Wanganui Newspapers

Date: ca 1930-1970

By: Wanganui Newspapers; Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964; Elmar Studios; Stapleton, V A, active 1932-1938; Richards' Studios

Reference: PAColl-0725

Description: Photographs of Elsie Betts-Vincent spanning her lifetime. Studio portraits of her as a young woman ca 1930s; class photograph with her pupils at Wanganui Girls College 1925; two photographs of the girls in costume for productions produced by Betts-Vincent ca 1938; with a group of unidentified men at an event in Sydney ca 1926-1932; four photographs of her as the nurse in a production of Romeo and Juliet ca 1940s; at a music teachers' conference with J J Murphy ca 1960s; playing the piano ca 1970s; and at a lunch ca 1970s. Also include an unknown shipwreck and a table laid out in a hall with a wedding cake and other food. Quantity: 15 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1979

By: Wanganui Newspapers

Reference: Eph-C-SOLAR-ENERGY-1979-01

Description: Newsletter promoting the use of solar energy, and proposing changes to the prime ministerial residence, Vogel House; the proposed design is by Ros Empson. Features the house of the Forbes family in Kerikeri, explains the working of solar heating, and interviews Roy Benseman. Two copies held Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, on newsprint, folded to 420 x 290 mm.

Date: [1953-1980]

From: Mead, Arthur David, 1888-1977 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7403-09

Description: Notes and articles by Mead about abandoned farms in the Whanganui River tributaries; correspondence from various people supplying information; and photocopies of maps Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: To Cartographic Collection - Originals of maps, Mangatete to Kirikiriroa and Ridge track to Dreadnought.