Railway trains - New Zealand - West Coast Region

Date: [Between 1910 and 1914?]

From: Miller, E D N :Photographs by Isaac Jeffares, and of family

Reference: PA1-o-247

Description: Album of photographs taken by Isaac H B Jeffares, circa 1900 to 1914. Most of the views are in the Wellington region, including a large number of the Star Boating Club, ships in the harbour, the Wellington Botanic Gardens, and some of target practice and a military camp, probably in the Hutt Valley. Other areas are in an around Napier, and on the West Coast. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon cover, entitled `Views'; 15.5 x 21.5 cm

Date: [Between 1900 and 1911]

From: Miller, E D N :Photographs by Isaac Jeffares, and of family

Reference: PA1-o-246

Description: Album of photographs taken by Isaac H B Jeffares, given to Miss W Ashley (Winifred Ashley, later Jeffares' wife). Most of the photographs are scenic, taken chiefly in the West Coast region; with two views of Wellington. Inscriptions: Album page - centre - `To Miss W. Ashley ... [9?]/6/11. I.H.B. Jeffares' (Inscription very indistinct, written in black ink on black paper) Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cover, entitled `Photograph[ic?] souvenirs; 15.5 x 18.5 cm

Date: 1929-1933

From: Thomson, William Sidney, 1908-1982: Photographs relating particularly to New Zealand hydroelectric power stations

Reference: PA1-o-1823

Description: Photographs, particularly of hydroelectric power stations in New Zealand, taken between 1929-1933 by William Sidney Thomson. Hydro scheme images feature: construction, unidentifided workers, and work camp housing at the Waitaki Hydro-Electric Scheme (1930); construction of the Coffer Dam, including draught tubes and turbines; Arapeti Dam and surrounding forest; interior and exterior shots of the completed Mangahao Power Station (1933) with one unidentified worker and partially submerged trees; houses, tents, roads, drafting room at district office, and surge chamber at Mangaore-Waikaremoana Power System, Shannon, with W B King identified and Thomson at work; and the power station at Lake Coleridge. Also contains images of steam power station at Otira as well as railway images from the area (tunnel, locomotive). Holiday photographs show Thomson with [friends? colleagues?]. These images show hiking, skiing, hunting, and river scenes, with Arthur's Pass, Cass, and the Isle of Skye, Scotland, featured. Other locations include Dead Mans Creek, Canterbury College Biological Station, and Christchurch's Cathedral Square and Port Lyttelton (1933). Identified figures are Rob Mc Farquhar and Milne Watson. Gordon H is shown in his robes with this Masters of Science and suburban images show Matapouri Crescent and Elmira Avenue in Palmerston North (1933). Arrangement: Letter from donor, written 30 June 2013, reads: "Enclosed are originals of the photographs taken by my father, W S Thomson, of the New Zealand power stations. The pages (now numbered) are in the order in which they came in the album" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Cardboard photograph album pages with silver gelatin photoprints

Date: [Circa 1890s-1920s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Beck, Dick, active 1895; Beken, Charles Albert, 1859-1944; Frazer, William D, active 1920s-1940s; Grace, W, active 1890s; Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950; Lee, A A, active 1920s?; Manson, (Mr), active 1920s; Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972; Peart, Heaton Clairemont, 1894-1991

Reference: PAColl-0959-25

Description: Photographs of mountains and valleys in the Arthur's Pass National Park, including numbers of views of the Otira Tunnel under construction, with interior and exterior views. Various photographers have been identified, some with only their surname. They include H C Peart, A A Lee, [?] Manson, [?] Beck, T.C., John Pascoe, W D Frazer, [?] Barrett, and C Beken. From information about William Alexander Kennedy it appears that a large number of the photographs were taken by him, taking groups of former students on mountaineering trips. Many of the images show groups of young people, none of whom are identified, taken circa 1925-1926. (See article at http://www/nzine.co.nz/features/wak.html) Many of the images show winter views including icicles formed on waterfalls, frozen spray on twigs, and one with frozen spume near the Otira Tunnel. Image no. 25 shows an undentified woman standing at the foot of a semi-frozen waterfall, and image no. 64 shows an undentified woman wearing a woollen coat with fur collar and a felt hat, looking at icicles in Arthur's Pass. Image no. 43 shows "The Birches" in winter, near the summit of Arthur's pass on the Bealey side. Image no. 65 shows four women and a men with armfuls of mountain lilies in Arthur's pass. Images no. 70-71 show a small ferry [?] by the pier at Lake Brunner. Image no. 89 shows three men and a dog standing near a mountain hut, with a camera on a tripod. Most of the places shown are listed above. Other Titles - Arthur's Pass National Park Quantity: 150 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints. Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: ca 1936

From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives

Reference: PA1-o-194-58-3

Description: View of a ballast train depositing gravel along railway tracks near Greymouth, West Coast Region, New Zealand. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber about 1936 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Ballast train; Album page - beneath image - Near Greymouth Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 1889

From: West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society :Photographs of the West Coast

By: Ring, James, 1856-1939

Reference: 1/2-060033-F

Description: Opening of the Midland Railway in 1889. Shows a train leaving Stillwater junction, railway workers, and a group of women alongside. The locomotive is the "Nelson No 3". Photograph taken by James Ring. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Ring Photo; bottom centre - Opening NZ Midland Railway. Leaving Stillwater Junction 1889 Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1945

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-001336-F

Description: Unidentified school girls from Seddonville, and others, travelling by train in the Buller district. A railway guard stands alongside. Photograph taken by John Pascoe in 1945. Photographer's caption reads: "Some of these children spend up to six hours a day travelling between their homes and their high school. After the addition of railcars to the line would remove this hardship [sic]" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [1956-1967]

From: West Coast Historical Society :Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: 1/2-058152-F

Description: Express train on an excursion from Christchurch, nearing Greymouth. The steam locomotive is NZR number 808, Ab class. Taken by an unidentified photographer between ca 1956 and 1967. Library client gave information about the locomotive that established the date range, 2009. Locomotive 808 was in service between 1925-1967. (Information from the 'Register of New Zealand steam locomotives 1863-1971' by W G Lloyd) This class of locomotive was not transferred to Greymouth from Canterbury until 1955-1956 (info from Russell Postlewaight, 2009). Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 2002-2006

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000375

Description: Photographs relating to rail and road. Includes photographs of the steam locomotive Sharon Lee hauling coal and passengers on the Tranz Scenic rail system, and the Interislander ferry coming into Picton. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Rail-Road - things" Quantity: 60 digital photograph(s).

Date: 28 Nov 1891

By: Lock, Henry Thomas, active 1885-1910?

Reference: PAColl-8243

Description: Group portrait photograph of citizens from Westport on and beside a train, stopped at Granity Creek. The men and women appear to be dressed for an organised outing. Photograph taken on 28 November 1891, by Henry Thomas Lock. Source of title - Title derived from photographer's title on negative. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - beneath image - Westport citizens at Granity Creek Nov 28th 1891 H.T.L Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 19.5 x 14.2 cm

Date: [ca 1901]

From: Murray, P :Photographs of Westport coal shipments

Reference: 1/2-146479-F

Description: Westport Cardiff Coal Company coal train, and group, near Seddonville, West Coast, circa 1901. Photographer unidentified. Notes on back of file print reads: Westport-Cardiff Mine Co. engine and coal bins, near Seddonville. Abandoned after a fire. Re-opened as a State mine, Oct 1901. (see 'Cyclopedia of NZ, v 5, p 208 and 6/3 22.1.84 Murray) Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative