Post office buildings

Date: 1910

By: Jones, Priscilla, active 1994-1995

Reference: PAColl-4193

Description: Masterton Post Office opening day, J R Redstone's coaches, Gisborne, and house team at Waikaremoana power scheme Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1893

By: F W Niven & Company; New Zealand times (Wellington, N.Z. : 1874); New Zealand mail (Newspaper)

Reference: D-002-006-a

Description: Sheet of advertisements. Series of illustrated advertisements depicting commercial and industrial life of Wellington and showing and naming shops, post office etc. Includes illustration of Heretaunga mounted rifles. Same as D-002-006 Extended Title - Supplement to: N Z Times nd NZ Mail Wellington Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 585 x 954 mm

Date: [198-]

By: Barnes, Olive Dorothy, active 1973

Reference: MSX-8060

Description: Typescript draft of a guide to New Zealand placenames and meanings. Each entry includes the postal district and location for the place, suburb or town mentioned. Also included is a descriptive meaning for each location. Some entries have been annotated at a later point in ink. Throughout the volume are examples of postmarks from New Zealand post offices. Many of the placenames cited are historic in origin, for example: Zalatown, which is a ghost town near Lyell. The inside cover depicts sketches of New Zealand Post Office buildings, old and new. Also included with the work is a useful bibliography. Source of title - Transcribed from item Other Titles - What's in a name? Origins and meanings of the place names used by the New Zealand Post Office. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript with mss annotations

Date: 1987

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-733-033/054

Description: Newsclippings of cartoons on New Zealand and international politics. Quantity: 22 newsclippings. Physical Description: Newsclippings of black ink cartoons, various sizes.

Date: [1920]

From: Andrews, N :Stereoscopic photographs

Reference: PA4-0360

Description: Stereoscopic photograph the Post Office, Cambridge, taken ca 1920 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Post Office, Cambridge Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print

Date: 1987

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-362-160/191

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 31 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, sizes vary.

Date: ca1922-ca1926

From: Barr, John Manson, 1904-1993 :Photographs of Joseph Gordon Coates

By: Coates, Marjorie Grace, 1892-1973

Reference: PA1-o-851

Description: Gordon Coates and his wife on tour. Most of these photographs relate to Coates' as MP and Minister of Public Works. Most of the events record the trials and tribulations of journeying to remote parts of New Zealand to open bridges, post offices, power plants etc. The album also records some of the social and recreational events associated with the tours. According to Gordon Coates' daughter, Mrs Sheila Pryde, this album belonged to Gordon Coates' wife Marjorie, who collected, and may have taken some of the snaps when she accompanied her husband travelling in various parts of New Zealand. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

By: Gray, Brian D, active 1990s

Reference: PAColl-3464

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1883

From: Hunter, Norman Mitchell b 1859 :[Sketches of New Zealand. 1882-1883]

Reference: E-328-f-107-2

Description: Shows the Chief Post Office in Melbourne Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Post Office - Melbourne Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 140 x 190 mm

Date: [between 1887 and 1893]

Reference: PAColl-0486

Description: Photograph of Chief Post Office, Customhouse Quay, Wellington, taken ca late 1880s-early 1890s by an unidentified photographer Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Post & Telegraph Office No 17. N [?] & B Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 15.3 x 21.4 cm, on mount

Date: Between 1910-1913

By: Valentine & Sons (Melbourne, Vic.)

Reference: PA5-0325

Description: A scene in Bourke Street, Melbourne, showing the G P O [General Post Office] Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 87 x 137 mm

Date: 2001

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-650-001/025

Description: 25 cartoons on political and social subjects published in the Otago Daily Times. Human rights violations in China China's successful bid for Olympic games Government's 'closing the gaps' policy Badly maintained rental housing Horomia Parekura as landlord in rundown housing Government pressure on Maori Affairs Ministers to prode adequate housing as a landlord Media interest in Christine Rankin, CEO of Work and Income NZ 'ENZA' takes a greedy amount of resources Government policy on smacking children NZ Post Board conflicts Helen Clark worries about her profile falling in the wake of high publicity given to the Christine Rankin case Slobadan Milosevic misbehaves at the War Crimes Tribunal Women throughout NZ dress in Christine Rankin style to express their solidarity Flu grips New Zealanders Does Christine Rankin dress appropriately or is she a victim of a personal vendetta? Paralells between Christine Rankin and the Barbie Doll Wilful destruction of Tranzrail by Executives State Services Minister uses Auditor General to track Health Board payouts Moari make ready for the Maori TV channel The UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan calls for peace between the Israel and the Palestine Electricity Reforms lead to power cuts Jim Anderton draws a paralell between Laila Harre's ambition within the Alliance and being a witch Weight loss patches National popularity languishes following the replacement of Jenny Shipley as leader President Bush embraces missile proliferation Helen Clark absorbs the high praise given her throughout the Pacific Region Quantity: 25 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies A4 size

Date: 1898

By: Eltham Historical Society; Old, Janet Haldane, 1928-2003

Reference: PAColl-1213

Description: Photograph includes Frank Carrol, Rupert Henry and Mr Jones Quantity: 5 b&w copy photographic print(s) and. 12 photocopy/ies in one envelope.

Date: 1986 - 1989

By: Darroch, Bob, 1940-; Christchurch star (Newspaper : 1958- )

Reference: A-316-060/084

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand social issues and politics. New Zealand switches from milk in bottles to milk in cartons. Hayley's Comet turns out to be disappointing for most star gazers. High number of requests for aid from sports and charity groups. Children deny tobacco advertising influences their smoking habits. Core samples are taken from the hull of the New Zealand entrant to the America's Cup. 1986 - the International Year of Peace - $1,746,000,000,000 spent on weapons. Mother's Day again. Burglar makes himself at home. General election candidates begin their hand-shaking tour of the rural areas. There's a big turnout for the rugby on election day. People are getting overloaded with the morning radio bad 'news'. Christmas shopping bedlum is upon us. ANZAC Day shows the difference between the self-sacrificing of the returned service men and women and the selfishness of youth. The French do another nuclear bomb test. Cups are shown off at the yacht club, some for winning races but mostly for winning court battles over yacht race rules. Parents supporting their children from the rugby sidelines are becoming increasingly violent. Over-crowding of New Zealand prisons. New Zealand's economic slump sees long ques of people waiting to get Government assistance through the Dept. of Social Welfare. Rogernomics puts the whole country into crisis. Post Offices are closed around the country. Children embrace cigarette smoking. Hospital emergency outpatients restrict their services in an effort to cut costs. Pakeha consider how they can benefit from the Maori land claim process. The law struggles to deal with complications of using force in your own self defence. Ozone layer threatened by fumes, smoke and smog. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). 24 photocopies. Physical Description: A4 size original and photocopies of ink and letraset drawings.

Date: 1981

From: Wellington Regional Council : Marie Sang map collection

By: New Zealand. Government Printer

Reference: MapColl-WRC-R17/6Y-Acc.

Description: Identifies with a coloured sticker, post office Kaitoke area and primary / intermediate school Ohariu area Base map: NZMS 90/8 2nd. edition February 1967 (Government Printer) Quantity: 1 map(s) [with annotations]. Physical Description: Ink on cream paper. Scale [ca 1: 63 360] 104 x 77.5 cm.

From: Evans, Norma Mae, 1924- :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-1324

Description: Postcard of Otorohanga Railway Station shows two photographs on the one card, showing view of station with train pulled into station, and view of empty station, taken from vantage point Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s) and. 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Postcards

Date: 1892-1896, [ca 1948]

By: Tustin, B, active 1988; Tustin, William Henry, 1880-1970; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972

Reference: PAColl-1281

Description: Collection comprises postcards of Wellington views, views of Karori, panorama of Wellington taken 1892, photographs near Gladstone, bush scene, railway scene, and Raumati store Quantity: 20 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on card and. 9 b&w original photographic print(s) and. 7 b&w original photographic print(s) (postcards) and. 1 item(s) of photographic ephemera in one box.

Date: Between 1910-1913

Reference: PA5-0345

Description: A scene in George St, near G P O, Sydney, taken ca 1910-1913. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 88 x 138 mm

Date: 1830

By: Reeves, R G, active 1820; Thomas McLean Ltd

Reference: A-047-008

Description: Reproduction of a coloured print from 1830, showing the Royal Mail coaches Reproduced from a print published by Thomas McLean and engraved in 1830 by R G Reeves same as A-047-020 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 154 x 225 mm

Date: 1963

From: Henderson, George Duncan, 1911?-1985:[Collection of cartoons by George Henderson (Hen). 1961-1984]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-445-012

Description: Shows two men having a smoko in a hole in the road over which is pitched a small tent labelled 'Post Office'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 130 x 130 mm