Māori (Ship : 1868-1902)

Date: 19 August 1871-15 January 1872

By: Llewellyn, Robert William, 1848-1910

Reference: MSX-10004

Description: Holograph manuscript volume recording the travels of Llewellyn in the United States of America and New Zealand in the form of draft letters to his family. Journal begins with Llewellyn's departure on 'The Java' from Liverpool on 19 August 1871. Journey continues to Cork and Queenstown [Cobh] in Ireland, before crossing the Atlantic to New York. In the United States visits are made up the Hudson River to West Point, and to Albany by railway, and on to Niagara Falls, Toronto, Chicago, and Salt Lake City, before finally departing for New Zealand from San Francisco on 13 September 1871. Voyage on the SS 'Moses Taylor' to Honolulu and then on the SS 'Nevada' to Auckland. Most of the journal recalls Llewellyn's travels, friendships, and experiences in New Zealand, particularly in Wellington where he was largely based. Some notable experiences are the many balls and dances attended in the Houses of Parliament in Wellington, releasing the first brown trout in North Island rivers with Sir James Hector, learning to take photographs with William Thomas Travers, meetings with railway contractor John Brogden and the military secretary and soldier Sir George Whitmore. The journal ends abruptly on 15 January 1872 even though Llewellyn indicates he is to remain in New Zealand for a longer period before travelling on to Australia. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Bound volume, ribbed red leather boards with gilt ruled borders, 66 pages of holograph in ink on ruled laid paper (120 pages blank), 17.8 x 11.6 cm.

Date: 1878

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to ships and shipping companies, mainly on voyages to New Zealand. 1870 -1879]

By: Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-SHIP-1878-01

Description: Pamphlet shows the timetable of sailings for May 1978, to ports in New Zealand and to Sydney. The ships involved were the 'Beautiful Star', 'Hawea', 'Lady Bird', 'Maori', 'Rotorua', 'Samson', 'Taiaroa', 'Taranaki', 'Taupo', 'Waitaki', 'Wakatipu', 'Wanaka', 'Wellington'. There is also a timetable for the trains to and from the ports at which the steamers called. The back panel shows a list of agencies, and a map of New Zealand. Exhibited in ‘Humble: the life of 100 small objects’, exhibition curated by Barbara Lyon, in the Turnbull Gallery, National Library of New Zealand, 27 August - 17 November 2017. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on sheet 114 x 224 mm, folded to 114 x 77 mm.

Date: [188-?]

From: Tyree Studio: Negatives of Nelson and Marlborough districts

Reference: 1/1-000910-G

Description: The SS Maori in Nelson Harbour. Shows wharves on the left. Photograph taken circa 1880s by the Tyree Studio. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 1233 S S `Maori'; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Tyree Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative