Series 11: A. J. Vogan albums, ca. 1884-1935

PXA 2169/Boxes 1-5
PXE 1697

series

ca. 1884-1935

Graphic Materials, Photographs

1008855

479 photographic prints (14 albums) - photographs, drawings

PXA 2169
BOX 1
1. Album of photographs (158), ‘A. J. Vogan Queensland trip Sep-Oct 1910’ on cover. Photographs include Whitton Manor, F. R. Davis’s property and steamships on the Brisbane River; Townsville from Castle Hill; Mourilyan Mills; Lucinda point; Ripple Creek; Herbert River; grave of Eliza Agnes, R.M. Boyd’s first wife, 1884; road surveyors and building new road to Kangaroo Hills; ‘Nyanza’ residence of C.W. Forrest; Wardell’s house and tin mines at Koorboora; Kamerunga Gardens, crowd farewelling S.S. Cooma
2. Album of photographs (25) ‘Carvings by Niall’ on cover. Photos by R.C. Niall of rock carvings and tracings. Letter to Vogan from Niall discussing the search for carvings at Berowa is inserted, dated 27 Aug. 1919
3. Album of photographs (11) including kangaroo rock carving at Berowa, George Collingridge in boat at Berowa, Mrs Myers and daughter at ‘Clare Innes’, 1924 and Kyogle 1923-1924. Album badly damaged

BOX 2
4. Album of photographs (28). Titled on cover ‘Auck. Helens. Taupiri 1-28 and inscribed inside front cover ‘A. J. Vogan ‘Woodcroft’ Arney Rd. Remuera 28.1.22’. Photographs of Parakai from Helensville, Oparuparu Pa, Kaipara; Mrs Hill née Kiapa of Ngāti Whātua showing a haka movement; Maori carvings; Miss Roskruge’s house at Taupiri; ‘Woodcroft’, Arney Rd., Remuera; Mrs Kinder; children on S.S. Mahena; ex-Judge Native Court Barr Johnson. Inserted in album is a genealogical tree of the Ngāti Whātua tribe, 3.2.22 and an account of carvings found at Otakanini, 1922
5. Album of photographs (23) titled on cover ‘Taupiri Raglan Kaitaia Russell 29-54’. Subjects include Waikato, Miss Roskruge’s house at Taupiri, Raglan wharf, tattooed rocks at Raglan; ‘Woodcroft’, Remuera; Whangaroa Harbour; church at Russell. Has inserted letter re the Missions in the far north, Kaitaia and Mangonui, and article about Vogan, 1922
6. Album of photographs (26) titled on cover ‘Te Paki East Coast 55-80’, with map of the far north inserted inside front cover. Photographs of the Bluff, 90 Mile Beach Maunganui [Mangonui]; scenes at Mangonui including group of men with 18lb snapper; Te Paki head station with Mrs Weat Hill and Mr Vine; Parengarenga; Tapotupotu outstation near Te Reinga; Mangapiko Hill; Wairua; Kaimaumau, 1922
7. Album of photographs (26) titled on cover ‘Hapua Parengarenga and Picnic Seagulls Volcano 81-106’. Views of Te Hapua, Parengarenga church; picnic party; railway hands at Wiri Quarry; White’s Hill; Albert Park, 1922

BOX 3
8. Album of photographs (45) titled ‘N.Z.’, with unidentified buildings, country side and Maori Pa, the grave of Jane Vogan, ‘Ruston’ engines and some postcards of Tauranga, ca. 1922
9. Album of postcards (27) of Australia and New Caledonia, including Trans Australian Railway construction, 1915-16; an Aboriginal group with caption on back identifying Mrs Bates in centre; a marsupial mole and other native animals; rock carvings and vanilla and coffee plantations in New Caledonia, 1915-1924
10. Album of photographs (29) of New Caledonia, including group portrait, identified on rear; unidentified groups; hand coloured postcard, 1923; rock carvings, an albino native and native huts, ca. 1920s

BOX 4
11. Album titled ‘Lord Howe Island’ with photographs (19) of people gathering bird eggs at Admiralty Rocks; Hunter Bay; skeleton of American citizen washed out of grave; Mrs Nichols’ property; cemetery at Ned’s Beach; Tom Victor Brown at Barker College, 1924; Barker College buildings, ca. 1925

12. Album titled ‘Yasawa’, with photographs (22) of Fiji including Nathoulla, Niviti, Yasaw, Mrs Hicks at children at Yasawa; native school at Yasawa; rubbings of rock carvings A.J.V. claimed to have discovered, June 1930; Captain Giblin; plan of Yasawa Cave and clipping of letter to editor of Fiji Times, ca. 1930-1934. Many photographs missing

BOX 5
13. Album of photographs (40) of Fiji, with map of Fiji Islands inserted inside front cover. Photographs of acting Governor of Suva watching sailing races, 1935; sailing boats and canoes; Taveuni Island; The Tarte family at Sougulu; Vulu Walu starfish; the Tarte plantation and home; ancient scoria forts at Nacaugai, Taveuni.

PXE 1697
Sketchbook album, ‘A. J. Vogan, Gladstone N.S.W.’ on cover with watercolour and pen and ink sketches of scenes at Day’s Bay and Botanical Gardens, Wellington New Zealand, 1904-1905 and Fish River, Oberon, 1915

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