General Motors New Zealand

Date: [ca 1960-1979]

From: Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd :Photographs relating to New Zealand architectural projects

Reference: PAColl-9842-40

Description: Buildings by Stephenson and Turner include - Photographs from an album showing buildings designed in New Zealand and Australia in the 1960s. These include - Royal Exchange building, Wellington. BOAC booking office, Hamilton Chambers, Wellington. General Motors New Zealand LTD, Trentham, Lower Hutt. The Pavillion Restaurant, Kirkaldie & Stains, Wellington. ANZ Bank, Courtenay Place, Wellington. Office for Fibremakers, Wiri, Auckland. Auckland Methodist Central Mission buildings, Civic Square, Auckland. ANZ House, Auckland. Bank of New South Wales, Auckland. South Pacific Hotel, Auckland. Acute block, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland. Main acute block, Auckland Hospital. Unilever House, Sydney. CML Assurance head office, Melbourne. St Hilda's College of Residence, Melbourne Universty. Pearl Assurance House, Adelaide. Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital, Adelaide. Marion Shopping Centre, South Australia. Floor plans for the BNZ Centre, Wellington. Exterior view of the Bank of New Zealand building, Christchurch. Wellington office interiors designed in the 1970s. Buildings include - DFC building, Grey Street, Wellington. Norwich Union House, Wellington. Westpac Bank, Wellington. Singapore Air Lines, Wellington. Other photographs include - BNZ Centre display in Shell House, 1972. Group of exterior and Interior views of Sprott House, Karori, Wellington, 1971. Exterior views of the Grand Hotel, Wellington, November 1971. Exterior view of the Waterloo Hotel, Wellington, November 1971. View of Featherston Street from Willis Street, November 1971. View of Willis Street looking south, November 1971. Exterior and interior views of BP House, Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 1971. Exterior and interior views of the IBM building, 155-161 the Terrace, Wellington, October 1971, Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 68 b&w original photographic print(s). 12 colour original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd, Wellington, in 2011

Date: [ca Jul 1942]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-022-02

Description: War time industrial production on the home front. Manufacture of Bren Gun Carriers at General Motors plant, Petone. Photographs taken during a Parliamentary visit (including Daniel G Sullivan, Adam Hamilton, and Director of Publicity J T Paul) to the plant circa July 1942. Some taken by Evening Post. Others taken by the Publicity Department. Arrangement: This collection is made up of Photographic prints with captions. They were scattered throughout the wax boxes in which the War History collection had been housed for the last eight years. In giving the collection a general order they have been sorted into their series groups. This collection has been called the "War Effort" series. They have not been arranged in numerical sequence as yet (though some might be so arranged). Negatives for some of these prints can be found at F 26860 1/1 - F 26871 1/1 (1995) Quantity: 1 container(s) (box).

Date: 1955-1971

By: Hill, Morris James, 1929-2002

Reference: PA-Group-00375

Description: Wellington, openings of Parliament, politicians, Governors General, show personalities, Antarctic teams, police, army, visiting diplomats and heads of state, ship visits, memorials, RNZAF, fighter planes and fighter plane training, rugby and rugby players and selectors, film censorship, conferences, agricultural air shows, artists, royalty, manufacturing industries, models and fashion parades, New Zealand Players, etc Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives housed at 35mm-18037 to 18703, 120-0881 to 0959, 1/4-071736 to 072044, 1/2-177020 to 177461. Quantity: 1483 b&w original negative(s) 78 120 strips comprising 158 images, 666 35mm strips comprising 1,976 images, 308 1/4 plate negs, 441 1/2 plate negs. Total images 2,883. Finding Aids: Library generated negative registers provide a good access point to this collection. The negatives are listed within subject groupings.. Processing information: Originally arranged and described in 1995. Reference number changed from PAColl-4814 to PA-Group-00375 in 2009.

Date: 1973-1987

From: Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd :Photographs relating to New Zealand architectural projects

Reference: PAColl-9842-42

Description: Views of Britannic House, Jervois Quay and Harris Street, Wellington, ca 1981. Anchor House Hamilton, head office for New Zealand Dairy Co-operative Ltd. Architect's models of the building, and exterior and interior views of the finished building. Occupied March 1987. Extensions to General Motors New Zealand's factory at Trentham, Upper Hutt. Includes a perspective drawing of the factory, and progress photographs from 29 March 1973 to October 1973. Interiors of Todd Motors building, possibly at Porirua. Photographs recording the structural conditions of buildings adjacent to the site of Wool House, Custonhouse Quay and Brandon Street, ca 1979. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 25 b&w original photographic print(s). 78 colour original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd, Wellington, in 2011

Date: 1973-1989

From: Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd :Photographs relating to New Zealand architectural projects

Reference: PAColl-9842-04

Description: Buildings designed by Stephenson and Turner include - Chase NBA House, 163-165 The Terrace Wellington, built 1973-1976. DFC building (DFC Harbour Tower) Fronting Grey Street, built 1976-1979 for AMP. Extensions to General Motors factory, Trentham, Upper Hutt, 1973. Site photographs relating to General Motors, Trentham, taken before 1973. Views of the Grand Hotel, Wellington in the context of other buildings in lower Willis Street, ca 1962. Source of title - Title supplied by Library The Grand Hotel was was designed by architect James O'Dea and built 1904-1906. Quantity: 59 b&w original photographic print(s). 14 colour original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd, Wellington, in 2011

Date: [ca 1974]

From: Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd :Photographs relating to New Zealand architectural projects

Reference: PA12-8358

Description: Views of General Motors New Zealand's factory, Trentham, Upper Hutt. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 5 colour original transparency/ies 120 strips comprising 12 images. Provenance: Donated by Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd, Wellington, in 2011

Date: [1920-1960]

From: Cable Price Downer : Further records

Reference: 98-281-6/11

Description: Includes William Cable business cards; amended administrative handbook pages on Tapper Industries Ltd (Whangarei); reports; letterheads; clippings; brief history of the William Cable Group; 1954 conference information; financial papers; leaflet on Ajax Bolt & Rivet Company; letter, R J Seddon to J Duthie (1893); letter re expansion programme (1949); statement of claim re fire on the `Sydney star' (1946); results of a survey of work dining rooms and cafeterias for J J McCaskey & Son (Wellington), Exide Batteries of New Zealand Ltd, Ford Motor Company, Felt & Textiles of NZ, Ajax Bolt & Rivet Co Ltd and the Wellington Patent Slip Co (all of Lower Hutt) and Todd Motor Industries and General Motors of Petone Also memorandum on housing finance and survey of properties; papers re property investments (A & G Price), further papers re Tararu, Thames, properties; list of immigrants and housing requirements (1951) and other papers re immigrants; and note re reorganisation of stores department, Senior Foundry Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1975

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-134-819

Description: This cartoon features four situations of workers receiving bonuses in addition to wages and has a worker bringing home a television, another a meat pack and a surprised woman being won as the prize Extended Title - It seems that mere wages are no longer sufficient encouragement for today's workers Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letratone, 318 x 392 mm

Date: 1930

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to motor vehicles, specific brands of automobiles]

By: General Motors New Zealand

Reference: Eph-A-MOTOR-VEHICLES-1930-01

Description: Catalogue of Chevrolet models, with illustrations, some signed G.M.R. Exhibited in 'To market, to market' Exhibition of advertising and commercial ephemera from the Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. First Floor foyer, National Library of New Zealand, 5 August - 16 September 1997. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Catalogue of 10 pages, ill., col., 16 cm.

Date: 1955 - 1956

From: [Mitchell, Victor Leonard William] 1925-1980 :[Studies for the Lower Hutt War Memorial Library murals. 1955-1956]

By: Mitchell, Victor Leonard William, 1925-1980

Reference: B-125-025

Description: Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on sheet 392 x 286 mm

Date: [ca 1935]

From: Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-015594-F

Description: Unidentified employee in a motor vehicle factory (probably General Motors in Petone). Photograph taken by Gordon Burt, circa 1935. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: ca 1935

From: Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-015592-F

Description: Workers at General Motors buffing the body of a Vauxhall car. The car in the background is a Chevrolet. Photograph taken by Gordon Burt, circa 1935. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: April 1957

From: Hill, Morris James, 1929-2002 :Negatives of Wellington, and national events and personalities

Reference: 1/2-177231-F

Description: The first New Zealand assembled Holden car rolling off the assembly line at the General Motors Petone plant, photographed in April 1957 by Morrie Hill. Seated in car is Australian High Commissioner, Sir John Collins. Dated from note on original negative envelope. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 6 x 6 cm

Date: ca 1950s

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: PAColl-5927-43

Description: Petone, Lower Hutt, including General Motors, Wills's Capstan factories, Petone Gas works, Bouverie Street, the Hutt River, Gear Island and North Park, circa 1950. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: ca 1935

From: Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-015591-F

Description: Inside a car factory (probably General Motors in Petone), circa 1935. Shows unidentified men working. Photograph taken by Gordon Burt. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1931

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-045384-G

Description: Looking south over Petone in 1931. Shows General Motors, middle ground, left. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 1935]

From: Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-015590-F

Description: Scene in a factory (probably General Motors in Petone) showing unidentified woman machinists working for the motor industry. Photograph taken by Gordon Burt, circa 1935. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1930

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to motor vehicles, specific brands of automobiles]

By: General Motors New Zealand; R, G M, active 1930

Reference: Eph-A-MOTOR-VEHICLES-1930-01-cover

Description: Shows couple in open convertible Chevrolet, beside a bay, with a fashionably-dressed woman standing in the left foreground. Exhibited in 'To market, to market' Exhibition of advertising and commercial ephemera from the Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. First Floor foyer, National Library of New Zealand, 5 August - 16 September 1997. Other Titles - Catalogue Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - G.M.R. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 160 x 216 mm.

Date: [ca 1935]

From: Burt, Gordon Onslow Hilbury, 1893-1968 :Negatives

Reference: 1/2-036820-F

Description: General Motors factory interior and employees, Petone, circa 1935. Packing boxes in the background are stamped with the names `Bedford' and `Vauxhall'. Photograph taken by Gordon Burt. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative