Cows - New Zealand - Northland Region

Date: 1958 to 1959

From: Williams, Edmund Gardner, b 1894 :Transparency slides of a trip to New Zealand and Australia

Reference: PA12-8807

Description: Transparency slides of New Zealand selected by Mr Williams as a representative collection to be used in a series of lectures on his return to England. This sheet starts with a series of maps, a world political map, map of the sea floor showing the relationship of New Zealand with the various undersea mountain ridges etc., New Zealand physical, rainfall, and geological maps. Views of Cape Maria van Diemen and Rangitoto nearing New Zealand on board ship. Auckland Harbour from the air; Auckland from Devonport; Ninety-Mile Beach; country near Waipoua Forest, the road into the forest, and Tane Mahuta, on the way to Kaipara; Kaihu River and coastal country between Trounson's Forest and Waihue; and Omamari beach and stream. The last five views show aspects of Holmridge farm owned by Mr Williams' friends Ruth and Vernon Woods. Arrangement: These slides were selected by Mr Williams from his original sequence to create a representative collection of New Zealand images which he used in illustrated lectures on his return to England. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: Between 1910 and 1913

By: Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Frank Duncan and Company

Reference: PA5-0038

Description: Whangarei Heads, showing the beach and cows grazing in the foreground, published by Frank Duncan & Co. Auckland between 1910-1913. Note on back reads 1/2-5096 (no neg) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photograph 83 x 135 mm

Date: 1958 to 1959

From: Williams, Edmund Gardner, b 1894 :Transparency slides of a trip to New Zealand and Australia

Reference: PA12-8808

Description: Transparency slides of New Zealand selected by Mr Williams as a representative collection to be used in a series of lectures on his return to England. This sheet shows aspects of Holmridge farm at Waihue, including a view of cows in the milking shed; cows in a field; a stream and Tutamoe peak in the distance; sheep being rounded up and penned preparatory to being shorn, Clive Woods shearing a sheep; an aerial topdressing plane in the air; a family group on the tray of a truck; family group of Clive, Barbara and young Vern; one of "Grandpa" Vernon Woods with his grandson "young Vern"; sheep station near Dargaville. Various scenes away from the farm show Queen Street, Auckland; Auckland Harbour with Rangitoto in the distance; main street in Te Awamutu; Mount Pirongia; a bridge over the Waikato River at Hamilton; the Grand Hotel at Rotorua; a steam vent in Park Square, Rotorua; the gardens at the Government Sanatorium, and a game of bowls in progress; and steam vents and the Wahiao meeting house at Whakarewarewa. Arrangement: These slides were selected by Mr Williams from his original sequence to create a representative collection of New Zealand images which he used in illustrated lectures on his return to England. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: 30 Aug 1992

From: Rawene Public Library oral history project

By: Cox, Arthur Rae, 1906-1994

Reference: OHInt-0641/04

Description: Arthur Rae Cox born Weatherstone, near Lawrence, Central Otago 1906. Outlines family background - parents migrated to the North Island in search of work, father spending 20 years in the police force in Taranaki before retiring to farm in Hokianga. Recalls life in Rawene until the age of 8 years and move to Hokianga aged 13 years. Describes school in Rawene, games and sports. Discusses various teachers - Mrs Mary C Hay; Sarah Rothbury; headmasters, William H Smith and Norman F Shaw. Refers to Fred Butland, later the wharfinger. Describes father's work as a policeman and prisoners in the lock-up. Recalls local businesses: Union Box and Packing Co. Simons Engineers, and Sash & Door Co. (Kenny Cook). Recalls family farm and daily routine with so much time spent cutting gorse. Describes stock, initially milking crossbreds, then Jerseys and now daughter and son-in-law have changed to Friesians on taking over farm. Talks about social life in Oue. Discusses interest in Dairy Factory administration 1939-1940 and being elected as a Director and formation of Bay of Islands Dairy Co. Discusses involvement with the Hospital Board and standing for County Council in 1938. Refers to Dr Smith. Explains the Special Area concept and Dr Smith's involvement in the scheme. Access Contact - see oral historian Interviewer(s) - Vilia Chisholm Accompanying material - photocopies of newspaper articles on the Dairy Industry Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010752 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3806.

Date: [ca 1910-1919]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010727-G

Description: View of paddock and a herd of dairy cows, Northland. Beyond the cows there are a variety of trees which include a cabbage tree, a weeping willow, a poplar, and Pinus radiata. A small house can be seen on the right. Photograph taken ca 1910-1919 by the Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: August 1945

From: Wells, Robert E, 1905-2006 :Photographic negatives, prints and transparencies of the Mokau and other rural North Island districts, and scenic views of New Zealand

Reference: 1/4-091150-G

Description: Calves in a paddock at Woolleys Bay photographed in August 1945 by Robert E Wells. Caption - Calves in Woolley's paddock behind shed, August 1945 [from photographer's negative register] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: October 1845

By: Williams, John, -1905?

Reference: A-079-012

Description: A road in the foreground, fences and paddocks, cows grazing and further grazing animals in the middle distance. In the centre, a church, with a two-storied house (the Waimate Mission Station) and other smaller buildings to its left. Two small houses beyond a clump of bush to the right. In the background, a steep hill (Pukenui or Puke Nui) with either cultivated land or a pa on one side A copy of Cyprian Bridge's watercolour of the same scene, held at A-079-036 Identification: the hill referred to by the artist as Poka Mie is a volcanic cone, Puke Nui, now known as Te Ahuahu Other Titles - Pukenui Puke Nui Waimate North Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink & wash and watercolour, 252 x 364 mm

Date: [ca 1910-1919]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010728-G

Description: Broad view of paddocks, Northland. A heard of dairy cows occupy the foreground watched by a man and a dog. Photograph taken ca 1910-1919 by the Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910-1919]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010741-G

Description: View of a paddock with manuka scrub in the background, Northland. A herd of dairy cows occupy most of the view. Behind them stand three women. Photograph taken ca 1910-1919 by the Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910-1919]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010726-G

Description: View of a paddock, and a macrocarpa shelter belt backed by gums, Northland. A herd of dairy cows occupy the paddock. Photograph taken ca 1910-1919 by the Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: 1845

From: Thomson, Arthur Saunders, 1817?-1860 :The story of New Zealand (London, John Murray, 1859).

By: Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885

Reference: PUBL-0144-1-330

Description: Flax bushes in the foreground and three standing Maori; cows fenced in on the left. In the middle distance on the left, a church and a cluster of buildings beyond a fenced area on a low hill. Another two buildings on the right, possibly barns with a distinctive hill beyond Derived from Cyprian Bridge's watercolour View of the Waimati (missionary station) and Poka Mie hill, 1845 (A-079-036) Extended Title - From: Thomson, A. S. The story of New Zealand. (London, John Murray, 1859), volume 1, p. 330 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 59 x 84 mm

Date: [ca 1910-1919]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010733-G

Description: View of paddocks with trees and low hills in the distance, Northland. A herd of dairy cows and a small shed occupy the foreground. Photograph taken ca 1910-1919 by the Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: Feb 1950

From: Tourist and Publicity

By: Bigwood, Kenneth Valentine, 1920-1992

Reference: 1/2-019003-F

Description: Three cows stand on a gravel road outside Christ Church in Russell, Northland. Shows the church cemetery, with gravestones, and the view down towards the township of Russell, facing towards the mainland. Houses can be seen in the background. In the foreground right, an AA signpost reads `Whangarei 54 3/4 miles' and `Post office 1/4 mile'. Photograph taken in Feb 1950, by K V Bigwood. Other - Caption on back of original file print reads: "For the payment of a small yearly fee, and the provision of a bell round the bovine necks, local residents ease the burden of the Council in keeping the streets of Russell tidy." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: film negative Processing information: Copyright and Access Restrictions updated December 2022.

Date: [190-?]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-005696-G

Description: Cows on a dairy farm, Northland district. Photograph taken ca 1900s by Richard Alfred Northwood. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910-1919]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010740-G

Description: View of pasture land recently cleared of native forest, Northland. A herd of dairy cows occupy the foreground, and in the middle distance can be seen two houses. The pasture land and background hills are littered with fallen trunks. There are also blackend tree trunks standing throughout the view. Some native forest survives of the hills. Photograph taken ca 1910-1919 by the Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910-1919]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010729-F

Description: View of paddocks, and shelter trees, Northland. A herd of dairy cows occupy the foreground, and in the distance can be seen a group of macrocarpa or Pinus Radiata. Photograph taken ca 1910-1919 by the Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [ca 1910-1919]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010739-G

Description: View of paddocks, farm stockyards and sheds, with a steep hill rising in the background, Northland. A herd of dairy cows occupy the foreground, and beyond them in another paddock a flock of sheep can be seen near a farm building. A patch of native forest covers part of the hillside. Photograph taken ca 1910-1919 by the Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: 1824 - 1827

By: Turner, Nathaniel (Rev), 1793-1864; Methodist Missionary Society

Reference: B-121-023

Description: A bush-clad hilly area with the Kaeo River winding through towards Whangaroa Harbour (out of sight to the right). In the middle ground is a low rise with the mission station on top, with five buildings and a flagpole carrying the Union Jack. The whole area is cleared and fenced with well-established gardens and fields, with crops and fruit trees. There are cows grazing in a field to the left and several whare and a food platform with a standing and a seated Maori on the far left. In the foreground, inside an enclosure with a low fence, are another standing and a seated Maori man, four more whare and two more food platforms. The view is probably taken from the lower slopes of Pohue, a terraced conical pa site near the mission station A letter accompanies the drawing, signed by Nathaniel Turner, describing the scene and the use made of the various buildings. Wesleydale station was founded in June 1823 by Rev'd Samuel Leigh and Rev'd William White. Nathaniel Turner and John Hobbs joined them several months later, when Leigh returned to New South Wales, because of his poor health. On January 15 1827, Maori attacked the station and burned it to the ground. The suggested dating of this work is because the station looks well-established. It is most likely to be shown in 1825 or 1826. Accompanying letter: To the Secretaries of the Wesleyan Missionary Society ... London: The long Building at the back is a Rush House, 45 feet by 12 - 27 of which is a Schoolroom, the remainder which is in two rooms is occupied by Luke. The House below is our Dwelling the main building of which is 26 by 13, with a Skilling or Leanto at the back 10 feet wide and another at the Southern end 8 feet. The Building to the right on the same level contains three apartments, two below and one above. The one above serves as a Store for Native Provisions etc etc. The one below it is principly occupied by the Native Girls. The Skilling or Leanto is the Carpenters Shop. The tall building above is the Barn and the small one to the right of it is the Cow House which is Rush and Logs. The one down the Bank below is the Boat House, built of Rush. The Garden and young Orchard are within the inner fence below the House. The Wheat Field is to the left and below that. That below and to the left where the Cattle are seen is a Flat of uncultivated ground coverd with small brush wood. The enclosures below are the Native Plantations or Kumera Grounds. The river runs in the front and to the right and left in a very Serpentine manner. The Foreground is part of a Native Village. The principle village where the Pa is, which could not be included is just to the left. The Hills immediately at the back are barren, but those in the distance are covered with fine Timber, Kaudi etc etc. The view of the Settlement does not nearly equal the view in richness of Scenery as from the Settlement. Nath.l Turner. "Luke" referred to in Turner's letter was Luke Ward, an English servant who assisted on the station, with his wife. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on wove paper 242 x 381 mm (irreg.) Provenance: Collection of the Methodist Missionary Society.

Date: [ca 1910-1919]

From: Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland

Reference: 1/1-010725-G

Description: View of paddocks, and shelter trees which include cabbage trees and weeping willows, Northland. A herd of black and white dairy cows occupy the foreground, and in the distance can be seen houses. Photograph taken ca 1910-1919 by the Northwood brothers of Kaitaia. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: 1924

By: Crompton-Smith, Maurice, 1864-1953; Crompton-Smith, Elsie Marian, 1901-1996

Reference: G-374

Description: Shows farmland, cows in foreground, Orowhana Mountain and its waterfall in the background. Herekino is in the far north. Other Titles - Mount Horekino Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title, date and signature in red brushpoint. First word of title may read Horekino, rather than the correct form Herekino Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on canvas paper 280 x 380 mm Provenance: By family descent to the artist's daughter, Miss Elsie Crompton-Smith.