Marlborough
[Creator unknown] :[Plan of Sections 1, 22, 23, 24 & 29, Block IX Wakamarina S D and Pa...
Date: 1910 - 1919
Reference: MapColl-834.2gbbg/[191-?]/Acc.38216
Description: Cadastral map of land sections along the Pelorus River in the Wakamarina and Heringa survey districts. A reference key provides the location of conveniences, fireplaces, noticeboards, and a proposed foot track. Roads, bridges, and the state forest are also shown. Annotations relate to land protected under the Scenery Preservation Act 1908 and the location of a school and the Pelorus Domain Recreation Reserve. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, coloured, scale [1:7920], 39 x 45 cm.
[Creator unknown] :Plan of Sections 1, 22, 23, 24 & 29, Block IX Wakamarina S D and Par...
Date: 1900 - 1910
Reference: MapColl-834.2gbbg/[1908?]/Acc.38190
Description: Cadastral map of land sections along the Pelorus River in the Wakamarina and Heringa survey districts. Inland waterways and the location of the state forest are also shown. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, coloured, scale [1:7920], 46.5 x 47 cm.
[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Scotch fir, nr Marlboro' Wilts[hire] 1853
Date: 1853
By: Fox, William, 1812-1893
Reference: WC-137
Description: Shows fir tree with cows grazing in countryside Other Titles - Scotch fir, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, 1853 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 354 x 253 mm
[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Marlboro' from Gra [...] Hill Sep. 1851
Date: 1851
By: Fox, William, 1812-1893
Reference: WC-136
Description: Shows field with cows in foreground. Town in middle distance Image trimmed cutting word of title Other Titles - Marlborough, England Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 367 x 243 mm
[Maker unknown] :Wax impression of the seal of the Province of Marlborough. [ca. 1860]
Date: 1860
By: Baillie, William Jeavons Hall, 1941-
Reference: Curios-019-014
Description: Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Wax seal.
Morrison, Anne fl 1960-1995 : Notes on Mary Isaline Watson
Date: 1988-1992
By: Morrison, Anne, active 1960-1995
Reference: MS-Papers-5410
Description: Includes extracts from deaths register, 1968, death notice, draft essay on Watson for `Book of NZ women', article `Washday was "black Monday"' from NZ Woman's Weekly 29 Jun 1981, miscellaneous notes, contact people, letter from J F Coutts, Blenheim, about people who knew Watson, and a summary of information on Watson from Helen Knapp. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs A Morrison, Titirangi, Auckland, 1995 Transfers: To Photographic Archive - One photograph of Mary Isaline Watson on her motorbike with sidecar (PAColl-5019).
[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Willow tree Mildenhall meadows, Marlboro' 1854
Date: 1854
By: Fox, William, 1812-1893
Reference: WC-133
Description: Shows stream on left with bridge and two men fishing on river bank, large willow tree in field in middle ground and two cows on the right Other Titles - Marlborough Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 356 x 251 mm
Various artists :Portfolio of six famous New Zealand scenic engravings. Invercargill, A...
Date: 1870 - 1973 - 1880
By: Owen, A J, active 1973
Reference: A-101-001/097
Description: Contents: Marlborough Sounds and West Coast. - Christchurch city and Lyttelton harbour. - Scenes of Timaru, Southern Alps, lakes and Mt Cook. - Scenes of Dunedin City, harbour and Oamaru New Harbour and Oamaru. - New Zealand industries in early days. - Four famous New Zealand cities and scenes of Mt Cook and geyserland. - Queenstown area, Lake Wakatipu and Milford Sound. - City of Gisborne, pink and white terraces before and after eruption. - City of Napier, pink and white terraces before and after eruption. - Auckland city and harbour. - Flora and native birds. - Wellington city and harbour. - Early Maori/British hisotrical events and Maori constructions. - Maori people and customs. - Rotorua..., Taupo.. Reproduction of New Zealand scenes by various engravers, supervised by Frederick B Schell, ca 1870-1877, and originally published in Garran, A, a picturesque atlas of Australasia. Melbourne 1886. Extended Title - Originally published in `A Picturesque atlas of Australasia. Melbourne 1886, A Garran. Quantity: 96 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on sheets 280 x 406 mm, 16 illus. folders
Ironside, Samuel, 1844-1897 : S Ironside's Journal New Zealand
Date: 1839-1843
By: Ironside, Samuel, 1814-1897
Reference: Micro-MS-0474
Description: Diary kept while Ironside was in New Zealand as a Methodist missionary. Includes description of mission stations and of the Wairau affray. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (ca 150 pages). Physical Description: Positive microfilm
Maori letters mainly concerned with land claims
Date: 1878
From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0048-14
Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his capacity as a lawyer, with regard to Maori land tenure and transactions, related financial matters, and other affairs Also contains letters about the engagement of Buller's services, money-lending, and a report about Maori `squatting' on land under claim in the South Island (at Omarama) Contains letters from Kai Tahu Maori giving examples of 19th century Kai Tahu dialect. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Holland, James, fl 1980 :Rex Fairburn at Culley's Farm, Clench Common, Marlborough, Wil...
Date: 1940 - 1980 - 1957
By: Holland, James, active 1930-1980; McNeish, James Henry Peter (Sir), 1931-2016
Reference: A-321-016
Description: Full-length portrait sketch of A R D Fairburn with a rifle, dead rabbit and game basket, standing outside a farmhouse. A cow grazes in the field at the right. Other Titles - Wiltshire Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ballpoint pen drawing, on sheet 298 x 210 mm. Provenance: Purchased from James McNeish in 1998.
Photographic prints relating to towns
Date: 1950-2000
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: PAColl-7327-1-112
Description: Photographs related to cities and towns, arranged alphabetically from CAN to NAP, taken and collected by the Evening Post. Images taken in New Zealand, by a range of photographers, between 1950 and 2000. Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in folders.
Adams, Charles William, 1840-1918 : Diary
Date: Jan - May 1904
By: Adams, Charles William, 1840-1918
Reference: MSX-9139
Description: Adam's diary records official daily entries for his work as Chief Surveyor for Marlborough, Jan-May 1904. Entries describe weather conditions, office hours, official visits and duties as Chief Surveyor in the last five months of his career. Includes a brief note from Adam's on the length of his career over 42 years ending 31 May 1904. The endpages of the diary includes a brief list of journeys and visits made by Adams in the first five months of 1904. Source of title - Transcribed from item Accompanying material - Photocopy of biographical notes from obituary enclosed with volume. Adams worked as a surveyor, astronomer and public servant. Became Chief Surveyor of Otago in 1885, and later Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands for Marlborough. Retired May 1904. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (20 cm, cardboard binding) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Dr R D Adams, England, Oct 2013
Various artists :Portfolio of six famous New Zealand scenic engravings. Invercargill, A...
Date: 1870 - 1973 - 1880
By: Owen, A J, active 1973
Reference: A-101-001-a/097-a
Description: Contents: Marlborough Sounds and West Coast. - Christchurch city and Lyttelton harbour. - Scenes of Timaru, Southern Alps, lakes and Mt Cook. - Scenes of Dunedin City, harbour and Oamaru New Harbour and Oamaru. - New Zealand industries in early days. - Four famous New Zealand cities and scenes of Mt Cook and geyserland. - Queenstown area, Lake Wakatipu and Milford Sound. - City of Gisborne, pink and white terraces before and after eruption. - City of Napier, pink and white terraces before and after eruption. - Auckland city and harbour. - Flora and native birds. - Wellington city and harbour. - Early Maori/British hisotrical events and Maori constructions. - Maori people and customs. - Rotorua..., Taupo.. Reproduction of New Zealand scenes by various engravers, supervised by Frederick B Schell, ca 1870-1877, and originally published in Garran, A, a picturesque atlas of Australasia. Melbourne 1886. Extended Title - Originally published in `A Picturesque atlas of Australasia. Melbourne 1886, A Garran. Quantity: 96 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on sheets 280 x 406 mm, 16 illus. folders
[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :River Kennet, near Marlboro[ugh] Wilts[shire England] 1851
Date: 1851
By: Fox, William, 1812-1893
Reference: WC-132
Description: Shows two men in smocks fishing in foreground, sheep on bank to the left, bridge & fields with farmhouse in trees in the middle distance Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 262 x 396 mm
Correspondence and minutes - Marlborough Trade Union Committee
Date: 1958-1977
From: New Zealand Federation of Labour : Records
Reference: MS-Papers-4100-19/22/1
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Record of land transactions relating to Matuaka and Orongorongo
Date: [1902-1909]
From: Riddiford family : Papers
Reference: MSX-4513
Description: Cover title: Matuaka Natives (Nelson), Natives Orongorongo. Record of rents and payments. Matuaka possibly refers to Motueka Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Highet, D P, fl 1981 : History of Marlborough and notes
Date: [1970-1980]
By: Highet, D P (Mrs), active 1981
Reference: MS-Papers-6055
Description: Comprises typescript corrected history of Marlborough from Maori mythological times to about 1845 (105 pages), with rough notes which include a draft letter to Ian Cross re use of the word `pakeha' Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Note with item from Shirley Rowe of Wadestown, `These papers were my sister's, Mrs D P Highet, Blenheim & include her notes for a history of Marlborough' Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs S Rowe, Wadestown, Wellington, Sep 1987
Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :Not exactly a match-ing pair. Evening Post. 18 June 1982.
Date: 1982
From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]
By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989
Reference: B-136-029
Description: Shows two scenes. In the top scene four men are standing around a bar table looking pleased that New Zealand scored at least two goals against Scotland in the World Cup soccer match. In the lower scene Marlborough rugby supporters are despondent that their team scored only two penalties in their game against Wellington in the Ranfurly Shield. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon, white gouache and letratone, 383 x 320 mm.
Onamalutu [Ōhinemahuta] Survey District
Date: 1901
From: Maps of Marlborough Province and Māori Nomenclature
By: Leahy, James Eugene, active 1883-1901
Reference: MapColl-834.2ee/[1903]/Acc.57230
Description: Published lithograph map of the Onamalutu [Ōhinemahuta] Survey District, drawn by James Eugene Leahy for the Department of Lands and Survey, lithographed in October 1901. Shows land blocks, geographical features, boundaries and place names in both reo Māori and English. Annotated by an unidentified person with reo Māori places names. Title taken from item. Arrangement: Arrived at library within a bound volume. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Lithograph map, 50.2 x 44.3 cm Processing information: Item disbound for reasons of preservation and storage.