Gold miners - New Zealand - West Coast Region

Date: [Circa 1880s to 1912]

By: Divis, Joseph, 1885-1967

Reference: PA1-o-531

Description: Very clear views of West Coast gold and coal mines (mainly in the Reefton subdivision), and mining towns, taken by unidentified photographers, except for one of "Wondrous Waiuta New Zealand" Jos. Divis Photo (p 27). Views on various roads include the Reefton to Blackspoint Road, Reefton to Westport Road, the Buller Gorge, the Maruia Road alongside the Inangahua River, Progress Road, and fording a river near Progress Mill. Images relating to mines include a winter picture of the old Wealth (of Nations) waterwheel covered in icicles; and gold batteries at various stages of development. Gold mines include the Progress Mine, Wealth of Nations Mine, Welcome Mine, the Mountain Battery at Boatman's Creek, the Blackwater Mine and the Globe Mine. Coal mines include views of Lanky's Creek Coal Mine, and the Lanky's Creek to Energetic coal tramway showing new bridges and coal miners. One photograph (p 9) shows several men "beach combing" for gold on the West Coast. There are a number of articles in The West Coast Times, Otago Witness and Otago Daily Times talking about the success or otherwise of seeking gold by this method in the 1860s to 1880s (see Papers Past paperspast.natlib.govt.nz, search under "beach combing" "west coast") Inscriptions: Album page - "To Messrs E & A Spencer with best wishes from D Turnbull, Reefton, N.Z., 13/10/1911, 2/6/1912" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark grey cover, entitled "Photographs" in gold lettering; 19.0 x 27.5 cm

Date: 1882-1899

By: Brough, Jonathan, 1839-1927

Reference: qMS-0274

Description: Mainly daily accounts of government contract work on road-making, repairing and surveying. There are also notes on the geology and natural history of the area plus accounts of gold prospecting expeditions. Letters include several relating to contracts and one written to W L Buller on the flora and fauna of the Karamea River area Source of title - Supplied Brough was a contractor and naturalist, based in Nelson and the West Coast from 1866 Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.05 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photoprint) (35 cm, ¼ green calf, green buckram case)

Date: 1987 - 1870 - 1879

From: [Pioneer shelter series] [picture] - Christchurch, N Z, Gateway Pictures, [1987?]

By: Gateway Pictures

Reference: B-123-028

Description: Shows two gold-diggers standing outside their hut, with a dog. The photograph was taken in the 1870s. Accompanied by an explanatory sheet. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, sepia, 310 x 450 mm

Date: 1811-[ca 1894], 1933

Reference: MS-Papers-1907

Description: Two memoranda books include details of expenses for building a cottage, a bakers oven in 1862, rents received (1865-1866), accounts for family's shoes (1867), journey to Hokitika 19-30 October 1865 and recipes There is also a miners right issued to George Innes, Tuapeka (September 1861) and a manuscript of business notes (1860-1866) which includes costing of material in construction of brick house, Cashel Street (1863) and record of work done There is also a copy of Wellington Girls College Reporter, Jubilee number (May 1933) George Innes was a builder who lived at various times in Hokitika, Otago and Christchurch. He arrived at Lyttelton on the Fatima in December 1851. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (5 pieces, 3 volumes, 2 loose papers). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and printed matter

Date: [1900s-1960s]

From: Quinn, Joseph, d 1998: Negatives and prints from photographic studio operated by James Ring, L A Inkster, and Joseph Quinn

Reference: PAColl-9543-31

Description: Collection comprises street scenes; shipping and shipwrecks at Greymouth and other places; railway bridges; visits of parliamentarians Richard Seddon and Michael Joseph Savage; croquet; schoolboy rugby; fancy dress; waterfall; floods; Lyell: and pancake rocks, Punakiaki. Photographs taken 1900s-1960s by James Ring and L A Inkster, Greymouth. Quantity: 89 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1894-1928

By: Ziman, David, 1860-1920

Reference: MS-Papers-7506

Description: Comprises folders of letters from David Ziman to his son, Herbert, and to wife, Lena, correspondence with his brother, Jacob Ziman, some newspaper clippings and papers relating to the disposal of his estate after his death. Also includes papers relating to North Blackwater Mines Ltd and the Consolidated Gold Mines Company. Source of title - Supplied Arrangement: Shortly before his death, Herbert Ziman arranged his father's papers in the order as listed. David Ziman, a founding member of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, had his attention drawn to the quartz gold mining potential at Reefton, which in 1895 was in depression. With the Rothschilds backing, Ziman formed the Consolidated Gold Fields of New Zealand Ltd which mined at Reefton until 1951. Ziman also put money into oil exploration and other ventures of a marginal profitability. Quantity: 14 folder(s). 0.20 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter Provenance: The papers, after the death of Lena Ziman, passed to her son Herbert, who died in 1981.

Date: 1866-1896

By: Ralfe, Catherine Hester, 1831?-1912

Reference: Micro-MS-0013

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 65 frames). Physical Description: Positive microfilm

Date: 1938

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey

Reference: MapColl-CHA-7/4/1-Acc.38867

Description: Identifies in colour quartz, dredging and alluvial in the West Coast Base map - Department of Lands and Survey 1937 Quantity: 1 map(s) with ms annotations. Physical Description: Ink and colour on cream paper. Scale [ca. 1:1 000 000] 74.5 x 87 cm. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1849-1937

By: Hay family

Reference: MS-Papers-3779

Description: Collection consists of the papers of William Edward Hay; his wife, Mary Hay; his mother, also Mary Hay and his second son, Charles William Hay. Source of title - Supplied title William Edward and his wife, Mary Hay (nee Tindall) emigrated to Christchurch on the `Mermaid' in 1864. After eighteen months without steady work they moved to Hokitika where William tried his luck at the gold-diggings before taking up a permanent position with the `West Coast Times'. Late in 1871, the family moved to Melbourne but less than a year later they were back in New Zealand living in Dunedin, where William set up in business as a cabinet maker. In 1877, William's mother, Mary and eldest son, Benjamin, a dentist, came out to New Zealand. Shortly afterwards, William shifted to Auckland where he worked on the staff of the `Evening Post'. Quantity: 21 folder(s). 0.21 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss and printed matter Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Date: 1860-1875, 2002

By: Henderson, Archibald William, 1841?-1929

Reference: MS-Papers-7531

Description: Comprises transcripts of letters from Henderson to his family in England in which he describes his experiences on board the `Robert Henderson' to Port Chalmers, his life in Dunedin until he went to the West Coast gold diggings from which he took off for Wanganui and Patea where he purchased land and became a farmer. In one letter he writes `If I had my time over again Knew all as now NZ would never have seen Archey' (1875). Accompanied by notes about the Henderson family by W A Lowrie. Source of title - Supplied Accompanying material - Notes on the Henderson family and the transcription process compiled by W A Lowrie Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr W A Lowrie, Wilton, Wellington, Sep 2002

Date: [Circa 1900s]

From: Kenrick, Evelyn Helen, 1907-1991 : Photographs of New Zealand scenery

By: Foy Brothers (Firm)

Reference: PA1-o-249

Description: Album of New Zealand scenery photographed circa 1900s. Includes one image of Thames Maori chief Taipari, who presented land for St George's Anglican Church at Thames in 1871 (taken circa 1870s by Foy Brothers). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Cream buckram album, with dark red leather spine and corners, spine entitled `Kenrick'; 17.5 x 22.5 cm

Date: 1987 - 1870 - 1879

From: [Pioneer shelter series] [picture] - Christchurch, N Z, Gateway Pictures, [1987?]

By: Gateway Pictures

Reference: B-123-028-a

Description: Shows two gold-diggers standing outside their hut, with a dog. The photograph was taken in the 1870s. Accompanied by an explanatory sheet. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, sepia, 310 x 450 mm

Date: 1870-1875

By: Monkton, Charles Henry, 1840-1890

Reference: PAColl-7545

Description: Photographs taken ca 1860s, mostly signed by C H Monkton. The collection comprises: Portraits of Maori, including Wiremu Tamihana. Views of Lake Taupo Views of Charleston, No Town, Greenstone, Napoleons and Greymouth, including street scenes, gold mining camps and a cordial manufacturer. Copy of a painting of the steamship "Great Britain". Quantity: 36 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen prints Provenance: Purchase, May 2003

Date: [Circa 1908-1930s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Teichelmann, Ebenezer (Dr), 1859-1938; Kurz, Marcel, 1887-1967

Reference: PAColl-0959-22

Description: Photographs of mountains and valleys in the Southern Alps towards the West Coast, chiefly taken by Dr Ebenezer Teichelmann, with the last two images probably taken by Marcel Kurz. The box is entitled "W.A. Kennedy. Dr. T. 4 (Box 22). The images are separated into nine sequences filed in paper folders, with two loose images at the end. The folders are as follows: 1: Complete pan (panorama) of 8 from Pioneer Ridge (nos. 1-22). 2: Callery (nos. 23-30). 3: Pan of 8 of the Lambert Group (from near the head of Lambert Glacier) (nos. 31-38). 4: Pan of 11 from Chancellor Ridge (nos. 39-46). 5: Lower Waiototo (i.e. Waiatoto) Valley (nos. 47-61a). 6: From Craig's Peak (no. 62). 7: odd Pioneer Ridge (nos. 63-70, and 80 (lacking nos. 71-79). 8: Head of Victoria Glacier (nos. 81-83). 9: Upper Waiototo (i.e. Waiatoto) Valley (nos. 84-109). 10: two loose images, now numbered 110 and 111 (originally numbered 103 (Haast from the H.-L col, K. Gardiner), and 127 (High peak of Cook from north beyond 2nd peak). Neither of these are listed in the inventory. Most of the places shown are listed above. Quantity: 104 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander." Inventory lists 109 images, however the sequence lacks numbers 71-79, and there are four images not listed in the inventory (nos 61A, 94A, and two loose images originally numbered 103 (now numbered 110), and 127 (now numbered 111); this makes 104 images in total..

Date: [1860s to 1870s]

By: Tait, John, 1836-1907; Ring, James, 1856-1939

Reference: PA1-o-530

Description: Photographs of the West Coast, with particular emphasis on bridges, gold mining activities, towns, and roads. Photographers mostly unidentified, but two definitely taken by John Tait (p 9-10), and one possibly taken by James Ring (p 20; identified from same photograph in different collection (PA7-51-05)). The bridges include Hungerfords Bridge and Thompson's Bridge, both over the Arahura River, and the Upper Bridge in the Otira Gorge. There is also a view of the Kaniere [i.e. Kanieri] punt for crossing the river. Views of gold mining and mining towns include the Hohonu Water Race Company's flume at Greenstone; the Great Western Company's fluming at Kaniere [i.e. Kanieri]; mining towns at Donoghues and Redman's; Ross; Goldsborough; the Kohinoor claim; and Napoleon Hill, Ahaura, showing various businesses along a narrow street including the Casino de Venise, Baillie Bootmaker, Scandinavian Hotel and the Victoria & Sydney Hotel. A number of views of Hokitika include the town from various angles; Dobson's Memorial (to roading engineer George Dobson who was murdered in 1866); the cemetery with a view of Archibald Bonar Junior's tombstone; the Old Post Office; the Hokitika Wharf; "cutting through the sandspit, Hokitika Bar, Sunday morning 1867"; and the Hokitika River with vessels ashore in 1866. Gold mining at the Kohinoor Claim at Redman's began about 1869. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album lacking cover; 27.5 x 24.0 cm

Date: [1880-1900]

From: Freeman, A T, fl 1983 : Gold diggings by G S Sawden and Emigration by J P

By: Harper, George Sawden (Rev), 1840-1911

Reference: MSX-2559

Description: Reminiscences by Harper of his time on the West Coast as a Wesleyan minister covering the period 1864 to 1866, probably written in the 1880s from his diaries. The account is inscribed `To my wife, my companion on the Thames goldfields, together with her father Mr Charles Ingamells whose careful preservation of my diary has made this work possible'. He describes his day-to-day life and organising a pioneer church amaongst the goldmining community from 1864 to 1866 and also a brief visit in 1876, and writes of the many and various people he met and dealt with Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1915-1920

By: Story, Edith Mary, 1861-1942

Reference: fMS-Papers-7868

Description: Stories collected by Story through interviews with gold diggers who settled in New Zealand, written under the name James Cassidy; material presented to the British Museum in 1927. Story begins with a summary, `The storied past', `Chats with gold diggers on the West Coast', (Munson, Colvin, Smyth, Bailie and Kerr), then chapters on Thomas P Monk, S N Brown, James Flanagan, Geordie Holmes, John McCormick, Mrs Nahr and Henry Noy. The subjects of her interviews are entered in the Name field. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript with some annotations (photocopy)

Date: 1902

By: Lawn, Peter, active 2000

Reference: PAColl-6330

Description: Photograph of the staff of the Globe Battery at the retirement of the manager, Mr Maltman, in 1902. Photographed by an unknown photographer Jack Lovelock's father, John, worked at the Globe Battery, and the family lived at Crushington until shortly after the birth of Jack Lovelock in 1910. The Globe Battery served the Globe mine, and other smaller mines which could not afford to run their own battery. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies laser print. Physical Description: Black and white photomechanical print

By: Robertson, Elayne Gladys, 1935-

Reference: PAColl-1049

Description: Various, includes West Coast miners Quantity: 25 b&w original photographic print(s). 19 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on cardboard. 1 b&w original photographic print(s) panorama format. 2 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted inside one Christmas card and. 1 b&w original photographic print(s) framed.

Date: 15 August 1993 - 15 Aug 1993

From: Women in a Mining Town, Waihi 1883-1993, Oral History Project

By: Jackson, Elizabeth, 1915-2000

Reference: OHInt-0067/033

Description: Elizabeth (Beth) Jackson born in Central Otago. Talks about father's interest in gold and mother's interest in horses. Describes living made from gold as comfortable. Recalls move to Waihi 1920 where father worked in mine and describes mine in those days with reference to phthisis. Talks about father's lung disease and his effort to get pension. Mentions three month old brother who died from Meningitis. Describes training as a psychiatric nurse and work at Avondale Mental Hospital Auckland, which is now Carrington. After marriage went sharemilking for 5 years until war when she was manpowered onto farm at Komata. Compares conditions for children today with those of her childhood. Refers to Evan Mackie, a spitfire pilot in World War II. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Waihi Interviewer(s) - Rose MacBeth Venue - Waihi Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005846B; OHV-0280B Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 videocassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 45 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available AB-1656.