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Unsolved mysteries – not quite solved (part 2 of 3)

28 January 2013 – 3.27pm

Here are images we know more about but are yet to be positively identified. If you can confirm or deny any of these locations please use the comment section at the end of this post.

 1)  Mangere Bridge, South Auckland?

Untitled, circa 1900. Muir & Moodie. Te Papa

Untitled, circa 1900. Muir & Moodie. Te Papa

2) Kaiteriteri area – Little Kaiteriteri?

Untitled (beach cove), circa 1965, New Zealand. National Publicity Studios. Purchased 2003. Te Papa

Untitled (beach cove), circa 1965, New Zealand. National Publicity Studios. Purchased 2003. Te Papa

3) Greytown?

Street scene, circa 1875, Wairarapa. James Bragge. Te Papa

Street scene, circa 1875, Wairarapa. James Bragge. Te Papa

4) ‘Elvington’, Oamaru. Residence of the Maude family the property was named after Elvington in York where the family came from. On Maude Street or Awamoa Road?

’Elvington’, Oamaru, NZ, 1880s, Oamaru. R. Mahan & Co. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

’Elvington’, Oamaru, NZ, 1880s, Oamaru. R. Mahan & Co. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

5) Location of this villa in Rona Bay, Eastbourne?

Eastbourne Villa, 1921. Maker unknown. Gift of Margaret and John Christie, 1979. Te Papa

Eastbourne Villa, 1921. Maker unknown. Gift of Margaret and John Christie, 1979. Te Papa

6)  The house has possibilly now been burnt down but did it used to be on main road out of Te Kopuru near Dargaville?

New Zealand Historic Buildings: Dargaville, 1960 s - 1980 s, New Zealand. Brian Brake. Gift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001. Te Papa

New Zealand Historic Buildings: Dargaville, 1960 s – 1980 s, New Zealand. Brian Brake. Gift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001. Te Papa

The earlier posts published last year were: Unsolved mysteries, Object unknown and Lost houses.

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Unsolved mysteries

22 August 2012 – 4.24pm

Perhaps you know where some of the photographs below were taken?  If you can help, please note the number related to each image with your comment below. Click on the images to enable enlargement.

1) Its summer here…

Untitled (pohutukawa fringed beach), circa 1965, New Zealand. National Publicity Studios. Purchased 2003. Te Papa

Untitled (pohutukawa fringed beach), circa 1965, New Zealand. National Publicity Studios. Purchased 2003. Te Papa

2) North Island wharf

North Island wharf, 1960 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.

North Island wharf, 1960 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.

3) Is it Otago harbour? And if so, what is the view of?

Untitled, 1880s. Burton Brothers. Te Papa

Untitled, 1880s. Burton Brothers. Te Papa

4) Coastal view – probably North Island

New Zealand coastline scenery, 1950 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.
New Zealand coastline scenery, 1950 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.

 

5) Pushing a car through a township somewhere in the North Island

North Island township scene - pushstarting a stalled motorcar, 1950 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.

North Island township scene – pushstarting a stalled motorcar, 1950 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.

6) Summer again…

Untitled (beach cove), circa 1965, New Zealand. National Publicity Studios. Purchased 2003. Te Papa

Untitled (beach cove), circa 1965, New Zealand. National Publicity Studios. Purchased 2003. Te Papa

7) 19th century factory – perhaps near Dunedin?

Untitled, 1880s. Burton Brothers. Te Papa

Untitled, 1880s. Burton Brothers. Te Papa

8) A coastal Northland township

Coastal scenery, Northland, 1950 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.

Coastal scenery, Northland, 1950 s, New Zealand. Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. © Te Papa.

9) A real local in Rona Bay, Eastbourne – is the house still there?

Eastbourne Villa, 1921. Maker unknown. Gift of Margaret and John Christie, 1979. Te Papa

Eastbourne Villa, 1921. Maker unknown. Gift of Margaret and John Christie, 1979. Te Papa

 

10) Somewhere in the Coromandel?

Untitled, 1880s. Burton Brothers. Purchased 1991. Te Papa

Untitled, 1880s. Burton Brothers. Purchased 1991. Te Papa

11) No clues here….

Untitled, 1890s, New Zealand. Maker unknown. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

Untitled, 1890s, New Zealand. Maker unknown. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

12) Damage from the 1931 Napier earthquake – which bridge is it?

Untitled, circa 1931, Hawke's Bay. Maker unknown. Gift of Mrs J Paterson, date unknown. Te Papa

Untitled, circa 1931, Hawke’s Bay. Maker unknown. Gift of Mrs J Paterson, date unknown. Te Papa

13) Main street, Greytown?

Street scene, circa 1875, Wairarapa. James Bragge. Te Papa

Street scene, circa 1875, Wairarapa. James Bragge. Te Papa

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Lost houses

27 June 2012 – 4.32pm

Do these houses still exist?  If you know anything about them (especially a street or road address) please note the number with your comment – thanks!

1) ‘Elvington’ in Oamaru

’Elvington’, Oamaru, NZ, 1880s, Oamaru. R. Mahan & Co. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

’Elvington’, Oamaru, NZ, 1880s, Oamaru. R. Mahan & Co. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

 

2) Farmhouse in the Manawatu area

Farmhouse, circa 1878, Manawatu. James Bragge. Te Papa

Farmhouse, circa 1878, Manawatu. James Bragge. Te Papa

 

3) Cottage possibly in Wellington

Colonial cottage, circa 1875, Wellington. James Bragge. Te Papa

Colonial cottage, circa 1875, Wellington. James Bragge. Te Papa

 

4) Country residence in Manawatu?

Country residence, circa 1878, Manawatu. James Bragge. Te Papa

Country residence, circa 1878, Manawatu. James Bragge. Te Papa

 

 5) ‘St Kilda’ in Oamaru

’St Kilda’, Oamaru, 1880s, Oamaru. Maker unknown. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

’St Kilda’, Oamaru, 1880s, Oamaru. Maker unknown. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

 

6) Property of Mr W. H. Fitchett but where in Lower Hutt?

Property of Mr W. H. Fitchett, circa 1880, Lower Hutt. James Bragge. Purchased 1955. Te Papa

Property of Mr W. H. Fitchett, circa 1880, Lower Hutt. James Bragge. Purchased 1955. Te Papa

7) According to Google Maps Streamlands is a road in Dome Valley but is this house still there?

Streamlands, Dome Valley, New Zealand, 1900 s, New Zealand. Tracy, Stephen. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

Streamlands, Dome Valley, New Zealand, 1900 s, New Zealand. Tracy, Stephen. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

 

8) Near the ‘Children’s Park’, Greymouth

Children’s Park, Greymouth, circa 1900. Muir & Moodie. Te Papa

Children’s Park, Greymouth, circa 1900. Muir & Moodie. Te Papa

 

9) Levin?

Horowhenua : Residences and People, circa 1909. Leslie Adkin. Te Papa

Horowhenua : Residences and People, circa 1909. Leslie Adkin. Te Papa

  

10) Golf House, One Tree Hill

Golf House, One Tree Hill, 1913, Auckland. Robert Walrond. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

Golf House, One Tree Hill, 1913, Auckland. Robert Walrond. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

 

11) Mr and Mrs Cuthbert’s Sunnyside Station Homestead

Sunnyside Station Homestead. Mr and Mrs Cuthbert, 10.1917, New Zealand. J B Gilmour. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

Sunnyside Station Homestead. Mr and Mrs Cuthbert, 10.1917, New Zealand. J B Gilmour. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa

 

12) Corner of Eliot and Pendarves Streets, New Plymouth

Private house and surrounding garden, circa 1930. William Oakley. F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1971. Te Papa

Private house and surrounding garden, circa 1930. William Oakley. F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1971. Te Papa

  

13) Christchurch

Domestic architecture, Christchurch (grey house), 1976, New Zealand. Laurence Aberhart. Purchased 1983 with New Zealand Lottery Board funds. Te Papa

Domestic architecture, Christchurch (grey house), 1976, New Zealand. Laurence Aberhart. Purchased 1983 with New Zealand Lottery Board funds. Te Papa

 

14) Christchurch

Domestic architecture, Christchurch (white house), 1976, New Zealand. Laurence Aberhart. Purchased 1983 with New Zealand Lottery Board funds. Te Papa

Domestic architecture, Christchurch (white house), 1976, New Zealand. Laurence Aberhart. Purchased 1983 with New Zealand Lottery Board funds. Te Papa

 

15) Farmhouse, Dargaville

New Zealand Historic Buildings: Dargaville, 1960 s - 1980 s, New Zealand. Brian Brake. Gift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001. Te Papa

New Zealand Historic Buildings: Dargaville, 1960 s – 1980 s, New Zealand. Brian Brake. Gift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001. Te Papa

 

16) Central Otago

Otago, 1960 s - 1980 s, Otago. Brian Brake. Gift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001. Te Papa

Otago, 1960 s – 1980 s, Otago. Brian Brake. Gift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001. Te Papa

 

 

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