Rimutaka Tunnel (Remutaka Range, N.Z.)

Date: 1952

Reference: MapColl-832.4gme/[1952]/Acc.37178

Description: Drawn on a base map, the annotations depict the placement of the railway tunnel through the Rimutaka Range and names several stations and landmarks in the vicinity. On verso is date '24.9.52' and a printed note about the length of the tunnel. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, scale indeterminable, 17 x 30.6 cm.

Date: [ca 1960s]

From: Ingle, Alfred John, 1917-2003 :Colour slides of New Zealand and a world trip

Reference: PA12-6983

Description: Photographs of Wairarapa taken ca 1960s by John Ingle. Includes views of Rimutaka tunnel, Masterton, and Palliser Bay. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies, 35mm

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.

Date: 1935-1953

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-147

Description: Photographs taken for publication in NZ Free Lance between 1935 and 1951. Includes: The Hermitage (Mount Cook); huts and scenery in Tararua Ranges; life-saving competitions held at Taylor's Mistake; military recruits and personnel, ca 1950; Rimutaka tunnel under construction,1951; Mechanic's Institute, Wellington (1860); Rakaia traffic bridge (1939); Maori Canoe Hurdle Race held on Wanganui River; Dobson Memorial (Arthur's Pass); aerial view of Hokianga [?], 1951; Dart Hut. Overseas photos: G K Chesterton (portraits); Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret attending Royal Film Performance, 1951; Captain Vyvyan Holt arriving in England from Korea, 1953; Sir Winston Churchill & General Eisenhower, 1951; Churchill, Roosevelt & Stalin, Mar 1945; Tibetan Trade Delegation, 1948; Australian parliament and John Curtin; Australian naval divers; Australian ballroom dancer, Joan Allen; funeral of King George VI; Henry Ford's first car; etc. Quantity: 63 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: [ca 1960s]

From: Ingle, Alfred John, 1917-2003 :Colour slides of New Zealand and a world trip

Reference: PA12-6988

Description: Photographs of Wellington taken ca 1960s by John Ingle. Includes views of Gothic (Ship) burnt, Wahine wreck, Barneys, Lyall Bay, Oriental Bay, Evans Bay, Old Government buildings, reclamation, Rimutaka tunnel, Bowen Street, and Cross Creek Valley. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies, 35mm

Date: 1950-2000

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: PAColl-7327-1-141

Description: Photographs relating to railways and shipping, taken and collected by the Evening Post. Images taken in New Zealand and abroad, by a range of photographers, between 1950 and 2000. Images relating to railways are arranged alphabetically from RA to T Images relating to shipping and ships are arranged alphabetically from A to A, and includes ships Acheron, Achille Lauro, Angelina Lauro, Akaroa, Arahanga, Aramoana, Aranui, Aratere, and Aratika. Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in folders.

Date: 1969

From: Iorns, Bennett, 1883-1977 : Wairarapa research papers

Reference: MS-Papers-2510-1/35

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1952

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1952/4265-G

Description: Men seated at a table having a meal, Rimutaka Tunnel. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer in 1952. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 10.5 x 8cm

Date: 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/117/02-G

Description: View of men working to construct the Rimutaka Tunnel, Wellington, photographed in 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1955

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Sports post (Newspaper)

Reference: B-137-169

Description: Shows a harrier coming out of the Rimutaka Tunnel to find two angry looking stewards waiting for him. Extended Title - "Oh, h-hello - I didn't think you'd be awake-up!". Wellington-Masterton relay. Harrier sub-committee. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, chinese white and crayon on paper, 560 x 380 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: [23 July 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/326/26-G

Description: Work being done on the Rimutaka Tunnel track deviation photographed circa 23 July 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: [between 1952-1955]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: PAColl-8557-52

Description: Railway track for the Rimutaka tunnel line. Shows the first 350 ft length being transported into the tunnel. Photograph taken by an unidentified staff photographer for the 'Evening Post'. Source of descriptive information - Notes on print. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 11.4 x 16.7 cm

Date: [26 Jun 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/318/04-G

Description: Photograph of Bill Keane and G Cowperthwaite, American contractors working on the Rimutaka Tunnel, taken circa 26 Jun 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 6 centimetres

Date: 3 Nov 1955

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1955/2480-F

Description: Photograph taken 3 November 1955 for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Source of descriptive information - 3 November date from NZ Railway Observer, Volume 12, November-December 1955 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1952

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1952/4277-G

Description: Interior view of the Rimutaka Tunnel under construction showing rockfall, and a man climbing into the area. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer in 1952. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 10.5 x 8cm

Date: 2 Nov 1955

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

By: Jackson (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-7796-09

Description: Original caption reads: "Private opening - with hedge shears through a ribbon - of the Rimutaka tunnel last night by a group of Mangaroa tunnel camp residents, including 12 of the original workmen. After the ribbon fell the tunnel was "opened" - a jigger was run through and back." (Evening Post 3 November 1955) Shows a group of men, women and children, inside the tunnel, as the ribbon is about to be cut. A boy holds a sign reading "Maymorn School and Social Club Committee". Photograph taken on the 2nd of November, 1955, by Jackson c/- Rollei Photo Ltd, of Upper Hutt. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 21.4 x 16.4 cm

Date: [ca 23 April 1951]

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/281/04-G

Description: Inside the Rimutaka Tunnel photographed circa 23 April 1951 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1955

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1955/2472-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/117/04-G

Description: View of men working to construct the Rimutaka Tunnel, Wellington, photographed in 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1950

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: 114/117/03-G

Description: View of men working to construct the Rimutaka Tunnel, Wellington, photographed in 1950 by an Evening Post photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches