Southland Region (N.Z.) - Description and travel

Date: [1970-1972]

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7261-13

Description: File relating to background information on Fiordland and activities available there, access to lakes Te Anau and Manapouri and the Manapouri-Doubtful Sound Track. Also `Fiordland place names' by A S Helm. Other Titles - Fiordland place names; gazetteer of the Fiordland National Park by A S Helm (1964) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1872-1903

By: Robson, Charles Hepburn Orlando, 1855-1913

Reference: MS-Papers-6271

Description: Transcripts of diaries of Charles Robson and his daughter Amy Robson. Those of Charles Robson contain brief entries detailing his life on lighthouses around New Zealand from 1872 to 1903. Amy Robson then a 16 year old, recorded a trip on the Hinemoa around the Snares and southern part of of the South Island, arranged by the Government Light Service for her father and family upon his retirement. Transcripts made by Malcolm Robson. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 2 folder(s). 2 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts

Date: [1938]

From: Nolan, Iris Evelyn, 1916-2011 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7230

Description: Three holograph notebooks and photocopies from two other notebooks describing Nolan's 1938 trip to Milford Sound and the beginnings of the Homer Tunnel; includes notes of photographs taken Quantity: 1 folder(s) (five pieces in a case folder). Processing information: This record was updated in March 2020 from "Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission" to "No access restrictions" in accordance with the Deed of Gift.

Date: Jan 1923 (1965)

By: White, Christina Smeaton, -1969

Reference: MS-Papers-3640

Description: This account written in 1965, was originally sent to Preston John of the `Otago Daily Times', for the information of men working on the Manapouri-Doubtful Sound Link Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (carbon copy)

Date: 1928

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-B-FESTIVAL-Southland-1928-01

Description: Programme booklet with cover illustration of a clown playing a guitar, by Alan Raphael. Contains a message form the mayor John Miller, and the Prime Minister J G Coates; a short account of the tradition of May Fair Week and its first celebration in Southland in the previous year, 1927. Contains a three-page history of Southland and a three-page description of Invercargill. There is a photograph of two men dressed as the May Fair Mayor and Mayoressuding a procession, illuminations, children's sports, "A night in Venice", the Grand Pageant of Southland, poultry show, axemen's carnival, grand military tattoo, procession of illuminated and decorated lorries and cars, and grand fancy dress masked balls in various halls. On the sixth day there was a children's pet parade, children's costume parade, and dancing in costume. The final pages bescribe Gore, Nightcaps, Riverton, Otautau and Lumsden. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 52 pages, each 245 x 185 mm.

Date: 1954

From: Jones family : Papers

Reference: MSX-6735

Description: Volume of photographs, notes, extracts and brochures of a family trip to from Dunedin to Oamaru, then lakes Hawea and Wanaka, Queenstown, lakes Manapouri and Te Anau, to the Homer Saddle and back to Gore, Roxburgh and Dunedin Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 24 Oct 1866-27 Apr 1867

By: Turner, (Mrs), active 1860s

Reference: MS-Papers-7781

Description: Comprises 11 letters from Charles H Turner and Frank C Turner to their mother in England while they were sailing to New Zealand, travelling round New Zealand followed by a visit to Australia. Three of the letters are from Charles and eight are from Frank. They were written on board ship, the `Kent' and the `Tarama', and while they were travelling in New Zealand and Australia. Both sons describe life on board ship, the people they were travelling with, ports visited, activities on board ship and describe in some detail the various places they visited in New Zealand (Papakura, where their brother had a farm, Waikato, Lyttelton, Wellington, Bluff, Dunedin, Nelson, Auckland and Taranaki) and Australia (Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart Town). The letters have been transcribed by Mr Grant. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

Date: 1906, 1919, 1928

From: Cowan family: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11946-054

Description: Published by Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, 1906. Also includes clippings and correspondence. The correspondence consists of a letter from James Mackay, dated 15 June 19 [1919?] who writes from Greymouth thanking Cowan for sending him a copy of 'New Zealand lakes and fiords'. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed volume and loose papers

Date: 1878

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-247

Description: Diary kept on an excursion to the Sounds of Otago (i.e. Fiordland) in the SS Hinemoa. Apparently an official tour, with Sir George Grey on the excursion, as well as the use of the government steamer. Includes other notes and memoranda. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1933-1939

From: Nolan, Iris Evelyn, 1916-2011 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7301-10

Description: Diaries kept by Nolan and used for `Out of the mountains' by I E Dickens (1938) Other Titles - Out of the mountains by I E Dickens Quantity: 1 folder(s) (four pieces). Processing information: This record was updated in March 2020 from "Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission" to "No access restrictions" in accordance with the Deed of Gift.

Date: [1950?]

From: Jones family : Papers

Reference: MSX-6733

Description: Volume of photographs, notes, extracts and brochures of a family trip to Te Anau, Manapouri and Queenstown Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 7-31 Jan 1852

By: Nairn, Charles James, 1823-1894

Reference: qMS-1405

Description: Account of a journey to Te Anau, Southland Variations in title - Spine title: Journal 1852, Nairn and Stephens Relationship complexity - See Mantell papers (MS-Papers-0083-427) for ms copy of the journal with sketches and map done by Walter Mantell Nairn was a prospector and runholder in Otago and Hawkes Bay, who imported the first shorthorn cattle into the Hawkes Bay Quantity: 1 volume(s) (8,11 pages). Physical Description: (Holograph and typed transcript (32 cm; ½ brown morocco, light brown boards)

Date: 1911

By: McKay, Alexander, 1841-1917

Reference: MS-1177

Description: Childhood in Scotland, voyage to New Zealand on the Helenslee, 1863, and first years gold digging in New Zealand and Australia, 1863-ca 1870 Lacks pages 193-229 Relationship complexity - See qMS-1184 for Australian episodes missing from this volume Quantity: 1 volume(s) (255 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (28 cm; brown rexene) Portrait of McKay

Date: Jan-Feb 1894

By: Brinckman, Mary Alice, 1826-1901

Reference: MS-0260

Description: Tourist's impressions during travel throughout New Zealand; a large section deals with Fiordland; illustrated throughout with watercolours and sketches Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 volume(s) (67 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy), (21 cm; turquoise buckram) Watercolours and sketches

Date: [1949-1997]

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7261-59

Description: Memorabilia, correspondence, brochures, menus and other papers including description of a Fiordland cruise (1997), memorabilia of the inaugural TEAL Electra flight (1959), funeral service for Norman Kirk, certificates for Dennis from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Motel Association and his appointment as a JP, notification of Dennis's appointment as THC deputy general manager. Also two stories by Elizabeth Bowie, `Two children of the mountains' and `Michael'; and programme for New Plymouth Girls' High School reunion (1985). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Group photograph, New Plymouth Girls' High School reunion (1985), of pupils attending between 1925 and 1934.

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Scrapbook. 1840-1872.

By: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant (Hon), 1820-1895

Reference: C-103-080-1

Description: A naive drawing by a Maori artist, identified by Mantell as Tatuna, showing 4 men paddling a canoe. A faintly pencilled SD [Southern District] suggests that the drawing was made in Otago or Southland and given to Mantell in 1848 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Tatuna del. Also SD faintly in pencil upper right and Ex Just li written below the canoe Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 47 x 78 mm

Date: 1889

By: Spicer, Eleanor Juliet, 1876-1958

Reference: MS-Papers-3542

Description: Account of the journey from Milford Sound to Sutherland Falls, over McKinnon Pass to Lake Te Anau. Eleanor, aged eleven, accompanied a survey party led by her father Charles Adams who was Chief Surveyor for the Otago Province. She recalls that the tarn on top of the Pass was named Lake Ella in her honour. Source of title - Transcribed Eleanor (`Ella') Adams was the daughter of C W Adams, an Otago surveyor. In 1889 she accompanied her father and two survey parties in a journey along the Milford Track. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript with holograph annotations Provenance: Notes of Eleanor Adams lent to A H Reed by Miss Peggy Spicer

Date: 1866, [ca 1890] (1968)

By: Eccles, Alfred Nigel Somerset, 1908-1988

Reference: MS-Papers-2606

Description: The collection comprises Bradshaw family history which includes an account of the town of Cromarty at Preservation Inlet, compiled by Edward Bradshaw, 1968; letter from Dr A Eccles recounting his journey through Southland in 1866 (and map of route taken) ; and letter to W Fraser from N B von Tunzelmann headed `Old Age Pension' in which he described exploration in Southland and the discovery of Lake Wakatipu Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s) (3 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript and typed transcript (photocopies)

Date: 24 Dec 1955-1 Apr 1963

From: Letters relating to New Zealand

Reference: MS-Papers-7057-5

Description: Letters from Hilda Longworth to her friends Eileen and Mrs McLellan, written from Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington, Waitomo Caves, Lyttelton, Stewart Island and the SS `Rotti' of her cruises to New Zealand, 1955-1956, with impressions of Fiji, New Zealand hotels, the baths at Rotorua, Maori village, friendliness of New Zealanders a cruise on the `Rotti;' to New Guinea in 1963, loading up with wool for France, train journey to Invercargill and steamer to Stewart Island Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1950-1960]

From: Jack family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7028-38

Description: Scripts by Margaret Jack of her travels to Oslo, experience with the midnight sun, Stewart Island, the Kimberleys and Ayers Rock Quantity: 1 folder(s).