Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

Date: 1961-1967

From: Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

Reference: PA1-f-139

Description: Photographs of leaders of the Girl Guide Association, Girl Guides, Brownies and Rangers, and various activities throughout New Zealand. The first pages show the move from old headquarter buildings in Hastings to new buildings in Christchurch, in September 1961. They include the transfer of equipment by truck and by air freight, and views of different aspects of the new premises. Later views show visiting Girl Guide leaders attending conferences and training courses; ceremonial occasions attended by Lord Cobham in 1962, and by Sir Bernard and Lady Fergusson. Lady Fergusson was the Dominion President during their term in New Zealand. One section of the album shows activities of Girl Guides and Brownies in the Cook Islands, and also in Western Samoa. A number of the camps were attended by Girl Guides from Pacific countries, with many of the Guides named in the album. Various activities undertaken by the Guides include the sale of Girl Guide biscuits, ANZAC Day commemorations, Thinking Day ceremonies, rallies, and the awards of special badges. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cover, labelled in blue ink on front cover `Book 2. 1961-1967' with 1963-1968 crossed out; 38 x 52 cm

Date: 1967-1972

From: Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

By: Orr, Russell William, 1916-1977; Green & Hahn (Firm)

Reference: PA1-f-140

Description: Photographs of leaders of the Girl Guide Association, Girl Guides, Brownies and Rangers, and various activities throughout New Zealand. Leaders from other countries including Pacific Islands, Japan and Korea, attending conferences and training courses in New Zealand; and ceremonial occasions attended by Lady Fergusson; by Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne; and by the Commonwealth Chief Commissioner, Mrs D Parker-Bowles. Activities include Thinking Day, Anzac Day ceremonies, and the sale of Girl Guide biscuits. One section shows Girl Guides and Brownies in the Cook Islands. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark blue cover, with chalk lettering `1967-1972'; 38 x 52 cm

Date: 1973 to 1979

From: Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

Reference: PA1-f-141

Description: Photographs of leaders of the Girl Guide movement, Girl Guides, Brownies and Rangers, and various guiding activities throughout New Zealand. Numbers of images show out-door camping, properties owned by the movement, and activities associated with the winning of guiding awards. Many of the girls are identified by name, usually with the region they come from. Views include presentation of awards (such as Brownie personality awards, various badges, and the Duke of Edinburgh Awards) by visiting Guide leaders and local dignitaries; presentation of money and goods raised by the work of Girl Guides, Brownies and Rangers to various organisations; fund raising from the sale of Girl Guide biscuits; and ceremonies associated with annual events such as Thinking Day and ANZAC Day. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown cover, `Catalogue' in gold lettering on bottom right corner, with the dates 1973-1979 printed in white crayon at the top; 38 x 52 cm

Date: 1931

From: Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

Reference: PA1-f-137

Description: Photographs of a Girl Guide and Boy Scout rally held for Lord & Lady Baden-Powell, held at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, 1931. Images include views of spectators, parades, guests seated in the grandstand, and Lord and Lady Baden-Powell inspecting different groups. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, title printed in white which reads `Wellington Rally for Lord & Lady Baden Powell 1931'; 38 x 51 cm

Date: 1922 to 1961

From: Girl Guides Association New Zealand Inc :Photographs

By: Crown Studios (Palmerston North, N.Z.); Denton, Frank James, 1869-1963

Reference: PA1-f-138

Description: Album of photographs covering the period 1922 to 1961 in the history of the Girl Guide movement in New Zealand, with links to the movement in other countries. Views include the visits of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip; various ceremonial occasions with New Zealand dignitaries presiding; many views of Girl Guide camps in different parts of the country, including at Otimai, Omatua and Arahina (all properties run for the Girl Guides Association). Several images show a ceremonial tour of a scroll commemorating the visit to New Zealand of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, and a jigsaw puzzle to be presented by Girl Guides for the royal children. These toured throughout New Zealand. Photographs of delegates to overseas conferences and rallies are included in the album, including a group at Cooperstown, USA, in 1948, and the Oxford World Conference in 1950. A Pan Pacific Ranger Gathering was held at Arahina in Marton in 1953, and Girl Guides from a number of pacific countries attended. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cover, labelled in blue ink on front cover `Book I, 1931- , 1922-1961'; 38.5 x 52.0 cm