New Zealand. School Publications Branch: [15 double-sided photographic posters, photographed by National Publicity Studios and other photographers. ca 1949. Images 1-30]

Photographs are by National Publicity Studios, V C Browne, J W Chapman-Taylor, Ministry of Works.

Includes posters numbered:

1. The coast of New Zealand. The mouth of the Tongaporutu River, North Taranaki (J W Chapman-Taylor)

2. Running water. An Otago prospector washes gold in a cradle (National Publicity Studios)

3. Russell. The oldest port in New Zealand (National Publicity Studios)

4. Lyttelton. A port in the crater of an old volcano (National Publicity Studios)

5. Dusky Sound. A port where no one lives (National Publicity Studios)

6. Wellington. Loading cheese at a busy modern port (National Publicity Studios)

7. Nature changes New Zealand. A cap of hard material has saved this earth pillar at Putangirua, Palliser Bay, from being washed down by heavy rain (J W Chapman-Taylor)

8. Running water. When men destroyed the forest cover, water began to wash the land down to the sea (Ministry of Works)

9. Kapiti Island. This stronghold of Te Rauparaha is now a bird sanctuary (J W Chapman-Taylor)

10. Our coastline. A hundred years ago these black iron sands were the only road from Auckland to New Plymouth (J W Chapman-Taylor)

11. River control. Stone groyne and green willows turn the fierce current away from the soft earth (Ministry of Works)

12. Jackson's Bay. A port built to ship timber (Ministry of Works)

13. Sheep. The shepherds tie their dogs while meat is being killed for them (National Publicity Studios)

14. Crayfishing on the Kaikoura Coast. Line fishing is combined with crayfishing. Here the hooks are being baited ready for an expedition (National Publicity Studios)

15. Sheep. Early in the morning the sheep are mustered in from the slopes above Lake Wanaka (National Publicity Studios)

16. Crayfishing on the Kaikoura Coast. Out through the rocks. The fisherman will collect his crayfish, bait the pots again, and perhaps do some line fishing (National Publicity Studios)

17. Sheep. Good men shear two hundred sheep a day (National Publicity Studios)

18. Crayfishing on the Kaikoura Coast. Hauling a crayfish pot on board (National Publicity Studios)

19. The catch. Many other kinds of fish are caught by crayfishers. This hapuku will be crated for the Christchurch market (National Publicity Studios)

20. Yarding. Driving sheep from one yard to another is hot and dusty work. These sheep are merinos; notice their horns. Merinos are high country sheep (National Publicity Studios)

21. Packing crayfish. These will be sent either to the Christchurch market or to Picton for canning or export (National Publicity Studios)

22. Droving. Shorn sheep hold up a truck-load of wool on its way to the rail-head at Gisborne. These are crossbred sheep (National Publicity Studios)

23. At the factory. These girls are wrapping crayfish tails in cellophane fro freezing and shipment overseas (National Publicity Studios)

24. Culling. The shepherd, by swinging the gate, is separating sheep he wants to keep from others he doesn't want to keep. This is called culling (National Publicity Studios)

25. An airport. Loading luggage on to a mail plane at Harewood (National Publicity Studios)

26. Dipping. After, shearing, the sheep are dipped in a poison bath to kill ticks which live in their wool and suck their blood (National Publicity Studios)

27. Roads. This road crosses the Southern Alps at Arthur's Pass. Beneath it is the Otira Tunnel (V C Browne)

28. Branding. After shearing, the sheep are branded before being sent back to the hills. If sheep from two sheep runs become mixed they can be recognised by their brands (National Publicity Studios)

29. A river port. Coal ships going in and out of Westport, at the mouth of the Buller River (V C Browne)

30. Wool-classing. Wool has to be separated into various grades which are sold at different prices and used for different purposes. Here some ex-soldiers are learning how to do this work. They will be called wool-classers (National Publicity Studios)

Date estimated from the fact that some have been date-stamped 31 August 1950.

Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Physical Description: Offset photographic prints, 513 x 584 mm., on both sides of sheets