http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz Our place, our voices Fri, 24 May 2013 07:19:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/04/30/april-1913-this-month-last-century/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/04/30/april-1913-this-month-last-century/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:34:46 +0000 Kirstie Ross http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21603 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/04/30/april-1913-this-month-last-century/feed/ 0 kirstieross Model of the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand, 1955 - 1959, New Zealand. T. Devitt. Gift of the Wellington Marine Model Club, 1959. Te Papa. HMS New Zealand in a terrific gale, 1910s. Maker unknown. Te Papa Medal commemorating the visit of H.M.S. New Zealand, 1913. New Zealand. William Rose Bock, Te Papa Presentation casket, circa 1919, New Zealand. Maker unknown. Purchased 2012. Te Papa. http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/03/29/march-19140-this-month-last-century/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/03/29/march-19140-this-month-last-century/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:21:02 +0000 Kirstie Ross http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21282 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/03/29/march-19140-this-month-last-century/feed/ 0 kirstieross Autograph album, 1930s, New Zealand. Maker unknown,compiled by Benjamin Roberts. Gift of anonymous donors, 2007. Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/02/28/february-1943-this-month-last-century/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/02/28/february-1943-this-month-last-century/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:37:35 +0000 Kirstie Ross http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=21083 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/02/28/february-1943-this-month-last-century/feed/ 5 kirstieross Carved and painted wooden model of an alligator. 1945, New Zealand. Maker unknown. Purchased 2012. Te Papa Internment Camp token, Five Shillings. 1941 - 1945, Australia. R. Arendeen & Sons Pty Ltd. Gift of the New Zealand Army, 1946. Te Papa Poster, ’The Rising Sun Must Set’, 1942, Wellington. New Zealand National Savings Committee. Gift of Mr C H Andrews, 1967. Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/01/30/january-1900-this-month-last-century/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/01/30/january-1900-this-month-last-century/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:31:47 +0000 Kirstie Ross http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=20387 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/01/30/january-1900-this-month-last-century/feed/ 0 kirstieross ’Paramo’ medicinal preparation in box, circa 1895, Wanganui. Mother Mary Aubert. Gift of The Sisters of Our Lady's Home of Compassion, Island Bay, 1990. Te Papa Old men's home, Ashburton, New Zealand. Muir &; Moodie, Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/12/28/december-1941-this-month-last-century/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/12/28/december-1941-this-month-last-century/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:34:07 +0000 Kirstie Ross http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=19594 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/12/28/december-1941-this-month-last-century/feed/ 1 kirstieross Jigsaw puzzle, ’The Riddle of the Pacific’, 1944, New Zealand. J W Ltd. Gift of Alison Hutton, 2008. Te Papa Poster, ’Berlin’, 1941, United Kingdom. Maker unknown. Gift of Mr C H Andrews, 1967. Te Papa Bowl, circa 1943, Auckland. Crown Lynn Potteries Ltd. Purchased 1995. Te Papa American Red Cross Service Club, Masterton, 1939 - 1945, Wellington. Gordon H. Burt, Te Papa ’Sweetheart’ brooch, early 1940s. Maker unknown. Gift of Philip Menzies in memory of Ada Menzies, 2012. Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/11/21/this-month-last-century-november-1919/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/11/21/this-month-last-century-november-1919/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:40:46 +0000 Kirstie Ross http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=19108 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/11/21/this-month-last-century-november-1919/feed/ 0 kirstieross Poster, ’Help promote Health!’, 1930, Wellington. W.A.G. Skinner, Government Printer. Purchased 2001. Te Papa Otaki Health Camp children, 1945. From the portfolio: PhotoForum - John Pascoe, 1945, Otaki. John Pascoe. Purchased 1985 with New Zealand Lottery Board funds. Te Papa Publicity photograph for Health stamps, 1931, Wellington. Gordon H. Burt Ltd, Maker unknown. Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/10/31/october-1935-this-month-last-century/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/10/31/october-1935-this-month-last-century/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:36:15 +0000 Kirstie Ross http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=18698 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/10/31/october-1935-this-month-last-century/feed/ 0 kirstieross Milk bottle, unknown, New Zealand. Maker unknown. Gift of the Guard Family, 1993. Te Papa Autograph album, 1930s, New Zealand. Maker unknown, Roberts, Benjamin. Gift of anonymous donors, 2007. Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/09/28/september-1907-this-month-last-century/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/09/28/september-1907-this-month-last-century/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:51:55 +0000 Kirstie Ross http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=18061 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/09/28/september-1907-this-month-last-century/feed/ 0 kirstieross Dominion Day - Government Buildings at night, 25.09.1907, Wellington. Maker unknown. Te Papa Dominion Day parade, 25.09.1907. Photographed by Frederick Brockett (1881-1956). Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/08/29/august-1914-this-month-last-century/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/08/29/august-1914-this-month-last-century/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:56:19 +0000 Kirstie Ross http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=17513 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/08/29/august-1914-this-month-last-century/feed/ 0 kirstieross John Jessen, 1914, Wellington. Berry & Co. Purchased 1998 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa Ceremony held in Apia, Samoa, 1914, Samoa. Thomas Andrew, photographer. Te Papa Poster, ’German Colonial Possessions’, 1915, United Kingdom. Johnson Riddle & Co. Ltd. Gift of Department of Defence, 1919. Te Papa Eric Marchant, Eric, 1918, Wellington. Berry & Co. Purchased 1998 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa To’i ma’a (hafted adzes), Samoa. Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/07/31/july-1986-this-month-last-century/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/07/31/july-1986-this-month-last-century/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:53:03 +0000 Kirstie Ross http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=16873 ]]> http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/07/31/july-1986-this-month-last-century/feed/ 1 kirstieross Dance sign ’Gay Gordons’. Gift of Robert McLean, 2005. Te Papa T-shirt, ’Queer’, mid 1990s, Australia. Act Up. Gift of Neil Anderson, 2000. Te Papa