Bars (Drinking establishments) - New Zealand - Auckland Region

Date: 1880 - 1889

Reference: MapColl-v832.1291bje/[188-?]/Acc.25356

Description: Cadastral map of the Parnell Borough of Auckland, from Mechanics Bay, St. Georges and Judges Bay down to Hobson's Bay, including the Waikato and Kaipara railway routes. Shows the Parnell rise and the road to Manukau and Epsom, Gladstone and Avenue Rd, St. Stephens, Ayr and Brighton, as well as the Domain. Sections 1-4 and 95 are shown, and numbered blocks and lots within each section. Grammar School, St Stephen's School, an orphan home, a cemetry, a sawmill the Alexandra Hotel, Windsor Castle. a cattle market and reclaimed land are also shown. A private road is shown off St. Georges Bay Road leading to the only named property, that of Mr Aitken, Section One, (84) - 538. Stamped 'Boylan and Lundon, Civil Engineers' and on the linen 'Imperial tracing cloth' with trademark. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on dressed linen, scale [1:1 684], 167 x 107 cm.

Date: 2016 - 2018

Reference: Eph-C-TAVERN-2018-01

Description: Poster advertising a karaoke bar, with most of the text in Chinese and Japanese. Images are of mobile phones and tablet with choices as to singing stars, language of song. The background image is of a seated audience clapping as they face a red-curtained stage. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, 420 x 297 mm.

Date: 1984

From: [Ephemera of quarto size concerning New Zealand poets, poetry poetry readings]

Reference: Eph-B-POETRY-1984-01

Description: An arrangement of text with yellow highlighted areas, advertising poetry sessions at the Globe Tavern. "Poetry Live" evenings began at the Globe Tavern in 1980 (Tuesday evenings); later they moved to Ponsonby's Glue Pot. See article by Peter Alcock: "Rites of passage" in JNZL, Journal of New Zealand literature, no 5 (1987), pp 29-44, specifically page 41) . The date Tuesday July 31 falls in 1984. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Ink dye and felt pen on photocopy, 294 x 212 mm.

Date: 1842

By: O'Mealy, John Bonfield, 1810?-1876

Reference: MapColl-832.1291gbbd/1842/Acc.22934

Description: Map depicting early settlement of Auckland's Commercial Bay, Official Bay, Point Britomart, detailing buildings on Victoria and Lower Queen Streets, Shortland Cres, and Emily Place. A reference key indicates building types, such as the position of military barracks,the Surveyor General and the Colonial Secretary's office, five hotels, an inn, a post office, jail, court house, bank and a church, Includes undated pencil annotations of streets after reclaiming of land in Commercial Bay, such as Custom House St and Commerce St, as well as the streets Albert and Hobson. Bottom right corner is written '936a'. (Pencilled: 8B9.14). Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink, watercolour and pencil on card, linen backed, 56 x 67 cm.

Date: 1881

From: Bullock-Webster, Harold 1855-1942 :"The Queen's Highway", or, How I spent Christmas morning 1881, by Harry Bullock-Webster; dedicated to Miss Williamson. Dec. 26th, 1881.

By: Bullock-Webster, Harold, 1855-1942

Reference: E-408-q-004

Description: Shows a Maori hotel worker standing in the doorway of Gwyne's Hotel, talking to a perspiring man at the right. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title in ink] The artist arrived in New Zealand in 1881, and was perhaps unfamiliar with local customs. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) ; one of six ink and watercolour sketches in a sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on page 110 x 78 mm.

Date: 2008

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0007057

Description: Shows three clients of the Belhaven Resthome sitting in a row on chairs in the garden. One is named 'John Smit', the second is 'George Bush' and the last '24 Hour Auckland Pubs'. Each of the three men is gagged. John Smit is the captain of the South African Springboks who have claimed victory against the All Blacks in their New Zealand tour in July, 2008. George Bush is the faltering President of the United States. The Mayor of Auckland has rejected a police plan to close 24 hour pubs at 3am in an attempt to reduce crime. There is a reference to a recent case when an elderly resthome resident was discovered with her mouth taped. Published in the Sunday News Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: [197-]

From: Oettli, Max Christian, 1947-: Photographs of New Zealand scenes

Reference: PADL-000103-26

Description: Zak and an unidentified woman sitting in the lounge bar of the Kiwi, Auckland, taken ca early 1970s by Max Oettli. Other Titles - zak&lady Lounge bar Kiwi - 1 Quantity: 1 electronic scan(s) of original black and white photographic print(s).

Date: 2009

Reference: EPHDL-0148

Description: Poster advertising an event at an Auckland bar, with white text superimposed over an illustration of a vinyl turntable. The three performers were journalists and the New Zealand Herald (information retrieved from http://dubdotdash.blogspot.com/2010/05/re-press.htm, on 16 March 2011) Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Provenance: Donated by Rod Emmerson in 2009.

Date: 2004

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Bay news (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0008436

Description: Shows the Ponsonby Post Office as a bursleque dancer and kicking up her heels. An old person with a walking stick says that it is shameful. Refers to the old Ponsonby Post Office being converted into a drinking establishment. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 1966, 1969-1973

From: Oettli, Max Christian, 1947-: Photographs of New Zealand scenes

Reference: PADL-000137

Description: Photographs of pub scenes, mostly around Auckland, taken 1966-1973 by Max Oettli. Includes groups in the Kiwi and Globe Hotels. Other Titles - pubs Arrangement: Photographs were originally within an electronic folder labelled 'pubs' within another folder with the same title Quantity: 9 electronic scan(s) of original black and white photographic print(s).

Date: [between 1910 and 1930]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001701-G

Description: View of Northcote Tavern, on corner of Queen Street and King Street, Northcote, Auckland. Further up the street on the same side can be seen a billiard hall and the business premises of P Carroll. Photographed between 1910 and 1930 by William Price. Note on back of file print reads "Northcote Tavern". Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Queen St Northcote 2901 William Archer Price lived and practised in Queen Street, Northcote, 1909-1910. Source: New Zealand Post Office directories Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5

Date: 2005

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Bay news (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0008441

Description: Shows a large group of people standing on the pavement outside a bar on Ponsonby Road. They are all smoking cigarettes. A woman tells her friend that she is going inside to get some fresh air. The air above them is thick with cigarette smoke. Refers to the new law banning smoking in cafes, bars and restaurants. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).