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Non-commissioned officers posed in front of a wooden building at Featherston military camp, New Zealand, on 17 May 1917. One of the soldiers depicted is Jack Packer (no. 51428), probably the Lance Corporal kneeling on the right side of the group, part of G Coy, 29th Reinforcements.

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Three volumes entitled "Seadown School photo history" containing photographs of school activities for 1987 to 1992, 1995 to 1997 and for 2004 respectively. Comprised of three clearfile folders containing photographs of various school activities. The first album contains card "magnetic" pages cut from a previous album. The other two volumes contain photographs and captions mounted on backing paper.

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A barracks room(?) portrait of soldiers during World War One, including William Henry Mills (seated on chair, second from left), circa 1917. Mills embarked for overseas service in August 1916, and was discharged from service in September 1918.

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A photograph album of twenty views entitled "Views of Timaru & District" by Adolf Fischer, who was operating in Timaru from 1887 to 1899. The album provides a panoramic series of Timaru from Evans Atlas Flour Mill (dating from circa 1890), views of Timaru looking south from Parr's Windmill (dating from 1887 or early 1888), views of Stafford Street and significant local buildings in Timaru, and views of the Pareora River, Dam and water race tha...

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A postcard portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Walter Beckingham (left) and Major Foden of the 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment, posed standing together outside a tent at a military camp in Orari in 1910. Another two soldiers appear in the background talking (one on a horse), with more tents and trees beyond them. The two subjects have been identified with ball point pen above their heads connected to handwritten notes in pen on reverse, readin...

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A montage of the "Timaru Borough Council 1917-19" Comprised of oval portraits of the mayor, councillors, town clerk, and town engineers set in a multi-windowed mat board. Additionally an image in each corner of the mat portrays the (respectively, clockwise from top left) the local reception of Gen Pau, and the celebrations of the surrender of Germany, Bulgaria, and Austria (NB: The Bulgarian image is missing). The mayor and councillors de...

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A postcard album containing various William Ferrier postcards of Timaru and South Canterbury scenes, from the early twentieth century (predominately 1905-1918. The individual postcards (numbered from #001 onwards) included are listed below. Note Ferrier's numbering (eg. 'No.131') and any 'Protected' dates given are in brackets. #001 - No.117, Electrical weather; #002 - No.122, The 1:38pm Express passing Caroline Bay; #003 - No.150, Empire H...

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Photograph of a group of twenty five men outside the Basilica 1911. Depicts clergyman Father John Tubman and the workmen posing in front of the construction of the Basilica, 1911. There is a faint pencilled notation on the verso "...... off Le Cren....." The person standing to the left appears to be the Building Supervisor Bart Moriarty. Father Tubman is standing on the right. Print mounted behind a card window mat, glazed and framed ...

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"A pictorial survey of some modern farming methods in South Canterbury". Comprised of prints of farm and agricultural equipment, individually mounted on cardboard supports bearing descriptive captions which were originally compiled into a lever-arch file, circa 1950. The photographs were taken, developed and enlarged by Harold A Arthur who worked for the Agricultural Department and visited farms across the South Canterbury region. The 'albu...

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1949 Collected by Richard Henshaw who, as a 12 year old, was given a Box Brownie camera by his uncle Dick Davidson (who worked at DC Turnbull's), and began photographing shipping at Timaru. In 1948 he began advertising to swap similar photographs with others, some of which along with Henshaw became founding members of the NZ Ship & Maritime Society. Henshaw went to the UK in 1950, joined the merchant navy, and his collection dates from abou...

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A formal portrait of Arthur James Burford with his bicycle, circa 1895. The subject is identified by the name written across the lower edge of the print. The photographers name is also printed on the lower edge of the mount.

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Adamson Collection

The Mount Cook Hermitage as viewed from Foliage Hill, circa 1890 to 1896. White Horse hill appears immediately behind the hotel and Aoraki Mount Cook in the right background. The nearest portion of the building are the 1890 extensions to the hotel.

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Anderson & Bremford Photographic Collection

A series of four frames of negatives showing Gleniti School pupil's last day at the original bluestone school, dated 19 December 1974. Original packet title reads "SCH: Gleniti Pupils Last Day @ old Sch" and dated "19-Dec-1974" Some of those pictured have been identified as (see notes): Cain, Chris /Coupland, Chris /Mulcahy, William /Foote, Christine /Bradley, Helen /Howard, Debbie /Freeman, Kathy /Chartris, Vicky /Brown, P (Mrs) - teacher...

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Clayton Station Collection

An unidentified group posed on a set of sweeping steps in Colombo, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), circa 1900 to 1910?

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Clayton Station Collection

View of "[JDH] sitting under willows" nd. The plate bears the number "224" at the lower left corner of the plate when viewed from the non emulsion side. From a collection from Clayton Station.

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Clayton Station Collection

View of "[Alf M on Spillikins]" nd. The plate bears the number "252" at the lower left corner of the plate when viewed from the non emulsion side. From a collection from Clayton Station.

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Timaru Herald Photographs, Personalities Collection

An unidentified electronic device the same size as a fifity cent piece, circa 1995.

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uryAdamson Collection

Several double-sided pages of prints from a disbound album belonging to Jack Adamson, dating from circa 1890-1900. The photographs are numbered and depict: - #01 - No.4: A view across flat tussock ground to the mountains beyond; No.5: A view across rocks and low peaks to the higher snow covered peaks beyond; No.6: The reflections of the snow covered peaks can be seen in the lake in the foreground; No.7: Looking across a river to bush cov...

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"1537: Public Library and Post Office, Timaru N.Z."

A postally used postcard entitled "1537: Public Library and Post Office, Timaru N.Z" circa 1910 Depicts a view along George Street towards the Gas Works. The Post Office appears on the right and the Library on the left. The Jubillee fountain appears in the foreground. The postcard, postally stamped 1911, has a normal divided verso bearing a personal "compliments of the season" message from C & M.M to Mr T S Seward, Telegraph Office Wel...

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"504 - The Taxie Cab Stand Timaru"

Postcard photograph titled "504 - The Taxie Cab Stand Timaru" c1915. Looking west along Church St, taxi cab stand with eight taxis and drivers lined up on the side of the road outside the Empire Hotel. St Marys Church can be seen in the background on right of image. Photographers name on lower edge beside title. Previous catalogue record has subjects/contents "Levels County Council".

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"A Basketball Team 1935", Timaru Girls High School

A portrait of the "A Basketball Team 1935", at Timaru Girls High School. Identified on the verso, which also features a faded photographer's stamp (at the top right). Margaret Riddler (later Kingham) is also identified as being on the extreme right hand side of the group.

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"A Basketball Team 1935", Timaru Girls High School

A portrait of the "A Basketball Team 1935", at Timaru Girls High School. Identified on the verso, along with Margaret Riddler (later Kingham) pictured on the far left of the front row. The girls in the centre of the front row also holds a ball marked "'A' 1935".

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"A Highland gathering", Burkes Pass about 1889 - Burnett Collection

"A Highland gathering" at Burkes Pass, circa 1889. Depicts several groups posed around tents and wagons in a tussocky field.

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"A heavenly pink cloud on Mt Cook" - Burnett Collection

"A heavenly pink cloud on Mt Cook" (labelled on slide), believed to be taken from Mount Cook Station, dated July 1956.

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"Album" : unidentified portraits

An undated hard-covered photograph album of carte-de-visite sized portraits (and some cut-down photographic postcards), largely from the 1870s and 1880s plus some from as late as the early twentieth century. The album is comprised of pages with a mix of oval and rectangular cut-out sleeves for portraits to be inserted in to. Each cut-out slot is bordered by a decorative pattern of vegetation and or masonry, some coloured. Two of the portrai...

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"Aorangi" homestead gateway, Cave - Burnett Collection

An undated view of the gates to the Burnett homestead "Aorangi" at Cave, circa 1950. Bears the name "E.F. Neilson, Pleasant Point, Sth Canterbury" on the verso.

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"At Omarama" - Ashurst/Langton Collection

An undated photograph of three men posed at a campsite at Omarama with their car and tent, circa 1931 to 1932. Identified on the verso, and by the donor as "Omarama Bryant Mahan".

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"At Queenstown" - Ashurst/Langton Collection

An undated photograph of three men posed in front of their tent at a campsite at Queenstown, circa 1931 to 1932. Identified on the verso, and by the donor as "Queenstown Bryant Mahan".

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"Autumn is passing", Mount Cook Station - Burnett Collection

"Autumn Morning" (written on slide), taken at Mount Cook Station, circa 1960.

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"Autumn is passing", Mount Cook Station - Burnett Collection

"Autumn is passing" (written on slide), offering a view of a snowcapped mountain, taken from Mount Cook Station, circa 1960.

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"Ballins" Challenge Squash Series at Timaru, 1978

A pair of mounted images showing the "Ballins" Challenge Squash Series at the Timaru Squash Racquets Club on 9 June 1978, also the first use of the court 4 public gallery. A hand-written identification and date appears above and below the prints on the window mount. This includes an identification of the players in the top image (from left to right): Murray Lilley (New Zealand), Torsam Khan (Pakistan), Brice Brownlee (New Zealand), and Hiddy ...

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"Big Ben", Timaru - Burnett Collection

"Big Ben', the Timaru home of the Burnett's in Perth Street, Tiumaru, circa 1960.

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"Bond Street Express", JA1234, last steam passenger service, 1973

Photographs of the "Bond Street Express", JA1234, the last steam passenger service, at Timaru Railway Station in 1973. Comprised of negative frame numbers #X & 1 to 8 and prints for all except #X

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"Citronella" - Burnett Collection

Identified as "Citronella", presumably a pet cat at Mount Cook Station, dated October 1958.

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"Competition group" - Clayton Station Collection

A "Competition group ([JDB?], HMW, IZP)", posed at the base of a small tree adjacent to a house, circa 1890. From a collection from Clayton Station.

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"Convent of Mercy", Timaru

A "Colour view" postcard entitled "Convent of Mercy, Timaru", depicting a scene from the 1970 or 1980s? The verso refers to the demolition of the convent in 1983, "now the site of Roncalli College" and was likely produced at the time of the convent's demolition.

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