Department of Lands and Survey. New Plymouth
Production date
1890-2000
1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1970-1979
1990-1999
Description
The collection consists of obsolete files for Mokau River, Harbour and Waterway; Mokau Coal fields; Stratford Main Trunk Railway; Egmont National Park; Patea River Snagging; Government Building, New Plymouth. Also information on various Lands and Survey social clubs, photographs of staff, displays etc and clippings relating to the activities of the department.
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Object detail
1900-1909
1910-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1970-1979
1990-1999
Box 1
Mokau River, Harbour and Waterway: containing letters, maps and plans (File closed June 1901)
Mokau Coalfields: containing letters, company prospectus, reports and memorandum (File closed May 1901)
Box 2
Stratford - Main Trunk Railway: includes letters reports etc. Also research findings on the death of Joshua Morgan 1893. File closed 1897 with additional material added C1993 at the time of the Centennary of Morgan's death and 1998 when a TV programme (Epitaph) was also interested in Morgan's story
Egmont National Park, Skeet's Topo Survey and Tourist Guides: letters etc (1897 - 1901)
Box 3
Patea River Snagging: letters reports, sketch plans and photographs. (File closed March 1901)
Taranaki - Whanganui Historical Notes: Extracts from various volumes of JPS
Government Building: research file compiled by Harry Fryer C1966 re the history of the Government Building which was erected in 1878 between Robe and Silver Streets and housed the Lands and Survey Department
List of Officers who have worked in No 11: four sheets pasted to canvas. Names, some dates and title of positions held.
Box 4
Lands and Survey Social Cricket Club - score book 1958
Lands and Survey Social Club - minutes June 1971 - Sept 1985
Lands and Survey Social Club - minutes Oct 1985 - Feb 1987
DOSLI Social Club 1987
"the Epistle of (St) John the catlon(sic) to the People of Taranaki" A humorous tale of Ferdinand the Bull and rugby in Taranaki. Possibly compiled by Harry Fryer and/or Bill McKenzie.
Box 5
Photos of display at Education Expo 1992
Photos of staff, offices, and public tours etc C1990
Scrapbook - scrapbook 1965 - 1989
Box 6
Loose photos.
Photographs: including staff who served during WWI and WWII; group staff photos 1903 - 1977 (incomplete); Photos used in displays.
Clippings: newspaper etc.
Miscellaneous papers.
Box 7
Photos in album: "Operation Paritutu. beacon on Paritutu 1992
Triangulations for Huiroa, Mimi, Ngatimaru, Upper Waitara and Waitara survey districts (1 vol)
Geodetic Triangulation - Summary of Horizontal Directions (1 vol)
Miscellaneous outsized papers.
Folder
Large format display card of technical staff photographs. March 1957.
Public comments
The heading may be wrong - 1890 - 2000 , perhaps should be 1890-1900?
- Tony posted 5 years ago.