Camping - New Zealand

Date: 1955

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-386-010

Description: Shows two returned servicemen sitting on a beach in New Zealand. As one of the men angrily removes sand from his shoe, they think back to their time serving in the Egyptian desert during World War Two. In Egypt, the same man removed sand from his army boot and vowed never to go to the beach again Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Tom Mayne [in ink]; Recto - above image - "Star-Sun" Jan 15. 1955 [in ink]; Recto - beneath image - From Tom Mayne, 901 Ferry Rd, 13th Jan '55 [in blue coloured pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash and blue coloured pencil, on card 235 x 286 mm

Date: [Between 1930 and 1941]

From: Salmon, J T :Albums, album pages and loose prints

By: Salmon, John Tenison, 1910-1999

Reference: PA1-q-207

Description: Album of photographs (mainly landscapes) taken by John Tenison Salmon between 1930 and 1941. The album is divided into sections (not in chronological order), many relating to camping holidays with an unidentified companion. Areas covered included a Christmas holiday trip in 1937 to the East Coast and thermal regions around Tikitere and Waimangu, the Morere nikau forest, Mount Maunganui beach, Hongi's track, the buried village at Te Wairoa, and Rotorua. A North Auckland trip in December 1938 included camping as far north as Paihia, Russell and Waitangi, the Waitangi Falls, the Waipoua Kauri Forest and Trounson's Kauri Park, also Auckland, the Kaingaroa Plains and Waiouru Valley. Areas of erosion were noted, and mangrove swamps. An Anniversary Day trip (22-23 January 1939) took Salmon to the Putangirua Pinnacles in the Wairarapa; and in September 1941 he went to the Hawke's Bay area. In 1945 he went on a North Island Expedition working on malaria control, with ?Bissett, and William John Phillipps. February 20-27 1939 was a trip across the Napier-Taupo Road, and included a number of images of the silt and desolation caused by a great flood in the Esk Valley in 1938. In 1936 Salmon went on a geological trip to the Rotorua area, and at Orakei Korako he was particularly interested in "sinter formations" (thermal deposits of silica, of which the Pink and White Terraces were examples). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, Super Cobra binder file; 30 x 25 cm

Date: [Between 1955 and 1961]

From: Salmon, J T :Albums, album pages and loose prints

By: Salmon, John Tenison, 1910-1999

Reference: PA1-q-209

Description: Album of photographs taken by John Tenison Salmon, including many contacts from 35 mm film, chiefly related to Wellington Camera Club outings. Others relating to photographic outings relate to the Photographic Society of New Zealand, Palmerston North regional meetings in October and November 1956. Many of the photographs show his interest in different lights and shapes, and he often gives details of lenses and filters used. Examples are winter light and shade at the Massey Memorial, a ploughed field near Palmerston North, the new entrance foyer and stairs when the Easterfield Science Block opened at Victoria University of Wellington in June 1959, still life images, flowers, cloud formations, ripples on sand, and light and shade along the Wellington Wharves. One scientific trip is shown, the Torlesse trip, in December 1959. Places and subjects photographed are listed above. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album in brown Super-Cobra binder file; 30 x 24 cm

Date: 1961-1967

From: Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

Reference: PA1-f-139

Description: Photographs of leaders of the Girl Guide Association, Girl Guides, Brownies and Rangers, and various activities throughout New Zealand. The first pages show the move from old headquarter buildings in Hastings to new buildings in Christchurch, in September 1961. They include the transfer of equipment by truck and by air freight, and views of different aspects of the new premises. Later views show visiting Girl Guide leaders attending conferences and training courses; ceremonial occasions attended by Lord Cobham in 1962, and by Sir Bernard and Lady Fergusson. Lady Fergusson was the Dominion President during their term in New Zealand. One section of the album shows activities of Girl Guides and Brownies in the Cook Islands, and also in Western Samoa. A number of the camps were attended by Girl Guides from Pacific countries, with many of the Guides named in the album. Various activities undertaken by the Guides include the sale of Girl Guide biscuits, ANZAC Day commemorations, Thinking Day ceremonies, rallies, and the awards of special badges. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cover, labelled in blue ink on front cover `Book 2. 1961-1967' with 1963-1968 crossed out; 38 x 52 cm

Date: [Between 1940 and 1954]

From: Salmon, J T :Albums, album pages and loose prints

By: Salmon, John Tenison, 1910-1999

Reference: PA1-q-208

Description: Album of photographs taken by John Tenison Salmon between 1940 and 1954. The sequence of images is not chronological. Slip attached to spine reads: Trips - Bold Peak, 1943, Mt. Arthur tbld, Marlb. Sounds, Mt. Algidus, 1946, Honeymoon, 1948. 7th Pacific Sc. Congress. West Coast. The album opens with views taken on a trip to the West Coast in January 1954; followed by a West Coast museum trip, February 1940; a Neslson-Westhaven expedition, November 1952; John and Pam Salmon's honeymoon in the South Island in December 1948; and a trip to Mt. Algidus, February 1946. The next trips in the album were the Mt. Arthur tableland museum expedition, February 1946, and again in February 1948; the Bold Peak district, February 1943; trip around the Sounds on "The Alert", August 1948; air trip over the Sounds in April 1949; and then the South Pacific Science Congress, Auckland-Christchurch, February 1949. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, Super Cobra binder file; 30 x 25 cm

Date: [188-?]

By: Seaton, Mary, 1889-1967

Reference: PA1-o-460

Description: Album of photographs of New Zealand (pages 1-10), Australia, Egypt, Europe and Canada taken by unidentified photographers circa 1880s. The New Zealand scenes are mostly in the South Island, including the Bealey, Cheviot Hills Station, the flying fox across the Teremakau [i.e. Taramakau] River, the Canterbury Plains, Governor's Bay and Timaru. One view shows two men in a logging camp; two views of the North Island show Muemutu [i.e. Ohinemutu], and Russell's Gold Battery at Taruru Creek. Australian scenes include a group of New Caledonian Kanaka with their "humpies" (thatched dwellings) at Bundaberg in Queensland; and one of the Wombat Ranges "the haunt of the Kelly gang". Several photographs of Egypt include views of Port Said, the Suez Canal, camels, Egyptians, and early ruins. Canadian images include Port Levis taken from across the St Lawrence River, and views of the Niagara and Montmorency Falls both in summer and in winter. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with textured dark blue cover, black corners an spine, entitled "Scrapbook" on spine; 23.5 x 30.5 cm

Date: 1935-1945?

From: Cooper, Charles Stanley, 1920-1999 :Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1918

Description: Photograph album with images taken in the Wellington region between 1935 and 1945 by an unidentified photographer, possibly Charles Cooper. First half of the album has detailed captions, but there are none in the second half. Includes images of: -Cars in 1935-1936 -Men competing in the Peck Shield Harbour Race in Petone -Picnic with the staff of 'Truth' at Rona Bay -Mourning decorations on Wellington buildings for George V's death -Images taken at Woburn and Silverstream, Lower Hutt -Camping -Spectators watching rugby in Kilbirnie -Family photographs -A photograph of Cooper's father, also named Charles Cooper. He appears in the image captioned "Just a little tub of mine". -Eight prints at the back of the album relate to Cooper's service in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album, with brown cover embossed with the label 'Snapshots', bound with a string tie

Date: 23 Jan-9 Feb 1925

From: Tyndale-Biscoe family: Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11956-08

Description: Account of riding holiday taken by Phyllis Long and Sylvia Lysaght on horses Ngaio and Ladybird. Describes route from Punarima via Mokoia, Hawera, Ngaere, Stratford, Te Whera, Pohukura, Whangamomona, Ohura, to near Aria. Then by car to Te Kuiti and on to Waitomo Caves. Return journey by foot to Te Kuiti and back to Aria by car. Route on horseback continues with the two women travelling down the Awakino River to the sea and then back to Punarima via Tongaporutu, White Cliffs, Urenui, and New Plymouth. Account describes the people they meet and places they stayed along the way. Camping spots, bush, the condition of the horses (including Ngaio almost drowning), rats, mosquitos, bathing, and food (including picnics). Also description of Waitomo Caves. People of note include: Mr Henry and Mrs Ida Barwick (of near Te Wera): the Good family (also of near Te Wera) who rode through the Tangarakai Gorge with them; and the Ritchie family (including Thomas, Mary, and John) of Aria, formerly of the Chatham Islands, where they left their horses when they travelled on to Waitomo. Also includes description of Waitomo Caves with tourist postcards pasted in. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, photographs Also includes Long's photographs and sketches as well as a hand drawn map of the route taken (with location of accommodation and campsites marked).

Date: 1923-1926

From: Tyndale-Biscoe family: Photographs

By: Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923

Reference: PA1-o-1946

Description: Photograph album, mainly of holidays, compiled by Phyllis Long during her time in New Zealand, 1923 to 1926. Some photographs are likely taken by Long but other photographers are unidentified. Album features horse treks and horse riding. Two treks with Sylvia Lysaght are covered; one in Taranaki and Waikato Regions in January-February 1925, and the other from Wanganui to Lake Taupo, December 1925-January 1926. Includes images of Long and Lysaght on their horses Ngaio and Ladybird, places they stayed (camp sites, houses, huts), people they stayed with, and scenic images (bush, mountains, rivers, farmland, and coast). Images from the second trek feature the party of colleagues and friends Long and Lysaght joined (including Eric Tyndale-Biscoe and [Hugh Austin?]) and the Lake Taupo site at which they camped and as well as an unidentified Maori whanau with whom the duo stayed on their return journey. Tramping and mountaineering trips also feature in the album. One set shows a holiday to the Central Plateau, with the party staying in a hut at Whakapapa Village. Photographs include excursions to the summit of Mount Ruapehu, Tama Lakes, Whakapapa Falls, and Taranaki Falls as well as some skiing images. Another set of images is taken on a trip to the Taranaki Region. Mount Egmont (Mount Taranaki) features with Long and a female companion pictured on the summit. There are also a number of images of Dawson Falls, including some swimming and bush scenes, and scenic images of the mountain and surrounding area, with Doreen Ross pictured in one image. Other places visited by Long include Wanganui and at a farm with an unidentified family [Ross or Lysaght?]. Photographs from the farm show various people (including children), a chicken coop, lambs being fed, dogs, and horses. Another set of photographs show a motoring, camping, and picnicking excursions in a Model TT Ford covered truck. In addition to Tyndale-Biscoe, Frank and Elizabeth McGrath and their children Mary, Joan, [and Hugh?] appear in numerous photographs. McGrath family images include informal as well as a set of formal studio portraits of both groups and individual members. The family in captured motoring, in beach scenes [Kai Iwi camping trip?], on horseback, riding bikes, reading, and at a Mokoia farmhouse, with Long and Tyndale-Biscoe often appearing in photographs with them. Other people that feature include Long's teaching colleagues and friends from Nga Tawa and Wanganui Collegiate schools. Those identified in captions include Tyndale-Biscoe, "Shrimp", Else Rowe , Aubrey Fullerton-Smith, Conrad, Mr Latham, Mr [Cr]opper?, Mr [F.H.?] Latham, Mr Izard, Doreen Ross, and Roy Ross. Album also includes a studio portrait of Phyllis Tyndale-Biscoe in 1927. There are a number of images of Tyndale-Biscoe with his motorcycle. Commercial postcards feature photographs of Mount Ruapehu, Mount Ngauruhoe, and Mount Egmont (Mount Taranaki) as well as Waitomo Caves limestone formations, Wanganui River, and Wanganui Collegiate School. Three postcards are addressed to members of Long's family in England (and were sent). Another two postcards were sent to Long by Tyndale-Biscoe and "Himself" [Frank McGrath?]. Also a note from Hugh [McGrath?] to Long sent while she was travelling home to England. Larger mounted print of image of Long's horse Ngaio at PAColl-10463. Two treks and other excursions are described in depth in Long's diaries and letters to her parents. Tyndale-Biscoe's letters also describing mountaineering, motoring, and camping trips to his parents (MS-Group-2409). Quantity: 1 album(s) containing 260 prints, some loose. Physical Description: Photograph album with green textured cover, 21.4 x 25.8 cm Processing information: Prints that have come loose from the album as well postcards and prints stored in pocket at rear of album have been arranged in an enclosure which is held in the back of the box containing the album.

Date: [Between 1903 and 1935]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Westland, Charles J, active 1900s; Kitchingham, Frederick Arthur, 1885-1964; Mercer, James Cuthbert, 1886-1944; Atkinson, George Gordon, 1905-1982

Reference: PA1-o-411

Description: Photographs taken by John Dobree Pascoe and others in the Southern Alps, particularly the Westland Region. They include groups of mountaineers; routes traversing difficult terrain; views of mountains, mountain ranges and glaciers; deer stalkers and their catch; campsites, both in tents, and in caves (including Wilkinson Cave, in which prospectors, trampers and mountaineers have sheltered); fording swollen rivers; and mountain huts and life enjoyed by mountaineers. Album includes early photographs taken by C J Westland (1903), and a number of photographs taken by F A Kitchingham (1914). Particular trips taken include a new route from the Evans region to the Rakaia, discovered by J D Pascoe, Wyn Barnett and A P Thomson on 4th January 1933; the first traverse of the McKenzie Glacier, in rain (31st December 1932); and the first ascent of the McKenzie Col (31st December 1932). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; "J.D. Pascoe lettered in gold in lower right-hand corner; [185 p]; 26.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: [ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Bailey, Margaret (Dr), 1945-: Collection of Margaret and John Bailey

Reference: PA12-7813

Description: Transparency slides of Wellington, Desert Road, and Rotorua, taken ca 1950s-1960s by John Bailey Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies slides.

Date: [Circa 1870s-1890s]

By: Vickery & Inkersell (Firm)

Reference: PA1-f-078

Description: Photographs of New Zealand scenery, probably all in the South Island, and particularly in the Southern Alps. Many show mountain scenery and glaciers. None of the views or photographers are identified. Other Titles - New Zealand views Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with an impressed pattern on dark green leather cover, entitled "New Zealand views" in gold lettering; 31.5 x 39.0 cm

Date: 1967-1972

From: Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

By: Orr, Russell William, 1916-1977; Green & Hahn (Firm)

Reference: PA1-f-140

Description: Photographs of leaders of the Girl Guide Association, Girl Guides, Brownies and Rangers, and various activities throughout New Zealand. Leaders from other countries including Pacific Islands, Japan and Korea, attending conferences and training courses in New Zealand; and ceremonial occasions attended by Lady Fergusson; by Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne; and by the Commonwealth Chief Commissioner, Mrs D Parker-Bowles. Activities include Thinking Day, Anzac Day ceremonies, and the sale of Girl Guide biscuits. One section shows Girl Guides and Brownies in the Cook Islands. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark blue cover, with chalk lettering `1967-1972'; 38 x 52 cm

Date: [Between 1920s and 1930s]

By: New Zealand Railways

Reference: Pa1-f-053

Description: Publicity photographs taken for New Zealand Railways, chiefly taken circa 1936, by unidentified photographers. The main sequences cover views in the Christchurch area, the Southern Alps and West Coast in the South Island; and Gisborne, East Cape, and Taranaki in the North Island. Many of the images were used in the New Zealand Railway Magazine which is available in full-text on the internet at http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-railways.html Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, green spine, entitled Tours, Book 4; 39 x 59 cm

Date: 16 Dec 1949-2 Feb 1950

From: Hill, Barbara, fl 1950 : Diary and historical accounts

Reference: MSZ-1567

Description: Illustrated diary of Hill's travels through the South Island in the summer of 1949-1950. The diary is a detailed and engaging account of Hill's travels with colleagues from Iona College. They leave Havelock North journeying to the Milford Sounds and six weeks camping in the South Island. Their exercusions take them to Dunedin, Te Anau, Milford Sound, Homer Tunnel, Eglington Valley, Lake Manapouri, Bluff, Stewart Island, Invercargill, Queenstown, Cromwell, Lake Wanaka, Hamner Springs, Buller Gorge, Nelson, Malborough Sounds, Picton, Wellington and other tourist destinations. Black and white photographs have been inserted into the diary and include images from their tramp over the Milford Track. Illustrations depict local flora and sketches of the travelling party. Some newspaper cuttings, postcards and ephemera items have also been pasted into the travelogue. The diary ends as the travellers alight in Wellington on the 2nd Feb 1950. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph, photographs and printed material

Date: 1916-1920, [1930s] and 1940

From: Singleton family: Photographs, particularly relating to Wellington signwriting business 'Singleton Signs'

By: Singleton, Claude Edward, 1897-1988

Reference: PA1-o-1931

Description: Singleton family photograph album. Most photographs taken by Claude Singleton circa 1930s. Also some images taken by unidentified photographers between 1916 and 1920, some relating to World War 1. - Many photographs of family, especially babies and children. Shows house and garden where photographs are taken. Features prams, dolls, cats, and dogs. Many images of Clive, Mary, and Estelle (the children of Claude and Zoe Singleton). - Some taken during family camping trips at Judgeford, Pauatahanui. Shows tents, automobiles, outside dining, bush, streams, and an outdoor cot for a child. - A set of outdoor scenes taken during a trip to Auckland. Shows Auckland Domain including the Museum and the Wintergardens, and Albert Park. - Interior images of a house, with a woman identified as Olive Terriss. - Captions included for some images. Identified people are: Brian Gibson, Zoe, Clive, Mary, Brian, Mum, Dad, Lil, Estelle, Claude, Olive Terriss, Dot Craighead, Laurie, Grandad Singleton, and Biv. Some other people are unidentified. Identified locations are Island Bay, Pirongia, Judgeford, Eureka, Auckland, and Panama. - A single image shows a cinema screen showing an unidentified film. - A single image shows a camera and accessories. Quantity: 1 album(s) 160 prints. Physical Description: Photographic album 14.5 x 23 cm burgandy cover, tied with white string

Date: 1919, 1924-[ca 1927], 1931-1936

By: Johnston, Phyllis, 1904-1998

Reference: PA-Group-00972

Description: Photographs formerly belonging to Phyllis Johnston: - A panoramic photographs of Wellington Girls' College pupils taken 1919 by Lorne studio. - Two photograph albums containing images taken during road trips around New Zealand in 1927 (North Island), 1931 (North Island), 1934-1935 (Christchurch, Dunedin, and Oamaru), with a focus on camping and visits to tourist sites. Also contains series of images relating to a vacation in Dunedin for the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (1924-1925), and to Anakiwa, Marlborough Sounds, for a summer holiday (1935-1936). Compiler of albums, and photographer(s), are unidentified. Images are captioned though few people are identified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 2 album(s) Album(s). 1 b&w original photographic print(s) (Panorama). Physical Description: Photograph albums, panoramic print Provenance: Donated by Rachel Brown, Wellington, 1999 and 2015. Johnston was the cousin of the donor's father.

Date: 1955

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-386-082

Description: Shows a woman loading camping supplies into a caravan, while her husband stands chatting to a neighbour The words 'Dec 1955, Caravans, No. 192' are written in blue coloured pencil on the back of the cartoon Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on card, 255 x 280 mm

Date: [Ca 1920s-1940s]

From: Curry, Roy Goodwin, 1918-2006: Collection

Reference: 1/4-131987-F

Description: Image taken by Roy Curry circa 1920s-1940s. Group of tents in a clearing in the bush. Laundry is drying on lines strung between trees. Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Black and white original negative, approximately 6 x 9 cm Transfers: Negative was received in page numbered "27" of album housed at PAColl-10658..

Date: [Ca 1920s-1940s]

From: Curry, Roy Goodwin, 1918-2006: Collection

Reference: 1/4-132037-F

Description: Image taken by Roy Curry circa 1920s-1940s. Group of unidentified people lying on the ground next to a tent. Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Black and white original negative, approximately 6 x 9 cm Transfers: Negative was received in page numbered "82" of album housed at PAColl-10658..