Titokowaru's War, N.Z., 1868-1869

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Livingston, James, 1840-1915 : Diary / edited by John Houston

Date: 9 Jun 1868-3 Jan 1869, Nov 1961

By: Livingston, James, 1840-1915

Reference: MS-Papers-6842

Description: Transcript by John Houston of diary kept by Livingston while he served with the Patea Field Force during the 1868-1869 Taranaki conflicts with introduction by Houston giving biographical background to Livingston, in particular his involvement with the 'Hawera Republic'. In his diary, Livingston describes the daily events of the land war and the various military engagements that took place. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (25 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

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London, Karol, fl 2011 : Research papers relating to Hans Henrick Thiele and Titokowaru...

Date: 1917, 2011

By: London, Karol, active 2011

Reference: MS-Papers-10803

Description: Collection comprises a typescript and manuscript article `Notes on the Maori disturbances in New Zealand during 1868 & 1869. By a Danish officer'. This article was originally written in Danish in 1868 by Hans Thiele and later translated into English. This translation was written by Thiele and his daughter Marie Madeleine Thiele (see note at end of article). Thiele served with the yeomanry cavalry who aided the Armed Constabulary and the Colonial Government troops under Colonel Whitmore who were fighting Titokowaru's forces in the South Taranki region. The war was engaged over rights to confiscated land and this history is highlighted in these accounts. Beginning at Wairoa (Waverley) this first hand account is detailed and gives a great insight into the tactics and practices of the colonial forces and Titokowaru's warriors, and their various military engagements. Thiele indicates the number of casualties and comments on the Hauhau's rites of cannibalism and the practice of removing the human heart from those slain in battle. Theile comments on pa sites, redoubts and fortifications. The narrative traces the defeat of the colonial troops in the early part of the campaign in 1868 then continues into 1869 as Colonel Whitmore purses Titokowaru at the Waitotara River and on to Patea. The article ends with Thiele detailing the removal of fifty Maori prisoners by the paddle steamer `Sturt' from Wanganui to Wellington. Includes photocopy of Thiele's obituary `Old colonist dies' published in the Fiji Times, 27 June 1917. Also a detailed biography of Hans Thiele compiled by Karol London. Source of title - Supplied by Library Hans Henrick Thiele was a Captain in the Danish Army (1864). Fought with the yeomanry cavalry in Taranaki against Titokowaru (1869). From New Zealand he travelled to South America, Britian and Fiji. Died in Suva in 1917. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts & printed material Transfers: Collection taken into the Manuscripts Section, transfers made from there. - To Photographic Archive - Black and white photographic print of Edith and Hans Thiele at Nausori in Fiji.

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Woolnoth, Alfred, 1849-1897: Tauranga ita [sic] Pah / copied from a sketch taken on the...

Date: [1869?]

By: Woolnoth, Alfred, 1849-1897; Cowan, James, 1870-1943

Reference: A-138-027

Description: A fenced pa with three soldiers and four horses in the foreground, one horse riderless. Another horse is on the ground, as is one soldier. Ink inscriptions in another hand supply comments on the copying, and identify features and events, e. g. "Wright"; "Big Kereopa came out with a long-handled tomahawk"; "Maxwell shot dead:. Shows also W. Lingard on horse at left. Title from pencil inscription An ink note in the right border, alongside a drawing of a palm tree states 'Wrong! This was a gnarled old ngaio with very thick branches'. Another very similar drawing, pencil and a similar size, with the same title and attribution on offer at International Art Centre auction, Auckland, 22 October 2009, lot 109. Provenance given as Private collection, United Kingdom. Copyist described as Alfred Woolnoth. An Alfred Woolnoth was living and working as an artist in Edinburgh at the right date According to James Cowan in The New Zealand wars, Vol II, p. 278, Christopher Maling was present at the skirmish on 25 January, 1869. He is known to have done drawings in New Zealand and could possibly be the artist whom Woolnoth was copying Other Titles - Taurangaika Pa. Tauranga Ika Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, image 156 x 232 mm, on sheet 210 x 290 mm Transfers: Transferred from: MS Papers 39 (Cowan collection). Processing information: Names updated May 2024 following information from a staff member.

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Woolnoth, Alfred, 1849-1897: Taurangahika Pah

Date: [ca 1868]

By: Woolnoth, Alfred, 1849-1897

Reference: A-478-044

Description: A view of the distinctive concave-walled pa, with fallen soldiers and horses in the foreground. Almost identical to another version of the same scene by the same artist, held by the Library at A-138-027. The inscription is also almost identical, although the name of the pa is spelled differently and the phrase 'on the spot' has been omitted; there are also no annotations present. The Library also holds a map that details the skirmish of 28 December 1868, at MapColl-832.41hkm/[1868]/Acc.1261, showing lines of advance and retreat of Capt. Finnimore, H. and A. Wright and W. Lingard's parties, and where men and horses fell. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 148 x 228 mm Processing information: Names updated May 2024 following information from a staff member.

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