Agricultural exhibitions - New Zealand

Date: 1930 - 1939

Reference: Eph-B-SHOW-1930s

Description: Includes: 1930: Wellington Winter Show: Wellington's Seventh Winter Show and Industrial Exhibition 1930. Souvenir. Hutt and Petone Chronicle Print, 1930 1934: Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Annual winter show and exhibition, 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 June 1934. [Entry form - single sheet] 1936: Come to the Waverley A & P Shows, St Patrick's Day, Tuesday, 17th March at the Waverley Racecourse. "Press" Print, [1936?] 1939: Morrinsville Agricultural & Pastoral Society. 20th annual show. 8 March 1939. Entry form for stock, etc (single sheet) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes up to 330 mm.

Date: 1979 - 1980

Reference: Eph-B-SHOW-1970/1989

Description: Includes: 1979: Meat & wool; Royal Show souvenir Invercargill 1979 [Booklet] (2 copies) 1980: Franklin Agricultural and Pastoral Society. 15-16 February 1980. Entry form Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes up to 330 mm.

Date: 1979 - 1980

By: New Zealand National Fieldays Society

Reference: Eph-B-SHOW-1990s

Description: Includes: 1996: Hawke's Bay Show '96. Hawkes Bay Showgrounds [Hastings], 23-25 October 1996. Programme New Zealand National Fieldays Society. 28th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, 12-15 June 1996. Exhibitor services directory 1997: New Zealand National Fieldays Society. 29th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, 11-14 June 1997. Exhibitor services directory New Zealand National Fieldays Society. 29th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, 11-14 June 1997. Prospectus 1998: New Zealand National Fieldays Society. 30th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, Mystery Creek Hamilton, 10-13 June 1998. Exhibitor services directory New Zealand National Fieldays Society. 30th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays, Mystery Creek Hamilton, 10-13 June 1998. Prospectus Wairarapa A&P Society. Showtime today. [31 October 1998. Programme / flier] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes up to 330 mm.

Date: 1900 - 1999

By: New Zealand National Fieldays Society; Hawkes Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society (N.Z.); North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association

Reference: Eph-C-SHOW-1900s

Description: Includes: 1940-1950s?: At the show. Maori, New Zealand's giant ox. Height 5 ft. 10ins., girth 13ft 6ins., length 12ft 8ins., weight 3300 lbs. Don't fail to see him [1940-1950s?] (Ex Cabot Collection) 1966?: Hawke's Bay A & P news. 100 years of service to the Province of Hawkes Bay. Printed by the Daily Telegraph Co., Ltd., Tennyson Street, Napier [ca 1966] 1983: [New Zealand National Fieldays Society] :New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays - site plan [1983] 1986: North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association present their 1986 annual show. Showgrounds oamaru, 18-19 November 1986. Oamaru Mail A&P Show supplement, 36 pages The Great Wellington Show 1986. Wellington Show and Sports Centre, 9-18 May [1986] (Poster with clown) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying up to 500 mm.

Date: 1924 - 1961 - 1968 - 1928

By: Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association; Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association

Reference: Eph-A-SHOW-Royal

Description: Includes schedule or catalogues for: First Royal (N.Z.) Agricultural Show in conjunction with the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association's 39th Grand Metropolitan Agricultural Show. Palmerston North, 4-6 November 1924. Catalogue. Fifth Royal (N.Z.) Agricultural Show in conjunction with Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association 43rd Grand Metropolitan Agricultural Show. Palmerston North, 30 October - 1 November 1928. Catalogue. 31st Royal Show to be held under the auspices of the Auckland gricultural & Pastoral Association. Epsom Showgrounds, 23-25 November 1061. Catalogue. 38th N.Z. Royal Show. Tomoana Showgrounds, H.B. 22-24 October 1968. Catalogue. Quantity: 4 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes around 215 x 140 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1959

From: [Pamphlets, programmes, flyers relating to wood-chopping and sports meetings, collected by Eric Warner. 1915-2009]

Reference: Eph-B-SPORT-Warner-1950s

Description: Includes: 1952: NZ Athletic Cycling & Axemen's Union (Inc). NZ Championship meeting. A & P Showgrounds Palmerston North, 1-2 February 1952. Typescript programme sheet (2 copies) NZ Championship meeting. Second day, 2nd February 1952. Typescript programme sheet 1953: Wood chopping carnival. Maidstone Park, Upper Hutt, 28 February 1953. Typescript preliminary programme (2 copies) Makirikiri Sports Club. 31st annual meeting to be held on the grounds of the Scott Estate Makirikiri, 14 March 1953. Programme 1954: Makirikiri Sports Club. 32nd annual meeting to be held on the grounds of the Scott Estate, Makirikiri, 13 March 1954. Programme (2 copies) New Zealand Athletic Cycling and Axemen's Union & Axemen's Carnival. Annual conference, 22-23 January 1954. Programme / flyer New Zealand Professional Cycling and Running Championships. Auckland's birthday carnival. Western Springs Stadium, 6 February 1954. Typescript programme sheet Rangitikei A & P Assn. Open chopping competition in conjunction with the annual show. 6 February 1954. Preliminary programme / call for entries 1955: Makirikiri Sports Club. 33rd annual meeting to be held on the grounds of the Scott Estate Makirikiri, 5 March 1955. Programme Mapiu Sports Club. Sports meeting, Mapiu Domain, 22 January [1955]. Programme sheet 1956: Mapiu Sports Club. 8th annual sports meeting. Mapiu Domain, 21 January 1956. Programme sheet 1957: Kawerau Anniversary Carnival. Moutain race. 27 January 1957. Rules / entry form 1958: Axemen's events at Otaki. April 5th 1958. Entries close March 26th. Preliminary programme St Patrick's Day Sports Club, Avondale. Glen Eden Domain, 15 March 1958. Programme sheet (2 copies) 1959: Waitara Cycle, Athletic and Axemen's Club. Annual sports carnival, Saturday 21 February 1959. Programme sheet Quantity: 1 folder(s) 15 items (plus duplicates). Physical Description: Flyers and booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

Date: 1974

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-1107

Description: All frames show people attending a country show. Frame one shows a man in a white coat talking to a woman standing beside a horse. Frames 2 to 7 show a Māori man holding his baby on a fence; frame 8 shows a group of spectators; and frame 9 is a man shearing a sheep with a young girl waiting to take the fleece. A woman is leaning against the woolshed in frame 10; a nun is pushing a young girl in a wheelchair across a paddock, and frame 10 shows two young women on horseback, both on dark coloured horses, each leading a white horse. 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