Ward album

Photographs, and newspaper cuttings, including cartoons, illustrating important events in the history of New Zealand, all relating to Sir Joseph Ward.

Cuttings include photographs of the 11th annual meeting of the Dominion Rifle Association at Trentham, with caption describing the images, including names, taken from the New Zealand Free Lance, Saturday March 30, 1912. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward attended.

The conquest of the South Pole, showing Captain Amundsen and his party, article from March 27, 1912.

The Tramway Strike in Wellington which was terminated on February 5th, 1912, Sir Joseph Ward as mediator.

A group of women belonging to the Women's Social & Political League, gathered to welcome home Mrs and Miss Seddon (March 30, 1912); and a group portrait of the committee of the league: Miss McLean, Mrs Mason, Mrs Moore, Mrs Seddon, Lady Ward, Mrs Keay-Brown, Mrs O'Sullivan.

Articles on the retirement of Sir Joseph Ward, including a deputation to Awarua House to urge Sir Joseph to retain the position of Leader of the Liberal Party.

Guests at the Premier Picnic, Auckland, entitled "His Excellency and Joseph Ward attend the big Oddfellows gathering.

Various inaugural occasions, including the opening of the Government Sanatorium Baths at Rotorua; the turning of the first sod of the Waihi-Tauranga Railway; and turning the first sod of the Waipa Collieries private railway line, at Ngaruawahia

The opening ceremony of the Jubilee Wing of Mother Aubert's Home of Compassion at Jerusalem on the Whanganui River in February 1912; and the opening of the New Plymouth Railway Station in 1902.

Album includes an article from the London journal "The Gentlewoman : an ilustrated weekly journal for Gentlewomen" entitled "Lady Ward at home, at 'Awarua', Wellington, New Zealand" (March 22, 1913). Photographs of Lady Ward "wife of the Prime Minister of New Zealand"; a view of Lady Ward's house "Awarua" (Premier House in Tinakori Road); three generations: Sir Joseph Ward with his son and heir, and grandson; Miss Eileen Ward in fancy dress; and Mr Awarua Pat Ward, Sir Joseph Ward's youngest son. (p 40-41)

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Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Physical Description: Album with brown cover, darker brown corners and spine, entitled "Photographs" in gold lettering on a diagonal; 24.5 x 32.5 cm