Cyclones - Samoa

Date: ca1923-ca1927

From: Rutherford, Alexander Mathieson, 1915-1998 :Photographs of Samoa

Reference: PA1-o-446

Description: Photographs of Samoa taken during the 1920s by unidentified photographers. Images include scenes of Samoan ceremonies, including the presentation of Fine Mats at Mulinu'u; an investiture; Anzac Day, placing wreaths on the graves of soldiers who died in samoa; scenes of the Faipule (this image with the inscription "Faipule. Samoan Parliament"); ceremonial welcoming canoes; Sir Charles Fergusson, and General George Spafford Richardson; and scenes at various schools, including group portraits of pupils and staff, and sporting teams. Another sequence shows the damage which occurred during a hurricane in 1925, including the grounding of the ship Lady Roberts, and destruction of plantations and buildings. Two photographs have an additional historical note: On page 72: "Visit to native village. `Historical photo. This indicates the rising of the organisation of the "Mau". General Richardson visits the biggest villages. Note the poor attendance and the disturbed countenance of the Chief'. General Richardson and party listening to the orator's speech" and, on page 77 "Visit of General Richardson to the village of Lufi Lufi (Note the poor attendance. General Richardson's disappointment)". Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with cover bound in tapa cloth, dark green cloth spine; 26 x 31 cm

Date: 1889

By: Lyon, Henry Ware, 1845-1929

Reference: MS-Papers-11986

Description: Collection features a letter from Rear Admiral Richard G Davenport to Lieutenant Commander Henry Ware Lyon regarding the performance of Commander Dennis Walbach Mullan and his crew during the Samoan Crisis of 1889. Includes printed eight-page booklet with the title, printed on cover and repeated on title page: 'The Shipwreck at Samoa, March 15th and 16th, 1889, by J Blumenbach, Ship's Writer, U.S. Flagship Trenton'. The imprint page features the following printed dedication: "To Lieutenant Commander Henry Ware Lyon, U.S.N., who, on the lower decks of the Trenton, where the battle with the elements raged fiercest and hardest, inspirited the men with his own courageous bearing and loyal determination to persevere in their efforts to save the ship, this tale is respectfully dedicated. Apia, Samoa, June 12, 1889." This is followed by the poem "The Shipwreck at Samoa", consisting of 35 four-line stanzas, relating the events of 1889 at Samoa including the stand-off between the German and United States naval vessels and the cyclone event of 15th and 16th of March, and closing with an expression of gratitude to the "King of Samoa" Paramount Chief Mata'afa and his subjects. Also includes typescript notes and transcription of letter by Bob Minnocci of RJM Autographs & Antiques (Boston, Massachusetts). Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, holograph and printed matter - holograph letter, ink on single folded sheet of wove paper watermarked "L L Brown Paper Company" (Adams, Massachusetts), 25.5 x 39 cm; bound printed booklet, pink paper covers, 14.5 x 12 cm.

Date: 1889-1918

From: Hunt, Alice Suisana, 1925- : Papers relating to Arthur Aris King and James Baxter Fleck

By: Andrew, Thomas, 1855-1939; Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951

Reference: MS-Papers-12198-1

Description: Folder of 48 postcards from Samoa with images photographed by Alfred Tattersall and Thomas Andrew. The postcards were all reproduced in the publication compiled by Alice Hunt 'Greetings from Samoa: Early Twentieth Century Postcards and a tribute to Alfred Tattersall' (Palmerston North: Manuia Books, 2016). The photographic postcards document Samoa, including historic events such as the cyclone of 1889, the volcanic eruption of 1905, and some are dated 1910. During this period Samoa was under German administration and consequently many of the postcards feature captions in the German language. Other subject matter depicted includes: - Volcanic activity, including lava running into the sea - Shipping, including naval vessels and fishing canoes - Shipwrecks of American and German naval vessels following cyclone of 1889 - Landscapes and scenery, including waterfalls - The build environment, including traditional and colonial buildings - Individual and group portraits of people, ranging from copra workers and to the king of Samoa, Malietoa Laupepa. - Natural history and indigenous costumes and adornments Some of the postcards bear the imprint of the "Deutsche Samoa-Gesellschaft, Berlin-Apia" Also two postcards not directly related to Samoa, one portraying two female subjects related to Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, and one depicting "The Mosque of Omar, at Jerusalem". These two postcards with inscribed messages from circa 1918, at the time of the Influenza Epidemic, by Olive Blanche King to her sisters Florence King and Amelia Cora King, describing the experience of severe illness suffered by the writer and her family, including mother Susana Key and brothers Edward and George. The postcards are mostly blank and not postally used, while some have messages and postal markings. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 48 postcards. Physical Description: Postcards.

Date: 1892 - 1889

By: Wyllie, William Lionel, 1851-1931; Art Union of London; Collins, N K (Miss), active 1962

Reference: C-037-004

Description: A hurricane with two ships battling the storm. H. M. S. Calliope was the only ship to survive this hurricane. See C-037-003 for proof before lettering of same plate. Extended Title - London, Art Union of London, 1892. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etching with drypoint, 508 x 610 mm

Date: February 1990

From: Park, Geoffrey Nicholls, 1946-2009 :Photographs

By: Park, Geoffrey Nicholls, 1946-2009

Reference: PAColl-9647-2

Description: Damage caused by Cyclone Ofa, Samoa. Mainly record the effects of the cyclone on vegetation. Photograph record of different communities of native plants in an unidentified location. Not dated. Photographed by Geoff Park. Geoff Park was sent to Samoa by the Department of Conservation in February 1990. The purpose of his work there seems to have been to help in the development of a forest reserve programme and assess the effect of over-cutting and deforestation. The date on the photograph packets is 4 March 1990. Cyclone Ofa hit Samoa on 2 February 1990. Quantity: 58 colour original photographic print(s). Transfers: Negatives relating to native forest at 35mm-91678 to 35mm-91684. - Negatives relating to Cyclone Ofa at 35mm-91671 to 35mm-91677.

Date: February 1990

From: Park, Geoffrey Nicholls, 1946-2009 :Photographs

By: Park, Geoffrey Nicholls, 1946-2009

Reference: PAColl-9647-1

Description: Damage caused by Cyclone Ofa, Samoa. Most of the photographs record the cyclone's effect on vegetation. There are photographs of the Mau headquarters in Apia, damaged buildings, undamaged churches, a journey by sea, and a port. Photographed by Geoff Park in February 1990. Geoff Park was sent to Samoa by the Department of Conservation in February 1990. The purpose of his work there seems to have been to help in the development of a forest reserve programme and assess the effect of over-cutting and deforestation. The date on the photograph packets is 4 March 1990. Cyclone Ofa hit Samoa on 2 February 1990. Quantity: 43 colour original photographic print(s). Transfers: Negatives relating to Cyclone Ofa at 35mm-91671 to 35mm-91677..

Date: [1920s]

From: Rutherford, Alexander Mathieson, 1915-1998 :Photographs of Samoa

By: Armstrong, Charles Clark, -1946

Reference: PA1-o-447

Description: Photographs of Samoa, taken by unidentified photographers, most with no description. Identification for many of them from comparison with Rutherford albums 1 & 2 (PA1-o-445, PA1-o-446). One photograph, taken circa 1890s, taken in Dunedin by Armstrong Photographers, shows the Riddell family with Bessie and James Mathieson (grandparents of Donald Alexander John Rutherford?) Samoan scenes include damage caused by a hurricane in 1925; celebrations for Lord and Lady Bledisloe, with General Herbert Hart and his wife, and George Frederick Hufnagel-Betham. Schools shown include the London Missionary Society Boys' High School at Malua, Ifi Ifi School, Vaipouli School, the Apia Technical School, Avele School and Malifa School. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with cover bound in tapa cloth, light brown cloth spine; 25 x 30 cm

Date: 1892 - 1889

By: Wyllie, William Lionel, 1851-1931; Art Union of London

Reference: C-037-004-a

Description: A hurricane with two ships battling the storm. H. M. S. Calliope was the only ship to survive this hurricane. Signed: W L Wyllie. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etching with drypoint, 508 x 610 mm

Date: 1889

By: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949

Reference: MapColl-945.391gmfs/1889/Acc.3904

Description: Shows position of British, German and American ships. Further notes on the hurricane attached Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: 34 x 38 cm. Scale not given.

Date: 1892 - 1889

By: Wyllie, William Lionel, 1851-1931; Art Union of London

Reference: C-037-003

Description: A hurricane with two ships battling the storm. H. M. S. Calliope was the only ship to survive this hurricane. Signed: W L Wyllie. Proof before lettering Extended Title - Proof. London, Art Union of London, 1892. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etching with drypoint, 508 x 610 mm

Date: 16-17 Mar 1889

By: Scott, R W, active 1889

Reference: MS-Papers-0927

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1899-1900

From: Harkness, W E : Slides and photographs

By: Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951

Reference: 1/2-076846-F

Description: Shows three wrecked naval sailing ships, the USS 'Trenton', USS 'Uandalia', and SMS 'Olga' in Apia Harbour, Samoa, after the 1889 cyclone. Taken by photographer Alfred James Tattersall. This image was reproduced as a postcard captioned 'Grusse aus Samoa". The postcard image was published in the book "Greetings from Samoa Early Twentieth Century Postcards and a tribute to photographer Alfred Tattersall', Manuia Books, February 2016. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Processing information: The photographer was indentified and added to this record on 17 August 2016.

Date: 1871-1940

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-1688

Description: Selections from Powell's papers relative to his activities in Samoa, New Guinea and other South Sea islands. Includes photographs Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, AJCP, 1984