Ballance, John (Hon), 1839-1893 - Monuments

Date: ca 1898

By: Jenkins, Robert, active 2001

Reference: PAColl-6766

Description: View of Parliament grounds looking west from Molesworth Street, showing the statue of John Ballance which was unveiled on 7 April 1897. Behind it are, on the left, the General Assembly Building (burnt down in 1907) and, on the right, the old Provincial Council Building. Photograph taken ca 1898 by the donor's grandfather. Photograph taken after the unveiling of the Ballance statue on 7 April 1897, but before the laying of the foundation stone for the General Assembly Library. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 18 March 1995

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

By: Reid, Philip John, 1954-

Reference: EP/1995/0789-F

Description: Kia Kingi practising flax plaiting beneath the damaged statue of John Ballance in Moutoa Gardens, Wanganui, photographed on 18 March 1995, by Evening Post staff photographer Phil Reid. From 28 February until 18 May 1995, Moutoa Gardens were occupied by members of Whanganui iwi in protest at land seizures. During the occupation the area was renamed Pakaitore, the original Maori name for the site. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) negative strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm

Date: [ca 1900]

By: Jenkin, Robert, active 2002

Reference: PAColl-6912

Description: Photographs of Parliament Buildings and the John Ballance monument, taken ca 1900 by an unknown photographer. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-190174-F and 1/2-190175-F Quantity: 2 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negatives

Date: 1994

From: Dower, Mark 1949- :Cartoon entries for Qantas Media Awards, 1994. 3 March 1994 to 22 December 1994

Reference: H-231-004

Description: Shows two Maori activists carrying a guillotine. They have been stopped by a police officer who thinks "it's an offensive weapon". Refers to the incident where Maori activists decapitated the statue of John Ballance because they believed it was a symbol of Maori oppression. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1909

From: Tesla Studios :Negatives of Wanganui and district taken by Alfred Martin, Frank Denton and Mark Lampe (Tesla Studios)

Reference: 1/1-020996-G

Description: Moutoa Gardens, Wanganui, 1909, looking over garden seats towards houses on Durie Hill. A statue of John Ballance, and a cannon, are on the right. Signs advertise the following businesses: R Law, shipwright and boatbuilder; J C Nixon, motor launches and pleasure boats for hire; WRC (Wanganui Rowing Club); and the Federal Hotel. Photograph taken by Frank J Denton. Inscriptions: On neg: Durie Hill From Moutoa Gardens 1909 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1920

From: Tesla Studios :Negatives of Wanganui and district taken by Alfred Martin, Frank Denton and Mark Lampe (Tesla Studios)

Reference: 1/1-017309-G

Description: Children in Moutoa Gardens, Wanganui, 1920, probably photographed by Frank J Denton or Mark Lampe. View includes bench seats, and prams. Siddells Federal Hotel is just visible (right, middle ground). Note on back of file print reads: from same position as 1/1-017056 Note on back of file print reads: This photo is in "Souvenir of Wanganui NZ" Inscriptions: On neg: 1920 Motoui [sic] Gardens, Wnui Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 23 August 1958

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

Reference: EP/1958/2879-F

Description: View of the Parliamentary Library, and the statue of Prime Minister John Ballance, Wellington, New Zealand. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer on the 23rd of August 1958. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 6 x 6 cm