Watkins, Ian, active 1956

Date: 1955-1957

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: PA1-q-318

Description: A Mr Peter Cooper was sent to Malaya during 1955-1957 as an official photographer, he may have taken the photographs in this album. Album consists of snapshots and passport-style photographs (6 x 6 cm) showing members of the New Zealand Special Air Service in Malaya between 1955 and 1957. Most captions handprinted in the album. Many personnel names are listed above, but there are over 100 more individual passport-style photographs in the album which have not been listed. Subjects covered include Eban (Iban) trackers from Borneo; life in the jungle including camping with hammock and ground sheet, and erecting a "Basha" or overnight shelter; jungle training; rubber & canvas jungle boots with an average life of 7-10 days; details of food and equipment needed for long periods on patrol in the jungle; cutting tracks through bamboo; checking for CTs (Communist terrorists); fording rivers. Views of Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Malay villages; families of the SAS in their army houses; leave in Kuala Lumur; shopping; an Indian temple; the 22 SAS Museum in Kuala Lumpur with examples of Malaysian tools and weapons including CT guns and hand-made saws; and a parade at Coronation park in Kuala Lumpur; various sporting activities. The bulk of the album shows paratroopers in action with NZ SAS members boarding a naval helicopter; practice helicopter landing drill; practice loading of casualties (helicopters being used chiefly for casualty evacuation); guiding helicopters to land; native people wathcing helicopters land; clearing in the jungle for landing strips. Troops preparing for parachute jumps; parachute packing hangar; donning parachutes; troops inside Vickers Valetta transport aircraft; aerial views from plane; jumping at 800 ft. Later in the album there are more images of parachute training indoors from a "FAN" trainer (so called because harness was attached to a wind fan which gave resistance equal to a parachute on a jump) from a platform about 30 ft high. Earlier training was taken at Takapau and Waiouru; use of camouflage nets; field cookhouse; wading a creek; night exercise; jeep ambush; "Angus" the goat (the squadron mascot); flying fox training; Bren gun training; paratrooper training in a gym; clothes and weapons; volunteers for the Special Air Service; followed by parades and farewell march through Wellington before leaving for Malaya. Note that the NZSAS departed from Malaya in Dec 1957 and were replaced by the NZ Regiment Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue buckram cover, entitled "N.Z. Army Dept. S.A.S. No. 17"; 36.0 cm x 23.5 cm

Date: 1956

From: [Theatre programmes for variety, comedy, and music-hall shows and performances toured throughout New Zealand. 1950-1959].

By: New Zealand Broadcasting Service

Reference: Eph-B-VARIETY-1956-01

Description: Programme for a variety concert, featuring the following performers whose photographs appear inside: John McKenzie Quartet (Don Branch, John McKenzie, Ray Gunter, Bob Ewing), Radio Roadhouse Team (Barry Linehan, Noeline Pritchard, Mervyn Smith), Bill Wolfgramm's Hawaiians South Sea Island Magic, Pat McMinn with the Stardusters (Jack Langford, Laurie North, Bill Langford), Ian Watkins, Peter Gwynn, Keith Bracey, James Hoskins, Rex Sayers, Doreen Harvey, Rex Wilson, Doug Laurenson, Eddie Hegan, Beryl Dalley, Oswald Cheesman, The Keysters (Nancy Harrie and John Thomson). The back cover shows an advertisement for Taniwha Blue washing powder. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in booklet of 8 pages, 250 x 200 mm.

Date: 1953

From: [Ephemera of octavo size, sales catalogues and pamphlets related to radio and radio equipment, transmission, radio stations and radio clubs in New Zealand]

By: A D Organ Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-RADIO-1953-01

Description: Programme contains photographs (and sometimes short biographical notes) about many personalities in broadcasting: John Proudfoot, John Griffiths, Ian Watkins, Doug Laurenson, Marina, Phil Shone, Cynthia Dale (Mrs Crombie Murdoch), Warwick Braithwaite, Pat McMinn, Peter Gwynne, Rod Talbot, Joy Burns, June Hansel, Joan Culpan, Cushla Maguire, Shirley Parkes, Pat McCullough, Rex Sayers, Pete Young, Selwyn Toogood, Jane Fisher, Cherry Raymond, Liz Mandler. There are advertisements throughout the booklet. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 32 pages, 219 x 139 mm. Provenance: Purchase, 2013. Transfers: From Photographic Archive - - Other material of the same provenance is housed in Photographic Archive PA1-q-1149..

Date: 1957, 1977, and date unknown

By: Television New Zealand; Austin, Louis Daly Irving, 1877-1967

Reference: fMS-Papers-12442

Description: Sheet music from the Television New Zealand music library. Comprises a mixture of handwritten pieces and printed pieces with enclosures or annotations: - Copy of 'Beneath the Maori moon' (Walter Smith, 1950 edition), with enclosed 1977 letter from George Nepia to Ian Watkins (of Television New Zealand) containing some alternative lyrics. - Two pieces - 'I'm always falling in love' (with handwritten violin part) and 'Beneath the Maori moon' - stamped "R Adams, Auckland", possibly the Auckland band leader Bob Adams. - 'Nothing Comes Easy', which featured on Craig Scott's 1971 LP 'Smiley' and was written by local songwriter Kevin Lynch. - 'Spring Song' (by composer Louis Daly Austin) with 1957 dedication to Matthew Dixon from the composer. - Manuscript score of 'Your Daddy was a soldier' by unknown composer. Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music. Title supplied by Library. TVNZ Music Library was a department within TVNZ (Television New Zealand) which provided music of a large range of genres and styles to TVNZ productions and external customers for public broadcast. The library managed a collection of audio recordings and other music resources such as sheet music, and the licencing of music. The music library was disestablished around 2014. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Handwritten and printed sheet music, some with annotations. Transfers: 52 published scores transferred to published collections..