Hocken Collections/Te Uare Taoka o Hkena, University of Otago Library

Reference Guide

Mining Sources at the Hocken Collections

Gold miners at Winding Creek, Waikaia, c.1898-1903. George McNeur album, MS-1007-009/009, Archives Collection. S09-296b.

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Nau Mai Haere Mai ki Te Uare Taoka o Hkena:

Welcome to the Hocken Collections

Hemihinuitneikiakoutou

kuriokhauewhar,

kmtwakaotemotu,

oteaowhnuihoki.

Naumai,haeremaikitetaumata.

As you arrive We seek to preserve all the taokawe hold for future generations. So that all taoka are

properlyprotected,weaskthatyou:

placeyourbagsinthelockersprovided

leaveallfoodanddrinkincludingwaterbottlesinthelockers(wehavealunchroomoff

thefoyerwhicheveryoneiswelcometouse)

bringanymaterialsyouneedforresearchandsomeIDinwithyou

signtheReadersRegistereachday

Beginning your research ThisguidegivesexamplesofthetypesofmaterialrelatingtomininginNewZealandheld

inthecollections.Itdoesnot listevery itemthecollectionsare largeandnewmaterial is

frequentlyadded.However,readingthisinformationwillprovideyouwithsuggestionsand

aguidetosearchingforfurthermaterial.AllHockenitemsmustbeusedwithinthelibrary.

Publishedmaterial books,pamphlets,newspapers andmaps canbe searched for and

orderedviatheLCoNZpublicationscatalogue(whichlistsmaterialfromalllibrariesonthe

universitycampus)athttp://otago.lconz.ac.nz/

Archives and manuscripts can be searched for and ordered via the Hkena archives

catalogue at http://hakena.otago.ac.nz/nreq/Welcome.html (you must be in the Hocken

Collectionsbuildingtoplaceanorderfromthiscatalogue).

To search and order material from the pictorial collections, please enquire with the

collectionsstaff(upstairs).

If you have any enquiries about ordering or other research questions please ask the

referencedeskstafftheywillbehappytoassistyou.

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Contents Publications. 4

Officialpublications. 4

Newspapers 5

Othergeneralpublications.. 5

Goldmining 5

Coalmining 6

Maps 7

Music. 7

Archivesandmanuscripts 8

General 8

Goldmining. 8

Coalmining. 9

Pictorialcollections 10

Photographs.. 10

Artworks 11

Websites 11

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Publications Official publications The New Zealand Mines Department and its successors, including the Ministry of

Commerce,producedanumberofperiodicalswithstatisticsandinformationrelatingtoall

typesofmining.Wehavethefollowing:

AnnualreportoftheColonialLaboratory(18941906).Reportsontheanalysisofmineralsamples.ReplacedbytheAnnualreportoftheDominionLaboratory(19071942,somegapsinholdings).

NewZealandminesrecord(18971909).Includesavarietyofarticles,reportsandphotographs.Anindextothispublicationisavailableinthereadyreferencearea.

Annualreturnsofproductionfromquarriesandmineralproductionstatistics(19731988)

NewZealandannualminingreview(19891996)

Officialreportsandstatisticsrelatingtominingalsoappearin:

AppendicestothejournaloftheHouseofRepresentatives.Includesmanyofficialreportsonmining,somewithphotographsandplans.Indexesfor18541953areavailableinthereadyreferencearea.

NewZealandofficialyearbook(1892).Availableinthereadyreferencearea.The1899issuehasaspecialarticleonthegolddredgingindustry.

StatisticsofNewZealand(1853).TitlewasatfirstStatisticsofthecolonyofNewZealand,thenStatisticsofthedominionofNewZealand.

VotesandproceedingsoftheOtagoProvincialCouncil,18621875,includedepartmentalreportsrelatingtothegoldfieldswithmapsanddrawings.

WealsohavenumerouspublicationsfromtheNewZealandGeologicalSurvey,includingits

Bulletins,eachdevotedtoaspecifictopic,andperiodicalsIndustrialmineralsandrocks(1966

1983)andtheNewZealandjournalofgeologyandgeophysics(1958).

TheMinesDepartmentproducedThehandbookofNewZealandminesin1887,updatedasthe

NewZealandmining handbook in 1906. These are detailed surveys of gold, coal and other

mininginNewZealandtothatdate,includingmapsandillustrations.

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Newspapers We have a large collection of newspapers, including many nineteenth and twentieth

centurypapersfromthroughouttheOtagoregion.Mostcontainextensivenewsrelatingto

mining,and theOtagoWitnesshad regular columnsofminingnews from throughout the

region.AnindextoCentralOtagogoldfieldnewspapersisavailable inthereadyreference

areatherearetwovolumesdedicatedtomining,arrangedbygeographical location.Our

holdingsofparticularnewspaperscanbecheckedontheLCoNZpublicationscatalogue.

Manynineteenthcenturynewspapersfromminingdistrictsarealsoavailableonlineonthe

NationalLibrarysPapersPastwebsite (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgibin/paperspast).

Thoseavailableforsearchingandbrowsing include theOtagoWitness,TuapekaTimes,Grey

RiverArgus,InangahuaTimesandWestCoastTimes.

Other general publications Wehavenumerouspublications relating tomining in general.Try searching theLCoNZ

publicationscatalogueusingthefollowingheadings:

MinesandmineralresourcesNewZealand

MineralindustriesNewZealand

Geology,economicNewZealand

Othermoregeneralpublicationsoftencontainmaterialofinterest,includingadvertisements,

reportsandotherinformationonminingandengineeringactivitiesandpersonalities.Useful

sources include electoral rolls, cemetery records, theCyclopedia ofNewZealand, and street

directories.Manyoftheseitemsareavailableinthereadyreferencearea.

Gold mining ForthehistoryofgoldmininginNewZealand,themajorworksare:

StevanEldredGrigg(2008).Diggers,hattersandwhores:thestoryoftheNewZealandgoldrushes.Auckland:RandomHouse.

PhilipRossMay(1967).TheWestCoastgoldrushes.Christchurch:Pegasus.

J.H.M.Salmon(1963).AhistoryofgoldmininginNewZealand.Wellington:GovernmentPrinter.

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Therearenumerousotherbooksandpamphlets,manyofthemaboutspecificdistricts.Trya

searchontheLCoNZpublicationscatalogueusingthefollowingsubjectheadings:

Golddredging

GoldindustryNewZealand

GoldminersNewZealand

GoldminesandminingEnvironmentalaspectsNewZealand

GoldminesandminingLawandlegislationNewZealand

GoldminesandminingNewZealand

GoldoresGeologyNewZealand

GoldoresNewZealand

Manyofthesehavesubheadingsaccordingtotheregionordistrict,forexample:

GoldminesandminingNewZealandAlexandra

GoldminesandminingNewZealandCentralOtagoDistrict

GoldminesandminingNewZealandQueenstownLakesDistrict

GoldminesandminingNewZealandShotoverValley

ThereareusefuloverviewsoftheOtagogoldfieldsintwooldergeographybooks:

R.F.Watters(Ed.).(1965).LandandsocietyinNewZealand:Essaysinhistoricalgeography.Wellington:A.H.andA.W.Reed.

MurrayMcCaskill(Ed.).(1962).Landandlivelihood:GeographicalessaysinhonourofGeorgeJobberns.Christchurch:NewZealandGeographicalSociety.

Coal mining TherearenomajorstudiesofthehistoryofcoalmininginNewZealandasawhole,though

thereisahistoryoftheunionmovementwhichcoversalldistricts:

LenRichardson(1995).Coal,classandcommunity:TheUnitedMineworkersofNewZealand18801960.Auckland:AucklandUniversityPress.

MostofourpublicationsoncoalmininginNewZealanddealwithspecificdistricts.These

canbefoundbysearchingtheLCoNZpublicationscatalogueusingsubjectheadingssuchas

thefollowing:

CoalGeologyNewZealand

CoalminesandminingNewZealand

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CoalminesandminingEnvironmentalaspectsNewZealand

CoalminesandminingLawandlegislationNewZealand

CoalminersNewZealand

CoalmineaccidentsNewZealand

CoalNewZealand

Youcanmakethesearchmorespecificbyaddingaspecificdistrictorregiontotheendof

thesubjectheading,forexample:

CoalminesandminingNewZealandBullerDistrict

CoalminesandminingNewZealandDenniston

CoalminesandminingNewZealandWestCoast

Maps Wehavenumerousmapsrelatingtomining.Thereareafewmapsinthearchivescollection,

butmost are inourpublications collection and canbe foundon theLCoNZpublications

catalogue. Try a broad search for the district that interests you, alongwith maps for

example,BlueSpurmaps.Wehave themain topographical,cadastralandgeologicalseries

maps,alongwithnumerousothermapsandplans, someof themmanuscript rather than

published.

Copiesofanumberofmapsrelatingtominingareinthemapcabinetinthereferenceare.

TheyincludeamapofthegoldfieldsofOtago(1867),WisesnewmapofOtago(1875)and

anODTsketchmapshowinggoldclaims(1899).Wehavethreecollectionsofminingmaps

whicharenotenteredon the cataloguepleaseenquirewith themap curator (mornings

only).

Music Charles Thatcher, goldfields balladeer, touredNew Zealand during the 1860s.We have

some ofhis songsters,with lyricshewrote tobeperformed topopular tunes.Wehave

sound recordingsofmodern folk singers, includingMartinCurtisandPhilGarland,who

haverecordedsomeoldersongs,alongwiththeirowncompositionsabouttheminers.Our

sheetmusicandsoundrecordingsarecataloguedontheLCoNZpublicationscatalogue.

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Archives and manuscripts General Forcollectionsrelatingtominingingeneral,tryasearchontheHkenaarchivescatalogue

usingthesubjectheadingMinesandmining.Amongtheinterestingcollectionsare:

OtagoSchoolofMines:WehavevariousarchivesrelatingtotheUniversityofOtagoSchoolofMines,latertheDepartmentofMineralTechnology.Therearerecordsdirectlyfromtheschool,includingminutebooks,assayreportbooks,annualreportsandphotographs[81164,86147,96189andMS2747].Themainadministrativerecordsoftheuniversityalsoincludematerialrelatingtotheschool/department[ARC0018].WehavepapersofthefirstProfessoroftheSchoolofMines,GeorgeUlrich.VariousgraduatesoftheschoolhavealsodonatedrecordsthesecanbefoundbysearchingtheHkenaarchivescatalogueforSchoolofMines.

J.N.Stephenspapers:JosephStephens,whostudiedattheOtagoSchoolofMines,wasinvolvedinnumerousminingcompaniesandpatentedtheStephensHydraulicPump.ThiscollectionofStephensfamilypapersincludespapersrelatingtovariousmines,includingprospectuses,mapsandplans[MS0988].

PapersrelatingtocoalandgoldmininginOtagoandSouthland:amiscellaneouscollectionofpapersrelatingtovariousgoldandcoalmines[MiscMS0430].

Gold mining Wehavemanyarchivalcollectionsrelating togoldmining,especially in theOtagoregion.

These include reminiscences of various early gold miners. Try searching the Hkena

archivescatalogueusingthefollowingsubjectheadings:

Goldminesandmining

Goldminers

Golddredging

Ifyouare interested inaspecificmineorspecificdistrict,trysearchingundertherelevant

nameorlocation.Someofthelarger/moresignificantcollectionsrelatingtogoldminingare:

AllanHouston:TheGoldfieldsofOtago.Houston,whotravelledthroughOtagointhe1860s,compiledthismiscellanyofobservationanddescriptionin1865.Itincludesphotographs,cuttings,mapsandsamplesalongwithhismanuscriptdescriptions.Hedescribestheminers,theirmethodsandtheirphraseology.[MiscMS1413]

AlexanderCrowMcGeorgepapers:McGeorge,anengineer,wasapioneerofgolddredginginOtago,operatingsuccessfuldredgingcompaniesandholdinginterestsinmanyothers.Hispapersincludenumerousitemsrelatingtogolddredging,including

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companyrecords,diaries,reminiscences,mapsandphotographs.ThereareprospectusesformanyNewZealanddredgingcompanies,particularlyfortheperiod18991900.[ARC0374]

Brownfamilypapers:BrothersMosesandJohnBrownbegangoldminingatKyeburninthe1880sandtheclaimwasworkedbythemandtheirdescendantsuntilthe1950s.Thesepapersincludereceiptsandaccountbooksfortheirminingbusinessandasequenceofdiaries,commencingin1936,whichrecordworkactivitiesontheclaim.[ARC0571]

Pleasenote thatwedonothold officialgovernment archives relating tomining, such as

minersrights,otherthanafewexamplesinthepapersofindividualsandfamilies.Records

of theWardensCourtsareheldat theArchivesNewZealandDunedinRegionalOffice

theseincludeavarietyofsourcesrelatingtomining.

Coal mining WehavearchivalmaterialrelatingtoseveralcoalminesintheOtagoregion.Trysearching

theHkenaarchivescatalogueusingthenameoftheminecompanyorthesubjectheading

Coalminesandmining.WehavesmallormiscellaneouscollectionsofarchivesfortheJubilee

CoalCompany(onSaddleHill),WaltonParkCoalMine,ShagPointCoalMine,TaratuCoal

MinesandHampdenCoalProspectingCommittee.Largercollectionsare:

KaitangataCoalMine:WeholdarchivesoftheKaitangataCoalCompanycoveringtheperiod1912to1968(theyincludewagesandtimebooksandinspectionreports)[AG558].Wealsohaverecords,includingminutesandaletterbook,oftheOtagoCoalminersIndustrialUnionofKaitangatafortheperiod1923to1971[ARC0067].Wehaveacollectionofclippings,photographs,memorialcardsandotherpapersconcerningtheKaitangataMinedisasterof1879[MiscMS0840].AcollectionoflettersofaKaitangatafamilyalsoincludesmaterialrelatingtothedisaster,alongwiththeirworkinthemine[MiscMS1921].TherecordsoftheKaitangataBoroughCouncilincludeafewitemsconcerningminersamenitiesandbenefits[AG954].

NgaparaColliery:TherecordsofthisWaitakiValleycolliery,openfrom1885to1971,consistchieflyoffinancialrecordsbutalsoincludemaps[AG155].

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Pictorial collections Photographs We have numerous photographs relating to goldmining and a smaller number on coal

mining.Copiesofsomeareavailableforbrowsinginthereaderaccessfilesinthepictorial

referencearea.Tryasearchforthespecificlocationthatinterestsyou,orunderthefollowing

subjects:

ChineseinNewZealand

Coalandcoalmining

Goldmining(includesfilesonvarioussubheadings,suchasdredges,dwellings,goldescort,

methods,transport)

Miningmachinery

TheOtagoWitnessisagoodsourceofphotographsfromtheearlytwentiethcentury.Copies

oftheillustrationsectionsareavailableinthepictorialreferenceareaandwehaveanindex

of its illustrations relating togoldmining.The illustrationssectionof theAucklandWeekly

News isalsoavailableforbrowsing in thereferencearea.There isalsoaprintcatalogueof

early photographs relating to goldmining (compiled by the Department of Lands and

Surveyin1982),availableinthepictorialandgeneralreferenceareas.

For other photographs, ask the pictorial collections staff to search the database for you.

Amongtheitemsofparticularrelevanceare:

HerbertDeverilphotographs:1870sand1880sphotographsofgoldmininginOtago,includingsomeofChineseminers[Box127].

WilliamFrostphotographs:include12photographsconcerningtheKaitangataRailwayandCoalCompany,amongthemshotsofemployeesinthe1880s[Box138].

McEachencollections:analbumandotherphotographsofOtagogolddredges[Album207andBox163].

IanMcEwinphotographs:alargecollectionrelatingmostlytoWaiuta,thelargeWestCoastgoldmine[P94034].

Moenfamilyphotographs:theMoenfamily,originallyfromNorway,minedinAustraliaandtheninthesecondwaveofgoldmininginOtago,buildingwaterracesatWaitahuna,GabrielsGullyandBlueSpur[P92010].

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MuirandMoodieandrelatedfirms:includephotographsofgoldmininginOtago,includingdredging,andvariouscoalminesontheWestCoast[Box173].

Artworks Wehaveafewartworksrelatingtominingpleaseaskthepictorialcollectionsstafftocheck

thedatabaseforyou.Themostnotableare:

DorisLusk[1938].[Golddredging,Central.]oiloncanvas.

JohnTurnbullThomson(1879).TuapekaGoldRush,Otago1861.Watercolouronpaper.

Websites Archives New Zealand holds numerous records relating to mining. Their catalogue,

Archway,isavailableonline:http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/

TeAra, the online Encylopedia ofNew Zealand, has articles onmining and its history:

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/mineralresources

GNSScience, theCrownResearch Institute forearthsciences,has informationaboutNew

Zealandsmineralresources:http://www.gns.cri.nz/what/earthres/minerals/index.html

HistoryHouseMuseum,Greymouth,has some coal andgoldminingphotographson its

website:http://www.historyhouse.co.nz/index.htm

OtagoGoldfieldsTrust:http://goldfieldstrust.org.nz/

The Hocken Collections website has PDFs of this and other guides and bulletins:

http://library.otago.ac.nz/hocken/guides.html Of particular relevance to mining is the

FriendsoftheHocken2005BulletinGeologyinhistoricaldocuments.

Ali Clarke, Hocken Collections, September 2009

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Kaitangata coal mine. Photographs and documents relating to the Kaitangata mine disaster 1879, Misc-MS-0840, Archives Collection. S09-296a.

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