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New Zealand Railways: [Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1800s]
- Date
- 1870 - 1899
- By
- New Zealand Railways
- Reference
- Eph-A-RAIL-1800s
- Description
Includes:
1876:
New Zealand Government Railways. General Assembly pass. Not transferable. Pass the Honourable [T Renwick, M.L.C.] over all the New Zealand Government railways
1878:
City of Dunedin. Mayoral banquet in commemmoration of the opening of the Dunedin and Christchurch Railway. Saturday, 7th September, 1878. Toasts. Thos George, Dunedin [printer].
1884:
New Zealand Railways. Invercargill to Kew. First class [1884]
1886:
Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company Ltd. Wednesday 3rd November, 1886. Lunch upon the occasion of driving the last spike at 34 miles 47 chains, on the railway, near Waikanae, by His Excellency Sir W F D Jervois, K.G.C.M.G., C.B. 1886.
F & D Class locomotives and engineers Nelson about 1886. Photographer William Tyree. Reproduced by permission of Nelson Provinical Museum. Historical greeting card by Nikau Press, PO Box 602, Nelson, NZ [1980s?]
Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying under 250 mm
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 folder(s), Ephemera, Photolithographs, Timetables, Photolithographs, sizes varying under 250 mm
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New Zealand Railways: Invercargill to Kew. First class [No.] 2532. [Ticket annotated wi...
Date: 1884
From: New Zealand Railways: [Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1800s]
By: New Zealand Railways
Reference: Eph-A-RAIL-1884-01
Description: Small plain ticket showing an arrangement of text. This journey took 8 minutes in 1878; see timetable printed in the 'Southland times', 30 November 1878, suppl. page 6, column 7. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on card, 32 x 58 mm.
New Zealand Government Railways :General Assembly pass. Not transferable. Pass the Hono...
Date: 1876
From: New Zealand Railways: [Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1800s]
By: New Zealand Railways
Reference: Eph-A-RAIL-1876-01
Description: Arrangement of text on pink paper, inside small brown leather-bound folded card. Quantity: 1 printed card. Physical Description: Letterpress on folded card, 60 x 92 mm (unfolded)
City of Dunedin. Mayoral banquet in commemoration of the opening of the Dunedin and Chr...
Date: 1878
From: New Zealand Railways: [Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1800s]
By: George, Thomas, -1889
Reference: Eph-A-RAIL-1878-01
Description: A toast list. Those toasted included the Royal Family, the Governor, the Army, Navy & Volunteers, The Ministry, The Parliament of New Zealand, Sir Julius Vogel, the Mayor of Christchurch, visitors, the ladies. Surrounded by an elaborate border possibly inspired by Maori or Polynesian design. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on card. Physical Description: Lithograph on light card, 228 x 155 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Otago Heritage Books in 2002.
Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company Ltd :Wednesday 3rd November, 1886. Lunch upon the...
Date: 1886
From: New Zealand Railways: [Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1800s]
By: Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company Ltd; Simcox, Francis Selwyn, 1880-1967
Reference: Eph-A-RAIL-1886-01
Description: A menu and toast list produced for the occasion of a celebratory lunch. The toast list includes toasts by: The Premier, Mr W T L Travers, Sir Julius Vogel, Mr H D Bell, Mr J Plimmer, Mr G V Shannon, Mr T K McDonald, Mr E T Gillon, Mr D J Nathan. The front cover shows a steam train engine and coal carriage. The menu includes turkey, chicken, ducks, roast lamb, roast beef, aspic of potted head, chicken pies, veal and ham pies, beefsteak & oyster pies, giblet pies, boiled ham, boiled tongue, salads, mayonnaise of lobster; apple, gooseberry and rhubarb tarts, jellies, creams, charlotte russe, open tarts, meringues, fruit in season; champagne, sauterne, port, sherry, claret, etc. In pieces. Has been joined with adhesive tape. Exhibited in ‘Humble: the life of 100 small objects’, exhibition curated by Barbara Lyon, in the Turnbull Gallery, National Library of New Zealand, 27 August - 17 November 2017. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on card. Physical Description: Letterpress on light card, 115 x 76 mm.(folded) Provenance: Donated by Mr F S Simcox, 9 March 1955.