Kirk-Burnnand, Thomas James, 1904-1978

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: McIntyre, Peter, 1910-1995

Reference: PA1-q-295

Description: Photographs of New Zealand military personnel serving in the Middle East and Egypt during World War 2, 1939-1945, taken by various photographers and compiled for official purposes. Many of the personnel identified are listed above, but group portraits in which individuals are named, are not individually listed above. Images include a consignment of 3000 cases of apples arriving at the New Zealand Forces Club in Egypt; YMCA secretaries of the NZEF in Crete before the blitz; NZ pilots at advanced RAF training school in England; King George II of Greece inspecting troops in the Middle East, being entertained by members of the Maori Battalion, and presenting medals to the platoon acting as his bodyguard on the Greek royal family's evacuation from Crete to Egypt (p 6-11). American aid to the ANZACs, showing a function in New York celebrating the presentation of over 100 ambulances to the fighting forces in Egypt, with (on p 12-15) views in Egypt of the ambulances & mobile surgical unit; the General Hospital at Helwan, with views inside wards, and life of convalescents including a swimming carnival, picnics and yachting (p 16-20); nurses' life at the General Hospital (p 139-141). Arrival of a mobile canteen for the YMCA (p 20-21); NZ soldiers on leave in Cairo; NZ cricket team at the Gezira Sporting Club (p 23-24); Parades of NZ units reviewed by general Freyberg; A YMCA canteen service van in Crete; opening of the Lowry Hut (p 8, p 28-30, p 34-35); Rowing races between a NZ team and Cairo representative team at the Cairo River Club (p 30-31, p 67). PM Peter Fraser's tour of NZ activities in Britain; broadcasts to NZ through the BBC's New Zealand programme (p 32-33, 92-93, 124-125); the New Zealand Forces Club (p 35-39, 44); ENSA Concert Party (p 40-42); staff at NZ House in London sorting parcels from NZ for NZ personnel. Attack on Crete (p 44-53), views taken by a German photographer who was killed in Crete, including Junkers transport carriers, Axis destroyers and wrecked German planes at Maleme airport; transport ship Glengyle after the evacuation from Crete. HMS Leander (p 55-61, p 79, p 84-85), includes group of sailors & NZ officers, all identified. Maori Battalion training in the Middle East; incidents during route march; two views of the official Netherlands Indies Women's organisation in wartime who looked after NZ airmen passing through batavia (Djakarta) (P 66, 68); sports meeting at the Prince Farouk Stadium Cairo (p 68-73, 83); artillery callibrating guns (p 73-79); field ordnance worlshops; Mobile Surgical Unit; copies of paintings by war artist peter McIntyre (p 87-91); Bomber Command Operational Training Unit. Postal unit (p 94-101); wireless operator air gunners after training at the WAG course at Mountain View Air Station in Canada (all named, p 96-97); investiture conferring Greek decorations on NZ officers (p 101-102, 110-111); Kiwi Concert Party (p 103-110); manouevres in the desert; fire brigade at NZ Base Camp (p 118-122); 2nd Echelon Office keeping personal records (p 120, 122-123); camp laundry in Egypt (p 128-130); work of a Light Aid Detachment in the field; the original ANZAC Club, Singapore (p 144); training under active service conditions in desert (p 145-149); visit by NZ soldiers to a stable maintained by the Egyptian Government at Heliopolis raising Arab horses. Arrangement: Images in album form single numerical sequence, 782-1226. Follows sequence established in PA1-q-294. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with faded blue cover, black corners and spine; 34.5 x 22.0 cm

Date: 1957

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-1957

Description: Includes: Auckland Amateur Operatic Society. "Oklahoma!". Director and producer John N Thomson; musical director Lindsay Hall. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 26 October 1957. Programme (2 copies) Christchurch Operatic Society by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd presents "Wedding in Paris" ... by Vera Caspary. Musical director T J Kirk-Burnnand, production and ensembles Stan Lawson; ballets by Ivy Collins. Theatre Royal Christchurch, commencing 8 April 1957. Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "The gondoliers". His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 11 May 1957. Programme (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "Yeoman of the guard". His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 6 May 1957. Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "Cox & Box" [and] "HMS Pinafore". Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 8 June 1957. Programme (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "The gondoliers". Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 19 June 1957. Programme (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "The mikado". Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 24 May 1957. Programme (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "Trial by jury" and "The pirates of Penzance". Grand Opera House, commencing 4 June 1957. Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present a new season of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera by arrangement with D'Oyly Carte. "Yeomen of the guard". Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 14 June 1957. Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd presents the 1957 Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Season, commencing with "The mikado". Theatre Royal Christchurch, 27 June [1957]. Promotional pamphlet Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society Dunedin Incorporated presents its third Savoy Opera in traditional manner, "The rose of Persia", or "The story-teller and the slave". Concert Chamber Town Hall Dunedin, 23-28 Spetember 1957. Programme Grand Opera Associates present Verdi's "La traviata". His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 5 October 1957. Programme (2 copies) The Hamilton Dickson Light Opera Singers present world premiere season of "General Gore", a comic opera in three acts, written and composed by Hamilton Dickson. Concert Chamber, Wellington, commencing, 1 October 1957. Programme (2 copies) Hastings Musical Comedy Company Blossom Festival attraction. "Naughty Marietta". Matinee. Municipal Theatre, 14 September [1957]. Flier only Levin Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (Inc). present "The belle of New York". Producer Ernest Le Grove. Musical director T E Douds; ballet mistress Miss Jean Scott. Regent Theatre, 1-4 July 1957. Programme Light Opera Club (Inc) presents "Viktoria and her hussars", a light opera in three acts. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 20 July 19578. Programme (2 copies) Minerva Musical Society. Emile Littler's musical play "Dear Miss Phoebe", based on Sir James Barrie's "Quality Street". Concert Chamber Town Hall, Wellington, commencing 24 September 1957. Programme (2 copies) Opera Workshop Inc. present "The devil take her", comedy by Arthur Benjamin, conductor Michael Corban, producer Alan Beart; "Cavalleria rusticana", tragedy, by Pietro Mascagni, conductor Michael Corban, producer Ray Stoupe. Second season. Auckland, 23-27 April 1957. Programme Scots College and Queen Margaret College. "The pirates of Penzance", a comic opera in two acts by W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Town Hall, Lower Hutt, 16-18 July, 1957. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm.

Date: [Sep 1950]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-148-027

Description: Group at Government House, Wellington, for investiture of Kiwi Concert Party producer Terry Vaughan with the MBE. In the front row are, from left: Morris Double, Ralph Dyer, Noel Habgood, Tony Rex, Lady Freyberg, His Excellency Sir Bernard Freyberg, Captain Terry Vaughan, Wally Prictor, Wally Barton, Thomas Kirk-Burnnand (former menber of party) and Lionel Leary (touring manager). Photograph taken September 1950 by a New Zealand Free Lance staff photographer. (Source: "New Zealand Free Lance", 27/9/50) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 148 x 215 mm

Date: 1959

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-1959

Description: Includes: The Light Opera Club (Inc) presents "Cinderella". Script by V C Clinton-Baddeley; music by Gavin Walker & Walter Leigh; ensembles by John Atha; leader of the orchestra Ina Bosworth (With photos of John Atha, Gordon Cole, Russell Kerr). His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 12 December 1959. Programme (2 copies) "The gondoliers", by Gilbert and Sullivan. Presented by pupils of Wellington Secondary Schools; production by Edina [Edna] Wiggs; musical direction by Hugh Reid. Festival of Wellington [1959]. Programme (2 copies) J C Williamson Theatres Ltd presents Britain' greatest musica; "Grab me a gondola", produced by Johnny Ladd. Choreography by Betty Pounder; musical director Clive Jay. (With photographs of Sheila Bradley, Guido Lorraine, Johnny Ladd, Barbara Robinson, Bill French, Tikky Taylor, John Newman, Fred Paterson, Letty Craydon, Ronnie Shand, Estella Nova, Jeffrey Kovel). Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 21 July [1959]. Programme (2 copies) and promotional pamphlet Auckland Amateur Operatic Society (Incorporated) presents the New Zealand premiere of "Kismet". Director and producer John N Thomson; musical director W Lindsay Hall; choreographer Doreen O'Leary. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 25 July 1959. Programme (2 copies) Palmerston North Theachers' College. "Let's make an opera", music by Benjamin Britten; words by Eric Crozier. College Hall, 20-21 July 1959. Programme (2 copies0 Pocket Opera Club presents Gilbert & Sullivan's "Patience". Produced by Bernard Holibar; guest conductor Gordon Cole. [Auckland], November 1959. Programme (2 copies) Hamilton Dickson Light Opera Singers present concert version of "Merrie England". Lower Hutt Little Theatre 6 Ocotber 1959; Concert Chamber Wellington 8 October 1959. programme (2 copies) The Light Opera Club (Inc) present "Pink champagne", a new adaptation of "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss. Production Stan Lawson; conductor Frank Poore; ballet Russell Kerr. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 20 June 1959. Programme (two copies each of two differently coloured versions) Christchurch Operatic Society (Inc) presents its 21st birthday production, Jerome Kern's musical colossus, "Showboat". Producer Alan de Malmanche; music director T J Kirk-Burnnand; ballet mistress Ivy Collins. Theatre Royal Christchurch, commencing 20 May 1959. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm. Provenance: One item donated by Loretta lander, Wellington, in 2014.

Date: 1940

Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-1940

Description: Includes: [Undated during WWII]: The Westport Municipal band presents with pride and pleasure "Hullo Victory", the high speed revue professionally produced and stage managed by Mr W Lints. Words and music by T J Kirk-Burnand. Theatre Royal Westport, 16-19 July [1940s]. [Unknown occasion]: "The best ever" was the general verdict on the last concert. [Programme with items by: Dorothy Russell, Edna Purdie, Jack Hannah, Tim Phillips, Mr E L Meier, Miss Ann Gilpin, Mr McNab, Messrs N Byrne and E K Rishworth, pupils of Miss Hazel Martin. 1940s?] Popular Girl Contest. Grand Finale. Proceeds for erection Ambulance Station and purchasing equipment Souvenir programme [with photographs of candidates Miss Suzanne Field, Miss Maata Kingi, Miss Teresa Cameron, Miss Marion McPhee, Miss Valerie Salmon. Gisborne. 1940s?] National Patriotic Fund. Grand variety entertainment organised by Mrs E H Martin and Mr D J Constable. Concert Chamber Town Hall [Wellington], 1 August 1940. Programme. Will Mahoney and his company of overseas artists. Grand Opera House Wellington, 23 March 1940. programme. J C Williamson's Ice Show and Ice Ballet "Switzerland". Right off the ice! Grand Opera House Wellington, 19 January 1940. Programme (2 copies) and flier. J C Williamson's Ice Show and Ice Ballet "Switzerland". Right off the ice! His Majesty's Theatre [Dunedin]. 16 March 1940. Programme. Quantity: 7 theatre programmes and one flier. Physical Description: Programmes, various sizes under 250 mm.

Date: 1952 - 1954

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1952/1954

Description: Includes programmes for the following performances: 1952: Gisborne Operatic Society presents Victor Herbert's romantic opera, "Sweethearts"; music by Victor Herbert, lyrics by Robert. Produced by Eva Moore, musical director J S Rutherford. Opera House Gisborne, commencing 13 October 1952. Programme Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society (Inc). Grand production of "Sally", produced under the direction of Mr T J Kirk-Burnnand (2 copies) Wanganui Musical and Dramatic Society present Franz Lehar's comic opera, "The merry widow" (with Phyllis Brown, Lola MacDonald, Colin Franklin-Brown, Tim Lawson, Colin Peffers, Morry Mark). Produced by Eva Moore; musical director E O Schnack. Opera House Wanganui, 24-31 May 1952. Programme (slightly damaged) 1953: "Ship's belles"; an original musicale, conceived, written and produced by Kathleen Brooker, Joyce Davison, Florence Murray. Presented at Khandallah Town Hall, 5-6 October 1953. Programme / flier Gisborne Amateur Operatic Society presents "The merry widow". Production Eva Moore; musical director J S Rutherford. Opera House Gisborne, 7-11 July; Municipal Theatre Napier, 18 July [1953]. Programme 1954: Auckland Amateur Operatic Society (Inc). "The new moon". Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab; music by Sigmund Romberg. Directed by John N Thomson; musical director Gordon Cole. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 16 October 1954. Programme Gisborne Amateur Operatic Society presents "Sally". Music by Jerome Kern. Producer Mrs J B Hamilton; musical director Mr J S Rutherford. Opera House Gisborne, 16-20 November [1954]. Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd. Mary La Roche, Richard Collett in "South Pacific". Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein. With Virginia Paris. Leonard Stone, David Welch, John D'Arcy, Barrett Fleming, Janette Liddell. Production staged by Charles Atkin; musical director Gabriel Joffe. Promotional booklet with photographs. Quantity: 9 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 350 mm.