Born in Kohukohu, Hokianga. Trained as a surveyor. Served with General Cameron as interpreter during Waikato war. Worked on surveys of military settlements in Waikato. Took part in Tauranga campaigns ...

In 1914 the company included: Charles A Millward, William Harrigan, Gertrude Boswell, Arthur Styan, George Bryant, Maggie Moore, Arthur Lissant, L Adams, J Edwards, Archer Glynn, Charles Brown, J H ...

Was Turnbull House made from prison bricks? Jared Davidson gets to the bottom of some convict curios in the collection. I’ve been an avid user of the Alexander Turnbull Library for years — its ...

Date: 1920-1979 From: [Ephemera of quarto size, timetables, and advertising relating to aviation, airline companies, flights, aeroplanes, aircraft, by New Zealanders or in New Zealand] Reference: ...

Note on back of file print of 1/2-084817 reads "Clifford Lyle Bishop (husband of Violet Bishop). Eastbourne mayor for 30 years from 1950-1980, the longest servery in New Zealand. Writer on accountancy ...

Australian ballet dancer, promoted to Principal Dancer position with the Australian Ballet in 1966. (See The Australian Ballet Story http://www.ausballetstory.com.au/) ...

A student at the University of Canterbury in 1964. That year took part in the university drama society's production of Julius Caesar. Performed in Shakespeare's play `Henry V' produced by Dame Ngaio ...

Date: [between 1949-1957] By: Murray, Charles Preston, 1912-1988 Reference: PAColl-8662 Description: Photographs taken during a protest march against the closure of Webb coal mine, Westport, taken ...

Description: Catalogues all show the same sketch of the old house used as a pottery studio by the Halswell Pottery Group. Guest exhibitors were: Paul Fisher (Orari, 1984), Doris Low and fabric artist ...

Loose-leaved poetry, and bound pamphlets of George Moor's `The Trial of the jewelled peacock' (1951) and William McDermott's `Leaves in the wind' (1950) Quantity: 1 folder(s).