George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 - Coronation

Date: [ca 1930's]

From: Mosen, Neville Herbert, 1914-2004: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1867

Description: Photograph album created by Neville H Mosen of Raetithi. Contains views related to trips taken by the Tongariro Tramping Club and views related to the Mosen family and friends. Taken by Neville Mosen circa 1936 to 1937, and possibly some taken by other unidentified photographer(s). Contains scenic views and views of the Club members on bush walks and skiing in Tongariro National Park, featuring Ruapehu, Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and surrounding environs, the Pinnacles at Blue Bluffs, Ruapehu crater lake, Tama Lakes, The Chateau, Whakapapa glacier, Karioi Lakes, Mangawhero River and various tramping huts. Bruce Davis, an amateur photographer who lived in Raetihi is identified. Also includes views of Raetihi township and Horopito locality, Napier, Tauranga (rail bridge and The Strand), and Ngauruhoe erupting (possibly 1937 eruption). Also includes views of Tom Parker posing with the fountain he gifted to Napier in 1936 and scenes of a parade and bonfire in Raetihi to mark the coronation of King George VI in 1937. Also includes the wedding of Gwen Wise (circa 1930s) 5 loose prints have page numbers noted and are in an envelope at the front of the album. Source of title - title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black album bound with string and featuring an embossed image of mountains and a sun and the word 'Photographs' on the front cover, 21.5 x 27 cm

Date: 1937

By: Wellington Show Association; George W Slade Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-EXHIBITION-1937-01

Description: Pamphlet giving details about space available to exhibitors for the Coronation show, insurance, building of stands, working displays, light and power, and protection of exhibits. Exhibitors and attendants would have passes. The back page has a Space application form. The inside spread is a plan of the letting space which measured about 290 feet long. The space had an oval garden at its centre and waterfalls in one corner. There was a stadium seating 4000 people. The coronation was that of King George VI. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on folded sheet, 340 x 217 mm.

Date: 1937

Reference: Eph-A-ROYAL-1937-01

Description: Certificate issued to children in 1937 shows portraits of George VI and Elizabeth his wife, between a red and gold standard at the left and a New Zealand flag at the right. The panel is bordered by a red white and blue edging with stylised red roses and crowns. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on card, 202 x 250 mm.

Date: 1937

By: Collins Print

Reference: Eph-B-ROYAL-1937

Description: Includes: 01. Buckingham Palace [King's address to ex-Servicemen]. 27 June 1937. 02. Otaki Coronation Ball. Wednesday May 12th 1937. Otaki Railway Theatre, 8 pm to 2 am. God bless our King and Queen. Collins Print, Otaki. 03. The Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI & Queen Elizabeth. Official souvenir programme. Printed and published for King George's Jubilee Trust by Odhams Press Limited, Long Acre London, WC 2, England 04. Royal pageantry, by Marjorie Bowen. Published by Moss Bros & Co. Ltd. 12th May 1937. Quantity: 4 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying up to 330 mm. (each item is in its own folder)

Date: 1937

By: Tuapeka times (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-A-ROYAL-1937-1

Description: Includes: Coronation album, published by the manufacturers of De Reszke Cigarettes [album with text, and 48 of a possible 50 stickers in place]. Formerly owned by J Cory-Wright Coronation calendar 1937. [Small gilt calendar booklet marking the coronation of Edward VIII in 1936] Coronation souvenir presented to Kelvin Ching in commemoration of the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 12th May 1937. [Card] British-Israel World Federation. Coronation souvenir 1937. Order form (on folded pamphlet) A form of divine service commended by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York for general use on Sunday May 9th 1937, being the Sunday preceding the Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Printed by Whitcombe and Tombs Limited. Lawrence Coronation celebrations. Wednesday 12th May 1937. Souvenir programme. Tuapeka Times Print "Long may they reign!" A souvenir of the coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. May 12th 1937. Official programme of the Marlborough celebrations issued by the "Come to Blenheim" Association Napier Coronation souvenir and order of celebrations, May 12th 1937. God save the King! Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Order of divine service on the occasion of the coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, May 1937. United Citizens' Service held in the Town Hall Dunedin NZ, under the auspices of the Dunedin Council of Christian Congregations, on 12th May 1937, on the occasion of the Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 12th May 1937. Order of service Wellington Navy League. [Portrait photograph of King George VI, presented by the Wellington Navy League in honour of the Coronation ..... in brown folded pamphlet] To celebrate the Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Aide-de-Camp in Waiting is desired by His Excellency The Governor-General to invite [Mr and Mrs R W McVilly] to a garden party at Government House, Wellington on Friday the 14th May 1937 [Invitation card]. The Keeper of the Privy Purse is commanded by Their Majesties to invite the [Right Honourable M J Savage] to take part in the ceremony of planting a grove of oak trees in Windsor Great Park ... 19 June 1937. [Invitation card, and response card annotated with instruction that Savage declined, and nominated Walter Nash to take his place] The Keeper of the Privy Purse is commanded by Their Majesties to invite the [Hon Walter Nash and Mrs Nash] to take part in the ceremony of planting a grove of oak trees in Windsor Great Park ... 19 June 1937. [Invitation card]. Also includes an instruction sheet which originally accompanied a plan of the Grove and a windscreen label Two-sided plastic "coin" showing a profile head of King Edward VIII coronation 1937, with a red, white and blue riboon between each side Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Engravings, offset prints, etc, sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: 1937-1940

From: Kelly, Raymond Alwyn, 1917-1998 :Photograph albums

Reference: PA1-o-1634

Description: Album relating to radio stations (2YA and ZLW), radio engineers, embarkation of troops, ships, Byrd's Antarctic Expedition, Bonds and Prestiege employee tournment, textile workers, textile machinery, construction of Bonds factory additions, motion picture theatres, Hutt railway workshops, funeral of Prime Minister Michal Savage. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album 19.5 x 28 cm

Date: 1937

Reference: Eph-F-ROYAL-1937-Nash

Description: Box contains: Alphabetical guest list and seating plan Three items of correspondence relating to the event Invitation, admission card, carriage ticket, table plan Ceremonial Programme and menu Procedure, list of trees to be planted, plan of grove Illuminated record of attendance with red seal attached Quantity: 1 container(s). Physical Description: Red box containing 7 items, sizes varying

Date: 12 May 1937

From: Godfrey, Peter David Hensman, 1922-2017: Collection

Reference: MSX-9431

Description: The form and order of the service that is to be performed and the ceremonies that are to be observed - Abbey Church of St Peter, Westminster, 12 May 1937. Published by Novello and Company, London. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Bound printed volume, 144 pages.

Date: 1937

From: Kirkcaldie & Stains Ltd: Papers and records

Reference: PAColl-10664-35

Description: Colour photographic print of building lit and decorated at night with flags and "G R". Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler prints.

Date: 1937

By: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950

Reference: Curios-024-c-007-a

Description: Includes medal on short ribbon. Medal shows a double profile head and shoulders portrait of King George VI and his consort Queen Elizabeth. The verso has the words: George VI Queen Elizabeth. Crowned 12 May 1937. Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: 1 silver medal, diameter 33 mm, on striped ribbon. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Papers-6919-0297.

Date: 30 Apr-8 Jul 1938

Reference: MSY-4758

Description: Volume of clippings relating to New Zealand itinerary of travelling exhibition of the coronation robes of their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and their Royal Highnesses Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose together with items of the Coronation regalia, 30 Apr to 8 July 1938; includes detailed itinerary Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.05 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript and printed matter

Date: 1937

From: Church of the Province of New Zealand. Wellington Diocese : Further records

Reference: 87-181-24/11

Date: 1937

From: Ilott, John Moody Albert, 1884-1973 :Badges, coins, medals, 1906-1972

By: Spink & Son, Ltd

Reference: Curios-020-003

Description: A circular miniature silver medal bearing an image of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the obverse and GRI on the reverse, with the date 12 May 1937. It is suspended from a red, white and blue ribbon on a metal clasp. Full-size and miniature Queen Elizabeth II coronation medals in same Spink & Son Ltd box (Curios-020-004 & Curios-020-005) Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Silver, 20 mm (diameter), with braid and clasp, in green cardboard box

Date: 1937

By: Ellis, Frederick Vincent, 1892-1961

Reference: Eph-D-ROYAL-1937-01

Description: Poster-sized print of an illuminated address by King George VI, particularly addressed to the young people of Commonwealth countries, on the date of his coronation on 12 May 1937. Above the text is a photograph of the Royal Family bordered with a pattern of Maori motifs and carved heads, inside an outer border of rose and thistle derivation. The New Zealand coat of arms is immediately below the photograph. The remaining text reads "...In the years to come, some of you will travel from one part of the Commonwealth to another, and moving thus within the family circle will meet many whose thoughts are coloured by the same memories, whose hearts unite in devotion to our common heritage. You will learn, I hope, how much our free association means to us, how much our friendship with each other and with all other nations on earth can help the cause of peace and progress ..." Information from a descendant that this work was designed by Frederick Vincent Ellis 1892-1961 (pers. com. 25 July 2013). The catalogue record for the same item at Owaka Museum Wahi Kahuika suggests that all schools received a copy of this poster. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print and photolithograph, on sheet 710 x 454 mm.

Date: 1911

From: Hiscocks, Ercildoune Frederick :Original caricatures (chiefly [of Sir Joseph] Ward) / E. F Hiscocks [1910 and] 1911

Reference: E-212-q-008

Description: Members of the New Zealand Parliamentary Opposition, standing in a snowy landscape, with a man ticking their names off a list. William Massey is seated on a donkey on the left. Human and animal skulls and a small lapdog are in the foreground, along with the boots of a dead man on the right. The men are all armed, most are wounded, and they are dressed in Russian-style military uniforms An original drawing for an illustration which appeared in Hiscocks' publication "Joe Ward abroad" (1911) The reference to Lady Butler is to Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler, whose 1874 oil The Roll Call (or Calling the Roll after an engagement, Crimea) is the model for the composition of this cartoon Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, on card bound into album, 245 x 306 mm.

Date: 1937

From: Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946 :Prints and negatives of New Zealand wildlife and scenery

Reference: 1/4-003271-F

Description: Waka float during a parade in Christchurch in 1937 for the coronation of King George VI. A group in traditional Maori clothing sit on the waka which sits atop a utility vehicle advertising (Kodo ?) quality drinks and Wright & Co Ltd. Photograph taken by Thelma Kent. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1937

From: Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946 :Prints and negatives of New Zealand wildlife and scenery

Reference: 1/4-003270-F

Description: Maori in traditional dress seated in a waka on top of a truck taking part in a parade in Christchurch to celebrate the coronation of King George VI. Photograph taken by Thelma Rene Kent in 1937. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1937

From: Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946 :Prints and negatives of New Zealand wildlife and scenery

Reference: 1/4-003267-F

Description: Crowd awaiting the Coronation procession in Christchurch, 1937. The procession was to celebrate the coronation of George VI, King of the United Kingdom, and Elizabeth, Consort of George VI, King of the United Kingdom. The crowd is all lined up along the street, and there are people standing on the roof of a building which overlooks the crowd. Photograph taken by Thelma Rene Kent in 1937. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).