Tofua (Ship : 1908- )

Date: 1918

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WI-1918-2

Description: Includes (numbering continued from Folder 1): 11. Alhambra, Paris. [ca 1918] 12. Application for issue of first class rail tickets at reduced fares for officers in uniform ... Sister McCallum, NZANS Unit. Paddington to Codford. 8 June 1918 13. No 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames. Christmas card 1918 (showing two photographs of the hospital) 14. XV Corps, Xmas 1918. A merry Xmas and a Happy New Year ... from J B McKnight 15. The American peril. [Note on verso: German propaganda from German trenches on the banks of the Canal De Nord, Hindenberg Line, France, 20 Sept 1918] 16. Special Divisional Routine order, by Brigadier-General G N Johnston, CMG, DSO, Commanding New Zealand Division. 9 December 1918. Signed by H E Avery, Lieut-Colonel, Assistant-Adjutant & Quartermaster General 17. Rationing order 1918. Pass containing leave or duty ration book, soldier or sailor. Serial no R1 No. 130453 18. YMCA. If they knocked at YOUR door tonight, would you let them in? Red Triangle publication No. 5. Red Triangle Day, Friday March 15th. 19. 42nd Reinforcements, HMNZT 'Tofua'. W R Taylor, hon sec. Souvenir programme. Concert and presentation of prizes (With C S M Finlayson, P Payne, Rev C H Olds, Mr Warren, Mr Mabee, mr hartman, Lester Cpl Rowe, Sister Affleck, Pvt Reeve, Sergt Goudie, Pvt Mudford, R W Chiswell, Pvt W Anderson, Pvt A Robertson). Accompanied by fragment of address label giving provenance details 20. Mother's Day 1918. American YMCA. Back cover has a portrait sketch of "Fritz; a typical Hun", signed by S.J.K. (likely to be surname Kircher) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints and relief prints, sizes varying up to 230 mm. Provenance: Purchased and donated from various sources. Donors include Mrs Primrose MacFarlane in 1986, and Mr F T Norton, 1985.

Date: 26 Apr 1917-22 Apr 1918, [ca 1937], 2014

By: Harcourt, John Gordon, 1890-1963

Reference: MS-Group-2384

Description: The diary covers the period 26 April 1917-22 April 1918 and provides a day by day account of Harcourt's experiences while on active service. The 2015 accession includes the originals of the photocopied diaries, a letter to his father, speech notes on Anzac Day and a typed transcript of his diaries. Source of title - Supplied by Library Harcourt entered camp in June 1916 and sailed from New Zealand on the ship 'Tofua' with reinforcements for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force on 26 April 1917. He landed at Plymouth on 19 July and undertook training at Sling Camp. He left for France on 18 October and in mid November arrived at the Front where he saw action with 13 Company, 1st Canterbury Battalion. Quantity: 6 folder(s). 0.06 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, photocopies, typescript, photos Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photographs - Photographs taken by Harcourt while on troopship Tofua are with the Photographic Archive..

Date: [ca 1880s-1920]

By: Edwin family; Gorton, Millicent, 1877-1966

Reference: PA-Group-00056

Description: Photographs relating to the career of Captain Alexander Mitford Edwin in the Mediterranean and East Africa during World War I and as a shipmaster for the Union Steam Ship Co. During the war Captain Edwin commanded the Wahine, the hospital ship Marama, and the Willochra. He brought the reconditioned Wahine back from England in 1919, and for 13 months before he retired in March 1922 he commanded the Tahiti in the San Fransisco service Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Prints at PAColl-6231; Negatives at 1/4-090477 to 090482 Quantity: 3 album(s). 116 b&w original photographic print(s). 4 b&w original negative(s). 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s) postcards. 1 b&w original photographic print(s) ambrotype. Physical Description: Albums, photographic prints, negatives, postcards Provenance: Millicent (Lilly) Gorton was the daughter of Captain Robert Atherton Edwin, and sister of Captain Alec Mitford Edwin. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-0267 : Edwin family : Papers (except 2 albums which appear to have been given directly to Photographic Archive when the collection was originally received by the Library in 1966).

Date: 23 Jun-16 Nov 1926

By: Cuthbert, James Mackie, active 1926

Reference: MSY-6483

Description: Contains a travel diary kept by James Mackie Cuthbert as he travelled from London, around various Pacific Islands including Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Hawai'i and then to Canada. Included in the diary are photographs, souvenirs and postcards relating to each place he visited and from the various ships he travelled on during his voyage. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter, photographs Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Bloomsbury Auctions, London, January 2006

Date: Ca 1911

By: Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951

Reference: PAColl-7199

Description: Photograph of the steamship Tofua in Apia Harbour, taken ca 1910 by Alfred James Tattersall. Verso contains letter from Clara MacShane to Mrs Bidwill, dated 19 July 1911. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - A Tattersall, photo, Apia, Samoa Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 8.9 x 14 cm

Date: [ca 1914-1950]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-095

Description: Photographs of New Zealand and overseas ships, mostly made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1900s-1950s. New Zealand related images include: Otago Harbour Board dredge Otakau; Matangi leaving Nelson waterfront; dredges on floating dock at New Plymouth; dredges Westport and Wanganui being overhauled and refitted at patent slip at Evans Bay; unidentified troopship leaving Wellington with 19th Reinforcements. Also: Cyrenia (formerly HMNZHS Maunganui); steamer Albany stranded at Muriwai Beach; SS Mangapapa; coastal shipping discharging and loading cargo at Auckland waterfront; Devonport Ferry Company's new cargo steamer Sparrowhawk ready for commission; barque Daniel enroute from Auckland to Sydney; Tofua on eve of being withdrawn from service; SS Navua at Wellington wharves; S S Victoria and SS Pateena berthed at Wellington; unidentified troopship at Port Chalmers; MV Tainui; Union Steam Ship vessel Niagara; Yunnan chartered by Australian-Orient Line, at Wellington Includes various photographs of overseas ships (names not added to Name field) Quantity: 29 album leaves with black & white photochemical prints; 1 album leaf with sepia photographic print. Physical Description: Photochemical prints and silver gelatin print

Date: [1914-1918]

From: Duckett, Graeme :World War I scrapbook

By: Pepperell, Leslie Robert (Corporal), 1883-1963

Reference: PA1-o-414

Description: Photographs relating to World War I, chiefly taken by L R Pepperell. The album also contains additional material relating to the war, including postcards; a New Zealand Expeditionary Forces Certificate of Discharge in Corporal Pepperell's name; a New Zealand Railways Returned Soldiers' 2nd-class railway ticket; a Certificate of Leave in Lieu of Discharge in the name of Private Herbert Longstaff (of 'D' Company, 38th Reinforcement NZEF, in Feb. 1918 when he was aged 29); postcards taken from German prisoners; three satirical postcards; newspaper cuttings; and seven French postcards embroidered in silk. Photographs include scenes at camp including a haircut, which may be Pepperell having his haircut. Also included in the album is a photocopy of Pepperell's Demobilization Certificate, the original item now being kept in Ephemera (at Ephemera B. World W. I : Demob). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). 111 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Scrapbook, in and Olympic blank-paged school excercise book. Cover decorated with grey, black and red vertical stripes. Entitled "1st World War, 1914-18" written in blue ball-point pen in top right-hand corner; 25 x 20 cm

Date: 1915 - 1919

Reference: MS-Papers-11905

Description: Papers relating to World War One - comprised of two soldier's pay books, a postcard and a telegram - from the period 1915 to 1919. Mainly relating to the Williams family. Two pay books of James Neil Williams (Service Number 7/1928), who enlisted at the age of 25 in 1915 and served with the 8th Reinforcements and 14th Battery Squad, New Zealand Field Artillery. The first pay book ('Soldier's Pay Book for use on Active Service'), covers the period from September 1915 at Trentham, the voyage on troopship 36 (HMNZT 36) to Alexandria and from there to a military camp at Zeitoun, Egypt. Followed by voyage on the HMS 'Menominee' to Le Havre and the camp at Sanvic, France, and concludes after a period in the field in December 1916. The second pay book was issued in London on 29 May 1918 and covers the period spent at Walton-on-Thames, embarkation and return to New Zealand, ending in August 1919. Postcard addressed to "Cora and Charlie" from HMNZT No 19 at sea on 25 March 1915 and signed "Bob". The message makes reference to "a great day in Colombo" and states "We land at Suez tomorrow but do not know where we go after that." Postcard image shows an unidentified ship and island. Telegram from Sir James Allen, New Zealand Minister of Defence, received at 'New Zealand Post Office Telegraphs' office at Petone on 2 October 1918, with message of sympathy regarding the hospital admission of Stanley Horace Williams in England, and sends hopes for "a speedy recovery". Source of title - Supplied by Library Quantity: 1 folder(s) - 2 pay books, 1 postcard, 1 telegram. 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Manuscript; pay books, postcard and telegram

Date: 1916-1918

By: Harcourt, John Gordon, 1890-1963; Harcourt, Elizabeth Gordon, active 2014

Reference: PAColl-10341

Description: Photographs relating to John Gordon Harcourt's service during World War I taken between 1916 and 1918, probably taken by Harcourt. The donor believes they accompanied his letters home and describes the set as "Troops en route to England - via Islands? S Africa. Cape Town. Disembarking." Most do not have captions or dates. Includes images of soldiers on board a boat [Tofua] and on land [in South Africa and England]. Views from the boat show other ships and a sunset. There are also images of Table Mountain, a wharf, a town with houses and a book stall, group portraits of soldiers in uniform, at camp, and picnicking and walking in a tree lined park Source of title - Title supplied by Library Harcourt entered camp in June 1916 and sailed from New Zealand on the ship 'Tofua' with reinforcements for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force on 26 April 1917. He landed at Plymouth on 19 July and undertook training at Sling Camp. He left for France on 18 October and in mid November arrived at the Front where he saw action with 13 Company, 1st Canterbury Battalion. Quantity: 23 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints Provenance: Donor is daughter of Edward Millais Harcourt and grand daughter of John Gordon Harcourt. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2384.

Date: 1918, [nd]

From: Mackenzie family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11985-05

Description: Contains biographical information about the Robinson family and typescript copy of Private Hardy Egmont Robinson's World War One diary (1 Feb-6 Jul). Diary describes life at Featherston military camp (1 Feb-1 Mar), voyage to Egypt aboard the 'Tofua' (2 Mar-7 Apr), life at Suez military camp (8 Apr-29 Apr), voyage to England (30 Apr-14 May), and life at Durrington military camp (15 May-6 Jul). Topics include: daily army routine, weather, health and observations of surroundings. Front matter from original 'New Zealand soldier's diary' has also been transcribed. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript

Date: 28 June 1915 - 31 December 1915

From: Jackson, Ynyr George, 1898-1961: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12292-1

Description: Diary with entries for the period 28 June to 31 December 1915. Volume prefaced with note describing the complete sequence of five volumes for the period "from 1st July 1915 to 9th Sept 1919" and on page for 1 May: "Dedication. To my comrades who in the Eastern land of sin sand sun and soldiers sorrows were good to me." In the first entry Jackson notes: "Last week after many failures I managed to get passed by a Doctor as 'medically fit' and also got into the Sixth Rfs [reinforcements] at the same time", and goes on to say "I would only have been too pleased to go to the war sooner but must say 'better late than never', & let it go at that." Diary describes enlistment, time spent at Addington, before travelling to Timaru, and again by railway back to Christchurch, and then on board the Wahine at Lyttelton bound for Wellington. On arrival in Wellington accommodation in Buckle Street Barracks. From there the new recruits moved to Trentham Military Camp. Describes departure from Wellington on transport ship 'Tofua' and sea journey to Aden. From there on to Suez and Zeitoun, and visits to Alexandria and Cairo. Jackson goes on to describe time on Lemnos Island, his joining of the machine gun section, and then transportation over to the Dardenelles with action at the front at Gallipoli, including descriptions of Hill 60. Return to Egypt, Alexandria, Cairo and camp at Heliopolis in December 1915. The diary is mostly written in graphite and purple pencil, with some annotations in ink. Title transcribed from item. Ynyr George Jackson commenced his military service on 1 July 1915. Quantity: 1 folder(s) bound volume. Physical Description: Diary bound in maroon leather, holograph entries in ink and pencil, 10 x 7.5 cm.

Date: 1883-1984

From: Nelson, Royal Cullen, 1897-1988 : Papers, mainly relating to scouting

Reference: MSZ-1301

Description: Mainly photographs, correspondence, certificates, receipts and other ephemera. Material relating to Gjerson family (later known as Nelson); Eiffe family; Mullis family; Petone Central School, World War I (correspondence, ration books, troopship Tofua No 109 - signatures); family home at 17 Aurora Street, Petone; Brookfield Scout Camp; will of Mary Ursula Crowther (d 1958); St Augustine's Church, Petone and parish history; Wellington Woollen Mills (Petone); Barney's Whare (Palliser Bay); United Ancient Order of Druids, Poneke Lodge No 207; notebooks; reminiscences Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1921

From: Tate, Robert Ward, 1864-1933 :Photographs of Samoa

By: Tate, Robert Ward, 1864-1938

Reference: PA1-o-489

Description: Snapshots of Samoa, taken by an unidentified photographer. Minimal information in captions, with people named with only Christian names or surnames. There are several views of Villa Vailima, the home of Robert Louis Stevenson Some images show places like Rutherford's Fall, and Stevenson's Pool; also one of a group of men and women in "The Birdcage". Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Softbound with light brownish grey cover, entitled "Photo Snaps"; 15.5 x 18.0 cm

Date: 1904-1914

From: Starke, June, 1923-2006: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-609

Description: Postcards of Britain, Europe, Samoa, Tonga, and New Zealand Quantity: 1 album(s). Provenance: This album belonged to the Jack family. Margaret Laing (ca 1898-1959) who was June Stark's aunt and her Father's sister, married James Wilson Jack (ca 1887-1950s). It was through this marriage that the album came into June's family. James Jack's father was the Harbour Master at Tayport opposite Dundee, Scotland. He and his family came to New Zealand in 1887 for the sake of the health of his children (two daughters died of TB). Jack senior became a merchant in Wellington.

Date: 29 May-29 Jun 1916

From: Munro, John Donald Ross, 1893-1916 : Diary and letters to his family / transcribed by Chris McLennan

Reference: MS-Papers-7754-1

Description: Photocopy of a journal kept by Munro while going to Britain on the `Tofua' to serve with the 13th reinforcements in World War One, 29 May-29 Jun 1916, with transcription by Chris McLennan. Munro describes the daily activities on baord ship, his health, attendance at Bible Class, observations from the deck,the progress of the war etc and the four-day visit they paid to Durban. Accompanying material - Notes on Munro family compiled by donor; summary of Munro's life with details aut his death; and page from scrapbook with articles and photograph of him, and telegram announcing his death Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1905-1914]

By: Murray, William David Browne, 1843-1932

Reference: MSX-4210

Description: Murray describes the voyage he made on the `Tofua' from Auckland to the Friendly and Navigator Islands, writing of his co-passengers, life on board ship, their sightings of various islands and the various people stationed on them. He describes the place of the coconut in the economy, and had a great interest in the available accommodation. He was interested in the manners and customs on the islands, such as the place of kava and describes life in Apia in particular. especially in Apia Source of title - Transcribed The account appears to have been written for personal reasons rather than administrative ones; Murray was interested in the social aspects of life on the islands and the influence of the German administration Quantity: 1 volume(s) (33 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (carbon) (case folder)

Date: 1917, 2012

By: Gibson, Daisy Julia, 1898-1987

Reference: MS-Group-2120

Description: Letters written by Lt Harold Ray Gibson, New Zealand Army Medical Corps, to his fiance Daisy Julia Paterson from his army camp in Wellington, his troopship to England, and from England. Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typed transcripts Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Dave Whitehouse, Auckland, 2012

Date: 1964

From: Various artists :Reproductions of ship portraits by W W Stewart and J E Hobbs. 1960s-1970s]

Reference: A-467-024

Description: Shows the steamship 'Tofua' in open water. Smoke is coming from the chimney. Signed and dated by artist Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, block-mounted, 145 x 232 mm

Date: 1900 - 1920

From: Thirkell, Eva (Collector): [Collection of postcards, donated by Mrs Joan Morris. ca 1900-1920]

Reference: Eph-A-POSTCARDS-Thirkell-4

Description: Folder 4 of a collection of postcards sent to Miss Eva Thirkell, later Mrs Eva Morris. Includes: 1. B Hut [Soldiers' convalescent hut decorated with flowers. Photo. ca 1916?] 2. SS 'Tofua'. HMNZT No. 48 [Photo] 3. 'The Seventeenths' [Copyright photo of a crowd scene, possibly in London?] A 69 4. 'The Seventeenths' S.S. Pakeha [Copyright photo of soldiers aboard a troopship] A 70 5. The Twentyfourths. S.S. Pakeha [Copyright photo of troopship] J.D. 3790 6. R.M.S. Moana. protected 20.12.1[6?] Aldersley 7. [Japanese postcard showing a four-funnelled ship under steam. WW2?] 8. On the top platform of C S "Patrol's" engine room 9. Japanese warship "Icoma" [ie Ikoma] from bow of C.S. "Patrol", Singapore Roads 10. C S "Patrol" at anchor, Singapore Roads 11. England's reply / Splash [19]14. [Postcard showing an illustration of a bulldog]. Printed in England by Gale & Polden Ltd. [No] 1258. 12. Best wishes (To all at No. 17, from Fred Private F W Morris, "D' Coy, 25th Bn, 2nd NZEF, Middle East Forces [Greeting card showing mosque and camels] 13. Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year (Dear Mum & Co ... from Ron) 14. Embroidered card "To my dear wife", with inset "Hurrah aux Alliés" [WWI] (To Eva from H V Morris, "Mizpah") 15. Embroidered card "Happy Christmas" (Shows French, German, British and another yellow flag)(To Eva from S? Baker) 16. Embroidered card showing basket of flowers [To his newborn son from H V Morris, France 10/10/7 (1917?)] 17. Embroidered card showing pink flowers (To Eva from S? Baker, France, April 28th) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, photographs on cards, sizes varying around 90 x 140 mm.

Date: 1917

From: Wilson, Derek, 1922- : Further papers

Reference: MSX-9194

Description: Describes Clement Wilson's voyage from New Zealand to Egypt aboard the HMZNT 98 Tofua. Entries date between 13 Nov and 20 Dec 1917. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Ms