Ōakura

Date: 1963 - 1966

Reference: Eph-A-LIFESAVING-1963/1966

Description: Includes: 1963: Rescue breathing; your breath can save a life. R E Owen, Government Printer, Wellington New Zealand, 1963. New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships. Westshore Beach Napier, 8-10 March 1963. Souvenir programme (2 copies) 1965: Taranaki Surf Lifesaving Association. 1865 championships. Opunake Beach, 6-7 March [1965]. Official programme New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships. New Brighton Christchurch, 19-21 February 1965. Souvenir programme 1966: New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships. Oakura Beach New Plymouth, 4-6 March 1966. Official programme (2 copies) Quantity: 4 album(s) Album(s). 1 pamphlet. Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying around 215 x 140 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, in 2012. One item from the papers of Arthur Mead, 2002. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-2134 and the Photographic Archive..

Date: January 1903

From: Daroux, Louis John, 1870-1948 :Photographs of New Zealand and the Pacific

Reference: 1/1-039564-G

Description: Wreck of the ship `Gairloch' at Oakura Reef. Men and women are watching from the shore. There are horses and one carriage in the foreground. Photograph taken January 1903 by Louis John Daroux. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - LD Protected Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: [Circa 1890s to 1910s]

By: Barltrop, George William, 1863-1946

Reference: PA1-o-299

Description: Photographs probably taken by George William Barltrop, circa 1890s-1900s. Most of the scenes are taken on a river boat trip up the Whanganui River, and include two of groups of Maori; one showing two nuns in full habit, walking behind three young Maori girls who are wearing ankle-length dresses. Some of the river scenes show stretches of the river, including several `on the rapids', and one of a group of men in a waka. Others are of the various villages passed on the trip, including one of the river boat tied up at Jerusalem, with a cart drawn by two horses alongside. One view shows the mouth of the Whanganui River at Patea, and from there the images are of the New Plymouth area, including Mount Taranaki (then Mount Egmont), the Sugar Loaves, the monument to Wiremu Tamati on the hill at Corbett Park (Oakura), and Opunake. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark green cover, impressed title `Photographs'; McIntosh XV, 15 765-814; 16 x 22 cm

Date: 1950 - 1954

Reference: Eph-A-LIFESAVING-1950/1954

Description: Includes: 1950: New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships. Lyall Bay Wellington, 27-29 January 1950. Official programme (2 copies) 1951: New Zealand Surf Life Saving championships. New Brighton Beach Christchurch, 16-18 February 1951. Official programme (2 copies) 1952: New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships. Oakura Beach New Plymouth, 15-17 February 1952. Official programme (2 copies) 1953: Twenty-first New Zealand Surf Life-Saving Championships to be held at Gisborne, 20-22 February 1953. Official programme (2 copies) 1954: New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships, conducted by the Otago Surf Life Saving Association. St Clair Beach Dunedin. Official programme (2 copies) Quantity: 5 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying around 215 x 140 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, in 2012.

Date: 1958 - 1959

Reference: Eph-A-LIFESAVING-1958/1959

Description: Includes: 1958: S.L.S.A. New Zealand [National championships], South Brighton, 21-23 February 1958. Official programme (2 copies) 1959: New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships. Oakura Beach, New Plymouth, 6-8 March 1959. Official programme (2 copies) Quantity: 2 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying around 215 x 140 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, in 2012.

Date: 1985 - 1989

Reference: Eph-A-LIFESAVING-1985/1989

Description: Includes: 1985: Answer the surf challenge; become a lifeguard. [Pamphlet featuring photographs of Paul MacDonald]. (2 copies) Westpac Surf Lifesaving Championships of New Zealand. New Brighton Beach, Christchurch, 21-24 February 1985. Programme (2 copies) 1987: Westpac N.Z. Surf Lifesaving Championships. Oakura [4-8 March] 1987. Programme 1988: Westpac New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships. Muriwai, Auckland, 24-28 February 1988. Programme 1989: Westpac New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships. Mt Maunganui, 9-12 March 1989. Programme Quantity: 4 album(s) Album(s). 1 pamphlet. Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying around 215 x 140 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, in 2012. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-2134 and the Photographic Archive..

Date: 1990 - 1992

Reference: Eph-A-LIFESAVING-1990/1992

Description: Includes: 1990s: Surf Life Saving New Zealand. Surf coach education. [Pamphlet. 1990s?] 1990: Westpac New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships. New Brighton Christchurch, 1-4 March 1990. Programme 1991: Westpac New Zealand Life Saving Championships. Midway Beach Gisborne, 14-17 March 1991. Programme 1992: Kellogg's Nutri-Grain New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships. Oakura Beach New Plymouth, 9-14 March 1992. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 3 album(s) Album(s). 1 pamphlet. Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying around 215 x 140 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, in 2012. Transfers: Other material of the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-2134 and the Photographic Archive..

Date: 1950 - 1969

Reference: Eph-B-LIFESAVING-1950/1969

Description: Includes: 1950: The Royal Life Saving Society. Intermediate certificate awarded to J Munro for practical knowledge of rescue, releasing oneself from the clutch of the drowning and for ability to render aid in resuscitating the apparently drowned, issued by the N.Z. Council. Date 15th March 1950. 1950-1960s? "That they may live"; a colour film in the interests of public safety. Come to the maranui Surf Club Hall, Lyall Bay, on Thursday night, Aug 10th, at 8.00 pm. Buy a star and see how to save a life [Mimeographed flyer] (2 copies) 1963: The Royal Inter-District Surf Carnival conducted by the New Zealand Surf Life-Saving Association in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, Saturday February 9, 1963. Souvenir programme The New Zealand Surf Life-Saving Association. Results of the 48th National Surf Life-Saving Championships held on the Westshore Beach Napier, 8th, 9th and 10th March 1963. 1964: New Plymouth Swimming & Old Boys' Surf Club (Inc). New clubhouse at Oakura beach. Help us to help you. Invest now in a debenture and build a stake in the safety of Oakura beach [1964] Quantity: 2 album(s) Album(s). 3 pamphlets and cards. Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, in 2012. One item donated by Maranui Surf Life Saving Club in 1993; one by the Staffan family in 2009.

Date: 1980 - 1984

Reference: Eph-B-LIFESAVING-1980/1984

Description: Includes: 1980s?: Keeping our beaches safe. (Pamphlet) (2 copies) 1980: The air you breathe could save a life; learn rescue breathing. Water safety; it could save a life - yours. Leaflet sponsored in the interests of water safety by Olympic Stationery Ltd [ca 1981] Surf Lifesaving Championships of New Zealand. Mount Maunganui, 28 -29 February, 1-2 March 1980. Programme (2 copies) 1981: Wales Bank. Surf Lifesaving Championships of New Zealand. Oakura Beach, 5-8 March 1981. Programme (2 copies) [Display card]. Help save a life; support Wellington Surf Life Saving Association [1981] 1984: Westpac Banking Corporation. Fifty first National Surf Life Saving Championships. Draw of events. Westshore Beach Napier, 1-4 March 1984. Quantity: 3 album(s) Album(s). 2 pamphlets and cards. Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, in 2012. One item donated by Maranui Surf Life Saving Club in 2002.

Date: 1970 - 1974

Reference: Eph-B-LIFESAVING-1970/1974

Description: Includes: 1970: New Zealand Surf Life Saving Association. New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships 1970 (Cover title: The Age of Aquarius Surf Champs 70). Piha Beach Auckland, 27-28 February, 1 March 1970. Programme (2 copies) 1971: National Water Safety Council. Rescue breathing; your breath can save a life. A R Shearer, Printer, Wellington New Zealand, 1971. 30,000/5/71-95426D 1973: New Zealand and Inter-District Surf Lifesaving Championships. Oakura, 1-4 March 1973. Programme (2 copies) 1974: New Zealand and Inter-District Surf Life Saving Championships. Warrington Beach Dunedin, 28 February - 3 March 1974. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 3 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, in 2012.

Date: 1990-1991

From: Surf Life Saving New Zealand: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1255

Description: Album of colour photographic prints, printed programme, newspaper clippings and ephemera, documenting the BP Surf Rescue Challenge events held at nine venues across New Zealand from 1990 to 1991. The venues comprise St Clair Beach, Dunedin, New Brighton Beach, Christchurch, Paekakariki Beach, Wellington, Foxton Beach, Foxton, Waimarama Beach, Hawke's Bay, Oakura Beach, Taranaki, Mt Maunganui Beach, Mt Maunganui, Orewa Beach, Auckland, and Muriwai Beach, Auckland. Photographs are without caption information and photographers are not identified. Quantity: 1 album(s) 75 photographic prints. Physical Description: Album of photographs, with mounted newspaper clippings and printed programme, 35 x 37 cm.

Date: 1983

From: Surf Life Saving New Zealand: Photographs

By: Charters & Guthrie (Firm)

Reference: PA1-q-1249

Description: Album of colour photographic prints without captions, documenting the 'National Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships' held at Oakura Beach, New Plymouth, on 15-17 April 1983, including copy of printed programme for the event. Most of the photographs are by unidentified photographers. Features photographic print of two people on a surf rescue boat taken by Charters, Guthrie, Crawford & Associates Photographers, New Plymouth. Also includes selection of newspaper clippings in a folder, originally laid in back of album. The event documented in this album was organised/hosted by the Surf Lifesaving Association of New Zealand, Taranaki Surf Life Saving Association, and the Taranaki Powercraft Sub Committee. Quantity: 1 album(s) 203 colour prints and 1 printed programme.. Physical Description: Album, blue plastic cover, 35 x 37 cm.

Date: 1986

From: Surf Life Saving New Zealand: Photographs

Reference: PA1-q-1250

Description: Album of colour photographic prints without captions, documenting the Europa Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships event at Oakura Beach, New Plymouth, on 11-13 April 1986, including cover of printed programme and newspaper clippings. Photographers are not identified. The newspaper clippings are all dated from April 1986 and are from the following publications: - The Sunday Express - The Northern Star - Taranaki Herald - The Daily News - The New Zealand Herald. Quantity: 1 album(s) 102 colour photographic prints, printed programme, and newspaper clippings.. Physical Description: Album with red plastic cover with printed adhesive title label, 35 x 37 cm.

Date: October 1979

From: Surf Life Saving New Zealand: Photographs

By: Charters & Guthrie (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-D-1444

Description: Group portrait of 109 people at Oakura Beach, dated October 1979. Colour photographic print by Charters and Guthrie Associates Ltd Photographers, New Plymouth, with photographer's adhesive studio label in lower right corner. Photograph depicts attendees in uniform printed apparel, posed in six rows at Oakura Beach with sign stating "New Plymouth Old Boys Swimming & Surf Club Lifeguard Training School 1979 Oakura Beach". The typescript caption is headed "Club members and instructors from Taranaki's Surf Lifesaving Clubs attending the New Plymouth Old Boys' Swimming and Surf Club's "Lifeguard Training School", Oakura Beach, October, 1979", and lists the initials and surname of subjects portrayed. Digitised copy of photograph on Puke Ariki Heritage Collections database (Accession No PHO2015-0241) Quantity: 1 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Colour photographic print mounted on backing board along with typescript caption label, 35 x 50.7 cm (mount: 45 x 59 cm).

Date: [ca 1957-1967]

From: Potts, Angela, 1938-: Collected family photographs

Reference: PA12-4012

Description: Transparencies of holiday photographs, circa 1957 to 1967. Taken by Ron or Angela Potts. Photographs show: an unidentified couple swimming in Lake Taupō; Esme [Thornton?] at Curious Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound; Ron and Angela Potts on their honeymoon at Hicks Bay and at Lake Waikaremoana (including motel); Waimarama coastal views; and Taranaki scenes at Oakura Beach, Mount Taranaki (view with Angela Potts and the mountain in the background and another with likely Ron Potts tramping in the snow above the bush line on the mountain); and Pukekura Park. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Transparencies arrived in no discernable order. Quantity: 17 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies mounted in cardboard slide frames. Processing information: Archivist identified sequences and ordered transparencies according to general themes.

Date: January 1903

From: Daroux, Louis John, 1870-1948 :Photographs of New Zealand and the Pacific

Reference: 1/1-039565-G

Description: Wreck of the ship `Gairloch' at Oakura Reef. Photograph taken January 1903 by Louis John Daroux. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Date: 1975

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey

Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-New-Plymouth-1975-01

Description: Gives a description of the pa, directions on getting there, a plan of the site, and photographs of a rua pit and a stone wall. Quantity: 1 pamphlet.. Physical Description: Photolithograph on folded pamphlet 210 x 100 mm.

Date: 1891-1892

From: Letters relating to New Zealand

Reference: MS-Papers-6200-01

Description: Comprises letters from W M Bartle, New Plymouth, to E B Pomeroy, Wymondham, re his farm, price of land and agreement to purchase and a request for a loan; a letter from Bartle to his sister, Sally Wall; memo from Oliver Samuel, notary of New Plymouth, with power of attorney; and letter from the BNZ, New Plymouth acknowledging letter of credit from Pomeroy Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1972

From: Sutherland, James Hector: Photographs of the Country Library Service in operation

Reference: PA1-o-847

Description: Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: nd

From: Atkinson, Harry Albert (Sir), 1831-1892 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0091-063

Description: Includes plan showing Masonic Hall, Brougham Street, nd; map of Hawke's Bay; cadastral map showing main road (South Road) from Okato to New Plymoth, nd; various other maps of Taranaki and Wanganui areas Quantity: 1 folder(s).