Motorboats - New Zealand

Date: 1973, 1974, 1981, [circa 1980s]

From: Watt, James Norwood, 1928-2018: Collection

Reference: PA12-12021

Description: Colour transparencies of holiday scenes taken by James (Jim) Watt in 1974, 1981, and circa 1980s. Photographs of a South Island holiday in May 1974 show Milford Sound (including Mount Cook Airlines plane), Fox Glacier, twin singles in a motel room, and a Infants Creek Tramway steam train 'Kaitangata' at Shantytown. People feature but are not identified. Another set of images are of an Albert Street intersection, Auckland, in 1981. A motorboat called "Rondeau" is pictured, possible in the Bay of Islands, with a yacht obscured in the background. An envelope labelled "Trip on Prelude" from 1973 contains a slide of a cartoon man looking at a projected slide reading "Our Holiday". Quantity: 15 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: [ca December 1963-January 1964]

From: Comfort, Frederick Alfred, 1917-1994: Photographs

Reference: PA12-11546

Description: Mainly transparencies of a Comfort family holiday, circa summer 1963 to 1964. Photographs taken by a range of unidentified photographers. A number of images have captions written on the slide mounts. Locations visited include a house at 37 Kapiti Road, Paraparaumu identified as "Grandma's", a Lake Taupo rest area, Lake Rotoiti, Hamurana Springs, Taniwha Springs, Hot Water Beach [at both Rotoiti and Tarawera?], Blue Lake (Lake Tikitapu), Awakeri Springs, and a Lake Taupo campground. An unidentified woman [Esme Comfort?] appears in a number of photographs including eating at a folding table, standing on a bridge at Taniwha Springs looking down on the model boat 'Libretta', in front of a brick oven and on a wharf at Hamurana, and sitting under a lakeside beach umbrella. Also featured is the "Comforts circus" [sic] where the family's Wolseley car pulls a caravan which in turn pulls the boat 'Miss Jenny'. The boat "Miss Jenny" is seen moored in a lakeshore scene. Also includes a photograph of a "ski show" on the Blue Lake and of a group in "thug" fancy dress at a Paekakariki party [Frederick and Esme Comfort on right?]. Arrangement: Transparencies removed from original labelled envelopes and placed in archival housing. Original order maintained and any information from enclosure retained. Quantity: 16 colour original transparency/ies mounted in card. Physical Description: Colour transparencies mounted in card Transfers: Annotated envelopes that originally held slides are to be found at PAColl-10511.

Date: 1989

From: Watt, James Norwood, 1928-2018: Collection

Reference: PA12-11166

Description: Colour transparencies of coastal views, ocean scenes, and sun rises and sun sets taken by James (Jim) Watt during his solo circumnavigation of New Zealand in his yacht 'Matariki' in 1989. Includes images of fishing boats off the coast, a cargo ship, recreational speed boats, as well as coastal views of New Zealand and sunrises and sunsets taken from on board 'Matariki'. Inscriptions: Note from depositor reads: "Jim Watt - sailing round NZ solo, 1987 - yacht 'Matariki'" Watt attempted to follow the path of Captain James Cook on this voyage. Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: 1949

From: Cowan, James Robson, 1918-2006: Collection

Reference: PAColl-10756-03

Description: Photographic prints documenting the painting and preparation of the motorboat 'Redhead' of Sir Len Southward in 1949, most likely taken by Roy Cowan. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 12 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1949

From: Cowan, James Robson, 1918-2006: Collection

Reference: Series-6680-2

Description: Photographic prints documenting motorboat named 'Redhead'. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 12 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1981

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

By: Manawatu Power Boat Club (Inc)

Reference: AW-2296

Description: All images show men, women, and children attending Manawatu Power Boat races on Lake Horowhenua in 1981. A young woman with her leg in a cast using crutches is standing in front of several power boats (frame 1); two young men (at least one a Māori) appear to have found a sunken waka (Māori boat) and are bringing it to the surface (frames 2 to 6); Māori fmilies are seen in frames 7, 8, 11 & 12); and a pākehā family have a bareque with food cooking on it (frame 9) and a woman is buttering bread rolls on a table (frame 10). In frames 9 & 10 a number of children are perched up in the frame used for transporting boats, with a sun umbrella above them. Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film

Date: 1981

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-2297

Description: All images show men, women and children attending Manawatu Power Boat races on Lake Horowhenua in 1981. Two young Māori prople are perched on the bonnet of a car (frames 1, 3 & 4); a Māori woman is sitting qwith her child on her lap in front of a car with a transistor sitting on the roof (frame 2); a young woman wearing sunglasses and a sunhat is sitting in an open topped car (frames 5 & 6); Ans Westra has focused on a young man with an intellectual disability (Down's syndrome, probably from the Kimberley Centre). He is standing by the lake, reading the race program (frames 7 to 12). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film

Date: 1981

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-2298

Description: All images show men and women attending Manawatu Power Boat races on Lake Horowhenua in 1981. Ans Westra has focused on several people with intellectual disabilities, including a young man with Down's syndrome. They are probably from the Kimberley Centre. Frame 12 show two pairs of legs, two people lying on the roof of their car in the sun. Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film

Date: 1981

From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs

Reference: AW-2295

Description: All images show men, women, and children attending Manawatu Power Boat races on Lake Horowhenua in 1981. A row of power boats is seen on land in the background (frame 8), and picnic parties are visible in the background (frame 12). Unless otherwise stated, all persons are unidentified. Photographs taken by Ans Westra. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra, accompanying the corresponding proof sheet Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film