Chatto Creek

Date: [ca 1953-1960]

From: Edwards, Muriel, 1907-1981: Slides taken around New Zealand

By: A H & A W Reed (Firm); Kiwi Colour Slides; Cross, Derek, 1929-1984

Reference: PA12-10640

Description: Partial set of scenic slides titled 'Central Otago' published by A H & A W Reed, circa 1950s, and collected by Muriel Edwards. Photographed by Derek Cross. Images are of the following: the Crown Range, Chatto Creek, Alexandra, and Manorburn Dam. Slides accompanied by published leaflet 'Kiwi Commentary' describing each image. Quantity: 4 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies

Date: 1946 - 1950

From: New Zealand. School Publications Branch: [45 double-sided photographic posters, photographed by National Publicity Studios and other photographers. ca 1949]

Reference: Eph-D-EDUCATION-1949-1-61/90

Description: Photographs are by National Publicity Studios, V C Browne, Ministry of Works. Includes posters numbered: 61. Fishing. Fishing is hard on nets, which constantly need mending. The ball in the net is a float (National Publicity Studios) 62. Roads. This road runs through the Waipu State Forest in the Urewera country between Rotorua and Lake Waikaremoana (National Publicity Studios) 63. Methven. This photo shows in the foreground a linen flax factory with stacks of linen flax (V C Browne) 64. The Canterbury Coast. The photo shows Banks Peninsula, the entrance to Lyttelton Harbour, the edge of the Canterbury Plains, and the Southern Alps in the distance (V C Browne) 65. Our coasts. The mouth of the Waiotahi River, Bay of Plenty (V C Browne) 66. Roads. This road was cut through pumicw country on the Central Plateu of the North Island (Ministry of Works) 67. Our coasts. The coast of Southern Hawkes Bay. Notice the cliff layers and the erosion scars (V C Browne) 68. Our coasts. This coast north of Karamea is as wild as when Captain Cook sailed past (V C Browne) 69. Our coasts. This photo shows the steamer "Futurist" on a reef near Cape Campbell (V C Browne) 70. Our coasts. This coast, north of Karamea, has been cleared for farming. Not a living tree can be seen. Is this wise? (V C Browne) 71. Our coasts. One of the lighthouse keepers whose work it is to keep our coasts safe for ships (National Publicity Studios) 72. Fishing. The trawler hauls in the net (National Publicity Studios) 73. Potatoes. A mechanical digger at work, Marshlands, Canterbury (National Publicity Studios) 74. Drilling for blasting. A small charge of special blasting powder is used to loosen the coal. The naked flame of the miner's light shows that there is no explosive gas in this mine (National Publicity Studios) 75. Potatoes. This is the old method of digging potatoes (National Publicity Studios) 76. Coal mining. A firer closes his eyes as he fires a shot (National Publicity Studios) 77. Harvesting potatoes. Marshlands, Canterbury (National Publicity Studios) 78. Coal mining. Hewing coal at the face (National Publicity Studios) 79. Pitting potatoes for winter storage. The potatoes are covered first with straw, then with a light layer of soil (National Publicity Studios) 80. Coal mining. A trucker brings a load of coal from the face (National Publicity Studios) 81. Irrigation. Chatto Creek Stairway, Central Otago. The steps prent the water from flowing too quickly (National Publicity Studios) 82. Coal mining. Lunchtime in the mine (National Publicity Studios) 83. Irrigation. Near Alexandra, Central Otago. The land on the far side of the road was once like the land in the foreground (National Publicity Studios) 84. Pit props. These men are putting up wooden props to prevent the walls and roof of the mine from falling in (National Publicity Studios) 85. Irrigation. The Rangitata Diversion Race near Geraldine. Mt Peel is under Snow (National Publicity Studios) 86. A coal mine. Denniston - the mine on top of a mountain (National Publicity Studios) 87. Silage. Stacking lucerne for silage in South Canterbury (National Publicity Studios) 88. A coal mine. An opencast mine at Stockton (National Publicity Studios) 89. Silage. Making silage in concrete its near Palmerston North (National Publicity Studios) 90. Central Otago. A gold-miner's cottage near Queenstown, now used by shearers and campers (National Publicity Studios) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset photographic prints, 513 x 584 mm., on both sides of sheets

Date: 1974-1975, 1992-1994, 1997-1999, 2002, 2008

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

Reference: PA12-11633

Description: Transparencies of bridges in New Zealand and other countries, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the subject (bridge or viaduct name, and/or river/stream name, and/or road name) and location. Dates and photographer name are often but not always annotated. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in an upright slide container with two rows of slide drawers, comprising 10 slide drawers in total. Slides were arranged in the container largely alphabetically either by bridge or river name, or location name, and possibly also by type of bridge. Slides were physically arranged from top to bottom and across both rows. The container was labelled as follows: "Suspension 1 - part 4 timber truss | part 5-6 | timber truss 7 | miscellaneous 8 | steel iron 8 misc steel/iron some timber truss | 9 Scotland England USA | 10 Wales Australia". 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: PA12-11694

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: 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: PA12-11728

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: 1949-1958

By: Tyrell, Norman, -1994; Hayward, Margaret Jane, 1940-

Reference: PA-Group-00367

Description: Photographs of holiday excursions and job sites taken ca 1949-1958 by railway engineer Norman Tyrell. Covers hydro-electric dams and their construction, bridges and their construction, the construction of a septic tank at Palmerston, cities, ports, Auckland Zoo, tramping and mountains and scenic New Zealand. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives in registers at F 71104 1/4 - F 71731 1/4 Photographs taken by Norman Tyrell, railway engineer, d 1994 Quantity: 627 b&w original negative(s). Processing information: Archivists notes - Originally arranged and described in 1995. Reference number changed from PAColl-4779 to PA-Group-00367 in 2009.