Wright Hill

Date: 1943 - 1947

By: New Zealand Post Office

Reference: MapColl-832.4799hkcmf/Ka/[1943-47]/Acc.37513-4

Description: Plan showing layout and road access of Site W, Karori, Wellington, the military station at Wrights Hill Fortress, during World War II. Shows excavated military barracks, command post and plotting room, war shelter, gun store, tunnels and chambers. Shows road access to the station, going through several private properties. Includes a schedule of areas table. Kano, Campbell, and Donald Street are marked. Also shows surrounding properties, owned by F L Rabone, Florence Louisa Rabone (leased by W M Wood), Fodlalla Khoura, J Prenderville, Mrs P M Bates, M W Prenderville, J M Prenderville, E Beavis, A Dorman, W F Dorman, Wellington City Council, Wellington City Supply, Barrer, Brightacre Ltd. WDO 11335 Quantity: 1 map(s) on 2 sheets. Physical Description: Photocopy, scale indeterminable, 39 x 52.4 cm on sheets 42 x 29.6 cm

Date: 1947-1959

From: Wellington Regional Planning Authority : Records

Reference: 75-156-033

Description: Newspaper clippings and notes. Topics include: Stone fort built at Paremata; accommodation house at Arapawaiti, Waikanae, erected by whaler, Tom Wilton; old Waikanae; Howell home at Wharemaukau (now Raumati South); William Jenkins and his wife Paeroke; `Troupe's Track', Plimmerton; Christ Church, Taita; George III cannon; Fort Kelburn sitauted at Ngauranga; Mana Island; tunnel at Paekakariki; Signal Station on Mt Victoria; cannon at Port Halswell; Stanton Workman; macrocarpa tree in grounds of Earp homestead at Takapu Road, Tawa; Wright's Hill, Karori; islands off Kapiti Island; Kapiti Island; Pencarrow Lighthouse; Te Aro Railway Station; Wellington Club; brief notes on various historic sites. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1980-1984

By: Hill, Perry Martin, 1926-2005

Reference: Eph-A-BUILDINGS-Wellington-1980/1984

Description: Includes: 1980s: ANZ Bank Petone mural (by Dinah Priestley and Tony Burton). Folded card 1980s Colonial Cottage Museum Society Inc. 68 Nairn Street. Drawing by P M Hill. Postcard [1980s] Porirua City Council. Gear Homestead (established 1882). Pamphlet [1980s] Rita Angus Cottage Committee. Reopening of Rita Angus exhibition. National Art Gallery, 21 June [1980s]. Invitation card 1980: Government Buildings Wellington NZ. [Photocopied pamphlet ca 1980] (2 copies) Inverlochy Garden Party and Bazaar. 29 March [1980]. Yellow flier Inverlochy House champagne breakfast. 15 November [1980]. Invitation flier with sketch of Inverlochy House No. 22 The Terrace. Fliers about its threatened demolition or removal [December 1980] 1981: Majoribanks Apartments, 30 Majoribanks Street, Wellington New Zealand. Pamphlet [1981] Nairn Street Cottage Wellington. Flier with floor plan [1981] 1982: Demolition sale; or The architect's mistake. Pamphlet with comic strip story re Sir Michael Fowler and his designs for Wellington [1982] (3 copies) Envelope/pamphlet appeal from Sir Michael Fowler re Town Hall lottery 1982 Lions Club of Karori. Wrights Hill Gun Emplacement & tunnels. Pamphlet [1980s] William Clayton Building. Offical opening ceremony by the Right Honourable R D Muldoon. 9 July 1982. Programme Support our Town Hall project. Town Hall Lottery no. 2 . Yellow order slip [1982] 1983: Michael Fowler Centre Wellington. Gala opening festival, 17-20 September 1983. Souvenir programme Ministry of Works and Development. What's that? A unique view of Wellington from the top of the Vogel Building. 1983. Pamphlet William Clayton Building. NZIA Branch award 1983. Ministry of Works and Development Architectural Wellington [1983] 1984: Rotary Club of Western Hutt. A personal invitation to Vogel House, New Zealand's Prime Ministerial residence. Charity garden party. 25 February 1984. Pamphlet Rita Angus Cottage Committee. Pamphlet [1984?] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Sizes varying up to 240 mm.

Date: [1938-1942]

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-4161-01-048

Description: Includes: Westport Drill Hall (1938), 5" gun, expense magazine, parade ground at camp, Gun & Marine Dept Signal Station, and general view of Coast Defence Camp, 1942 (Series 23/9); Waimarino buildings (Series 23/19); Waihi Drill Hall ("B" Co, 6th Hauraki Regiment), 1938 (Series 23/20); Waitara Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 23/18); aerial view of Waikato Camp & Kelms Road magazine, Ngaruawahia (Series 23/26); Woodville Drill Hall, 1938 (Series 28/17); aerial view of Perano Whaling Station, Whekenui, Tory Channel (Series 23/13); Wright's Hill (Series 23/15) - General view of battery position, view of access road and excavations, interior of engine room, gun emplacements, including aerial views looking towards Wellington Harbour and to Karori. Includes photocopied printed material relating to gun emplacements and tunnels at Wright's Hill (some of which was published by Lions Club of Karori, 1979). Includes 25 photographic prints of Fort Drummond at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia Quantity: 103 b&w original photographic print(s). 37 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1943 - 1972

By: New Zealand Post Office

Reference: MapColl-832.4799hkcmf/Ka/[1943-77]/Acc.37515-6

Description: Layout of the tunnels comprising Wrights Hill fortress originally made during World War II, Karori, Wellington. Shows transmission plan for the fortress, including the radio transmitting station, receiving station, power equipment shelter, the cabling system across the shelters, magazines, gun pits, and plotting room. Legend marks distribution panel, switch, socket outlet with switch, and incandescent lighting point. NZPO Regional Engineer, Wellington W38783 Quantity: 1 map(s) on 2 sheets. Physical Description: Photocopy, scale indeterminable, 38.8 x 55.8 cm on sheets 38.8 x 29.6 cm

Date: 1992-[ca 2008]

From: Beard, James Albert, 1924- :Architectural and town planning photographs

Reference: PAColl-9938-25

Description: View of central Wellington. Main focus is on Customhouse Quay, Featherston and Grey Streets, ca 1997. Views of Wellington's environs from a new lookout on Wright's Hill, September 1992. Views of Polhill, Karori Reservoir, and the Wellington fault valley, January 1993. Photographic survey of Chaffers Park (now Waitangi Park) and surrounding areas, roughly from the Overseas Terminal to Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand), ca 2003. Photographic survey of the surroundings of Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand), ca 2008. Quantity: 131 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1990 - 1992

From: James Beard & Company :[Architectural plans and drawings. 1960-1990s?]

Reference: Plans-2009-082-4218-001/022

Description: Includes preliminary design sketches 1990, and oficial plans 1992. Includes site plans, plans for upper and lower levels of the lookout structure, sections, elevations and details; details of the ramp and bollards, and two preliminary perspective sketches of the lookout. Quantity: 22 plan(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings on draughting paper and tracing paper, sizes varying up to 380 x 505 mm. Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Architectural plans - To Photographic Archive - Photographs.

Date: 1990 - 1994

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to parks, conservation and recreation areas in Wellington City and Region]

Reference: Eph-B-PARKS-Wellington-1990/1994

Description: Includes: 1992: Department of Conservation. Bush cabins Rimutaka Forest Park. May 1992 Department of Conservation. Wellington Conservancy Office. Tramp, camp, walk and stalk; an update of recreational developments in Wellington's forest parks. [1992] Wellington City Council. Wrights Hill Recreation Reserve. 6/92 [1992] (2 copies) 1993: Otari Wilton's Bush. Native Week, Monday Oct 4th-8th [1993?] Wellington Regional Council. Belmont Regional Park. March 1993 Wellington Regional Council. Dry Creek, Belmont Regional Park. March 1993 Wellington Regional Council. Stratton Street, Belmont Regional Park. March 1993 Department of Conservation. Catchpool Valley, Rimutaka Forest Park [March 1993?] Department of Conservation. Colonial Knob Scenic Reserve. September 1993 Wellington Regional Council. Korokoro Valley, Belmont Regional Park. March 1993 Wellington Regional Council. Mountain biking, Battle Hill Farm Forest Park. February 1993 Wellington Regional Council. Mountain biking, Belmont Regional Park. February 1993 Wellington Regional Council. Mountain biking, Rimutaka Ranges and Pakuratahi Forest. February 1993 Wellington Regional Council. Mountain biking, Tunnel Gully Recreation Area and Pakuratahi Forest. February 1993 Wellington Regional Council. Mountain biking in Wellington Regional Parks and Forests. February 1993 Department of Conservation. Tramp, camp, walk and stalk; an update of recreational developments in Wellington's forest parks. Issue 3, October 1993 1994: Imagine a wildlife sanctuary for Wellington. [Questionnaire re Karori Reservoir Wildlife Sanctuary. 1994] (2 copies) Department of Conservation. Bush cabins Rimutaka Forest Park; Lodges, Tararua & Haurangi Forest Parks. December 1994 Department of Conservation. Footnotes; news and information for visitors to forest parks, reserves, and New Zealand Walkways in Wellington Conservancy. Issue 4, August 1994 Wellington Regional Council. Cannons Creek Lakes Reserve, Zone 3 Belmont Regional Park. February 1994 (2 copies) Wellington Regional Council. Hill Road, zone 3, Belmont Regional Park. February 1994 (2 copies) Wellington Regional Council. Korokoro Valley, Zone 1 Belmont Regional Park. February 1994 Wellington Regional Council. Native forest trail, Kaitoke Regional Park. June 1994 Wellington Regional Council. The Ridge track, Kaitoke Regional Park. June 1994 Wellington Regional Council. US Marines; Queen Elizabeth Park. June 1994 Wellington Regional Council. Stratton Street, Belmont Regional Park. February 1994 (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Fliers and booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm. Provenance: Acquired from various sources

Date: 25 April 2014

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-001434

Description: Scenes at the Wrights Hill Fortress Open Day on Anzac Day 2014, Karori, Wellington. Exterior images show families looking at an army jeep and army armoured personnel carrier and a display of rifles, grenades, and general equipment, plus the Wellington Rifles and army soldiers in army uniforms from various decades. Interior images show the fortress tunnels and stairs, and a large generator. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Burn 2/Wrights Hill April 2014' Quantity: 7 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1 May 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Hughes, E J, active 1943

Reference: PAColl-0783-2-0265

Description: Anteroom of plotting room, part of the construction of World War II coastal defence works at Wright's Hill, Karori. Photograph taken by E J Hughes on the 1st of May, 1943. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1 May 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Hughes, E J, active 1943

Reference: PAColl-0783-2-0268

Description: Coastal defence tunnel in the process of being constructed, during World War II. Shows the entrance to the plotting room on the right. Photograph taken by E J Hughes on the 1st of May 1943. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1957

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

Reference: EP/1957/3409-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Date: 1957

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

Reference: EP/1957/3409a-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Date: 1 May 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Hughes, E J, active 1943

Reference: PAColl-0783-2-0264

Description: The plotting room, during the construction of World War II coastal defence works, Wright's Hill, Karori, Wellington. Photograph taken by E J Hughes on the 1st of May 1943. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1 May 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Hughes, E J, active 1943

Reference: PAColl-0783-2-0266

Description: The No 2 magazine, looking toward the ammunition hoist, during the construction of World War II coastal defence works, Wright's Hill, Karori, Wellington. Photograph taken by E J Hughes on the 1stt of May 1943. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 15 April 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Hughes, E J, active 1943

Reference: PAColl-0783-2-0267

Description: Concrete mixing plant used during the construction of World War II coastal defence works, Wright's Hill, Karori, Wellington. Photograph taken by E J Hughes on the 15th of April 1943. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1957

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

Reference: EP/1957/3409c-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Date: 1957

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

Reference: EP/1957/3409b-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm