Boatmen
Moreton, Samuel Horatio, 1845?-1921 :McIntosh's ferry. Cook River. West Coast. [1885]
Date: 1885
From: Moreton, Samuel Horatio, 1845?-1921 :Mostly Westland. No 3 Folder. [1885]
Reference: E-178-f-004
Description: Ferryman halfway across the Cook River. Buildings can seen on the flat land at the base of the Southern Alps. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 195 x 329 mm
Artist unknown :Egyptian and Arab boatmen. [Illustrations from the Austral Chronicle. 1...
Date: 1886
From: Artist unknown :Illustrations from the Austral Chronicle. 1886.
Reference: A-015-034
Description: Drawing of an Egyptian boatman and an Arab boatman, showing them side by side from the waist up with the boats on the River Nile, men on camels, and pyramids in the far background, all enclosed by an oval frame Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title in ink; Verso - centre - No 10 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on card 126 x 156 mm
Moreton, Samuel Horatio, 1845?-1921 :On the Wataroa River - Green's Ferry & Mount Hamme...
Date: 1885
From: Moreton, Samuel Horatio, 1845?-1921 :Mostly Westland. No 3 Folder. [1885]
Reference: E-178-f-009
Description: Ferryboat with two passengers halfway across the Wataroa River. Mountain range in the background and rocky river bank in immediate foreground. Includes artist's colour notes. Other Titles - Whataroa River Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 195 x 329 mm
Clarke, Joseph Clayton, 1856-1931 :Rogue Riderhood. Our mutual friend. Kyd [ca 1890]
Date: 1885 - 1895
From: Clarke, Joseph Clayton, 1856-1931 :[Collection of caricatures of characters from Dickens. Signed `Kyd'. ca 1890?]
Reference: E-026-f-053
Description: A character in Dickens' Our mutal friend. Riderhood is a waterman, and shown wearing a brown jacket and trousers, the legs of which are tied with string at his calves. He has on a blue waistcoat, red neckerchief and a hat with ear flaps tied together on the top. He is standing with his hands in his pockets and smoking a short clay pipe. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 178 x 114 mm
Horse drawn coach being ferried across the Buller River
Date: [ca 1910]
Reference: 1/2-002306-F
Description: Horse drawn coach being ferried across the Buller River, circa 1910. Photographer unidentified but probably Tyree. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Whangape Native School Ferry
Date: ca 1906
Reference: 1/2-023045-F
Description: Original caption reads: "Whangape Native School Ferry". Taken by an unidentified photographer, circa 1906. Copied from the Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives , 1906, E2, Session 2. Report on Education, Native Schools. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
William O'Leary, also known as Arawata Bill
Date: 1938
From: Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946 :Prints and negatives of New Zealand wildlife and scenery
Reference: 1/2-008751-F
Description: William O'Leary, also known as Arawata Bill, standing next to a horse laden with sacking bags. He is dressed in a suit, hat and waders. Taken in 1938 by Thelma Kent. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Horse drawn coach after being ferried across the Buller River
Date: 1880-1890
From: Tyree Studio: Negatives of Nelson and Marlborough districts
Reference: 10x8-0619-G
Description: Horse drawn coach after being ferried across the Buller River. There are also two men on the ferry standing behind the coach with their horses. Photograph taken by the Tyree Brothers (firm) during the 1880s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Ferry, near Westport. Tyree photo Nelson. 5129 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Roberts, J D S fl 1950 : William O'Leary, also known as Arawata Bill
Date: [ca 1938]
From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 12
By: Roberts, Jack Debnam Stewart, 1891-1980
Reference: PAColl-6348-34
Description: William O'Leary, also known as Arawata Bill, circa 1938, photographed by J D S Roberts. The numbering P26/11/47 on the reverse indicates that it is a Free Lance print. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
Barney Magee, having just ferried passengers and bicycles across the Karamea River
Date: [ca 1920]
By: Batty, Walter, active 1920
Reference: 1/2-031001-F
Description: Barney Magee, aged 14, having just ferried 4 cyclists and 4 cycles, across the Karamea River in a boat. The passengers are: Mr Ernest Pettit and his wife, in the back seat is her sister, Mrs Walter Batty and her child. In the background, extreme right, is the house where the Magee family lived. In the centre background is the house of Bob Johnson. The small building on the right is the stable where horses were kept. The punt, which Barney Magee and his father used for heavier loads, is visible at the water level. Photograph taken by Walter Batty circa 1920. (Information from back of file print) Bob Johnson was the first ferryman at Karamea. (Information from back of file print) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
William O'Leary, also known as Arawata Bill
Date: 1938
From: Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946 :Prints and negatives of New Zealand wildlife and scenery
Reference: 1/2-008752-F
Description: William O'Leary, also known as Arawata Bill, standing next to a horse laden with sacking bags. He is dressed in a suit and waders. Taken in 1938 by Thelma Kent. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Interview with John Liddell
Date: 11 February 2009
From: Friends of Mana Island oral history project
By: Fairfax, Denis Peter, 1939-2024
Reference: OHInt-0814-15
Description: An interview with John Liddell, Mana Island launch operator. Recounts purchasing an old launch 'Terepa' in the 1980s and rebuilding it. Describes how he was involved with Friends of Mana Island and being asked to transport staff, volunteers, stores and equipment accross to Mana Island. Talks about upgrading the vessel to 'Kotari' and operational aspects of the launch business. Mentions the dismantling of Mana wharf and weather difficulties. Title supplied by Library. Abstractor - Denis Fairfax. Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - awaiting description.. Search dates: 2009-02-11