Album relating to New Zealand lighthouses

Scrapbook album compiled by Eileen Tiller relating to lighthouses and the Hansen family, covering a time period of circa 1860s to 2000s, likely compiled over a period from the 1980s to 2013. Photographers largely unidentified but many are likely taken by Hansen family members. Eileen Tiller is identified as a photographer.

Includes typescript histories, clippings, and photographs from lighthouses and their surrounding areas and associated buildings. The lighthouses featured are Cape Maria van Diemen, Cape Reinga, North Head of Kaipara Harbour, Cape Brett, Moko Hinau [sic] Island, Cuvier Island, Tiritiri Matangi Island, East Cape, Cape Egmont, Portland Island, Castlepoint, Cape Palliser, Pencarrow Head (lighthouse and low-level automated light), Baring Head, Somes Island, The Brothers, and Stephens Island. Cranes and derricks, pullies, tramlines and pathways, social activitities (listening to the wireless, picnics), construction of lighthouses, automated lights, and the introduction of solar powered navigation lights (Parengarenga and Fraser Rock) are some subjects that are covered. Animals, including goats and dogs appear in some photographs.

Identified people include Hansen family members (Anders Hansen, Elizabeth Hansen, Lena Hansen, Annie Hansen, and Fred Hansen are named); Inez Pearce, Mr Pearce, and Mrs Sheerwood at Cape Brett Lighthouse; Oliver Robertson and Mr Dowley at Cape Egmont Lighthouse; keeper Mr Shepherd and W Cookson of Wairoa [Cape Egmont or Portland Island lighthouse?]; Nicholas Sciascia, including a carte de visite by Hanna, and material relating to his death; J Marchbanks, Chief Engineer of the Wellington Harbour Board, and other unidentified Habour Board employees; Mr R S Wilson principal keeper at Pencarrow; Steve O’Neill Principal Keeper at Pencarrow; Captain C M Duthie; Mrs E Riddiford; and Mr Pearce, Hermia Hutton (née Hansen) and Bob Hutton, and Jamie Seddon all photographed on Somes Island. Unidentified people include a family at Tiritiri Ligthouse, Swiss Sharemilkers and their musical instruments at Cape Egmont Lighthouse, and two group photographs of keepers and their families on Portland Island (one on a beach picnic, another seated in front of a house).

Named ships are the government lighthouse tenders 'Hinemoa' and 'Tutanekai'. The 'Huanui' is also identified, There are photographs and articles relating to shipwrecks including that of the ship 'Pirate' on Portland Island and that of the 'Zuleika' off Cape Palliser.

Title supplied by Library.

Arrangement: Scrapbook album arrived at the Library containing loose items and with items stored in an envelope stuck to the front cover.

Quantity: 1 album(s) containing photographs, clippings, ephemera.

Physical Description: Scrapbook with brown plastic cover, 31.5 x 38.2

Transfers: Materials separated from this album are now at MS-Papers-12440-1..

Processing information: Material that was loose or stored in inappropriate housing was separated from album for conservation and housing purposes.