Coronations

Date: 2 and 3 June 1953

By: Hardie, John Stewart Leslie, 1936?-

Reference: MS-Papers-12921

Description: Comprises a letter and ticket: - An eight page outwards letter written by John Hardie to his grandmother Hannah "Kanga" Hardie (1867-1953), and his aunts Nonie and Mary, in which he recounts the experiences of himself, his sister Janet Dorey, and parents John Stewart Hardie and Eleanor Kathleen Hardie on Coronation Day 2 June 1953. Includes details about: he and Janet's seats in the New Zealand stand in The Mall, his parents sitting in the "grandstand" Stand 34 opposite Buckingham Palace, watching the procession, crowd reactions, New Zealanders singing "Māori Battalions" and cheering on hearing that Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tensing had climbed Mount Everest, seeing Prime Minister Holland in the parade, and his impresssions of Queen Elizabeth. Also mentions a visit by Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis and Minister of Defence, to his school cadet inspection day. - A blue ticket for "Stand 34 Block B The Mall", with a map of the seating for the Coronation procession. The Hardie family used nicknames based on characters in the 'Winnie-the-Pooh' series of children's books by A A Milne. Title supplied by Library. At 17 years old New Zealand born John Hardie watched the coronation parade of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 with his sister Janet Dorey Hardie, and parents John Stewart Hardie and Eleanor Kathleen Hardie. The Hardie family lived in England between 1952 and 1956 while John Stewart Hardie was a senior officer in the London office of the Bank of Australasia. His grandmother Hannah "Kanga" Hardie, and her two adult daughters Nonie and Mary Hardie, lived in Christchurch. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Blue ink handwriting on air letter pages, first page has a black printed image of Princess Elizabeth, last page has an image of Harold Alexander; and a blue heavy paper ticket Processing information: Not all names are indexed.

Date: 1936, 1966-1974

From: Parry, Margaret Joy, 1935-2003: Photographs of events relating to Māori and papers relating to Te Ao Hou

Reference: PAColl-10745-01

Description: Photographs, many possibly taken by Margaret Parry between 1966-1974 of hui, tangi, marae gatherings, cultural performances, waka regatta, award ceremonies, and other formal occasions relating to the Kingitanga movement. Dame Te Atairangikaahu is in many of the photographs, as are kaumatua and kuia - Maori elders, and prominent Maori leaders and figures of the era such as Dame Mira Szaszy, Whetu Tirakatene Sullivan and Matiu Rata. Some of the photographs are of Turangawaewae marae and environs. An original photograph of Princess Te Puea Herangi, at her 1937 Commander of the British Empire investiture ceremony at Turangawaewae, is included in the set; as is a photograph of three portraits of Johann Hacken Smith, Tauarau Para Para Kunekune and Karaitiana, brother of Tauara. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 25 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1910-1911

By: Aldersley, David James, 1862-1928

Reference: PAColl-4747

Description: Photographs of the Post Office and Government Buildings at night covered in decorative electric lighting with messages such as God Save the King picked out in lights. Photographed by Aldersley. Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-002342 to 002343 Quantity: 2 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Copy negatives

Date: 12 December 1936 - 6 February 1952

From: New Zealand Parliamentary Library: Research papers

Reference: MSI-Papers-12153

Description: Facsimile copies of two proclamations. 'Facsimile of the Proclamation of His Majesty King George the Sixth At St. James's Palace on the 12th December 1936' [This is a half-scale reproduction of the original parchment]. 'Facsimile of the Proclamation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second at St. James's Palace on 6th February 1952' [A half-scale reproduction of the original document]. Quantity: 1 folder(s) Two facsimile documents. Physical Description: Printed facsimile copies, six disbound leaves, 44 x 50 cm. Provenance: Donated by New Zealand Parliamentary Library, Wellington, June 2015.

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-039

Description: Vignettes concerning Canterbury and New Zealand politics. On the Christchurch mayoralty, four candidates (including Helyar Bishop, top left and Tommy Taylor, bowing) are pleading with a pretty woman. 'The roo of the future' shows a winged kangaroo and refers to the establishment of an Australian aviation corps. 'Sweet dreams' shows Sir Joseph Ward dreaming of himself in a paper crown walking alongside the newly-crowned George V. 'The police raided the pa of Rua ... and discovered a sly grog shop' shows European men sneaking into a pa entrance to buy alcohol. One man, detained by a policeman, claims to have turned religious, wanting 'to join this 'ere Rua bloke'. 'The Commissioner Question' shows an obese man, High Commissioner of the Pacific, on the ground, while two women, Auckland and Sydney, fight over him. A Fijian man gestures in the background. 'Two prisoners escaped from Darlington Gaol' shows a man pointing out a lunatic on the street to a policeman. The policeman dismisses the report as being 'one o'them picsher shows' (a film in a cinema) Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 530 x 405 mm

Date: 1901 - 1903

Reference: A-221-005

Description: Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 149 x 114 mm

Date: 1941-1959

From: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5220-011

Description: Includes whakapapa on most iwi by waka, a parliamentary speech `The Maori Magna Carta', the creation of the `Maori Education Foundation' and the `Primary School Bulletin'; also includes a letter from Te Puea Herangi and a sympathetic letter from a woman who had an affair with a married man, Wally Jones Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: 1921

From: Webb, Steffano, 1880-1967: Collection of negatives

Reference: 1/1-004071-F

Description: Appears to be a representation of a coronation, perhaps that of Queen Victoria. Photograph taken by the Steffano Webb Photographic Studio, Christchurch. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic negative

From: K E Niven and Co :Commercial negatives

Reference: 1/2-210418-F

Description: Coronation structure, Wellington, photographed by K E Niven and Co of Wellington. Description from negative envelope and studio card index. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative Finding Aids: Studio card index: British General Electric Co. Ltd. no 2232.

Date: 2003

From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]

Reference: DX-017-081

Description: Queen Elizabeth lies on the ground having being knocked out by an oxygen bottle which has been dropped by Sir Edmund Hillary, who is scaling Westminster Abbey's walls. In the context of the 50th anniversary of both Queen Elizabeth's coronation and Sir Edmund Hillary's climbing of Mount Everest. Extended Title - Golden Jubilee Service, Westminster Abbey. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 8 May 2023

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

By: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-; New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0042496

Description: Digital cartoon by Guy Body on political and social issues in New Zealand and internationally. Cartoon depicts King Charles III sitting on a large throne alone in an empty room. File metadata reads: "guy body editorial cartoon may 8 2023 coronation of charles III". Title taken from file metadata. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 6 May 2023

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

By: Winter, Mark, 1958-; Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0042504

Description: Digital cartoon by Mark Winter on political and social issues in New Zealand and internationally. Cartoon depicts a piece of paper with Buckingham Palace letterhead containing a to-do list reading, '6th May, 2003/ Things to do today/Get coronated'. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1911

From: Hiscocks, Ercildoune Frederick :Original caricatures (chiefly [of Sir Joseph] Ward) / E. F Hiscocks [1910 and] 1911

Reference: E-212-q-028

Description: King George V in coronation robes reading a telegram from Joseph Ward, reassuring him that he is about to arrive on the shores of England. A group of Commonwealth prime ministers and English Government ministers dances joyfully nearby. The tall figure in plus fours on the left is Arthur Balfour, the man in the top hat, Lloyd George An original drawing for an illustration which appeared in Hiscocks' publication "Joe Ward abroad" (1911) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, on card bound into album, 245 x 306 mm.

Date: 1911

From: Hiscocks, Ercildoune Frederick :Original caricatures (chiefly [of Sir Joseph] Ward) / E. F Hiscocks [1910 and] 1911

Reference: E-212-q-009

Description: Shows Sir Joseph Ward in a central position in a supposed portrait by John Singer Sargent, with the much larger crowned Ward placing his hand on the shoulder of the much smaller newly-crowned King George V. The King is seated on the right of the picture. The cartoon probably refers to an actual painting perhaps of the King and Queen Mary, presented to Kaiser Wilhelm at the time of the Coronation An original drawing for an illustration which appeared in Hiscocks' publication "Joe Ward abroad" (1911) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and blue pencil, on card bound into album, 245 x 306 mm.

Date: 1911

From: Hiscocks, Ercildoune Frederick :Original caricatures (chiefly [of Sir Joseph] Ward) / E. F Hiscocks [1910 and] 1911

Reference: E-212-q-003

Description: Shows Sir Joseph Ward in a rowboat called Awarua drinking champagne with a fellow-passenger, Attorney-General Dr J G Findlay, as they head towards the Coronation in England. The sea around the pair is littered with champagne bottles. An original drawing for an illustration which appeared in Hiscocks' publication "Joe Ward abroad" (1911) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and blue pencil, on card bound into album, 245 x 306 mm.