Potatoes

Date: 1861 - 1880

From: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :[Sketchbook of copies from originals by James Coutts Crawford and Samuel Deighton. 1860-1880]

Reference: E-926-023

Description: Shows a three-quarter length portrait of a Maori man, holding up a potato to his face, with his left hand. With his right hand he is using a spoon to take other potatoes out of a dish. Another version of this image is held at E-041-046 Extended Title - From his "Sketchbook of copies from originals by James Coutts Crawford" [1860-1880], page [23 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Wash drawing, 145 x 235 mm

Date: 2001

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-673-024/046

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues, includes: Shows scientists' adhock research into the potential uses of genetic modification at the expense of commonsense. Comment on the intimidation tactics of Qantas Airlines toward Air New Zealand. Singapore Airlines are shown as Air New Zealands big sister ally. Christine Rankin considers taking further action following the release of the Employment Courts findings. Shows the Government (surfer) riding the knowledge wave only to be wiped out and lodged head first in the sand. Discussion between an Israeli soldier and Palestinian child. The soldier is trying to explain to the child how violence and retaliation works. The child just wants to play and go to the movies. Shows Helen Clark dealing with Steve Maharey and his use of obscene language. Shows members of the Electoral Reform Committee as angelic, working for the best interests of the country while having vested interests in the Committees outcome. Helen Clark calls on the All Blacks to crush the Australians while they've down. New Zealand reaction to the loss by the All Blacks to the Australians. Shows All Black Anton Oliver taking the blame for the loss against Australia. Comment on the Qantas involvement in running Ansett into the ground and leaving small creditors in ruins. Comment on the lack of constructive action being taken by the Pacific Forum to deal with global warming and the consequent rising of the ocean level. Shows Helen Clark encouraging all her Ministers to keep pets. Jim Anderton is shown wrapped in the arms of his pet octupus (Peoples' Bank). Shows West Coast MP, Damien O'Connor, addressing an audience about local mining and the poor decision made by Alliance MP Sandra Lee. He is reminded by a miner in the wings that his seat is still marginal. Shows Jim Anderton and Sandra Lee observing the Reefton Alliance office being pelted with food in reaction to Sandra Lee saying 'no' to mine expansion in the area. Shows a new army armoured vehicle running over an air force plane. Comment on the current situation where the armies supplies are being boosted while the air force is having its wings clipped. Shows thugs from the power company breaking into a persons house to extract money for the latest exorbitant power bill. Shows an All Black player finishing a Springbok (South African Rugby Team) and still feeling hungry. He thinks he could polish off the entire Australian Rugby Team (Wallabies) as well. Shows the relationship between government controlled power generators, empty lakes and increased revenue for power for the Reserve Bank. Shows a proposed statue for the entrance of the Sydney Harbour. Comment on Australia's policy to exclude refugees. Shows Michelle Boag's National Party purge of Parliamentary faithful. Comment on the level of ignorant public opinion over the boat people refugees trying to gain entry to Australia, by people ringing talkback radio. Quantity: 23 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1865 - 1845 - 1866

By: Meryon, Charles, 1821-1868

Reference: B-014-007

Description: A large thatched storehouse (pataka) on four poles to the left, outside a fenced area containing three houses (one with a European-style slab chimney), and a smaller taller storehouse in a tree on the far right. A group of Maori outside the fence appear to be selling potatoes to a European. No. S97 in Richard S. Schneiderman's catalogue raisonne. State vi/vii. Other Titles - New Zealand. Native store-houses and dwellings at Akaroa. Banks Peninsula [translation] Collector's mark on recto, a stamped monogram with AM in a circle. (The same mark appears on B-014-003). The Library holds another copy of the same print, same state, at B-014-006, more heavily inked than B-014-007 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etching 5 x 9 inches

Date: 1911

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

Reference: MapColl-CHa-7/3/3-Acc.38833

Description: Identifies areas of potatoes, maize and fruit growing in New Zealand 1911. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Pencil tracing on greaseproof paper. Scale indeterminable. 41 x 25 cm Finding Aids: Inventory available.

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

Reference: MapColl-CHA-7/1/6-Acc.38705

Description: Identifies areas and quantities of wheat and rape; peas, barley, maize; potatoes, fruit and tobacco. Quantity: 3 manuscript map(s) on one sheet. Physical Description: Ink drawing on cream paper. Scale indeterminable. 45 x 63.4 cm Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1916

From: Thompson, Ernest Heber 1891-1971 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the European War. 1914-1916]

By: Hay, John (Sir), active 1960s

Reference: A-223-008

Description: A New Zealand soldier stirring a large cauldron with the but of his rifle, watched by another soldier. They are in a damaged stone building with a large hole in the wall. Opened tins of food and cooking equipment are lying around on the floor Original drawings for cartoon published in Shell Shocks; New Zealanders in France (London, Jarrold, 1916) Other Titles - Thought happen potato Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen & ink, 290 x 212 mm Provenance: Presented by Sir John Hay, 14 March 1968

From: Crimp, Daryl 1958- :Cartoons entered in the 1993 Qantas Media Awards

Reference: A-299-014

Description: Shows a paddock with potato plants and a pitch fork. Underneath the soil is a number of potatoes - one of which has the face of Jim Bolger. Refers to Jim Bolger tracing his Irish background and to his nickname "Mr Potatohead". Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies.

Date: 3 February 1987

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

By: Giblin, Ross, active 1980s-2000s

Reference: EP/1987/0573-F

Description: An Ag-Cat biplane spraying fertiliser on a potatoe crop on a farm near Levin. Photographed by Evening Post staff photographer Ross Giblin on the 3rd of February 1987. The biplane was one of two opperated by Hallett Griffin and his company Griffin Ag-Air Ltd. Quantity: 2 b&w original negative(s) 2 35mm negative strips comprising 6 images.. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negatives, 35mm

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

Reference: MapColl-CHA-7/2/7-Acc.38777

Description: Identifies by colour and symbols butter fat production, fat lamb production, dry sheep, wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, lucerne, turnips, orchards and arable forage crop in the southern part of the South Islands Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and colour drawing on dressed linen. Scale indeterminable. 38 x 35.5 cm. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: [1844]

From: [Angas, George French] 1822-1886 :[Sketchbook 1844]

Reference: A-020-005

Description: On the left, a watercolour of the point of a taiaha (spear) with notes about war costume of Maori. There is also a drawing of a huia feather and a note about a momument at Ngauranga to the memory of Te Wharepouri. On the right, 'slave preparing food' at Ngauranga Pa, shows a crouching woman inside a hut, preparing small round objects, possibly potatoes, from a basket in front of her. The taiaha is the original sketch for a lithograph In: Angas, G F, The New Zealanders illustrated, (London, 1847), Plate 58, No 7, p 130, where it is described as E Hani. The slave woman is the original drawing for a view in the upper right corner of Plate 59, no. 2 ' Domestic sketches' Other Titles - Ngauranga Nga Hauranga. Huia. War costume Quantity: 1 drawing(s). 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil 182 x 100 mm; Watercolour 175 x 107 mm

Date: 1965

By: Grant Thornton (Firm)

Reference: PA1-q-618

Description: The album opens with the "Konui" unloading at the Darling wharf, Sydney. This operation is shown in detail as sacks of potatoes are lifted from the hold and deposited on the wharf watched by officials. We then follow the transport, storage, washing, grading and bagging of potatoes, some of which are destined for the Royal Agricultural Show, Sydney. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 01-31 08 2006

From: Methven Heritage Project - RSA and Arable oral history project

By: Lochhead, Arthur William Allan, 1915-2008

Reference: OHInt-0920-11

Description: Lived in Ashburton 1915-2008. Backgrounds parents Arthur Osborn Lochhead and Kathleen Alma Lochhead (nee Ruddenklau) who ran a mixed farm at Mount Somers. Recalls leaving farm at ten years to come to Methven when his father went shearing. After leaving school worked at Hobbs seed cleaning store. Details sewing bags on tin mill and poisoning rabbits while working at Rangaitata Island farm for Frank Ruddenklau, his uncle. Says he then drove tractor and plough at Springfield estate farm for his grandfather Frederick Ruddenklau. Refers to being held back from World war Two service for 12 months because he was head sewer on the header. Says he left in 1941 from Wellington on board the Aquitania after three months training as a driver at Trentham. Refers to his three brothers going to war. Describes voyage via Fremantle, South Africa, the Red Sea to arrive at Port Tewfik, Egypt. Talks about training at Maadi Camp to be in 6 RMT (Reserve Mechanical Transport). Discusses transport of petrol and water and conditions in the desert, food, snakes, flies, clearing mine fields. Refers to taking 26th Battalion to Sidi Rezegh. Mentions brother George Lochhead in battle of Sidi Rezegh, being taken prisoner of war and getting the Victoria Cross medal. Talks about being present at El Alamein battle, everything bursting into fire at night, and being at Tobruk. Brief mention of Battle of Minqar Qaim, and a bullet through his radiator. Describes drinking sprees in Cairo, the Club, sightseeing at Pyramids and Nile River, Aswad Dam, hiring gharries. Talks about Methven and Districts reunion dinner in Cairo. Refers to getting pneumonia and having to go to Alexandria Hospital, then going to Palestine to recuperate. Says the whole DIV (2nd NZEF) went to Aleppo, Syria for six weeks working with refugees and road making. Mentions meeting Bedouins in the desert. Describes returning to Mersa Matruh with 23rd Battalion on board. Discusses mail and food parcels from home. Mentions role of Major Hood, the commander. Talks about driving at night time over the Apennines mountain range in Italy where the 6 RMT broke up. Talks about working in Mobile ambulance company on Italian front during winter. Says took wounded from the field and from the Casualty Clearing station and RAP, and took locals to Italian hospitals. Mentions Methven local nurse Natalie Currie bringing wounded. Talks about being based in Forli, sleeping in his ambulance and mortar bombs hitting it. Recalls General Freyberg visiting the 6 RMT and Winston Churchill coming on parade. Talks about playing cards, rugby, trying Italian wine. Had leave in Florence. Says sent pay home for his family. Talks about going to Trieste and being in Udine when the war ended. Describes hitch hiking via Milan, Genoa, Turin, Lake Como to Bari. Expands on trip on the 'Georgic' to Maadi Camp, Egypt, and on the 'Strathaird' passenger liner home. Says post war he worked at Mid Canterbury transport, Pudding Hill timber mill, Jackson's limeworks, Staveley. Refers to working for Arie Van Dyke and Lofty Chambers, and then becoming partners with Chambers in a potatoe farm. Says he set up own business in the 1960s. Recalls building a brick house in Methven when he married his first wife Jean in 1958 who died in 1972. Talks about remarriage to Alma Rowney. Says bought 84 acre triangle Cambrose Village and sold land for the Methven Motor Services building. Describes land improvements. Says he rented the Methven race course to grow potatoes and wheat on rotation. Refers to growing cocksfoot, white clover, barley, wheat, French oats and ran sheep. Refers to growing grain on contract. Says was first to grow Rua poatatoes in Methven. Refers to Dakota potatoe and keeping potatoes in pits against frost. Describes transition from horse teams to tractors, headers replacing thrashing mills, changing from manpower to a transport hoist for lifting potatoe 70lb bags. Refers to snow storms, impact of droughts, Lyndhurst irrigation Scheme. Talks about using sprays, arsenic, reglone. Mentions topdressing with fertiliser. Says retired in 1988 to garden. Interviewer(s) - Nicola Robertson Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-016760 - OHC-016765 Quantity: 6 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Electronic document(s). 1 interview(s). 6 Hours Duration. Physical Description: Textural files - Adobe PDF Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-6033, OHDL-001828. Search dates: 1915 - 2006

Date: 1946 - 1950

From: New Zealand. School Publications Branch: [45 double-sided photographic posters, photographed by National Publicity Studios and other photographers. ca 1949]

Reference: Eph-D-EDUCATION-1949-1-61/90

Description: Photographs are by National Publicity Studios, V C Browne, Ministry of Works. Includes posters numbered: 61. Fishing. Fishing is hard on nets, which constantly need mending. The ball in the net is a float (National Publicity Studios) 62. Roads. This road runs through the Waipu State Forest in the Urewera country between Rotorua and Lake Waikaremoana (National Publicity Studios) 63. Methven. This photo shows in the foreground a linen flax factory with stacks of linen flax (V C Browne) 64. The Canterbury Coast. The photo shows Banks Peninsula, the entrance to Lyttelton Harbour, the edge of the Canterbury Plains, and the Southern Alps in the distance (V C Browne) 65. Our coasts. The mouth of the Waiotahi River, Bay of Plenty (V C Browne) 66. Roads. This road was cut through pumicw country on the Central Plateu of the North Island (Ministry of Works) 67. Our coasts. The coast of Southern Hawkes Bay. Notice the cliff layers and the erosion scars (V C Browne) 68. Our coasts. This coast north of Karamea is as wild as when Captain Cook sailed past (V C Browne) 69. Our coasts. This photo shows the steamer "Futurist" on a reef near Cape Campbell (V C Browne) 70. Our coasts. This coast, north of Karamea, has been cleared for farming. Not a living tree can be seen. Is this wise? (V C Browne) 71. Our coasts. One of the lighthouse keepers whose work it is to keep our coasts safe for ships (National Publicity Studios) 72. Fishing. The trawler hauls in the net (National Publicity Studios) 73. Potatoes. A mechanical digger at work, Marshlands, Canterbury (National Publicity Studios) 74. Drilling for blasting. A small charge of special blasting powder is used to loosen the coal. The naked flame of the miner's light shows that there is no explosive gas in this mine (National Publicity Studios) 75. Potatoes. This is the old method of digging potatoes (National Publicity Studios) 76. Coal mining. A firer closes his eyes as he fires a shot (National Publicity Studios) 77. Harvesting potatoes. Marshlands, Canterbury (National Publicity Studios) 78. Coal mining. Hewing coal at the face (National Publicity Studios) 79. Pitting potatoes for winter storage. The potatoes are covered first with straw, then with a light layer of soil (National Publicity Studios) 80. Coal mining. A trucker brings a load of coal from the face (National Publicity Studios) 81. Irrigation. Chatto Creek Stairway, Central Otago. The steps prent the water from flowing too quickly (National Publicity Studios) 82. Coal mining. Lunchtime in the mine (National Publicity Studios) 83. Irrigation. Near Alexandra, Central Otago. The land on the far side of the road was once like the land in the foreground (National Publicity Studios) 84. Pit props. These men are putting up wooden props to prevent the walls and roof of the mine from falling in (National Publicity Studios) 85. Irrigation. The Rangitata Diversion Race near Geraldine. Mt Peel is under Snow (National Publicity Studios) 86. A coal mine. Denniston - the mine on top of a mountain (National Publicity Studios) 87. Silage. Stacking lucerne for silage in South Canterbury (National Publicity Studios) 88. A coal mine. An opencast mine at Stockton (National Publicity Studios) 89. Silage. Making silage in concrete its near Palmerston North (National Publicity Studios) 90. Central Otago. A gold-miner's cottage near Queenstown, now used by shearers and campers (National Publicity Studios) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset photographic prints, 513 x 584 mm., on both sides of sheets

Date: 1886 - 1911 - 1938

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

Reference: MapColl-CHA-7/2/2-Acc.38772

Description: Identifies with coloured dots, areas of potatoes, fruit, tobacco, peas, barley and maize (1886, 1911, 1938). Quantity: 6 manuscript map(s) on one sheet. Physical Description: Ink drawing on linen. Scale indeterminable. 77 x 70 cm. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1956

From: Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :200 original cartoons by Neil Lonsdale from 1955 to 1962.

Reference: A-309-109

Description: Shows Holland walking into his office and seeing his desk covered in objects. There is a parrot with a note around its neck which says "We want the Ranfurly Shield back", a sign from Auckland which says "Narrow bridge", a gas lantern with a tag saying "Power shortage", a box of potatoes, part of and car with a label that says "Auckland transport", the front of a train, a road sign that says "Motorway ends here" and finally a toy aeroplane with a tag that says "Too big for Whenuapai". Refers to the box of dirt sent as a protest to the Prime Minister. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service..

Date: 1930

From: Rykers, Leslie Bertram Archibald, 1897-1976 :[Original art works for, and print of, advertisements, greeting cards, and illustrations for Auckland Star and Brett's Christmas annuals, mostly 1920s-1930s. Artwork by Neville L and Trevor Rykers, 1940s and 1950s].

By: New Zealand Newspapers Ltd

Reference: B-185-083-1

Description: Drawing on the cover of Brett's Christmas number for 1930 shows a scene in the South Island high country, with bush-covered hills, glimpse of a mountain river, and snow-capped peaks. In the left foreground is a group of Maori, one of whom is sitting on the ground peeling one of a pile of potatoes. There is a metal container and a large kete beside her. Another woman sits beside her, and another (a mother with her baby on her back) stands beside them. Beyond is a Maori man with a staff, and a whare with two figures sitting in front of it. There is a tall straight-trunked tree in the right foreground. The shape of the snowy range and landscape is taken from a photograph of Mount Cook and the Fox Glacier, by George Chance (photo also reproduced in Brett's Christmas number 1931, page 9) Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on sheet folded to 427 x 310 mm.

Date: 1930 - 1949

By: Connell, Richard Patrick, 1892-1949; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Hunt, John, active 2002; Hunt, Jenny, active 2002

Reference: MapColl-830gbb/[n.d.]/Acc.39386

Description: Map idenifying major horticultural and agricultural land utilisation of the South Island, including butter fat production, sheep, breeding ewes, orchards, crops such as wheat, oats, barley, maize, potates, lucerne, turnips, as well as land not used for farming, denoted by colour and symbols, as per legend. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Coloured ink on diazo photoprint, scale indeterminable, 73.8 x 57.2 cm Provenance: Donated by John and Jenny Hunt, August, 2002 Transfers: From Photographic Archive - PH-2002-320.

Date: 1861 - 1880

From: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :[Sketchbook of copies from originals by James Coutts Crawford and Samuel Deighton. 1860-1880]

Reference: E-926-060

Description: Shows a shed with a large carved figure extending from halfway up an end wall, to well above the ridgepole. Beyond the shed is a cabbage tree. Two animals graze in a field on the left, and a fence runs across the background. The title note refers to the fact that the carved figure has five fingers on each hand rather that the traditional three. Another version of this image is at E-041-030. Other Titles - River Extended Title - From his "Sketchbook of copies from originals by James Coutts Crawford" [1860-1880], page [60 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, 145 x 235 mm

Date: 1980

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-336-009

Description: A man with a large stomach stands on a talking weighing scales which greets him, 'Hello...another victim of the Irish potato joke...'. Refers to Dr Denis Burkitt, an Irish dietary expert who visited Auckland in March 1980 and advocated a high fibre, high starch diet, including lots of potatoes. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card 270 x 190 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: ca1949-ca1955

From: Lewers, Neville Robert, 1913- :Photographic negatives, transparencies and prints

Reference: PAColl-6180-01

Description: Skating on the Manorburn Reservoir in the early 1950s; two panoramas of Wellington City ca 1949; harvesting wheat, hay and potatoes; seabirds; maps of New Zealand, and a Goldie portrait of a Maori Woman; Hick's Bay, White Island, and an aerial view of the Southern Alps. Quantity: 32 b&w original photographic print(s).