Presbyterian church buildings - New Zealand - Otago Region

Date: 1888

By: O'Brien, George, 1821?-1888; Otago Early Settlers' Museum

Reference: E-278-q-009

Description: Shows the view looking North-East from the vicinity of Maitland Street across Dunedin and the wharf area, with Signal Hill on the distant right. Princes Street runs diagonally right to left. First Church is in the centre. Reproduction of a watercolour in the Otago Early Settlers' Museum Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, 85 x 145 mm

Date: [Between 1880s and 1890s]

From: Field family :Field and Hodgkins family photographs

Reference: PA1-q-079

Description: Views of the Otago Region taken by unidentified photographers, circa 1870s to 1895. Many show buildings in Dunedin, including one house `Lisburn House' built for the Fulton family in 1865; also commercial buildings, church buildings, school buildings (Otago Boys' High School), and Dunedin Gaol. The church buildings include the Chapel in Leith Street, the Chapel in Great King Street, and the Baptist Chapel. Beyond Dunedin there are views of Naseby, Butchers Gully, Port Chalmers, Cromwell, Kyeburn, Shag Valley, and Lake Hayes, Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover decorated with gold birds, lettering and decorations outlined in black; 30.5 x 25.5 cm

Reference: 1/2-010823-F

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

By: Cooke, Albert Charles, 1836-1902; Lawson, Robert Arthur, 1833-1902

Reference: A-134-014

Description: View of Knox Church Note on front and back Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving 190 x 152 mm

Date: 1880

From: Graham, E J :[New Zealand scenes] [188-]

By: Graham, E J, active 1880s-1890s

Reference: A-256-009

Description: Looking down from a hill towards the South East quadrant of the Octagon, with First Church beyond, the harbour, St Clair and the sea in the distance Possibly based on a photograph. The second view in this group is based on a Burton Brothers photograph Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 151 x 188 mm, mounted on board with printed title

Date: 1880-1935

By: Gibb, James (Rev Dr), 1857-1935

Reference: MS-Papers-2053

Description: His papers reflect his involvement in church, political and social affairs particularly through his pacifism Source of title - Supplied title Relationship complexity - Scrapbooks concerning church affairs in Scotland, Australia and Dunedin compiled by Gibb's wife Jeannie (MS-Papers-2054), given by same donor (Acc 74-071) James Gibb was born in Aberdeen, Scotland and educated at the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh. He married Jeanie Gibb in 1881 and they sailed for Victoria in 1882, finally arriving in Otago in 1886. He was minister to First Church, Dunedin for 17 years and minister to St John's Church, Willis Street, Wellington. In 1901 he became Moderator of the United Church. Quantity: 51 folder(s). 0.95 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss and printed matter Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in reading room was removed on 4 December 2014 as it contained no extra information. A copy is available in the staff backfile. A calendar of letters for folders 1 to 9 is available in the back file..

Date: [1900s-1910s?]

From: Mercer, Robert, fl 1964 :Photographs and albums of Maori, New Zealand views, and illustrations

Reference: PA1-o-339

Description: Album of photographs taken by unidentified photographers, taken in central North Island, and Otago and Southland regions, circa 1900s and 1910s. Some of the images are related to railways, including North Island scenes of the first passenger trip on 14th February 1909, during which the train stopped on the Raurimu Spiral because of a lack of engine power to haul it; the railway station at Longburn; a locomotive owned by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company; various engines including one image showing a J Class locomotive and an A Class locomotive with the caption "Note the difference in 20 years". South Island trains are shown in the Catlins District, including the construction of the Catlins River Railway, the Houipapa Quarry on the Catlins River Extension, loading wagons in the Balclutha ballast pit, the viaduct across the Catlins River at Houipapa, the Clutha Railway Bridge, and the Houipapa terminus on the Catlins River Railway. The North Island scenic views include the areas around Lake Rotorua, the Government Sanatorium at Rotorua, Sophia's Whare, a group of Maori boys diving for pennies, Whakarewarewa, Okere and Ohakune. Scenic views in the South Island are mostly around Dunedin (including Telford's country house in the Balclutha District), Clutha River, Balclutha, and the Catlins, including flax swamps and flax mills in the Catlins District. Many of the images are taken with an emphasis on atmosphere, includingGathering storm", "Beside the winding river", "Outward bound", "A heavy pull" and "A calm day". Inscriptions: Album page - "Thus we remember many a sunny hour with bike and camera"-Inside back cover Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with very dark blue cover, black leather corners and spine; 22 x 29 cm

Date: 1865

By: St. Paul's Presbyterian Church (Oamaru, N.Z.)

Reference: MS-Papers-2591

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter

Date: ca 1900

Reference: 1/2-002247-F

Description: A view looking along George Street with Knox Church on the right. It is captioned "7056 - Knox Church, George Street, Dunedin, New Zealand; the famous edifice wherein the late Dr Stuart preached". Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) of a stereoscopic image. Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: [ca 1880s]

From: Bailey, Conrad, fl 1980 : Photograph albums of New Zealand scenes, one including pressed ferns

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: PA1-o-030

Description: Album of photographs mostly of towns and buildings in Canterbury and Otago, chiefly taken by the Burton Brothers, circa 1880s. They all show city scenes including street views, and images of important buildings. The buildings include church buildings, bank buildings, insurance company office buildings, and hotels (both exterior and interior views of the Grand Hotel, Dunedin). In the North Island, there is a view of the Auckland Synagogue, and a view of Taratahi Homestead, the home of Lady Tancred and Sir Thomas Tancred, in the Carterton District. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black cloth-bound album with leather spine and corners, lettered in gold "Views of New Zealand"

Date: 1869 - 1890

From: Barraud, Charles Decimus 1822-1897 :Album. [1860s?]

By: Coxhead, Frank Arnold, 1851-1908

Reference: E-297-032

Description: View of the north-east face of the church with its steeple nave and chancel from the exterior, across the street Building began on this church in 1868. Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Photograph 200 x 134 mm glued to album page 225 x 177 mm

Date: 1862

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

By: Plan Printing Company Ltd; Lawson, Robert Arthur, 1833-1902

Reference: Plans-2009-082-5011-005/010

Description: Photographic prints by the Plan Printing Company, Wellington, reproduce plans by R A Lawson, including the original competition drawing, front elevation, transverse section, ground plan and side elevation. James Beard job number 5011. Legibility of the plans is reduced by their reproduction. Quantity: 6 plan(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints, sizes varying Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Architectural plans - To Photographic Archive - Photographs.

Date: 1983

From: Shore Bennett, Beverley, 1928- :[Group of 55 design drawings for leadlight windows, 1970-1996].

By: Shore Bennett, Beverley Doris, 1928-

Reference: A-325-021

Description: Shows Jesus Christ seated with one child on His lap, and one standing on either side of Him. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Beverley Shore Bennett M.B.E. F.M.G.P. / 1983 / Miller Studios Ltd.; Verso - top right - Paul Hutchins / maker; Verso - top centre - If an appropriate text is required can we please use a more modern translation so as to avoid the outdated word "Suffer", which has lost its original meaning? It calls to mind noisy family services and in that context perhaps relevant today! P.S. I've had three of my own so am really long suffering!. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, on sheet 290 x 125 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1998.

Date: Ca 1923

From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: 1/2-047528-G

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

Date: [ca 1890s-1910]

By: Johnston, I F H (Mr), active 1971; Muir & Moodie (Firm); Morris, Guy Clayton, 1868-1918

Reference: PAColl-6334

Description: Postcards of New Zealand scenes. Includes views of women on the swing bridge over the Catlins River ca 1900; swans on Catlins Lake; Mt Ngauruhoe erupting; the main street in Milton; Gore Railway Station; the Hapuawhenua Viaduct on the main trunk line; the New Zealand rugby football team which toured Great Britain in 1905; the botanic gardens in Dunedin; a view over Mount Eden, Auckland showing the Maori fortifications and the firm of C Lynch Cash Grocers in the foreground; a two storey house boat or ferry at Ohura; Moffat's and Kolberg's homesteads in Pounawea; a re-touched view of the track through Pounawea; a souvenir of Port Molyneux showing Millionaire's Corner, Ka Ka Point and Kororo Creek; the Blue Bath, Rotorua; Princes Street, Dunedin showing a tram and Jacobs Tobacconist on the corner; Lower High Street, Dunedin with the premises of Charles W White & Co on the right; families out on St Clair Beach; two boys having a race in the rockery of the Botanic Gardens, Dunedin; North Island Main Trunk Railways at Ohakune; the Presbyterian church in Palmerston with the Clark Sunday School hall next to it; fell engine pulling a train up the Rimutaka Incline; Guide Eileen at Whakarewarewa; and Smith Bros general store at Owaka with their delivery cart outside. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Prints also at PAColl-5800-36 and PAColl-6001-18 Quantity: 24 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 4 b&w original photographic print(s) postcards. 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s) postcard. 3 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Postcards Provenance: Donated by Mr I F H Johnston, Clutha, 1971

Date: 1925

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

By: Tait, John, 1864-1935

Reference: Pan-1354-F

Description: Panoramic view looking down over Port Chalmers. Wharves and ships in port in the left foreground. Large brick church centre right foreground. Otago Harbour seen across the centre of the image, islands, and hills on the far side. Band rotunda seen at a cross-roads outside the Port Chalmers Municipal Building. Farmland and trees on hills on the far right. Taken by Robert Percy Moore Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Panorama of Port Chalmers, N.Z. No. 611; Marginal notes on negative - "Panorama of Port Chalmers", N.Z. 1925. Town Clerk. Port Chalmers. 2 B&W; Marginal notes on negative - 8 8 8 8 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.7 x 115.4 cm

Date: 2003 - 2004

By: University of Otago

Reference: Eph-E-UNIVERSITY-Otago-2004-01

Description: Calendar which can be used on either side, as each has a full chart of the months of the year 2005. One side shows a reproduction of a Christopher Aubrey landscape, and the other side shows a fantasy illustration by Greg O'Brien. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Photolithograph on both sides of sheet, 840 x 595 mm. Provenance: Donated by Hocken Library in 2012.

Date: 1878

By: Robertson, David Ogilvie, 1850?-1920

Reference: B-187-004

Description: A view of a busy Port Chalmers harbour, showing various unidentified steamships, sailships and rowboats. Notable landmarks include the flagstaff at the top of Aurora Terrace; the Holy Trinity Church in Scotia Street; and Iona Church in Mount Street. The road winding from the port towards Carey's Bay can be seen on the right, with a man and woman travelling along it in a horse-drawn trap and with a dog running behind. The intersection of Grey Street and George Street, the port's main street, can bee seen in the distance D Robertson, the artist, is likely to be David Ogilvie Robertson, son of mariner and marine artist Captain Thomas Robertson, who resided in Port Chalmers. It is uncertain as to whether David Robertson was also a captain, but his 1898 painting of the 'John Wickliffe' in port and the 'Philip Laing' arriving with the first settlers landing in Dunedin, is stylistically similar Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Port Chalmers 1878 - Capt. D. Robertson [printed]; Recto - bottom right - Painting reproduced by courtesy / Port Chalmers Borough Council [printed] Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, 252 x 410 mm, on sheet 275 x 430 mm Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Ephemera; three art prints transferred on appraisal to Drawings Paintings & Prints, 4 January 2013.

Date: 1930 - 1933

By: McLintock, Alexander Hare, 1903-1968

Reference: A-464-002

Description: A view of Dunedin's First Church in Moray Place, at night. The building is illuminated by floodlights pointing up towards its spire. In the foreground people can be seen going into the Criterion Hotel, on the corner of Moray Place and Princes St. The hotel was demolished in 1983. Print number 23 of 30. Accompanying the etching, as part of the backing, is a pen-and-ink drawing of hilly countryside, possibly showing a view of the outskirts of Dunedin. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - First Church, Dunedin, floodlit [in pencil]; Recto - bottom right - McLintock [barely visible, in pencil] Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). 1 drawing(s) black pen-and-ink. Physical Description: Etching, 250 x 200 (plate) on paper 265 x 215 (sight) Provenance: Purchase: Dunbar Sloane Affordable Art auction, Wellington, 29 January 2014; lot 4. Prior to auction, the item was part of the estate of Dr Don Spiller, Wellington

Date: 1997-1998

By: First Church of Otago; Henry, Pepe Nooroa, 1937-; Rouvi, Kopu Maiki, 1941-; Leffly, Dorothy, 1921-2009; Vaitapu, Ninevah, active 1998; Aitken, Joanne, 1969-

Reference: OHColl-0441

Description: Project was commissioned to celebrate the 150th anniversary of First Church in 1998. Interviewees were selected to give as broad a picture of the Church and its history as possible and include former ministers, minister's wives, members of the congregation who have attended since before World War I and members of the Pacific Island community. Interviewees are Isobel Allan, Denzil Brown, Joyce Dyer, Dawn Ibbotson, Arthur Ibbotson, Dorothy Leffly, Alan Lion, Jean Lion, Adelaide McLean, Don Pearce, Pat Thorn, Selesa Akeripa, Fala Muliau, Pepe Henry, Tasi Lemalu, Keni Moera and Kopu Rouvi. Project received an Award in Oral History grant and was supported by a Task Force Green worker. Interviewer(s) - Pepe Henry, Kopu Rouvi, Dorothy Leffly, Tuuamaalii Ninevah Vaitapu and Joanne Aitken. Project Manager - Helen Frizzell. Quantity: 54 C60 cassette(s). 17 printed abstract(s). 17 interview(s). 3 audiocassette(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete. Search dates: 1997 - 1998