Malone, Elinor Mary, 1910-

Date: 17 May-25 Jun 1915

From: Malone, William George (Lieutenant-Colonel), 1859-1915 : Diaries and letters

Reference: MSX-2552

Description: Letter book begins 17 May 1915 with a letter from Malone to Major Sandford of Taranaki about fighting conditions for his soldiers and the difficulties of obtaining supplies from the Ordnance Stores. In a letter to Bruce H Morison on 19 May 1915 he relates the advancement as a soldier of Morison's son in Gallipoli. He makes the observation that British Regulars regard Malone's Battalion as the "The White Gurkhas" which is seen by everyone as a great compliment. Further letters to family members, military colleagues and friends in New Zealand. Two letters to Miss Thomas are in French. Also includes organisational details for Courtney's Post with sketches. Last letter in book 25 Jun 1915 written at Quinn's Post. Publication - Published as No better death: the great war diaries and letters of William G Malone : edited by John Crawford with Peter Cooke. (Auckland : Reed Books, 2005) Quantity: 1 volume(s) (ca100 pages). Physical Description: Holograph, carbon copy pages (19 cm, Army correspondence book) Includes small pencil sketches Processing information: Part of WW100 digitisation project. Digitisation details - 109 digitised images. Original and carbon pages have been kept and digitised at pages 65, 66, 71, 72, 74, 75, 83 and 84.

Date: 1879-1914, 1948, 1978-1992

From: Malone family :Photographs relating to William George Malone

Reference: PAColl-10155-1

Description: Photographs relating to William George Malone, the Malone family, and his homes in Stratford, Taranaki. Photographs taken between 1879 and 1923, ca 1948 and circa 1979 to 1992 by a range of photographers. Includes studio portraits and informal family scenes, some on pages extracted from photograph album. Nearly all photographs are identified and dated. There are explanatory notes from the donor accompanying some prints. One group of eight black and white prints relate to Malone, his first wife Elinor Lucy (nee Penn), their children Norah, Edmond Leo, Terence (Terry) Joseph, Brian Bernard, Maurice Patrick, and the original home on Cardiff Road, Stratford, Taranaki. Taken between 1879 and circa 1905. Includes the earliest surviving studio portrait of William Malone taken in England, studio portraits of Elinor Lucy and three children, plus photographs of Malone, and family taken outside the house. Points of interest include Elinor Lucy with pet dog on bench seat, four children posing beside the garden gate of the Opunake Road property ca 1902, and two sons wearing lemon squeezer hats in the garden. One group of black and white prints relate to Ida Katherine ('Mater') (nee Withers), second wife, and and includes their children Denis George, William Bernard (Barney), Elinor Lucy (Mollie), and the first Malone family homestead called 'The Farlands' on Avenue Road, New Plymouth. Includes scenes of Malone and bush clearing on the 1300 acre farm at Puniwhakau (part owned with business partner H.B. Worthington), snowy Mount Egmont (Mount Taranaki), Malone with partners and staff of Malone, McVeagh and Anderson law firm, Ida Katherine, with Mrs Burke, Eliza Hammerton in a horse trap pulled by horses 'Trot' and 'Peggy', with Terence Malone on a bicycle beside them, plus interior and exterior scenes of all children around house. One group of black and white prints show the family outside the second Malone home called 'The Farlands' on Opunake Road, Stratford, (built in 1911), includes family scene with Betty Moyle and Mr and Mrs Penn, third son Brian in army uniform. Also includes copy of studio portrait of Malone, Ida Katherine, Mollie, Denis and Barney taken in 1914, plus print of Malone and Ida Katherine with family and friends on the porch of the Mountain House, New Plymouth, taken in 1914. One group of prints relate to the work of Malone descendants who have collected material relating to William George Malone. Includes black and white portraits of Denis G.W. Malone, Edmond (Ted) Penn Malone, Grandson, and colour landscape images of 'The Farlands' Opunake Road property showing English Elm trees thought to be planted by Malone, hilly terrain, red corrugated iron stables, and the modern farm house on site of original homestead. Accompanying information - various notes identifying photographs were recieved from donor and kept with prints and in backfile Relationship complexity - Donor has scanned some of the photographs and Taranaki-related papers to give to Puke Ariki. Quantity: 28 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 b&w original photographic print(s) on pages. 4 b&w copy photographic print(s). 4 colour original photographic print(s). Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Ms-Group-1747: Malone family: Papers relating to William George Malone.