions removed 19 April 2024 following information provided by a staff member.
Manuscript
Whaling, sealing and early settlement - South Island source notes on early settlement, ...
Date: n d
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Centennial Publications Branch : Historical Atlas material
Reference: MS-Papers-0230-019
Description: Includes comprehensive list of sources and summary of European settlement before 1840; map included Notes about whaling and whalers in the greater Marlborough region. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Mr James Heberley and his wife, Te Wai Heberley
Date: [ca 1870s]
From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 5
By: Heberley, J (Mrs), active 1969
Reference: PAColl-5800-12
Description: James Heberley and his wife, Te Wai Heberley, circa 1870s. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
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Heberley, James, 1809-1899 : Reminiscences
Date: Jan 1809-Jun 1843
By: Heberley, James, 1809-1899; Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962
Reference: MS-0971
Description: The early section of the diary recounts Heberley's experiences as a captain's apprentice and cabin boy on vessels sailing out of London to many destinations including Hamburg, Sydney and the West Indies. Much of the later narrative describes whaling and the life of a whaler in Cook Strait and the Marlborough Sounds. Also describes life with local Maori which includes comments on Maori tribal wars, his experiences with Te Rauparaha, the taking of slaves and conflict with Europeans. In 1831 Heberley took as his wife a Maori woman at Port Underwood (later married by Samuel Ironside in 1840). Heberley purchased land in Port Nicholson before the arrival of the New Zealand Company. He piloted the Tory into Port Nicholson, and round the coast to Wanganui and Taranaki. While she was at Kaipara he climbed Mount Egmont with Dieffenbach (Dec 1839). Diary ends in June 1843 as Heberley gives up his role as a pilot operating in Worser Bay and moves into Port Nicholson to start fishing and returns to whaling. Diary probably transcribed by an unknown hand, with further annotations added, giving proper Māori spellings for words used in the original manuscript. Heberley was a whaler who became a pilot in Wellington. He was also known as `Worser' and Worser Bay is named after him. His brother's name, 'John Hebley', appears at the top of the first page. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (77 pages). Physical Description: MS (20cm; blue binding case)
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Heberley, James 1809-1899 : Reminiscences (Photocopy of MS-0970)
Date: Jan 1809-Jun 1843
By: Heberley, James, 1809-1899
Reference: qMS-0942
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) Processing information: Use conditions removed 19 April 2024 following information provided by a staff member.
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Whaling, sealing and early settlement - Notes on places for the South Island map
Date: Oct 1950
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Centennial Publications Branch : Historical Atlas material
Reference: MS-Papers-0230-017
Description: Very full notes, apparently by Frances Fyfe (both ms and ts). Criticism of these by R M Ross, dated Oct 1950. Comprehensive notes on whaling in the South Island, information on whalers and their operations, with references to sources. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Whaling, sealing and early settlement - Notes on South Island settlement pre 1840
Date: [ca 1800-1840]
From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Centennial Publications Branch : Historical Atlas material
Reference: MS-Papers-0230-016
Description: Notes on sealing and whaling stations (definition of), seasonal farming (definition of), and list of sources for South Otago whaling stations; brief notes on Captain Cole. Notes on Tory Channel, Queen Charlotte Sound, Bluff, Banks Peninsula, Jackson's Bay, Cloudy Bay, Kakapo Bay, Anaho (Cannibal Bay), Ocean Bay, Tom Kains (Kings) Bay, Cutters Bay, Wairoa, Oterawa, Raumataki, Hikuraki, Whangaroa Harbour, Waikouaiti, Otakou, Centre Island, Wakaputa, Codfish Bay, Chalkey Bay, Molyneaux Bay. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Heberley, James 1809-1899 : Reminiscences (typescript)
Date: Jan 1809-Jun 1843 (1947)
By: Heberley, James, 1809-1899
Reference: MS-0970
Description: Much of the narrative describes whaling and the life of a whaler in Cook Strait and the Marlborough Sounds. Includes description of the ascent of Mount Taranaki with Dr Dieffenbach and others, Dec 1839 Heberley was a whaler who became a pilot in Wellington. He was also known as `Worser' and Worser Bay is named after him Quantity: 1 volume(s) (41 leaves). Physical Description: Typed transcript (27 cm; blue cloth) Processing information: Use conditions removed 19 April 2024 following information provided by a staff member.