Asbestos

Date: 1943 - 1944

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-032-028/032

Description: Includes floor plans, elevations and sections of a warehouse. the roof and gables were to be of "Fibrolite". Quantity: 5 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil drawings, on tracing paper, sizes varying around 580 x 760 mm.

Date: 1990 - 2002

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-

Reference: H-748-001/032

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues in New Zealand and overseas. 001-016 published; 017-032 unpublished. Quantity: 2 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 29 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Copies of black felt drawings, mostly A4 size, some smaller.

Date: 1937

From: [Architectural plans collected by Bulleyment Fortune architects. 1890-1900s]

By: Crichton McKay & Haughton (Firm)

Reference: Plans-91-1257/1260

Description: Includes foundation plan, ground floor plan, roof plan, elevations and sections, details of trusses, doors, windows. Corrugated asbestos cement was used in the construction. Quantity: 4 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on dressed linen, 540 x 750 mm.

Date: 1983

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-360-176/208

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 33 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1954

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell and Partners (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-015-023/028

Description: Shows site, foundation and floor plans, roof plans, section, elevations and details of saw-tooth roof. Corrugated asbestos cement sheeting is used in the building. Quantity: 6 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on tracing paper, 580 x 770 mm.

Date: 1942

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

By: Mitchell & Mitchell and Partners (Firm)

Reference: Plans-2002-058-D-07-175/181

Description: Plans for the factory, showing elevations, floor and roof plans. Quantity: 7 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings on tracing paper, sizes varying around 510 x 770 mm.

Date: 1955 - 1979

By: New Zealand. Department of Labour

Reference: Eph-C-SAFETY-Work-1950/1979

Description: Includes: Asbestos dust; wear your respirator. Published by the Department of Labour, New Zealand [1970s?] Before you fall ... clear work area; plan path of retreat. National Safety Association of New Zealand [1960s?] Check it first. [Man being taken away on a stretcher, a broken ladder rung in the foreground]. Issued by the Departments of Labour and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board [1950-1960s?] 2/72 [1972?] Don't be a 'One Trip Charlie' and invite and accident. National Safety Association of New Zealand [1950s?] For divided wheels - split rims. Use a wheel guard. Published by the Department of Labour New Zealand. 1977 Good housekeeping prevents accidents. Issued by the Departments of Labour and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board [1950-1960s?] Good lighting is essential. To protect your eyes, use a shield or goggles. Do not attempt to change or dress a wheel unless you have been trained. Issued by the Departments of Labour and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board [1950-1960s?] In it not at it [waste bin surrounded by badly-aimed waste]. Issued by the Departments of Labour and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board. 2/71 [1971?] Keep fingers out; adjust guards correctly. Published by the department of Labour New Zealand [1970s?] Keep long hair close to your head when working near machinery. Published by the Department of Labour, New Zealand. By authority E C Keating, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand, 1978. Let's protect our skin. Wear suitable hand protection. Issued by the Departments of Labour and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board New Zealand 4/73 [1973?] NZ Marine Department. Safe working loads for chain, fibre and wire rope slings [1956?] Protect yourself from splash hazard. Issued by the Departments of Labour and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board [1950-1960s?] Protective clothing prevents injuries; use it! Isued by the National Safety Assn of N.Z. [1960s?] (2 copies) Safety makes sense. Practise safety in your work office! NZ Post Office / Green Cross for Safety. PR252 [1970s?] Save your eyes; wear correct protection. Issued by the Departments of Labour and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board [1950-1960s?] (Damaged) Slips & falls cause 15% of all accidents. Sweep it up! Wipe it up! Pick it up! Issued by the Departments of Labour and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board [1950-1960s?] (2 copies, 1 damaged) Take care with hand tools / National Safety Association of New Zaland [1950s?] This is National Industrial Accident Prevention Week. The accent is on youth [1968?] To see - or not to see? That is the question ... Wear Eye protection. Issued by the Department of Labour, New Zealand [1970s?] We are backing National Industrial Accident Prevention Week, 9-13 September 1968. Banner poster When handling dangerous chemicals, wear all your protective clothing / National Safety Association of New Zealand [1970s?] When lifting, don't injure your back. Bend your knees; keep your back straight. Issued by the Departments of Labour and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board of N.Z. [1950-1960s?] Working men don't play boyish pranks. Issued by the Departments of Labour and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board [1950-1960s?] World Health Organization. Safeguard your health; support the Industrial Health Campaign. Issued by the Departments of Labour and Health and the Workers' Compensation Board, with acknowledgements to RoSPA, Great Britain [1960s] Quantity: 19 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters, sizes varying up to around 500 mm.

Date: 1970-1979

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to safety, and prevention of accidents in New Zealand]

By: Accident Rehabilitation & Compensation Insurance Corporation (N.Z.); New Zealand Police; New Zealand. Department of Health; New Zealand. Department of Labour; New Zealand. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Reference: Eph-A-SAFETY-1970/1979

Description: Comprises ephemera of octavo size relating to safety, and prevention of accidents in New Zealand from 1970 to 1979. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 48 pieces of ephemera.

Date: 1950-2000

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: PAColl-7327-1-076

Description: Photographs relating to diseases, arranged alphabetically from I to PO, taken and collected by the Evening Post. Images taken in New Zealand and abroad, by a range of photographers, between 1950 and 2000. Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in folders.

Date: 1945 - 1948

From: Toomath Wilson Irvine Anderson, architects :[Architectural plans. 1955-1988].

By: New Zealand. Department of Housing Construction

Reference: Plans-2005-057-1948

Description: Includes detail plans for elements of a state house[?]. These include: sections through foundations, basement details, fireplaces with colonial grates in brick and concrete party walls, typical porch details on brick veneer houses, details of projecting back porch, complete details for standard rural houses for rehabilitated servicemen, kitchen details, window details, miscellaneous details and finishes to exterior walls, details of fixing asbestos cement sidings, safe vent - typical details for two-storey brick veneer houses. No job number for these plans. Reference number reflects date of completion rather than job number. Quantity: 11 plan(s). Physical Description: Diazo prints, 430 x 670 mm.

Date: 1938

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to building material and supplies in New Zealand]

By: Salmac Insulation Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-BUILDING-SUPPLIES-1938-01

Description: Price list for Salmac Insulation, including insulation for hot water pipes, insulation for steam pipes, flange boxes for steam pipe flanges, valve boxes, brass clips, heavy galvanised clips, asbestos aircel boiler covering, asbestos aircel covers for domestic hot water cylinders, insulation for water pipes, insulation for ammonia or brine pipes, bitumen solution, galvanised iron covering, plastic asbestos insulation. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 8 pages, 210 x 135 mm. Provenance: Donated by C W Martin, 2011. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-1939.

Date: 1938

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to building material and supplies in New Zealand]

By: Salmac Insulation Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-BUILDING-SUPPLIES-1938-02

Description: Advertising pamphlet for an asbestos insulation cover shows an illustration of a hot water cylinder, as well as a cut-away illustration. The text describes the product and its advantages in detail. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on pamphlet, folded to 230 x 147 mm. Provenance: Donated by C W Martin, 2011. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-1939.

Date: 2008-2011

From: Kedgley, Susan Jane, 1948- : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11241-098

Description: Comprises inward and outward letters concerning dumping of chemicals at Marfell Park, Taranaki, use of pesticides and agrichemicals, and amalgam. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed material Typescript Mss

Date: 2007

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009452

Description: Shows a builder, sitting on a sawhorse, complaining about being "green" and reminiscing about the old days. He finds the presence of lettuce in his ham sandwich too much. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1941

From: Gooch, Mitchell and MacDiarmid Ltd :[Architectural plans. 1906-1995].

Reference: Plans-2002-058-029-024

Description: Shows a floor plan, foundation concrete plan, front and rear elevations, elevation of front trusses, side elevation, and section, of a garage with sliding doors. The front elevation shows a Fibrolite roof and asbestos sheets on the upper walls. Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on tracing paper, 520 x 750 mm.

Date: [26 Jul 1950]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/176/13-F

Description: A modern home in Petone, probably made of asbestos sheeting, owned by Mr E Buckland. A Studebaker car is parked in front of it. Photograph taken 26 Jul 1950 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 3/25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 2010

By: New Zealand. Department of Labour

Reference: EPHDL-0136

Description: Advice to workers assisting recovery after the Canterbury earthquake of 4 September 2010 Includes: Staying safe as a volunteer Advice for working with sewage-contaminated silt Asbestos management Quantity: 3 Electronic document(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0023755

Description: Shows a shadowy figure labelled 'asbestos' looming over the houses in Christchurch. A sign in the foreground reads, 'Clean air zone.' A voice from a house says, 'That's why they've ruled out logburners they'll compete too much with him!' Context: The Earthquake Commission (EQC) estimates 43,000 that Christchurch homes needing earthquake repairs could contain asbestos. Woodburners have been banned for all new homes in Christchurch since 2002, but were being reconsidered, since many homes are having trouble staying warm after the earthquakes. (Stuff.co.nz, 9 January 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: Sept 1958

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-47540-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: Sept 1958

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-47447-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate