Porangahau Station

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Hunter, George (Sir), 1859-1930

Reference: Pan-0663-F

Description: Panoramic view of farmland at Porangahau showing tussock grasses, with coastline view in distance. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-0664-F and Pan-0668-F Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - Sir Geo Hunter Porangahau 3 in oils Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.8 x 105.3 cm

Date: Sep 1859-Nov 1871

From: Bethune and Hunter Ltd (Wellington, N.Z.) : Records

By: Bethune and Hunter (Firm)

Reference: qMS-0219

Description: Records inwards and outwards movements and freight for the `Esther' and the `Ruby' (possibly other vessels) Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (164 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (31 cm, green buckram)

Date: 1857-1957

By: Hunter family

Reference: MS-Papers-0049

Description: The papers include an almost complete sequence of 450 letters dealing minutely with David Hunter's management of Porangahau Station (1859-1877); business correspondence of the firm of Bethune and Hunter; George Ernest Hunter's letters which formed the basis of his travel book `Round and about'; genealogies, obituaries and much miscellaneous data, some original, on the streets and social and business institutions of Wellington Other Titles - Round and about Relationship complexity - See also Robert Henry Hunter. Notebooks recording comments and criticisms of G E Hunter's `Round and about', ca 1939 [MS-1056-1059, Acc 97,810-3]; Robert Henry Hunter. Account book, 1912-1950 [qMS-1027, Acc 97,809]; and Dorothy Hunter. Notes on holdings of stocks and shares [qMS-1026, Acc 97,808] Quantity: 176 folder(s). 1 volume(s). 2 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Finding Aids: Partial piece-level inventory available. Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Medals, camera, tin of pumonas and a writing-pad transferred to Curios.

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Hunter, George (Sir), 1859-1930

Reference: Pan-0664-F

Description: Panoramic view of an expansive garden in front of house. Monkey Puzzle tree in centre of lawn which has a path around it. Water tank on tall wooden stand near house. Coastline visible in distance. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-0663-F and Pan-0668-F Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - Sir Geo Hunter Porangahau 3 oils. Tile roof. White house, dark green facings. Red geraniums. Print up seascape. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.8 x 98.5 cm

Date: date unknown

From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage

Reference: PA12-11730

Description: Transparencies of woolsheds in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the location, and sometimes the date of construction, of the woolshed. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated. Title supplied by Library. Slides are not dated. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a metal case labelled 'Woolsheds slides', with 12 compartments, each able to hold approximately 8 slides. No arrangement order has been identified. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.

Date: date unknown

From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage

Reference: PA12-11695

Description: Transparencies of woolsheds in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the location; some are annotated with the name of the farm or station. Dates and photographer name are often but not always annotated. Title supplied by Library. Slides are not dated. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a 6-row, 50 slides per row, plastic case labelled 'Woolsheds'. Arrangement was generally alphabetical by location or farm/station name. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.

Date: 10 Apr-20 Nov 1877

From: Hunter family : Papers

By: Bethune and Hunter (Firm)

Reference: MSX-8586

Description: Copies of the outward correspondence of David Hunter, co-manager with his brother William Henry Hunter, of Porangahau Station Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 volume(s) (327 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (28 cm, ½ fawn morocco, maroon cloth) Transfers: Attached to MS-Papers-0049.

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Hunter, George (Sir), 1859-1930

Reference: Pan-0668-F

Description: Panoramic view of the Porangahau Station homestead, a two-storeyed wooden house, tile roof, sash windows. Formal garden bordered by paths and pine trees. Lawn in front of house has monkey puzzle tree in centre. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-0663-F and Pan-0664-F Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - Sir Geo Hunter Porangahau 3 in oils. Red tile roof, white house. Dark green facings. Bright red geraniums; different colours of flowers. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.8 x 106.9 cm

Date: [6 Jun 1870-28 Nov 1872, 16 Jan 1876-31 Dec 1877, 1 Jan 1878-16 Jul 1880]

By: Hunter family

Reference: MS-Group-2126

Description: Collection comprises 250 letters, mainly from George Hunter (1859-1930) to his father (Director of Bethune and Hunter in Wellington) relating to the running of Porangahau Station 1878-1880. Includes letters from Annie, the widow of William Henry Hunter, to her brother in law George Hunter (1821-1880) relating to her family's lives on the Station. Both writers mention the building and use of a chapel on the Station. Also includes business papers of George Hunter (1821-1880). Source of title - Supplied by Library Other - Most letters came in original envelope, with stamp torn off, probably by the vendor, Mowbray Collectibles. Other - Continues information on Porangahau Station contained in MS-Papers-0049 and listed in an inventory for these papers. George Hunter (1821-1880) bought Porangahau station in Hawkes Bay around 1854. Hunter's two sons David Souter and William Henry took over the management and running of the station until 1877 when George Hunter (1859-1930) took over. He was joined by his brother Paul in 1879. Quantity: 24 folder(s). 0.50 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, Mowbray's Stamp Auction, Wellington, Nov 2012 (A2012-174)