Mataura ensign (Newspaper)

Date: 1959

From: [Ephemera and sales catalogues for agricultural machinery and farm equipment. 1950-1959].

By: Mataura ensign (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-A-FARM-MACHINERY-1959-01

Description: Front cover shows an illustration of a traction engine. Inside pages contain the day's programme, including a parade through town, setting and balancing competitions, a grand parade, races, threshing, chaff-cutting and pressing demonstrations, and a steerers' competation. Other pages contain advertising for local Gore businesses. The event was sponsored by the combined committee of Gore Pipe Band and Gore & District Piping and Dancing Society. The 31 traction engines, their specifications, age and owners are listed. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 32 pages, each 215 x 140 mm. Provenance: One copy purchased from Otago Heritage Books in 2003.

Date: 1891 - 1911

From: [Collection of ephemera, posters, handbills, collected by Kenneth Athol Webster. 1800-1920]

By: Mataura ensign (Newspaper); Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: Eph-C-FARM-Webster

Description: Includes: 1910 cocksfoot season; report by Mr A Moritzson. Printed at the "Akaroa mail" office (Galley proof). The cocksfoot season on Banks' Peninsula; Mr A Moritzson's report [1910]. Daily Times print (galley proof) Banks Peninsula cocksfoot; statistics for 1911. (Galley proof) Moritzson, A (of Moritzson & Hopkin), Blenheim, Feb 1st [1891]. Grass seed; to the farmers of Akaroa Peninsula (From the Akaroa Mail of February 10 1891). Printed at the "Mail" Office, Akaroa (Galley proof). Cocksfoot. Moritzson & Hopkin. "Mail", Akaroa [1895]. (Galley proof) New Zealand Farmers' Union. Wellington Provincial Conference 1905, to be held at Wanganui, 30 May. Order of business (Broadsheet; bottom right corner missing) Hall, Edwin. Agricultural education; Canadian methods; the Macdonald Rural Schools. Wilson & Horton 14340 [ca 1910] (Offprint) Mutual insurance, some interesting particulars. [1904]. Advocate print, Marton. Earl Grey on agricultural education in Canada (issued by the P.B. Farmers' Union Executive) Times, Gisborne [1905] "Gulling the farmer", by Angus McCurdy [and] "The Farmers' Union and limitation"and times", June 1st and 3rd, 1907. New Zealand Farmers' Union: Southland Conference (Reprinted from the Mataura Ensign, Saturday, February 7, 1903). Third annual Farmers' Union picnic to be held at the Sports ground, Fitzherbert Street, Palmerston North, on Tuesday, 7th March, 1905. Sport programme [broadsheet]. Keeling & Mundy, Printers, Rangitikei St. 2085 Quantity: 12 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, sizes varying up to 450 x 300 mm. Provenance: Previously part of the collection of Ken Webster.

Date: [1900-1957]

From: Bett, Francis Arnot Blackader, 1873-1957 : Papers

Reference: Micro-MS-0508-4

Description: Personal papers include various family letters, correspondence and receipts re shareholdings, correspondence with Health Department re medical matters, 1931-1949, and lecture on National Health Service. Historical papers include original early manuscripts (see inventory for full details); various newspaper cuttings Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1930-1958

From: New Zealand Press Association : Records

Reference: 75-213-033

Description: Quantity: 1 box(es). Finding Aids: Preliminary list available.