H C Gibbons & Company

Date: 1916

By: C M Banks Ltd; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-HORTICULTURE-Gibbons-1916-01

Description: Sales catalogue for H C Gibbons of 180 Lambton Quay Wellington. Stock included roses, ornamental trees and plants, fruit trees. Illustrated with black and white engravings. This copy is accompanied by the wrapper in which it was originally posted to Mr Thos. Harris, Putaruru, Auckland. The wrapper was also printed by Whitcombe and Tombs and shows an illustration of roses. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 44 pages, 250 x 188 mm.

Date: 1910 - 1915

By: H C Gibbons & Company; James Laird & Sons (Firm); Nairn & Sons Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-HORTICULTURE-1910/1915

Description: Includes: 1910-1920?: Luggage label. From Barraud & Abraham Limited, Palmerston North. Seed, produce and general merchants; land and insurance agents 1910: C E Gibbons & Co. Seedsmen, &c, Christchurch. Seeds, plants, fruit trees and garden calendar. 1910-11 catalogue. 1911: W Bayliss (Bryndwr, Christchurch). Catalogue of new and rare daffodils, narcissi, hyacinths, tulips, gladioli, etc., etc. Season 1911-12 1911: W T Benefield & Sons. Catalogue of fruit, forest and ornamental trees, shrubs, bulbs and pot plants. Aramoho Nursery, Wanganui, N.Z. 1911: Christchurch Nursery Company, late Ross & Leighton, premier rose growers (Ferry Road, Christchurch). 1911 catalogue of select roses and fruit trees. 1911: D Hay & Son. Montpellier Nurseries, Auckland, New Zealand. Spring catalogue 1911. Chrysanthemums, dahlias, choice flowering plants, greenhouse plants, decorative plants, etc. 1911: Thos Horton Ltd, Hastings & Pahiatua, NZ. [Catalogue. 1911](2 copies) 1911: E Morrison & Sons (Warkworth) Descriptive catalogue and price list of fruit trees, etc. etc 1911-1912. 1912: A H Benefield "Arles" Nursery, Wanganui East. Carnation catalogue, 1912. 1912: John Brunning, nurseryman, Somerville Nurseries, Somerville (Victoria, Australia). Descriptive catalogue 1912: H C Gibbons & Company Ltd (Wellington). Seeds, plants, spray pumps, insecticides and horticultural requisites [Catalogue. 1912](cover missing) 1912: C J Goodman, Picnic Point Nurseries, Bairnsdale, Victoria. Descriptive catalogue of fruit trees. 1912 1912: Thos Horton. Horton's descriptive catalogue [probably 1912] 1913: James Laird & Sons, nurserymen, Wanganui, NZ. Catalogue. 1914: H C Gibbons & Co Ltd (Lambton Quay, Wellington). Gibbon's garden guide 1914, including seed and plant novelties 1914. 1914: Thos Horton Ltd. Horton's premier rose catalogue [1914] 1914: James Laird & Sons, nurserymen, Wanganui, N.Z. Catalogue 1914 1914: W E Lippiatt, Otahuhu, Auckland. Roses, fruit trees & plants. General catalogue. 1914 1914: Nairn & Sons, Lincoln Road, Christchurch. Nairn's catalogue 1914. (2 copies, both damaged) 1915: Edginton Bros, nurserymen, Invercargill. Descriptive catalogue [1915] 1915: Edward W Ivory. Ivory's Nurseries, Rangiora, via Christchurch, New Zealand. Catalogue of trees.[1915-1916] 1915: W E Lippiatt, Otahuhu, Auckland. Roses, fruit trees and plants. General catalogue (2 copies, one green, one blue) 1915: Gilbert J Mackay (Queen Street, Auckland). Seed catalogue [1915] 1915: M Spratt (Lowburn Ferry). Nimmo & Blair's "First prize" 1915 garden seeds [Catalogue. 1915] 1915: Frank Walker, nurseryman, seedsman and florist (Brisbane St, Launceston, Tasmania). Catalogue of fruit trees, American tree carnations, shelter trees, etc. grown at Sandhill & Lalla Nurseries. 1915-16 Quantity: 25 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, each around 220 x 150 mm.

Date: 1904

By: H C Gibbons & Company; C M Banks Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-HORTICULTURE-Gibbons-1904-01

Description: Sales catalogue for H C Gibbons of 131 Lambton Quay Wellington, with nurseries in Lower Hutt, and branches in Gisborne and Blenheim. Stock included flowers, shelter trees, fruit trees. Generously illustrated with black and white engravings. Preliminary page shows a group photograph of the nursery staff at Hutt Valley Nurseries, Lower Hutt, taken in November 1903. Pages i-xxviii feature novelties and recent introductions in the areas of vegetable seeds, flower seeds - all generously illustrated with engravings. Two copies held. Incomplete copy had front cover and initial 38 pages missing on arrival in the Library. Quantity: 1 booklet. Physical Description: Booklet of xxviii, 184 pages, each 270 x 212 mm.

Date: ca 1905

By: Muir & Moodie (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-7387

Description: Copy negatives from prints and postcards by Muir & Moodie of: lower Willis Street looking south with the Bank of New Zealand and Stewart Dawson's corner on the right; an electric tram passing St John's on the corner of Willis and Dixon Streets; Willis Street looking south from Stewart Dawson's corner; Lambton Quay looking north from Stewart Dawson's corner with electric trams passing through the junction; the same view without the trams concealing the shops; looking along Lambton Quay towards the King's Chambers on Willis Street; and looking along Lambton Quay towards Cable Car Lane with the Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative and H C Gibbons on the right and T & G Mutual Life and the Exchange Auction Rooms on the left. Arrangement: Negatives at 1/4-021040; 1/2-003794 to 003795, 003822, 003823, 003839 Quantity: 6 b&w original negative(s). 2 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1895 - 1948

By: Terrace Congregational Church (Wellington, N.Z.); Deighton, Leslie Howard, -1955

Reference: PAColl-1771

Description: Photographs of Kempthorne Prosser & Co on Woodward Street, with H C Gibbons & Co and the Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative behind it, presumably the site of the Woodward Street Congregational Church or the building which was used by it; the interior of the Terrace Congregational Church, looking towards the organl decorated for its 60th jubilee in 1948; a group of people including a number of clergymen outside the Terrace Congregational Church with the notice boards behind them; and a group of people in front of the organ of the Napier Congregational Church taken by Deighton Studios. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1914

From: [Ephemera and horticulture sales catalogues issued by mainly New Zealand plant nurseries, 1910-1915].

By: H C Gibbons & Company; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-HORTICULTURE-1914-01

Description: Includes lists of seeds, plants and equipment for sale. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 8, xx, 100 pages, each 250 x 190 mm. Provenance: Nash ephemera acquired in the 1980s.

Date: Jul-Aug 1900

From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1784-240

Description: Identifed correspondents entered in the Name field; also includes letter from Sister Edith, Christchurch Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1890s]

From: Tyree Studio: Negatives of Nelson and Marlborough districts

Reference: 1/2-011659-G

Description: Lambton Quay, Wellington, circa 1890s, showing a row of business premises including Kempthorne Prosser & Co, drug company, and H C Gibbons & Co, seed shop. Also visible are Wright and Co, picture framers and THe Wellington Hard[ware?] Co. Photograph taken, by the Tyree Brothers. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: [188-?]

From: Tyree Studio: Negatives of Nelson and Marlborough districts

Reference: 10x8-0961-G

Description: Lambton Quay, Wellington. Looks north, along the west side of the street. Business premises from left: Seed merchants H C Gibbons and Co, New Zealand Drug Company, The Wellington Hardware Company, (Central?) Hotel, Allen's, The City Cafe, and G B Clark. The tower of St Andrew's-on-the-Terrace is visible on the right. Photograph taken circa 1880s by the Tyree Studio. Source of descriptive information - Historical notes from back of file print; source of notes not listed Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Lambton Quay, Wellington. Tyree Photo, Nelson. 5501 New Zealand Drug Company premises were built for Jacob Joseph and completed in 1878. In 1883 the building was taken over by Harcourts. Later owners were Wairarapa Farmers; Kempthorne Prosser; Coulls, Somerville & Wilkie. Shopping centre Lambton Square was on the site from the 1980s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: ca 1908

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/1-019833-G

Description: Lambton Quay at the Brandon and Johnston Street area, showing the Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association Ltd, H C Gibbons & Co, Diamond Confectionary Co and the Arcadia Private Hotel. Midground, on the right, is Kirkcaldie and Stains Ltd and further down, next door, is the business of Dresden Pianoforte. In the background the Public Trust building is under construction. Taken by Sydney Charles Smith circa 1908. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1895

From: F W Niven & Co. :View of Wellington N Z [ca 1895] from Aurora Terrace. F W Niven & Co. [lith] Ballarat, [Victoria, ca 1895]

Reference: D-002-005-006

Description: Lower right panel shows small vignettes of the buildings and premises of: Cameron & Christie, ironmongers and American hardware importers, of Lambton Quay Wellington. Direct importers of house furnishing and buildiners' ironmongery, electro-plated goods, cutlery, lamps, bedsteads, etc. "Our motto: To buy well is to sell well". There is also a vignette of the interior of the shop above. H G [ie H C] Gibbons & Company, seed merchants and growers, 131 Lambton Quay. There is a vignette above, of barrels of produce such as that sold by the store. Bonnington's Irish Moss. every dose of Bonnington's "Carrageen" or Irish Moss is effective. Sold everywhere. Bonninton, Christchurch. This panel shows a head and shoulders portrait of George H Bonnington, Christchurch chemist who patented the product. The "canvasser" is Wellesley A Parker, of Bourke Street, Melbourne. Extended Title - Lower right panel of F W Niven & Co's "View of Wellington N Z from Aurora Terrace".[lith. ca 1895 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 350 x 270 mm.

Date: 1900 - 1909

By: H C Gibbons & Company; James Laird & Sons (Firm); Nairn & Sons Ltd; Turnbull, Hickson & Gooder, Ltd.; Metcalf, Lawrence James, 1928-2017

Reference: Eph-A-HORTICULTURE-1900/1909

Description: Includes: Early 1900s: W Jones, Exeter Nurseries, Papanui Road Christchurch. General catalogue of trees, plants and flowers for sale and in stock. Lyttelton Times print. 1900: Nairn & Sons' supplementary list [of new cactus dahlias]. Spring 1900. 1901: Nairn & Sons, florists and nurserymen. Palm Nursery and Mavis Bank Nursery. Plant catalogue 1901-02 (98 pages) 1904?: Horton's descriptive catalogue [showing champion export dessert apple Jonathan on cover. ca 1904?] (80 pages) 1904: James Laird & Sons, Wanganui. Catalogue 1904. (Cover design by C Forrest, Wanganui) (64 pages) 1904/5: Nairn & Sons, florists and nurserymen. Plant catalogue 1904-5. Palm nursery, Christchurch, N.Z. (2 copies, both with damaged covers) (116 pages) 1904/5: Webb's catalogue of fruit, shelter & ornamental trees & plants. Walter Webb, Cornwall Park Nursery, Hastings, H.B. 1905: Horton's Premier Nurseries, Pahiatua. [Catalogue. 1904 or 1905]. 1905: A W Buxton Ltd, St Martins, 159 Colombo Street Christchurch. General catalogue for 1905-1906. 1906: Nairn & Sons, Lincoln Road, Christchurch. N.Z. Nursery catalogue, 1906-7. 1907: A W Buxton Ltd. Buxton's descriptive catalogue, 1907-08. 1907: James Laird & Sons, nurserymen, Wanganui, N.Z. Catalogue 1907 (cover design by Benoni White) 1908: H C Gibbons & Co, 180 Lambton Quay, Wellington. Seeds trees plants and horticultural requisites. General catalogue, 1908-9. Printed by Turnbull Hickson & Gooder. 1909: H C Gibbons & Co, 180 Lambton Quay, Wellington. List of bulbs and flower roots, etc. 1909. Printed by Turnbull Hickson and Gooder, Wellington. Quantity: 14 album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, each around 220 x 150 mm.