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RCS/Fisher contains:
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22 Volume XXII : Great Britain, 1909
23 Volume XXIII : Gibraltar and Malta, October-November 1909
24 Volume XXIV : Maltese Islands, Victoria, Tasmania, November 1909
25 Volume XXV : South Africa
26 Volume XXVI : New Zealand, 1910
27 Volume XXVII : New Zealand
28 Volume XXVIII : New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji, 1910
29 Volume XXIX : Fiji and New South Wales, 1910
EAD/GBR/0115/Fisher/Y305J General photographs of South Africa, circa 1900-1910
EAD/GBR/0115/Fisher/Y3011V Fisher collection : views in England circa 1910
EAD/GBR/0115/Fisher/Y3022SS Banyan tree in Calcutta Botanical Gardens, c. 1910
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Fisher photograph collection

Title Volume XXVII : New Zealand
Reference Fisher 27
Creator Fisher, Alfred Hugh, 1867-1945
Covering Dates 1910
Extent and Medium 72 images in 1 boxed album
Content and context

The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 7006-7085 (originally there were 100). Added numbers: 6891-6917; spoiled: 7034, 7035, 7051, 7052, 7066; not used: 7012 and 7074.

Subjects covered in the album are:

New Zealand: Dunedin; journey to Southern Alps: Burke's Pass, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, Mount Cook, Tasman Glacier, Hochstetter; Balmoral: sheep shearing; Timaru; Christchurch: Lincoln Agricultural College: Domain Fete and general; Wellington: from sea; Wellington: general; flax mills near Paikakoriri; Wairakei: geysers; Maoris.

Photographs are by Fisher except where indicated.

Further information

Indexed

This album is available on microfiche: General Collections, fiche numbers 114-115.

Index Terms
New Zealand
Oceania
Fisher, Alfred Hugh (1867-1945)
RCS/Fisher 27 contains:
6891 On the Mueller Glacier, Mt Cook Disrtrict, New Zealand. Full-plate. [Showing three men climbing over crevassed area].
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6892 Panorama taken from Governors Bush, Mt Cook District. Full-plate. Shows ( in conjunction with 6893) Mt Sefton, the Footstool and Moorhouse Range up to Mount Cook on extreme right.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6893 Panorama continuing 6892 to the right. Full-plate. [Mount Cook on right].
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
Slightly faded. The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6894 Looking up the Tasman towards Dela Beche and the Minarets: New Zealand. Full-plate.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
Slightly faded. The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6895 The Ball Glacier and the South Spur of Mount Cook, New Zealand. Full-plate.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
Slightly faded. The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6896 The Hochstetter Ice Fall, New Zealand. Full-plate.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
Slightly blurred. The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6897 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. On the Tasman Glacier. After leaving the Hochstetter Ice Fall: Heidenger seen over the shoulder.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6898 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. The Hochstetter Ice Fall.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6899 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Hummocky Ice on theTasman Glacier. Showing the Ball Glacier running into it.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6900 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Ice River on the Tasman Glacier.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6901 Mount Sefton from the Hermitage. Full-plate. New Zealand. [View from grassey valley and horse over woode hill to mountains behind].
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6902 Mount Sefton from the Hermitage. Full-plate. New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6903 The Avon Christchurch. Full-plate. The spot where Mark Twain boiled the Billy. New Zealand. [Showing punt with woman reclining in it and man lying on river bank with another woman sitting on tree trunk under umbrella, beside footbridge with trees in the background].
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
Slightly faded. The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6904 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Mount Cook taken from the Hooker Glacier.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6905 The Tasman Glacier seen from the Median Morain opposite the Haast Glacier, New Zealand. Full-plate.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6906 Christchurch seen from the Exhibition Tower in the Park. Full-plate. Looking east towards the sea. New Zealand. [Good general view of the town].
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6907 An ice river on the Tasman Glacier, New Zealand. Full-plate.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
Slightly faded. The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6908 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Godley Head Lighthouse at the entrance to Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6909 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Mount Cook from Glen Tanner sheep station, New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6910 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. One of the Terminal Faces of the Hooker Glacier, New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6911 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Carting wool from the back blocks. Resting at Tekapo Hotel near the bridge. New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6912 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Terminal Face of the Mueller Glacier, New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6913 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Terminal Face of the Mueller Glacier, New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6914 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Panorama with 6915. Mount Sefton and the Footstool. Taken from door of the Hermitage. New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight (?).
6915 Mount Sefton and the Hermitage from the Footstool, New Zealand. Full-plate (landscape format).
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
The print has been cut in half and rejoined..
6916 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Mount Cook from near the Hermitage. New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
6917 Full-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Mount Sefton and the Footstool looking down the Hooker Valley, New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
7006 Muri, the daughter of a chief, with the Taiha (chiefs staff). [Standing in front of carved wooden building].
Slightly faded..
7007 [No print]. Missing. Same subject. The orange feathers on the Taiha are of the kaka - the dress is largely made with kiwi feathers.
7008 Bella Maori woman at Whakarewarewa with baby.
Blurred..
7009 Maori cooking by natural steam at Whakarewarewa. North Island: New Zealand.
7010 Maori boys and girls diving and bathing below the bridge at Whakarewarewa. North Island: New Zealand.
7011 Maori boys and girls diving and bathing below the bridge at Whakarewarewa. North Island: New Zealand.
Blurred..
7013 Group of Maoris outside meeting house with Maggie Papekura.
Slightly faded..
7014 Maori women. North Island: New Zealand. [Showing women outside meeting house smoking].
Blurred..
7015 The Hangi - greeting between Maggie Papekura and a Maori woman. [Two women holding shands and touching noses and foreheads].
Slightly faded..
7016 The Hangi - greeting between Maggie Papekura and a Maori woman. [Two women holding shands and touching noses and foreheads].
Slightly faded..
7017 Maori children bathing: Whakarewarewa.
Slightly faded..
7018 Maori woman and child by the pool at Whakarewarewa. [Woman wearing a hat. Wooden buildings in the background].
7019 Crowd waiting to see the Great Wairoa Geyser. Whakarewarewa, near Rotorua. [Three shots of European men and women].
7020 Crowd waiting to see the Great Wairoa Geyser. Whakarewarewa, near Rotorua. [Three shots of European men and women].
7021 Crowd waiting to see the Great Wairoa Geyser. Whakarewarewa, near Rotorua. [Three shots of European men and women].
7022 The Great Wairoa Geyser playing. North Island: New Zealand.
Blurred..
7023 [No print]. Missing. The Great Wairoa Geyser playing. North Island: New Zealand.
7024 The Great Wairoa Geyser playing. North Island: New Zealand.
Faded..
7025 The Great Wairoa Geyser playing. North Island: New Zealand.
Very faded..
7026 The Westfield Saleyards near Auckland. North Island, New Zealand. [Rows of sheep pens with barges on river beyond].
7027 The Westfield Saleyards near Auckland. Sheep, cattle and pigs. View taken from the Windmill. [Showing rows of pens].
Slightly faded..
7028 The Westfield Saleyards near Auckland. Sheep, cattle and pigs. View taken from the Windmill. [Showing rows of pens].
Slightly faded..
7029 The same: note the sheep race. [Sheep race being alley-way between pens full of sheep].
Blurred..
7030 The same: note the sheep race. [Sheep race being alley-way between pens full of sheep].
7031 Building a cattle landing at Westfield near Auckland. Note the man using wires to reinforce the concrete.
Blurred..
7032 Building a cattle landing at Westfield near Auckland. Note the man using wires to reinforce the concrete.
7033 Cattle Sale: Westfield Saleyards, near Auckland. Landscape format. [Showing rows of pens of cattle].
7036 Cattle: Westfield Saleyards. Landscape format. North Island: New Zealand. [Showing cattle in large open area].
7037 Cattle: Westfield Saleyards, near Auckland. Landscape format. [Showing cattle in open fenced area].
7038 View from Trig Hill, near the Westfield Saleyards, Auckland. Landscape format. North Island: New Zealand. [Showing bungalows and buildings on flat land below Trig Hill with harbour beyond].
7039 View from Trig Hill, near the Westfield Saleyards, Auckland. Landscape format. North Island: New Zealand. [Showing bungalows and buildings on flat land below Trig Hill with harbour beyond].
7040 Auckland Municipal Abattoir. Landscape format. [From Trig Hill].
7041 Auckland Harbour. Landscape format. [Water lost in the mists].
Faded..
7042 Auckland from Trig Hill. Landscape format. [View of Abattoir as seen in 7040].
7043 Marble statue in the Public Gardens, Auckland. [Statue to right and people on benches to the left].
Slightly faded..
7044 Band Stand in the Public Gardens, Auckland. [Visible at far end of path lined by palm trees].
Slightly faded..
7045 Fountain in the Public Gardens, Auckland.
Blurred..
7046 South African War Memorial in the Public Gardens, Auckland.
7047 Architecture in Auckland, seen from the Public Gardens.
7048 Architecture in Auckland, seen from the Public Gardens.
7049 Architecture in Auckland, seen from the Public Gardens.
7050 [No print]. [Missing]. Croatian Gum Diggers ready to start on the days work. Kauri Gumfields, near Dargaville: north of Auckland.
7053 Croatian Gum Diggers cleaning a new drain through the swamps: some spearing for gum. North Island: New Zealand. [Croatians were digging gum in far north of North Island, at Kauri Gumfields near Dargaville. Gum is alluvial clay].
Slightly faded..
7054 Digging holes with a swamp knife after the spear has shown gum.
Slightly faded and slightly blurred..
7055 Breaking the gum to see the quality off the find. [Two men in broad rimmed hats].
7056 [No print]. [Missing]. Sharing up: Croatian Gum Diggers drawing lots for the divided portion of the days harvest.
7057 [No print]. [Missing]. The Gum Digger coming home from work. Croatian type.
7058 [No print]. [Missing]. On the Gum Swamp.
7059 On the Gum Swamp. [Three men spearing the swamp].
Slightly faded..
7060 Scraping the gum. [Six men gathered round pile of gum lumps].
Slightly faded..
7061 Scraping the gum. [Four men round heap of gum lumps].
7062 A very large lump of gum found in these diggings by Peter Dean; weight 200 lbs. Kauri Gumfields: North Island: New Zealand. [Showing man in a suit standing by lump of gum].
7063 Kauri Gumfield : near Auckland : New Zealand. The 200 lb piece of gum. [Showing ? Peter Dean standing beside his lump of gum].
7064 Kauri Gumfield : near Auckland : New Zealand. Landscape format. General view of the Gum diggers camp. [Showing wooden huts among scrubland].
7065 Kauri Gumfield : near Auckland : New Zealand. Landscape format. The Gum Diggers Camp. [View inside camp with group of men standing about near huts].
7067 Kauri Gumfield : near Auckland : New Zealand. Landscape format. Croatian Gum Diggers in cabin: four brothers and wife of the eldest.
Slightly faded..
7068 North Island : New Zealand. Landscape format. Morning Times Clydesdale Stallion on large estate at Aroa near Dargaville. [Stallion standing in paddock with wooden fencing].
7069 North Island: New Zealand. Bees on the same estate. [Showing hives among long grass on slope with young girls standing by].
Slightly faded..
7070 North Island : New Zealand. Landscape format. The Boom at Aroa Wharf.
7071 North Island : New Zealand. Landscape format. Kahekiatia (white pine logs) at Aroa. [Logs by railway tracks on wharf with wooden sheds in background].
7072 Norwegian Sailing Ship loading timber at Aroa for Liverpool : New Zealand. [Ship moored along wharf].
7073 The Admiral, (Captain Pearce ) turning his ship at Aroa wharf. Landscape format. [Steam ship].
7075 Half-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. The Terminal Faces of the Muller Glacier. Showing Mount Sefton and Hooker River in foreground.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
7076 The Terminal Face of the Muller Glacier. Half-plate (landscape format).
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
7077 Half-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. The Hermitage under snow : Mount Sefton in background. New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
7078 Fitzgerald Glacier : Southern Alps. Half-plate (landscape format). New Zealand. [View up to glacier from valley].
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
7079 Kiwi from life in natural habitat: Stewart Island. Half-plate (landscape format). New Zealand.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
7080 [No print]. [Missing]. Half-plate. Underneath the wire suspension bridge. The Hooker River in flood.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
7081 Half-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. Terminal Face of the Mueller Glacier.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
7082 Half-plate. [No print]. [Missing]. The Tuatara (three eyed lizard) from life.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
7083 [No print]. [Missing]. Panorama of the Mueller Glacier. Taken from the top of the Seeley Range.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
7084 [No print]. [Missing]. Panorama of the Mueller Glacier. Taken from the top of the Seeley Range.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.
7085 [No print]. [Missing]. Panorama of the Mueller Glacier. Taken from the top of the Seeley Range.
Creator: Kinsey, Sir, Joseph James, 1852-1936, Knight.

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