Sepulchral monuments - New Zealand - West Coast Region

Date: [1860s to 1870s]

By: Tait, John, 1836-1907; Ring, James, 1856-1939

Reference: PA1-o-530

Description: Photographs of the West Coast, with particular emphasis on bridges, gold mining activities, towns, and roads. Photographers mostly unidentified, but two definitely taken by John Tait (p 9-10), and one possibly taken by James Ring (p 20; identified from same photograph in different collection (PA7-51-05)). The bridges include Hungerfords Bridge and Thompson's Bridge, both over the Arahura River, and the Upper Bridge in the Otira Gorge. There is also a view of the Kaniere [i.e. Kanieri] punt for crossing the river. Views of gold mining and mining towns include the Hohonu Water Race Company's flume at Greenstone; the Great Western Company's fluming at Kaniere [i.e. Kanieri]; mining towns at Donoghues and Redman's; Ross; Goldsborough; the Kohinoor claim; and Napoleon Hill, Ahaura, showing various businesses along a narrow street including the Casino de Venise, Baillie Bootmaker, Scandinavian Hotel and the Victoria & Sydney Hotel. A number of views of Hokitika include the town from various angles; Dobson's Memorial (to roading engineer George Dobson who was murdered in 1866); the cemetery with a view of Archibald Bonar Junior's tombstone; the Old Post Office; the Hokitika Wharf; "cutting through the sandspit, Hokitika Bar, Sunday morning 1867"; and the Hokitika River with vessels ashore in 1866. Gold mining at the Kohinoor Claim at Redman's began about 1869. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album lacking cover; 27.5 x 24.0 cm

Date: 1974

Reference: PAColl-7345

Description: Colour photographs of a man and a woman (W P McCormack and Jane Spiers) looking at the grave of Thomas Keough in Mokihinui cemetery and the gravestone itself. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 2 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1971

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-0267

Description: Details given by Ans Westra say the first few images were taken at Waiuta. The first frame shows a helicopter flown by Alexander Helicopters Ltd. Images 3 to 5 were, however, taken at Kumara. (Information from gravestone in Kumara Cemetery in images 3 and 5 for James Stephen Benyon's family (). Images 6 to 12 show coalminers. Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film

Date: 2002-2004

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

Reference: PADL-000328

Description: Photographs relating to history in the West Coast Region. Includes the re-opening of the Brunner bridge, various memorials, and the opening of the Groom Bros Butchery replica store at Shantytown (the Open-air village museum). Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Historic" Quantity: 179 digital photograph(s).