Military training

Date: ca 1940

Reference: PAColl-4367

Description: Photograph of the Hutt Valley from Trentham with the military camp in the foreground ca 1940. Photograph taken by S C Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [1984]

From: Pringle, Michael, 1962-: Papers, photographs, maps, and posters

Reference: MS-Papers-6854-05

Description: File relating to the Great Barrier Forum and Great Barrier Exercises of the New Zealand military; the exercise was called Northern Safari Northern Safari (Military exercise) was held in 1984 on Great Barrier Island by the New Zealand military forces. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1927-1957]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-146

Description: All photographs contain captions. The first public parade of the RNZAF at the Opening of Parliament, Wellington. 1937; RNZAF Band undertaking weapon training at RNZAF Station Rongotai, 1942. Portraits of: Mr T A Barrow (Air Secretary); Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh William Lumsden Saunders; Air Marshal Sir Robert Victor Goddard; Squadron Leader J E Duncan. Photographs of aircraft: DH-4 bomber; Gipsy Moth; Vickers aircraft; Bristol aircraft; Hawker `Tomtit'; Avro 504K; Gloster; Fairey; Blackburn; Grumman Avenger (first top dressing trials at Ohakea, 1948-49); T-6 training planes, 1957 Quantity: 18 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 9 June 1972

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

Reference: EP/1972/2827

Description: Demonstration against military service on the opening day of Parliament, Wellington. Some of the demonstrators are wearing masks and several burnt draft cards. Photographed 9 June 1972 by an unidentified Evening Post staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

Date: November 1941-June 1942

From: McKenzie, Gordon Melville 1898-1978 :Albums compiled while serving as chaplain of HMNZS Achilles and HMNZS Tamaki, 1939-1945

Reference: PA1-o-1180

Description: Album compiled by Gordon McKenzie during his service as a chaplain at the naval training station HMNZS Tamaki during the 1939-1945 war. Includes photographs of groups arranged by dormitory, and men involved in various training activities. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1920s-1950s

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-117

Description: Photographs, published (or considered for publication), in the New Zealand Free Lance, ca 1930s-1950s. Names and date of publication recorded on the back. Names of selected identified subjects entered in Name field. Includes group at Manawatu & West Coast Agricultural & Pastoral Association Show held at Palmerston North - Allan McDonald, renowned steeplechase rider; `Grannie' McDonald, in her day the foremost horsewoman in NZ; J C Ambury, light horse judge at the show; D D Wilson of Hamilton, pony judge; Miss Maggie Briggs, horsewoman; T J Martin, pony judge. Photograph published in NZ Free Lance, 17 Nov 1948, p 28. Series of photographs taken at Canterbury centennial celebrations of the fireworks display at Hagley Park. Procession of floats through Hagley Park - `London Pride' (London Society of Canterbury Ltd), `Callon Mill' (Canterbury & Westland Marlborough Clothing Union), `Trotting Sport' (Christchurch Trotting Club), `Centennial Bride' (Beath & Co), `Old Sydenham Windmill' (Vale & Co), `The Crown Jewels' (A & T Burt Ltd), `Queen of Flowers' (Canterbury Rose Society), `City Beautiful' (J Ballantyre & Co), `Birthday Cake' (Christchurch City Council), and decorated bikes. All published 19 Feb 1951. Series of photograph of NZ Cadet Corps training at Waiouru Military Camp; published 8 Feb 1950, p 29 Photograph of Tommy Solomon and friends Mr Thompson & Mr Lockett in a Christchurch street after Tommy Solomon was presented to the Duke of York; published 23 Mar 1927; original homestead at Purau (photo and article published 14 Dec 1938, p 82); avenue of poplars at Kaiapoi (cut down in 1939); jockeys J W Jennings & Alf Messervey, published in Free Lance, 15 Nov 1939 (p 59); house of the future on display at Canterbury Centennial Industries Fair, published 16 Aug 1950, p 26; Trentham Race Meeting, 8 Feb 1950, p 48. Group (including Postmaster General Broadfoot) at opening of the new automatic telephone exchange at New Plymouth; published Mar 1950 Quantity: 40 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: [1939-1945]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: Green & Hahn (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-040

Description: Photographs of coastal batteries at Palmer Head (Wellington), Battery Point, (Lyttelton), Fort Bastion (Auckland) and Fort Dorset (Wellington). Includes gun practise and radio equipment; one photograph of troops on South Island coastal defence at an abandoned farmhouse, displaying their cabbage harvest. Lyttelton photographs taken by Green & Hahn, Christchurch Quantity: 83 b&w original photographic print(s). 39 b&w original photographic print(s) (proof sheets with 169 images).

Date: 1912-1957

By: MacIntyre family

Reference: MS-Papers-7331

Description: Papers chiefly relate to Cyril Paul Hunter's service with the 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles, 1912-1914; also invoices, statements and balance sheets for members of the Hunter and MacIntyre families who farmed at Porangahau The Hunter and MacIntyre families both farmed at Porangahau and were inter-married Quantity: 6 folder(s). 0.08 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: 1950 - 1953

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Nash, Percival Frederick, -1952; Weigel, William George, 1890-1980; Paul Popper Ltd

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-013

Description: Photographs of military aircraft, troopships and soldiers at Burnham and Waiouru military bases training for K Force operations, taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Also photographs of Malaysian police guarding Chinese-owned tin mines from Communist bandits in 1951 and one photograph of Russian police at the Brandenburg Gate in 1953. Photographers include George Weigel and Paul Popper. Quantity: 52 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: Elmar Studios; Salmon, John Tenison, 1910-1999

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-222

Description: Miscellaneous uncaptioned photographs. Include: Panorama of Cassino (mounted); linesmen up a power pole; tukutuku panels and carved panels in a Maori meeting house (photographer J T Salmon); anti-tank practise; V8 engine; grave of regimental mascot No 1 dog Major Major (d 1944); WAACS on board transport ship; Maori soldier; NZer in Long Range Desert Group; Burnham Military Camp, 1939 (photographer Elmar Studios) Quantity: 17 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1940-1941

From: Startup, Robin McGill, 1933- : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6485-1

Description: Letters from Private William Bee to his family in Oamaru while on active service during World War II in which he describes his life as a soldier training at Maadi Camp, his time as a guard at an Italian POW camp, visits to Gezira and Heliopolis, time in hospital, service in the Greek campaign, trip to Palestine, a visit to Cairo to see an exhibition of Peter McIntyre's paintings, descriptions of manoeuvres and general topics; includes detailed description of the background of the letters and brief outline of them by Startup Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: Jun-Jul 1940

By: Miller, Henry G, -1940

Reference: MS-Papers-2446

Description: The letters to family describe his stay in Bermuda en route to England, the voyage and training Source of title - Supplied Accompanying material - Letter of condolence from Hild Appleby, and 8 photocopies of Miller's funeral Miller, a sergeant in the RNZAF sailed for England in Jun 1940. He was killed while training in England in Aug. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (15 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, typed transcripts and photographs (all photocopies)

Date: 1917-1919

From: Kay, Reginald Vincent, 1894-1978 :Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1060

Description: Photographs relating to Mr R V Kay. Includes photographs of 33rd Reinforcements training in Wairarapa, 1917 and at sea troopship life 1918 (Jan-Feb) on 'S.S. Athenic' via the Panama Canal. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 275 x 230 mm

Date: ca 1891-1901

Reference: PAColl-0731

Description: Photographs of a military parade on Lambton Quay as part of the visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York consisting of teams of eight horses pulling small carriages on their way to the Battery with spectators lining the street; No.3 Gun Detachment at a military tournament in November 1891 at Hutt Race Course standing with their gun the participants being Sgt Carter, Br Daniels, Gunners Brown, Petrie, Curtis, Bott, Renwick, Raynor, and Quilice(?); No.1 (Gun Detachment?) with their gun, standing next to a tent in Miramar in 1898 the participants being Gibson, Coombes, Coleman, Pettiecuck(?), Lyon, Boyes, Fraser, Feeney, Hill, Brown, Spence, Courtney, and Truman; and a large group of men possibly of D battery of Wellington militia holding poles with paddles at the end with circles painted on them (markers). Some of the men are in uniform or partial uniform and there are targets behind them. Photographer(s) unidentified. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1939 - 1940

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Weigel, William George, 1890-1980; Snowden, James Robert, 1904-1982; Powell, Arthur Walter, 1893-1970; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-012

Description: Photographs of recruitment and enlistment, soldiers in military training camps at Papakura (1939-1940) and Burnham (1940) and soldiers in Rarotonga and Egypt, taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Includes photographs of the Maori Battalion and General Freyberg. Photographers include B Snowden, A W Powell, George Weigel and S C Smith. Quantity: 70 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1940

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: DA-00544-F

Description: Troops of 1st Contingent being instructed in rifle handling at Maadi, Egypt. Taken in 1940 by an official photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: Mar 1916

From: Quartermain family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1807-03

Description: Letters from Quartermain to his parents written from Wellington, Ambulance Camp, Awapuni, Anzac Club, Palmerston North, and Awapuni Camp Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece level inventory available.

Date: 1914, 1915, 1918

By: Walton, William Henry, 1880-1952

Reference: MS-Papers-8065

Description: Comprises letter of appreciation from Major W Simm, Commanding Officer, 5th Wellington Regiment for the provision of reading and writing marquees, and for Walton's work as the regiment's chaplain (1915); Newspaper clippings re swearing and football playing at Takapau Camp (1914); extract from the `Church Chronicle' featuring article by Walton on his chaplaincy at Trentham Camp (1918). Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Mr B H Walton, 2004 Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Manuscripts and Archives, material transferred to the Photographic Archive - To Photographic Archive - Photograph of army camp at Takapau (PAColl-8043).

Date: 1914-1917

From: Kay, Reginald Vincent, 1894-1978 :Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1553

Description: Photographs relating to R V Kay and his training in the 33rd Reinforcements at Trentham and Featherston military training camps during World War I. Inscriptions: Backing board verso - top centre - W.W.I. 33rd Reinforcements, 1917, Camps Trentham, Featherston, etc. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 140 x 165 mm

Date: 1939

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-163

Description: Series of mounted photographs taken during training in New Zealand at Fort Dorset, Trentham and Waiouru, 1939. Shows camp life and activities; Maori Battalion NCOs at Trentham, Nov 1939; First Advanced Training Company at Army School, Trentham; Seatoun Park Camp; A.S.C. Special Force; Special Force Div Sigs in training; Special Force Rifle Bn instruction; Governor General presenting commissions to 1st A T Coy, Nov 1939; G-G meeting N.Z.P.S. instructors; 6 Fd Coy N.Z.E. at Waiouru. Quantity: 53 b&w original photographic print(s).