Agricultural exhibitions - New Zealand - Wellington Region

Date: 1904

By: Greytown and Lower Valley Horticultural and Industrial Society; Wairarapa standard (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-D-SHOW-1904-01

Description: Poster of text in different lettering, announcing the spring show of 1904. It lists a catalogue of all the exhibits in the competition sections, for: pot-grown plants, cut flowers, fruit and vegetables, local productions (butter, baking, eggs, honey, sweets), home produce (bottled fruits, pickles, jams and jellies, dried fruits), home work (crochet, knitting, darning, lace, embroidery, watercolour and oil painting, carving, amateur photography), children's classes (sewing, doll-making, painting, plasticine modelling, egg collections, short story writing, flower collecting, copy books), children's cooking, children's flower arranging. Below are printed the by-laws governing the judges, exhibits, prize-money and place of exhibition. The secretary of the Greytown and Lower Valley Horticultural and Industrial Society was E A Laery of Featherston. The president, vice-presidents, and executive committee members are also listed. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on orange paper, 597 x 460 mm.

Date: 1952

By: Wairarapa Agricultural and Pastoral Society

Reference: Eph-A-SHOW-Wairarapa-1950s

Description: Includes schedules or catalogues for: Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral & Agricultural Society. 76th Wairarapa Show. Carterton Showgrounds, 31 October - 1 November 1952. Catalogue. Quantity: 1 catalogue. Physical Description: Booklets, sizes around 215 x 140 mm.

Date: 1978

By: Wairarapa Agricultural and Pastoral Society

Reference: Eph-A-SHOW-Wairarapa-1970/1979

Description: Includes schedules or catalogues for: 1973: Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultura Society. 96th annual Wairarapa Show. Carterton Showgrounds, 26-27 October 1973. Catalogue / programme 1976: Wairarapa Agricultural & Pastoral Society. 99th annual Wairarapa Show. Solway Showgrouns, 28-30 October 1976. Catalogue / programme; [and] two Exhibitor's passes, made out to Andrew and Carla Watters. 1978: 101st annual Wairarapa Show. Clareville Showgrounds, 26-28 October 1978. 2 volumes, covering different classes of competition Quantity: 4 album(s) Album(s). 2 tickets. Physical Description: Booklets, sizes around 215 x 140 mm.

Date: 1924 - 1929 - 1932 - 1937

By: Wellington Show Association

Reference: Eph-A-SHOW-Wellington-1920/1939

Description: Includes: 1924: Wellington Winter Show (fat stock show, industrial exhibition, Olympic motor show, produce, pig and poultry show). 5-19 July 1924. Official programme 1929: Wellington Winter Show, industrial exhibition, fat stock, poultry and dog show. 9-27 July 1929. Schedule (2 copies) 1932: Wellington Winter Show and Industrial Exhibition catalogue. 23 June - 9 July 1932. 1937: Wellington Coronation Show, industrial exhibition, motor Olympia and horse events. 1-15 May 1937. Catalogue 1937: Wellington Show Association's fourteenth show, industrial exhibition, horse jumping and dog trials. 1-15 May 1937. Schedule Quantity: 5 booklets. Physical Description: Booklets, sizes around 210 x 140 mm.

Date: 1927 - 1957

Reference: Eph-A-SHOW-Masterton

Description: Includes: 1927: Fortieth annual show to be held at Solway Showgrounds, Masterton, 15-16 February 1927 1957: Seventieth annual show. Solway Showgrounds, 15-16 February 1957. Catalogue Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes around 217 x 142 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1967

By: Wellington & Hutt Valley Agricultural and Pastoral Association (Inc)

Reference: Eph-A-SHOW-Wellington-1950/1969

Description: Includes: 1954: Royal visit souvenir. Wellington Show and Industrial Fair 1954. Show Buildings John Street Wellington New Zealand. Wellington Industries Fair (2 copies) 1957: Wellington and Hutt Valley A & P Show. Trentham Memorial Park, 22-23 February 1957. Schedule of classes 1958: Wellington & Hutt Valley Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Annual Show, Trentham 1958. Second prize [ticket], for Station Hack. 1967: Wellington & Hutt Valley Agricultural and Pastoral Association. 1967 Show. Trentham Memorial Park, 24 & 25 February [1967]. Catalogue Quantity: 3 booklets. 1 ticket. Physical Description: Booklets and ticket, sizes varying up to 240 mm. Provenance: Ticket donated by Ms Diana Ranger, Wellington, in 2011. One programme donated by Philippa Conway, Wellington, in 2016.

Date: 1883 - 1909 - 1910

By: Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association

Reference: Eph-A-SHOW-Wairarapa-1880/1909

Description: Includes schedules or catalogues for: Grand annual show. Carterton, 1 November 1883. Catalogue of entries 32nd annual show, 27-28 October 1909. Official catalogue 33rd annual show. 26-27 October 1910. Official catalogue Quantity: 3 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes around 215 x 140 mm.

Date: 1926 - 1927

By: Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association

Reference: Eph-A-SHOW-Wairarapa-1926/1927

Description: Includes schedules or catalogues for: Forty-ninth annual show. Carterton, 27-28 October 1926. Schedule of classes; [and] Official catalogue of entries Jubilee show, 15 October 1927. Schedule Quantity: 3 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes around 215 x 140 mm.

Date: 1/11/57

From: The Dominion :Negatives

Reference: 1/4-058612-F

Description: Shelf 5 Box 3. 3/4

Date: 1914-1960

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-041241-G

Description: The negative register indicates a 1932 dating for this Free Lance newspaper image Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 1914-1960

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-041243-G

Description: The negative register indicates a 1932 dating for this Free Lance newspaper image Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 1914-1960

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-041244-G

Description: The negative register indicates a 1932 dating for this Free Lance newspaper image Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 1932-1932

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-041240-G

Description: The negative register indicates a 1932 dating for this Free Lance newspaper image Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 1914-1960

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-041247-G

Description: The negative register indicates a 1932 dating for this Free Lance newspaper image Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 1914-1960

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-041245-G

Description: The negative register indicates a 1932 dating for this Free Lance newspaper image Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 1914-1960

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-041242-G

Description: The negative register indicates a 1932 dating for this Free Lance newspaper image Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: 1914-1960

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-041246-G

Description: The negative register indicates a 1932 dating for this Free Lance newspaper image Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative

Date: [ca 29 October 1982]

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

By: Griffiths, Mervyn, active 1978

Reference: EP/1982/3741-F

Description: Don Worthington and Bill Bowling inspect two pigs at the Wairarapa Agricultural Show, taken ca 29 October 1982 by Evening Post staff photographer Merv Griffiths The pigs were bred by Mr and Mrs I R and I M Hicks of Carterton Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: Dec 1960

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

Reference: PAColl-9150-01

Description: Pet parade sponsored by the Lower Hutt Businessmen's Association, at an Agricultural and Pastoral show in the Wellington region, December 1960. From left: Sheridan Cameron and her dog Midget; Diane Mansfield and her sheep Molly; Susan Rathborne and her cat Snoball; Tony wade and his goat Waddy. Photograph taken by an Evening Post staff photographer. Source of descriptive information - Notes on back of print including attached Evening Post caption Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 13.7 x 18 cm

Date: 22/2/57

From: The Dominion :Negatives

Reference: 1/4-058915-F

Description: Shelf 5 Box 60. 60/18