Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often provided him with detailed drawings and notes on various tramway systems. This set of notes on the Invercargill tramway system, provides details of the tram system and a list of the rolling stock and track length. Based on the handwriting, prepared by Wal Jack himself. Yields information about Wal Jack's extensive recording and research work.Drawing - black, red and blue ink or colour pencil and a second sheet, both on quarto paper providing details of the Invercargill NZ tramway system.tramways, wal jack, drawings, maps, tramcars, invercargill

Oamaru NZ origin 1923 Essendon (St. John's) from July 1929 admittedSepia studio portrait of Rev S F Hunter mounted on brown card. The Rev Hunter is posed sitting holding a piece of paper with his arm resting on a table. He is dressed in his clerical clothing. The mount has been cut on the left hand side. Handwritten on the back: "Rev. S. F. Hunter MA. D." "July 1923 - 1929" "c/o Mrs S. F. Hunter Brighton St Highgate Hill Sth Brisbane"presbyterian ministers, rev s f hunter, st john's presbyterian church essendon

The donor's (Karen Bowden) grandfather - Roy Liebig (1897-1968) - took these photos in the 1940s. Karen, as administrtor of his estate, has extracted various photos and sent them to appropriate historical societies.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. Visiting NZ warship at Station Pier, also sail boats and waterfont buildingsmaritime, piers and wharves, war - world war ii, piers and wharves - station pier, roy liebig, karen bowden, yarra river, aircraft carrier

This ACME portable clothes wringer could be attached to a wash trough or hand washing machine to remove excess water from the washing. It was much less cumbersome that the earlier Mangles used for this purposeMost homes of 20th C in City of Moorabbin would have had one of these ACME wringers . It greatly eased the washday burden of the women. The Exchange Hotel Nepean Highway Cheltenham was a well established meeting place for Moorabbin Shire settlers by 1915A metal clothes wringer with side hand crank and 2 rollers that could be attached by screw clamps to a wash trough or washing machine for removing excess water from washing. The pressure of 2 rollers was controlled by a screw on the top of machine that could be loosened or tightened according to the material being passed through.ACME 14 INCH / on hand crank is list of patents for Great Britain, USA, Aust. NZ, Germany, Belgium, Sweden moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, laundry equipment, washing, washing mangles, washing machines

The New Zealand College Rifles was formed in 1897 from three Colleges in Auckland as a Cadet Military Unit, members served in South Africa, WW1 & 2. Item in the collection re John D Gardiner No 2832, refer Cat No 5892.2 for his service details.Badge pressed brass, top has a crown with date under over star style shape with central motiff, scroll at bottom with raised lettering, rear has three lugs.On face, "1897, College Rifles Auckland"badges, aucland, nz, cadets

Shrapnel and Semaphore. My grandfather's diary of Gallipoli is an amazing story of courage, faith and service. It provides a graphic account of the horrors of the fateful ANZAC landing and of the courageous attempt to take the peninsula against impossible odds.Soft cardboard cover, purple print on beige background on front, spine & back beige print on dark brown background. Sepia photo of 3 men in uniform on front. Sepia portrait photo on back (New Zealand uniform). 60 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated with black & white photos. Biography & diary of Walter EDMUND (Bill) LEADLEY Reg No 6/1122 Lance Corporal 1st Battalion, 2nd Corps, Canterbury Regiment of New Zealand.books, military, nz, shrapnel

Madame Weigel's - monthly journal of fashion. Enid Gilchrist patterns - an Argus Production. Weldon's - printed in London, agent for NZ and Australia Gordon and GotchAll six books soft cover, colour print. Patons no 115 Bedjackets, Patons No 267 Jumpers, vest, cardigans, Weldon's sock and stockings for men and boys, Enid Gilchrist book has paper patterns inserted. Madame Weigel's includes advertisements, short stories, sewing, knitting, crochet patternssee photos

A black and white photograph of the wards at the K76A Hospital captured on the Nui May Tao Mountain by 6 RAR/NZ during Operation Marsden (note text is missing from the bottom of the photograph)photograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue

A black and white photograph of the wards at the K76A Hospital captured on the Nui May Tao Mountain by 6 RAR/NZ during Operation Marsden (note text is missing from the bottom of the photograph)photograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue

1. 2. 3. This is an English book designed for WW2. 4. This is an Australian book designed for WW2. 5. This is a British Commonwealth Book. GB, NZ, Aust.1. Home Guard Handbook - red buckram cover. Blue and black printing, it has 126 pages of text and weapon drawings. Author John Brophy. 2. Home Guard Fieldcraft Manual. Green buckram cover, black print, small book and map of Australia on front. 171 pages of text and drawings and photos. Author Major John Langdon-Davies. 3. Advance Training for the Home Guard. Author John Brophy. This book has a blue buckram cover. Printing is in black ink. It has 142 pages of text and drawings. 4. The essentials of training for the home guard, Weapons and minor Infantry tactics. Author Capt. A.S. Keighley ex AIF . 36 pages and drawings. 5. The Home Guard in the Field. Light blue cardboard cover. 52 pages of text and drawings.1. Marked on the top is “1/9” 2. First page has “3/3” written in pencil. 3. Front cover has a tattered label from “McGills Agency, Elizabeth St, Vic” 4. Marked on front in pencil “5/8” Also has a round sticky label from “Albury Book Bazaar” 5. Rubber stamp on front cover from McGills Agency.ww2, home guard, manuals

Cream booklet with brown printing titled Bendigo Electronic Company of Australia Proprietary Limited. Includes Capital, number of Shares, Directors, Solicitors, Bankers Registered Office, Copy of a letter re Patents, Information about Scalebuoys, Users of Scalebuoys, What Scalebuoys Do and Where they are used, Also copies of letters from the Victorian Railways, City Overseer Bendigo, Lane's Motors Pty Ltd Melbourne, Union Oil, Soap & Candle Co. Ltd NZ, Knox Home NZ, Maungatapere Co-Op Dairy Co. Ltd., Whangarei Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd. NZ, Kettering Cartons Limited England, Pennsylvania Rubber Company USA, and the Kansas City Public Service Company USAsciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo electronic company of australia pty ltd, a s bloomfield, r h s abbott jnr, harry ponsonby mackenzie rn (retd), arthur robinson & co, the commercial banking company of sydney limited melbourne, a t madden, h a abbott, e c eyers, frank stevenson, city of bendigo, frank h day, lane's motors pty ltd, h c holland, national mutual chambers (n.z.) ltd, union oil soap & candle co ltd, knox home, n a duthie, w h mccorkindale, maungatapere co-op dairy co ltd, j stevenson, the whangarei co-op dairy company ltd, w h millingford, kettering cartons limited, j g arlidge, pennsylvania rubber company, paul a douden & company, w e humphrey, kansas city public service company, h w smith, j t picken & sons

The photo shows former Melbourne W2 class tram 244 modified by the Sydney Tramway Museum to be a Restaurant tram in Christchurch NZ. Photo taken at Cathedral Square c2005.Provides details of a Melbourne W2 class tram used as a Restaurant tram in Christchurch.Colour print of Christchurch Tramways W2 244 Cathedral Square printed on Kodak Royal paper.trams, tramways, w2 class, tram 244, christchurch, restaurant tram

Plaque, Silver coloured art work 23 x 15 mm affixed to 18 x 25 mm rectangular wooden board./ Artwork de[picts badge of 1 NZ Scottish RegimentMakers label on backplaque, plaque

A black and white photograph of a captured VC with Diggers at the K76A Hospital captured on the Nui May Tao Mountain by 6 RAR/NZ during Operation Marsden (note text is missing from the bottom of the phorograph)photograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue

CATHERINE SHEPHERD: PHOTO VAHLAND NZ DESCENDANTS Left to Right: Margaret Vahland, Barbara Thomson, Catherine Shepherd, Ben Vahland, Georgia Vahland, Megon Vahland, Bill Vahland, and Thomas Vahland (in front)person, individual, vahland family

.2 & .3) these are issued to next of kin of soldiers who never returned from the Great War. Refer Cat No’s 1794, 1791.2, 1792P. Walter was from Bendigo Victoria and enlisted in NZ..1) Certificate re the award of "Mention in Despatches" to Lce-Cpl W Peake in a gilded wood frame. .2) Memorial Scroll re W Peake. Parchment paper with Coat of Arms at the top, the text is standard for all Scrolls with space at the bottom for individual names. Mounted in a wood frame with a section at the bottom for more details. .3) Memorial letter from the King on cream coloured paper, red coat of arms at the top, text is standard for all these letters. Mounted in a wood frame. .1) "New Zealand Force, No 6/1688 Lce-Cpl W Peake, 1st Bn Canterbury R" .2) "Cpl Walter Peake Canterbury Inf Regt N.Z.E.F". "Died of Wounds 1.6.1917" .3) " Buckingham Palace, George I"documents - certificates, letters, military history, memorial scroll, mention in dispatches

Donald & Sons Ltd is a manufacturer and importer of wool presses and other machinery. Located in Masterton, NZ, they transported wool presses around the world. This plaque would have been attached to one of their machines.Gold colored organisational plaque with embossed lettering on the front, containing the organisation description.Donald & Sons Ltd Patentees, manufacturers and machinery importers. Masterton N.Z.wool press, new zealand, donald & sons

A black and white photograph of a South Vietnamese Intelligence Officer translates for the 6 RAR/NZ Intelligence Officer as a patient captured in his bed in the Orthapaedic ward of K67A Hospital (note text is missing from the bottom of the photograph)photograph, 6rar/nz, k76a hospital, gibbons collection catalogue, south vietnamese intelligence officer

A black and white photograph of - Elements of of 6 RAR/NZ in close contact with the NVA/VC forces near the wards at the K76A Hospital. The enemy fought hard as they extracted their wounded. (note text is missing from the bottom of the photograph)photograph, 6 rar/nz, nva/vc, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue

Donated by Lorna Inglis, grt. grt. granddaughter (Auckland NZ). Sent to Mrs Paul Buckland (cousin to Mrs Inglis) 36 Church Street, Cowes. Given to Morris, 76 Castle Street, Heigelberg.Black & White photograph attached to Card with Season's Greetings. Mr & Mrs Grayden sitting each side of doorway of dwelling. Mr Grayden leaning on old wooden table and Mrs Grayden has low wooden table with four big pots on top, beside her."With Best Wishes For A Happy Christmas and a Bright New Year" Gold embossing on front of card.mr & mrs grayden, phillip island, lorna inglis, mrs pearl buckland