Turakina River

Date: 1891

By: Ward, Thomas, 1849-1934

Reference: MapColl-832.41bf/1891/Acc.28704

Description: Original survey plan showing topographical features including the Turakina River, roads and horse track. Indicates survey pegs. See other maps: Maungakaretu Blocks XIII, IX, X Handwritten on top right: Tracing No. 6 Handwritten centre right: Field Book 1440 Possibly surveyed by Thomas Ward. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, coloured, Scale [1:7 920], 46 x 29 cm.

Date: 1979

From: Eagle, Audrey Lily, 1926- :[Collection of original paintings made for "Eagle's trees and shrubs of New Zealand" books. 1955-2005]

Reference: A-437-091

Description: Shows leaves, fruit and flowers of the coriaria kingiana. Artist's list: Flowers 23.12.79 from Te Waka Range. Fruit 27.12.79 Turakina River. Coll. Tony Druce. Appears on page 181 of Eagle's "Complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand" Other Titles - December; Range Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 253 x 201 mm.

Date: 1959

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: 1/4-130505-F

Description: Related index card reads: Buildings. Turakina. Old house with external staircase, 1959 (demolished 1960) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: 60mm single frame film negative

Date: 1959

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: 1/4-130504-F

Description: Related index card reads: Buildings. Turakina. Old house with external staircase, 1959 (demolished 1960) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: 60mm single frame film negative

Date: 1959

From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs

Reference: LCI-18-002

Description: Index card reads: Buildings. Turakina. Old house with external staircase, 1959 (demolished 1960) Quantity: 1 item(s) of photographic ephemera handmade index card. Physical Description: Cardboard index card with attached proof print(s), 13 x 19cm

Date: 1900-1901

From: Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918 : Albums relating to surveying, tramping and climbing

Reference: PA1-o-1225

Description: Many of the photographs were taken when H E Girdlestone was working as one of a survey team in the Taihape area. Views of the survey camps variously descibed as near Taihape, on the Hautapu River, as Oroua Bridge, Mataroa Township, Raketapauma, and Rangiwaea Block. He has included scenic views of native forest from some of these and other locations. Most notably he has taken photographs of many waterfalls on the rivers and streams in the area. Many of these are on the Turakina river. One called Rereaupiko Waterfall is formed where the Mangoiwa Stream falls into the Hautapu River. There are also views of the Whanganui River and one of a load of passengers on the "Wairere," a Whanganui River boat. Other scenic views have been taken in the Trentham area, Upper Hutt. These include a stream and native forest, the Hutt River, and cattle in pasture. Other locations around the Hutt Valley and Wellington are a bridge over a stream in the Wainuiomata water reserve, Young's Gardens Karori Wellington, and Views of the South coast looking towards and from Sinclair Head. There are local volunteer military units who participated in a marching competition on the 5th of October 1901. Those named are the "Highlanders", "Kelburns," "College Old Boys," "Civil Service," and "Post and Telegraph." Finally there are many images of family, friends and collegues. These include a group of adults and children at a house in Featherston and shows people playing croquet, members of a survey team in a tent, Girdlestone and a fellow worker engaged in chopping down a large forest tree, groups of young women and men in their sunday best, a group of men in fancy dress playing instruments, the children and teacher of Mataroa School photographed outside what is probably the school room in March 1901, and people in kayaks and canoes on the River Avon Christchurch. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1937 to 1940

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-o-013

Description: "Along N.Z. highways" Second series. Includes maps (hand-drawn), plans, and black & white photographs by G L Adkin, covering trips around the lower North Island between 1937 and 1940. Trip on 18 April 1937 around Miramar Peninsula, includes views of the Massey Memorial, Wellington Harbour, Scots College, Rongotai Airport, and a schooner near the Wellington Heads. From 30 March to 1st April 1938, a round trip, Levin, Wanganui, Whanganui River, Turakina, Hunterville, Levin, including views of the Manawatu River, Foxton water tower, farm land at Turakina, a sketch-map of Turakina & vicinity and of Putiki Pa near Wanganui, Turakina River, Kaitoke Lake, war memorial tower on Durie Hill (Wanganui), Wanganui City from various vantge points, Moutoa Gardens, statue of Major Kemp, views up the Whanganui River as far as the turn-off to Raetihi at Makirikiri, further views of Wanganui including Virginia Lake, scenes of Putiki Pa, Turakina to Hunterville via Turakina Valley. 30th March 1939, a trip from Palmerston North to Ashhurst via the Manawatu Gorge. 16 December 1939 and 6 March 1940, trips from Levin to Wellington via the new Paekakariki to Pukerua Bay coastal highway (opened 4 November 1939), including views of the new highway, and images of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition at Miramar, Wellington. A plan of the layout of the various pavillions, views of pavillions including exterior and interior views of the Maori Court. Adkin lists names of Maori carvers involved in creating the Maori Court, including Pine Taiapa of Tikitiki, Iotua Tuarua of Rarotonga, and Hoani Mete Kingi of Wanganui.

Date: 1869

From: Field, Henry Claylands, 1825-1912 : Copy of report by the late Mr H C Field on the discovery of Field's Track / transcribed by D Matheson

Reference: qMS-0726-12

Description: Map of country between Wanganui and Taupo from Prismatic bearings and best authorities by H C Field CE, Wanganui. Note on map reads "The Lake and mountains are from Hochstetter's map corrected by the Auckland Trig Survey: the Wanganui River River from Brewer's survey: and the Upper Turakina and Rangitikei from Swainson's map corrected by Monro's survey" Quantity: 1 piece. Physical Description: Ink and watercolour map

Date: 1841

By: Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: C-011-003

Description: View looking north along the lower west coast of the North Island. Names Mts Egmont and Tongariro (this is more correctly Ruapehu), which are shown in the distance. On the face of the painting, at the top, is "No. 36" (added at a later date), with the N Z Company stamp which is dated "Mar 23 1842", the date of the watercolour's arrival in London and registration by the New Zealand Company. Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - No 36; Recto - top centre - [Stamp] - New Zealand Company, Mar 23 1842 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 185 x 487 mm (Portfolio D: no 1) Provenance: Acquired by Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull, London, 1915, as part of the New Zealand Company collection

Date: 1971

From: Sutherland, James Hector: Photographs of the Country Library Service in operation

Reference: PA1-o-842

Description: Begins at the Country Library Service centre at Palmerston North, then through the Manawatu and Rangatikei districts including the southern volcanic Plateau, and back to Wanganui via Raetihi. Throughout the journey the Country Library Service Bookvan features as well as the country localities through which it passes or where it stops to ply its trade. Several public libraries are photographed, some farmers at work, children who as schools come to use the service, or are seen fishing at Castlecliff, Wanganui. The album ends with an extensive photo essay on Wanganui. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).