Snow - New Zealand - Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Date: [ca 1930's]

From: Mosen, Neville Herbert, 1914-2004: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1867

Description: Photograph album created by Neville H Mosen of Raetithi. Contains views related to trips taken by the Tongariro Tramping Club and views related to the Mosen family and friends. Taken by Neville Mosen circa 1936 to 1937, and possibly some taken by other unidentified photographer(s). Contains scenic views and views of the Club members on bush walks and skiing in Tongariro National Park, featuring Ruapehu, Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and surrounding environs, the Pinnacles at Blue Bluffs, Ruapehu crater lake, Tama Lakes, The Chateau, Whakapapa glacier, Karioi Lakes, Mangawhero River and various tramping huts. Bruce Davis, an amateur photographer who lived in Raetihi is identified. Also includes views of Raetihi township and Horopito locality, Napier, Tauranga (rail bridge and The Strand), and Ngauruhoe erupting (possibly 1937 eruption). Also includes views of Tom Parker posing with the fountain he gifted to Napier in 1936 and scenes of a parade and bonfire in Raetihi to mark the coronation of King George VI in 1937. Also includes the wedding of Gwen Wise (circa 1930s) 5 loose prints have page numbers noted and are in an envelope at the front of the album. Source of title - title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black album bound with string and featuring an embossed image of mountains and a sun and the word 'Photographs' on the front cover, 21.5 x 27 cm

Date: ca 1900-ca 1910

From: Main, William :Photographs of the Nelson properties at Pori, north eastern Wairarapa.

Reference: PA1-o-1206

Description: Most of the New Zealand images relate to the Nelson family, their farms, farm houses, and farm buildings in the Pori area, north eastern Wairarapa, and scenic views of the area such as the Makuri River, a waterfall at Tiraumea, Annedale north of Tainui, the Pori Bridge, and native forest. The images of the farm houses include building a stable and buggy house, views of the yard with washing drying, a hen run, and a view of the dining room at "Ruatea". Four images are of Hugh Nelson's whare which was the first building constructed at "Taumata". There are three photographs of local Maori, one of bullock teams at Tiraumea, snow covered landscape at "Nga Mahanga", a picnic group with horses and buggys, and many views of the countryside from the Nelson farms showing cleared, partially cleared and forested land, much of it covered with the gaunt trunks of burnt off bush. There are group photographs of the families and friends. As well as the men these include women (wives?) Lucy, Katie, and Winifred, and children, Robert, Frances, and Dorothea. Other new Zealand houses include two probably located at Annedale with the names "Te Hoe" and "Manawa", and another in Featherston called "Newstead". The English images are of family and friends and various places, houses and churches which include Dover, Tunbridge Wells, Broadstairs, Minehead, Ostend, Clovelly, Lynton, Lymouth, Doon Valley, Meywingen, St Saviours Leeds, and Chester Cathedral Arrangement: Loose prints originally in this album can be found at PAColl-7868-1 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1912-1913

From: Girdlestone, Hubert Earle, 1879-1918 : Albums relating to surveying, tramping and climbing

Reference: PA1-o-1223

Description: There are three general groups of images in this album. The first records a holiday to the Volcanic Plateau, taken by a group of men over Christmas 1912, where they climbed Mounts Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro. The story starts with the group outside the 14 miles stables where they hired a wagon to transport them into the mountains. The route they took was from the north eastern side of Ruapehu to the Waihohonu Hut situated between Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe. They climbed Te Heu Heu Peak and then trekked across the snow to the Crater Lake returning to Waihohonu Hut and a dip in the Waihohonu Stream. The next day they set out for Mounts Ngarauhoe and Tongariro. They paused at the source of the northern branch of the Waihohonu Stream on their way to climb to the crater of Ngarauhoe. By the end of the day they reached the Ketetahi Hut on the northern slopes of Tongariro near the Ketetahi Springs. The next day they tramped out via Lake Rotoaira to Tokaanu where they set up camp on the shores of Lake Taupo. The Party then moved north to Wairakei and Rotorua taking in stops at the Huka falls and the Aratiatia Rapids. From Rotorua they returned to Wellington by train. The next group records a hunting trip into what is today the Haurangi State Forest Park in the south eastern Wairarapa in February 1913. There are views of the camp with Girdlestone's mother and another woman visiting. The area depicted is in the valley of the Turanganui River and the surrounding hills. Images include native forest views, a forest fire, hunting pigs with dogs, riding horses, the corpses of wild pigs, groves of Karaka trees, and partly cleared land. The third group of images are of social and sporting events associated with two houses. In both cases the sport depicted is men and women playing tennis. Other images include a child driving a peddle car, views of the "Devon" wrecked on the rocks at Pencarrow Head 25th of August 1913, and women and children with horses. The last image in the album is that of a young woman writing as she holds a telephone reciever to her ear. Quantity: 1 album(s).

Date: 1958

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographs of family, holidays and tramping trips

By: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972

Reference: PAColl-8765-05

Description: Photographs taken on a holiday with friends on Mount Ruapehu in 1958. The photographs focus on people as they rest between bouts of skiing, viewing Crater lake, gather outside a hut, or construct an igloo. There are views of the snow covered peaks of Ruapehu and the countryside seen from the mountain. Several images show the white flowered native clematis supported by a young lancewood. Quantity: 66 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1909 - 1915

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-202

Description: Shows a clearing in a forest. A snow covered Mount Ruapehu is in the distance. The sky is pinkish suggesting early morning or evening Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 304 x 240 mm

Date: 1875 - 1880

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-262

Description: A view of Mt Karioi, south-west of Raglan. Probably taken from Raglan, as the harbour is in the foreground. The mountain is in purple silhouetted in the still waters of the harbour; the sky is pale blue and yellow, suggesting early morning or late afternoon Other Titles - Karioi Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Mary Wykes [in brushpoint]; Recto - bottom left - Kakioi [in brushpoint]; Verso - bottom left - Karioi [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 102 x 153 mm

Date: 1914

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: B-199-013

Description: Shows Mount Ruapehu with snow on it. Rocks, grass, trees, and a stream are in the foreground. The sky is yellow indicating early morning. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 225 x 300 mm

Date: [ca 1930s]

From: Mosen, Neville Herbert, 1914-2004: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1868

Description: Photograph album created by Neville H Mosen of Raetithi. Contains views related to trips taken by the Tongariro Tramping Club and views related to the Mosen family and friends. Taken by Neville Mosen circa 1936 to 1940, and possibly some taken by other unidentified photographer(s). Contains scenic views related to Tongariro National Park and the Tongariro Tramping Club. Includes people skiing, swimming and tramping. Many are larger duplicates of views contained in PA1-o-1868. Features snowy Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, Tama Lakes, tramping club members, clouds, rivers and waterfalls (possibly Huka Falls), The Chateau, Whanganui River, the 'Wanganella' at Castlecliff and the view from Mangaiti hut. Also features views of Raetihi and the Mosen family and friends. Including Walter Verdun Mosen in uniform with his mother Dora Lilian, Mosen family (Neville, Jean, Hazel, Pearl, Walter, Rosie, and Esme) and Brian Mosen as child with his mother Vera Ward. Also includes views of the 1939-1940 Centennial Exhibition in Wellington, Tauranga, pig hunting on a local farm and Neville Mosen wrestling. 3 loose prints have page numbers noted and are place in envelope at the front of album. Source of title - title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black album bound with string, the word 'photographs' is embossed on the front cover, 25.5 x 33 cm

Date: 1970 - 1979

By: Wellington (N.Z.). City Council; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey

Reference: Eph-D-PARKS-Tongariro-1970s-01

Description: Poster shows a photographic image of a skier pausing to look out over a snowy area towards a snow-covered and steaming Mount Ngauruhoe. There is an inset photograph of a summer-flowering gentian at lower left. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographic print, 685 x 480 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs Margaret Hurst, Wellington, in 2005.

Date: ca 1900-ca 1910

From: Main, William :Photographs of the Nelson properties at Pori, north eastern Wairarapa.

Reference: PA1-o-1205

Description: The two Nelson farms in this album are "Nga Mahanga" (Hugh Nelson's place), and "Taumata" (Jack Nelson's place). Views show the farm houses, and farm buildings, the farm land and landscape of the Pori area partially cleared of bush. One group of images shows the countryside under snow. There are a series of five images recording the building of a stables and buggy house, also a view of the woolshed and sheep at "Taumata". Scenic views of the area include the Makuri River ford, native forest interiors with pongas, and native forest. Four images show the interior of Hugh Nelson's whare which was the first building constructed at "Taumata". There are two photographs of local Maori standing beside tents in a bush clearing, one of army volunteers in uniform standing in front of tents, two of soldiers at an unidentified event, many of horses, some of hens, dogs, cats, and cattle. Two prints show one of the Nelson brothers cutting long grass with a scythe and 4 others are views of an unidentified house and its garden at Tiraumea (a distant view of this house surrounded by pinus radiata shelter belts and its surrounding countryside can be seen in album PA1-o-1206, page 7 captioned "Tiraumea"). There are also some images of "Newstead" the Monckton family home at Featherston. There is only one photograph of a Nelson family group. The rest are individual images of adults and children which include: Frederick Monckton, Lucy Miller (who married Frank Nelson), Winifred, [Lornie?], Dorothea, [Frances?], the brothers and the children. Further information and names provided by researcher. Updated 10 November 2016. Quantity: 1 album(s).

Date: 1900-1910

From: Main, William :Photographs of the Nelson properties at Pori, north eastern Wairarapa.

Reference: PA1-o-1207

Description: Views of the Pori area, north eastern Wairarapa, and three farms in that area, "Ruatea", "Taumata", and "Nga Mahanga". Images of snow covered countryside, the ford across the Makuri River at Makuri, native forest with pongas, partly cleared land with the standing trunks of burnt trees, the houses of the three farms, horses, cattle, hens, cats, Jack Nelson with Nan, Dorothea, and Miss Wyatt having a picnic, Maori, cabbage trees, and Hugh Nelson's whare and woolshed. Arrangement: This collection is made up of loose prints from album PA1-o-1206 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: August 1964

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PA12-7907

Description: Transparencies of Mount Ruapehu and Mount Ngauruhoe including a view of a Hawke's Bay Motor Company Ltd bus, taken August 1964 by Whites Aviation Quantity: 4 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: 1925 - 1947

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-036

Description: Photographs of Tongariro National Park, 1925 to 1947, made for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance. Includes photographs of Chateau Tongariro, Mount Ruapehu, Mount Ngauruhoe and Mount Tongariro. Quantity: 65 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: ca 1933

From: Coleridge, Kathleen Anne, 1944-: Collection

Reference: PA1-o-1215

Description: Record of a group of men and women shiers on Mount Ruapehu Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: August 1964

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PA12-7908

Description: Transparencies of Mount Ngauruhoe and National Park tracks, taken August 1964 by Whites Aviation Quantity: 4 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: 1961

From: Brenkley, Hannah Eliza Jane, 1882-1973 :Old homes & sheds, farms made by pioneers in Norsewood. [1950s-1964].

By: Brenkley, Hannah Eliza Jane, 1882-1973

Reference: E-029-q-086

Description: View of the garden area covered with a blanket of snow. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour and gum arabic, 245 x 315 mm. Finding Aids: Shelflist available.. Provenance: Donated by Mrs J. Brenkley in 1964.

Date: August 1964

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PA12-7905

Description: Transparencies of Mount Ruapehu comprising views of skiers and the Chateau, taken August 1964 by Whites Aviation Quantity: 4 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: August 1964

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PA12-7906

Description: Transparencies of Mount Ruapehu including views of skiers, taken August 1964 by Whites Aviation Quantity: 4 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: [ca 1950s-1960s]

From: Bailey, Margaret (Dr), 1945-: Collection of Margaret and John Bailey

Reference: PA12-7818

Description: Transparency slides of Mt Ruapehu and Science/Agricultural exhibition, taken ca 1950s-1960s by John Bailey Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides.

Date: August 15-29, 1925

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-q-004

Description: Photographs of a winter holiday at Tongariro National Park, 15-29 August, 1925. Includes distant views of Mounts Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe, as well as views on the way to mountain huts at Whakapapa. Images of people including a group from the Ruapehu Ski Club, and the group with Adkin, some of whom are named. Also named is Guide Cowling, the caretaker at Whakapapa (p 4, 24). Skiing, snowball fights and tobogganing. Other images show day trips to Wairere Falls and the Tama Lakes; snow falling, and snow-laden trees.