Pleione (Ship : 1876- )

Date: [Jan or Feb 1886]

From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district

By: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901

Reference: PA7-12-45

Description: Duplicate of PA7-12-44 Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: [Jan or Feb 1886]

From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district

Reference: PA7-12-44

Description: Ships Pleione (front) and Hurunui (rear) at Railway Wharf, Wellington. Photograph taken Jan or Feb 1886 by William Henry Whitmore Davis. Copy negative 1/2-052968. Duplicate print at PA7-12-45 Source of descriptive information - Dated from 1/1-025518-G, taken at same time. Relationship complexity - The original negative from which this print was made is at 1/2-230727-G Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: [Between 1890s and 1900s]

From: Hamerton, N & G (Misses), fl 1967 :Photograph albums of Wellington scenes

Reference: PA1-o-540

Description: Album of photographs of early Wellington, circa 1880s to 1890s. One view shows the wreck of the Oliver Lang at Kaiwharawhara. Other views of ships show the RMS Ruapehu on arrival in Wellington; the ship Pleione in port, and the Opawa on the patent slip at Evans Bay. Other views in the album include one of the tram track on the way to Oriental Bay; Te Aro (1883); Wellington from Bolton Street; Government House and Offices; a view from "Gaol Hill" (near the Te Aro Prison at the junction of The Terrace and Abel Smith Street); a tram run by the Wellington Tramway Company in front of Government Buildings; the corner of Featherston Street and Lambton Quay with the Union Bank of Australia and Johnny Martin's fountain; the tombstone of Mete Kingi Paetahi at Whanganui; the memorial to Te Wharepouri at Ngauranga; the Karori Reservoir; and a view of the mouth of the Hutt River from the eastern hills. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with green cloth cover, entitled "Sketched by the sun"; 17.5 x 21.5 cm

Date: [1910s-1930s]

From: Hall, George Patterson, 1875-1958: Photographs of Campbell Island, early whaling, and others

Reference: PAColl-9695

Description: Photographs of maritime life, including wreck of ship Knight of the Garter, whaling from the Whangamumu whaling station, and coastal shipping, compiled by Captain G P Hall ca 1900s-1910s. Quantity: 52 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: ca 1866-1888

By: Cresswell, Diana, active 2000; Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901; Wrigglesworth, James Dacie, 1836-1906; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-6229

Description: 1 mounted print showing Wright's farm; 1 mounted albumen print by J D Wrigglesworth showing an unidentified scene; 3 mounted albumen prints by Wrigglesworth & Binns showing the Pleione aground at Waikanae and at the Railway Wharf, Wellington; 3 mounted prints by W H Davis showing the Wellington waterfront, ca 1866 (parts of a panoramic sequence). Quantity: 8 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: The photographs were collected by the family of John Martin (1822-1892) of Huangarua, his son William James Martin, and his grandson William Geddes Martin (the father of the donor).

Date: [Between 1878 and 1915]

From: Brown, Thomas Watson, 1878-1947 :Photograph albums relating to New Zealanders in the South African War and of New Zealand scenes

By: Zachariah, Joseph, 1867-1965

Reference: PA1-q-329

Description: Album of photographs, mostly relating to New Zealanders in the South African War, but also including many which show the D Battery, 1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles at various military camps in the Wellington region. Many show groups of soldiers, with surnames noted. One view shows the Opening of Parliament in 1898, with a parade of D Battery; and a few show the opening of the Star Boating Club in Wellington. Some images taken by unidentified photographers, some probably taken by Thomas Watson Brown. The earliest image was taken in 1878, and shows a home in Masterton; another image shows a work picnic with a group in a tug-of-war at Day's Bay, in 1912; a group portrait of staff in the Mines Department taken in Wellington, 1907; and a group portrait of the 10th anniversary reunion of the 1st New Zealand Contingent, held in Wellington, 21.10.1909, taken by Zak Studios, No. 7275. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Blue cover with gold embossed decoration, 280 x 390 mm

Date: Between 1890 and 1894

From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives

Reference: 1/1-002368-G

Description: Sailing ship "Pleione" berthed at Port Chalmers, commanded by Capt. A Sargent [i.e. Sargeant]. Photograph taken by David Alexander De Maus, between 1890 and 1894. Dated from the dates of arrival listed in the Comber Index. Captain Alfred A Sargeant is the captain's name according to White Wings (Vol 1, p 161-162) Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - "Pleione." Capt. A.A. Sargent [i.e. Sargeant]; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 569 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 30 Mar-16 Jul 1879, 2002

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Ring, James, 1856-1939

Reference: MS-Papers-7512

Description: Diary kept by Ring of his voyage from Gravesend to Wellington on the ship, `Pleione' in 1879. Ring was an unmarried second class passenger. He describes shipboard events and fellow passengers. The log entries at the back of the diary have not been transcribed. Source of title - Transcribed Accompanying material - Article from `The Greymouth evening star', 12 May 1990 re James Ring's life Quantity: 1 folder(s) (58 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Marsha Donaldson of Upper Hutt, 2002

Date: 30 Mar-16 Jul 1879

By: Ring, James, 1856-1939

Reference: MSX-2941

Description: Diary kept by Ring of his voyage from London to Wellington on the `Pleione'. Ring was an unmarried passenger travelling in a second class cabin. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (49 pages). Physical Description: Holograph; black exercise book

Date: 30 Mar-16 Jul 1879

By: Ring, James, 1856-1939

Reference: MS-Papers-0640

Description: Diary by Ring of his voyage from Gravesend to Wellington in the `Pleione' in 1879. Ring was an unmarried passenger travelling in a second class cabin. The diary describes shipboard events and fellow passengers. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (49 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)

Date: February 1886

From: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Negatives, lantern slides, stereographs, colour transparencies, monochrome prints, photographic ephemera

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: 1/2-140301-G

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [Between 1881 and 1886]

From: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Negatives, lantern slides, stereographs, colour transparencies, monochrome prints, photographic ephemera

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: 1/1-025553-G

Description: Lydia Williams and four men, probably crew members, on board the 'Pleione' at Wellington. Photograph taken, probably between 1881 and 1886, by William Williams. Lydia Williams was the wife of the photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: Between 1890 and 1894

From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives

Reference: 1/1-002367-G

Description: Sailing ship "Pleione" towing to Dunedin, with one tug visible at front, and only the funnel of the second tug visible behind the Pleione. Photograph taken by David Alexander De Maus, between 1890 and 1894. Dated from the dates of arrival listed in the Comber Index. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - "Pleione." Towing to Dunedin.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 557 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [January or February 1886]

From: Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901 :Photographs of Wellington and district

Reference: 1/2-230727-G

Description: Ships 'Pleione' (front) and 'Hurunui' (rear) at Railway Wharf, Wellington. Photograph taken January or February 1886 by William Henry Whitmore Davis. Source of descriptive information - Dated from 1/1-025518-G, taken at same time. Relationship complexity - A print made by the library from this negative is at PA7-12-44. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Wet collodion glass negative 5 x 7.5 inches

Date: February 1886

From: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Negatives, lantern slides, stereographs, colour transparencies, monochrome prints, photographic ephemera

By: Williams, William, 1858-1949

Reference: 1/1-025518-G

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 8 September 1888

From: Halse, Frederick James, 1863-1936 : Collection of negatives

Reference: 1/2-004067-G

Description: Ship Pleione on the Patent Slip at Evans Bay, with five men in the foreground, one sitting in a dinghy. The men include Ashcroft, Carrington, Archibald and Crombie. Photographed 8 September 1888 by Frederick James Halse of Wellington. Source of descriptive information - Identified and dated from typescript index to negatives, housed at file TL 6/1/17. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches Processing information: Originally housed in Halse Collection box 8.

Date: 30 Mar-16 Jul 1879, 2002

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Ring, James, 1856-1939

Reference: MSDL-1270

Description: Diary kept by Ring of his voyage from Gravesend to Wellington on the ship, `Pleione' in 1879. Ring was an unmarried second class passenger. He describes shipboard events and fellow passengers. The log entries at the back of the diary have not been transcribed. Accompanying material - Article from `The Greymouth evening star', 12 May 1990 re James Ring's life Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Processing information: Part of SBDD (shipboard diary digitisation) project