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Papers of Ernest Edward Bush
Date1952-1988Reference NumberAms 361DescriptionCollection comprises:
See also: Ams 466CreatorBush, Ernest Edward, 1909-1988LevelCollectionLanguageEnglish
- Ams 361/1: Obituaries, photocopied from the Bay of Plenty Times and Mount News.
- Ams 361/2: Correspondence, inwards, on historical and publishing topics, c. 1952-1984. Mostly from 1960s and 1970s; some from 1952, addressed to F. M. Pinfold at Tauranga Historical Society; some from 1980s; one draft of an outwards letter. Correspondents include Gilbert Archey, C. W. Vennell, J. R. S. Daniels (Director of NZ Historic Places Trust), David Seath (Minister of Internal Affairs), Lloyd Mandeno, D. S. Mitchell, A. G. Bagnall, Jessie Mould (Akaroa historian).
- Ams 361/3: Teaching material on Electricity. Includes diagrams in Indian ink, and pencil drawings on card (possibly by student) of Scottish houses which run on gas/electricity. Undated.
- Ams 361/4: (a) and (b) Two folders of hand-written and typed notes and articles on historical topics. Undated.
- Ams 361/5 Short notes, hand-written on scrap paper. Undated.
- Ams 361/6: Two folders of notes for radio broadcasts on historical topics. Mostly hand-written, some typed. Undated.
- Ams 361/7: Notes for book reviews, c. 1969.
- Ams 361/8: Newspaper clippings of articles written by E. E. Bush, c. 1970s-1980s.
- Ams 361/9: Two unsigned watercolours of Tauranga. These were in a brown paper bag. Written on the outside was: ‘Paintings of early Tauranga (Hairini Area) by B. Guthrie. Presented by Mrs Pitt-Butt’. However, painting (a) is of ‘Matakana from Mauao’, and painting (b) is a study of the Greerton racecourse ‘about 1937’.
- Ams 361/10: Photographs of Tauranga. (a) Photographs of Tauranga c. 1860s-1870s; sketch of Tauranga c. 1860s; photograph of unidentified family, c. 1870s; photograph of unidentified shingle-roofed cottage, c. 1870s. (b) selection of early and more modern photographs of Tauranga, including collection of images from the centenary mural.
- Ams 361/11a: Battle of Gate Pā: folder of students’ drawings of Henare Taratoa, Mission Cemetery, Hori Ngatai, etc. Signatures include P. R. Humphries, L. S. B., Gary Reichardt 3F, Ally Matthews, Jimmy Nathan, Frank Thompson, P. Kahotea. [Probably Tauranga Boys’ College third-form students, c. 1964.]
- Ams 361/11b: Battle of Gate Pā: commemorative programmes, 1964, 1967, and 140th anniversary of the arrival of A. N. Brown and family. Includes memorial address given by E. E. Bush in 1967 for the 103rd anniversary of Gate Pā, and two other typewritten essays by him about the battle entitled ‘A battle with a difference: Gate Pā 1864’ and ‘A battle that has become a legend’. Also includes page from the Weekly News of Wednesday 13 May 1964, with photographs of Gate Pā centenary commemorations.
- Ams 361/11c: Battle of Gate Pā: rough copies of writings about the battle by E. E. Bush, including what looks like the script of a radio broadcast with student participation.
- Ams 361/11d: Battle of Gate Pā: newspaper clippings of centenary events.
- Ams 361/12: Notes and draft copies of articles on aspects of Bay of Plenty history, mostly hand-written, some typed. c. 1960s-1980s.
- Ams 361/13: Small publications relating to Tauranga and NZ history: Bay of Plenty centennial race meeting programme, 1973; Milestones (Bank of New South Wales); Memories of a Mission House; Mount Maunganui Primary School Golden Jubilee programme, 1963, with accompanying letter from Hamilton Education Board; Trip to Tauranga by Frank Clune; also article about The Elms from NZ Women’s Weekly, and pronunciation guide relating to Thai royal visit in 1962.
- Ams 361/14: Folder of miscellaneous writings, mostly hand-written, mostly about the history of Tauranga; including notes for a historical tour.
- Ams 361/15: Notes on the history of Tauranga’s hotels, E.E. Bush.
- Ams 361/16: Typed article on the history of the Tauranga Hospital Board.
- Ams 361/17: History of Post Offices at Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. 1986-1987.
- Ams 361/18: Education in Tauranga: two typed articles on its history; typed notes on the history of Mount Maunganui Primary School. c. 1979.
- Ams 361/19: History of the Anglican Church in Tauranga: hand-written notes, letters, clipping, typed synopsis. c. 1960s.
- Ams 361/20: Tauranga Harbour and Port: typed articles, also clippings and notes about shipwrecks. c. 1960s.
- Ams 361/21: Hand-written foolscap page of notes taken by E.E. Bush summarising discussion about a museum for Tauranga at the Tauranga Historical Society meeting on 2 April 1969. Suggested premises on the north-west corner of Hamilton and Durham Streets. c. 1969, and a listing of potential exhibits.
- Ams 361/22: Notes on the history of Mauao/Mount Maunganui: hand-written notes, typed articles including ‘Visions of Boyhood’ by ‘Taina’ (unidentified), chart of population growth of Mount area and plan of BOP Co-operative Fertilizer Co. factory, yellow page with newspaper clippings.
- Ams 361/23: Pahoia/Te Puna-Wairere. Paper on Te Puna-Wairere read to Tauranga Historical Society by C. W. Vennell on 7 July 1952; eight pages typed copy of short pieces about aspects of Pahoia history written by Form 1 and 2 pupils of Pahoia School in 1948; page from Bay of Plenty Times 18 April 1970, with article about Pahoia; page summarising information given by ‘Mrs Francis’.
- Ams 361/24: Notes on history of Katikati and Te Puke, including: typed article ‘Special Settlement at Te Puke’; hand-written notes on Athenree and Matahui; page of maps of Katikati. No dates.
- Ams 361/25: Assorted newsletters and itineraries from Tauranga, Whakatane, and Waikato Historical Societies, c. 1960s-1970s.
- Ams 361/26: D. S. [David Sceptre] Mitchell, photograph and papers. Mr Mitchell was Mayor of Tauranga 1956-1968. Includes photo of Mr Mitchell and his wife, poor condition, no date; hand-written copy of address to Te Aroha Rotary Club, November 1963 – unsigned but almost certainly by Mr Mitchell; 3 typed pages by J. P. Porter, editor of the Tauranga Historical Society Journal, refuting Dr Roberton’s ideas about the history of the Ngāiterangi, October 1970, Mr Mitchell’s copy.
- Ams 361/27: Ceremony programmes/booklets. Dr Maharaia Winiata memorial celebrations, 1964; opening of Tamateapokaiwhenua Meeting House, 1956; unveiling of memorial at Whakamarama, 1967; photocopy only of Tauranga Citizens’ Thanksgiving Service programme, 1963; booklet and invitation to Rehua Meeting House and Hostel opening, Christchurch, 1960; Tauranga City Proclamation Pioneer Luncheon, 1963; Introducing Tauranga City’s Wurlitzer Organ, 1972.
- Ams 361/28: Miscellaneous small publications. Maori and Pakeha, Cowan, book 1; NZHPT newsletter, 1975; Early NZ Paintings from the Alexander Turnbull Library, 1965; Te Ahurewa (Motueka), c. 1958; Fifteen great names in NZ history, Bank of New South Wales, 1959; Pink & white terraces, c. 1980s; Bay of Plenty Times, facsimile of first issue, 1947.
- Ams 361/29: Scrapbook of clippings from newspapers and magazines about historical Māori and New Zealand topics, c. 1950s.
- Ams 361/30: Folder of hand-written notes, and clippings from Dominion Museum Education Service bulletins, about Māori legends, games, music etc. c. 1950s-1960s.
- Ams 361/31: Three folders of biographical notes, mostly hand-written, on local, national, and international historical figures: (a) mainly biographies of people portrayed in the Tauranga centennial mural, c. 1982; (b) general, mainly NZ biographies (but including French rose breeder Francis Meilland); (c) Samuel Marsden (1765-1838) and his family.
Notes on historical aspects of different regions of New Zealand.
- Ams 361/32: Northland: hand-written notes on Whangarei, Kawakawa, Taumarere, Kemp, the ‘Active’, diary of a trip to the Bay of Islands – possibly 1963?
- Ams 361/33: Whangaparaoa/Puhoi: photographs of Puhoi Hotel and homestead at Wenderholm; article written by E. E. Bush from Bay of Plenty Times of 22 February 1975 about Tauranga Historical Society’s visit to Whangaparaoa and Puhoi; map and notes. c. 1975.
- Ams 361/34: Auckland: typed notes on Auckland Festival historical harbour tour, May 1965. Includes map, Māori history of harbour by Harry Dansey, Devonport Naval Base by Ian Madden. Several copies, one in Auckland Festival folder. Also hand-written notes on early Pukekohe.
- Ams 361/35: Thames/Coromandel: exercise book with hand-written notes on Thames, Coromandel Peninsula and environs. c. 1960s.
- Ams 361/36: Waikato: folder of information on the Great South Road, written and compiled by Ernest Morris, including typed article on the Waikato War and hand-written letter from Ernest Morris to Ernest Bush; hand-written page on history of Cambridge. c. 1970s.
- Ams 361/37: Rotorua: hand-written notes about Mokoia, taniwha, Ohinemutu, etc., information attributed to Don Stafford; souvenir items – ticket for Mokoia Island cruise, brochures for Geyserland Motor Hotel, Waimangu Valley, Taniwha Springs, Buried Village, Shell map of Rotorua/Tauranga/Whakatane c. 1962. c. 1960s.
- Ams 361/38: Maketū: hand-written and typed article(s) – different versions of same; appendix on Tapsell’s flax operation. c. 1960s?
- Ams 361/39: Whakatane/Kawerau: Kawerau Borough 10th anniversary programme, c. 1964, with article from AA bulletin 1957 and cyclostyled map tucked inside; exercise book containing hand-written notes on Whakatane, with cyclostyled map of Ohiwa harbour tucked inside. c. 1960s.
- Ams 361/40: Taupo: hand-written notes and short typed article on Māori history of Taupo; Taupo angling waters and tourist attractions, A.A. map, c. 1956; Taupo Holiday Attractions booklet, 1963-1964.
- Ams 361/41: Napier: City of Napier guidebook, c. 1966.
- Ams 361/42: Lower North Island: Methodist church material: Souvenir to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Shannon Methodist Church, 1951, with separate photos of cake and clergymen tucked inside; Order of service for the dedication of the Presbyterian-Methodist Church Hall, Shannon, 1962; Foxton-Shannon Methodist pastoral letter, c. 1950; Souvenir to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Foxton Methodist Church, 1949; Kuripuni Methodist Church, Masterton, Kuripuni Story, 1955.
- Ams 361/43: South Island: photographs of Otago (Dunedin, Waikouaiti, Puketeraki), on loose page from an album; two postcards of ‘Great Christchurch Fire’, 6 February 1908 (Strange’s department store fire); postcard of ‘the late Mr Seddon’ taking the whip of a bullock cart in the Catlins; newspaper clipping from The Press, undated, showing drawing of ‘Spring Grove’, a large colonial house; 75th anniversary of opening of Amberley Methodist Church, c. 1956; Christmas card from Board of Management, Christchurch Methodist Central Mission, addressed to Miss E. Sewell, Hansell Street, Shannon, postmarked 21 December 1954.
- Ams 361/44: Map: Hawke’s Bay Land District No. 211. Small grazing-run No. 92 (2,478 acres) in the survey districts of Mata and Tokomaru, Waiapu County, open for lease on application on Thursday 25 July 1907. Map segments paper, glued on cloth. Condition note: poor, showing fly spots, foxing and wear.
- Ams 361/45a: Maps: New Zealand. North Island Main Trunk Railway: Route of ‘The Scenic Daylight’, NZ Railways brochure, 1963. The World in Miniature…Haere-mai Welcome to New Zealand, c. 1968: booklet with information and photos for different areas of New Zealand, plus itinerary for visitors from M. S. Kungsholm, the first cruise ship to come to Tauranga, 1968.
- Ams 361/45b: Maps: Whangarei, North Auckland, Helensville, Kaipara: A.A. map of Whangarei, c.1956; A.A. road map of North Auckland, 1939; NZ Provisional 1 Mile Series Sheet N37 Helensville, c. 1943; NZ Provisional I Mile Series Sheet N33 Kaipara, c. 1943.
- Ams 361/45c: Maps: Auckland and environs: A.A. map Auckland Local Tours, c. 1960s; Auckland City Authentic Series, revised 9th edition, 1974; A.A. Waitakere Ranges, c. 1965; A.A. Waitakere Ranges, c. 1974; NZ Provisional 1 Mile Series Sheet N41 Waitakere, c. 1943.
- Ams 361/45d: Maps: Waikato: A.A. map Waikato District, c. 1954.
- Ams 361/45e: Maps: Tauranga: NZ Department of Mines Geological Survey Branch Bulletin No. 16 (New Series), photocopied extract about coal seams in Tauranga, 1913; Historic Drive, Tauranga, c. 1964; Street map of Tauranga and Mount Maunganui, 1965; NZ Provisional 1 Mile Series Sheet N58 Tauranga, c. 1943, 2 copies; Ōtūmoetai, hand-drawn, with lot numbers and owners’ names, ‘H. C. Monro’ top right corner, c. 1900, condition poor.
- Ams 361/46a: Samoa, c. 1949-1952. The Bush family went to Samoa in 1949. Map: Trust Territory of Western Samoa, with Apia inset, 1949. Programme of ceremony for re-setting the foundation stone of the Anglican Church, Apia, 2 November 1950. ‘Samoan Echoes’, hand-written article about the Anglican Church in Samoa, c. 1950. ‘Salamasina – Daughter of Kings’, typewritten article about Salamasina Malietoa (1911-?), teacher at Papauta School for girls, and her namesake the 15th century queen, c. 1950s; ‘Men Against the Sea’, typewritten account of the incident on 15 March 1889 when warships of three nations were in Apia Harbour during a cyclone and only HMS Calliope escaped unscathed, c. 1963; ‘They Fled from a Volcano’, typewritten article about volcanic eruptions on the island of Savai’i in 1902 and 1905, 2 different versions, c. 1950s; ‘Milage [sic] Millionaire’, short typewritten article about National Airways Corporation’s Samoa and Cook Islands service, interview with Commander R. C. Barclay, DFC (1916-?), c. 1952; ‘Dominie in the Tropics’, typewritten article about teaching in Samoa, c. 1951 (written when Bush had been there for two years); hand-written notes on ‘the islands’, c. 1960s; seven photographs of Samoan scenes and people; manilla [sic] folder: ‘Do not Destroy this stiff Manilla Folder. It is essential for keeping Papers in Order’. All articles by E. E. Bush.
- Ams 361/46b: Samoa: Robert Louis Stevenson centenary (1850-1894), 1950: ‘Tusitala – The Teller of Tales – Was Born 100 Years Ago’, from Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1950; ‘Centenary Pilgrimage’, typewritten article (3 copies) about visiting Stevenson’s grave on 13 November 1950, the centenary of his birth, c. 1950; ‘On Vaea’s Brow’, typewritten article (3 copies) about the burial of Stevenson in December 1894 and Bush’s visit to his grave, c. 1950; ‘Robert Louis Stevenson, a centenary memoir’, typewritten article (2 copies), c. 1950; ‘Faith, Hope, and – Fulfilment’, typewritten article about the Anglican Church in Samoa and the stone laid on the 50th anniversary of Stevenson’s death on 3 December 1944, c. 1950; ‘Teuila’, typewritten article (2 versions), c. 1950.
- Ams 361/46c: Samoa: ‘A short history of the establishment and the work of the first 26 years of Papauta School, Samoa’, hand-written 34-page manuscript by Valesca Schultze, September 1927. Papauta was established as a school for girls under the auspices of the London Missionary Society in 1892. Valesca Schultze, a German-born missionary who had been teaching in Woodford Green, England, was recruited to be its first headmistress. Condition note: damage to edges and outer sheets, but still highly legible, written in blue ink in a bold and fluent hand.
- Ams 361/47: Fiji: Ernest Bush and his family were in Fiji from 1952 until 1954 when they moved to Tauranga. (a) A.A. map, ‘Colony of Fiji: what to see and where to go’, c. 1952.(b) Meteorological map, ‘Colony of Fiji Meteorological Service, Synoptic Chart of South West Pacific for 1800 Hrs, Monday 25th August 1947’. (c) ‘Tropical Travelling’, by Ernest E. Bush, typewritten article, 2 copies, c. 1952-4. (d) ‘I Saw the Queen: Royal Visit to Fiji’, by Ernest E. Bush, typewritten article, c. 1953; (e) ‘Going to church in Fiji’, incomplete typewritten article, Ernest E. Bush, 3 copies of first page, c. 1952-4.
- Ams 361/48: Brown leather suitcase with handle 'Capt. E. E. Bush N.Z.C.A.'
See also: Ams 466CreatorBush, Ernest Edward, 1909-1988LevelCollectionLanguageEnglish
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Bush, Ernest Edward, 1909-1988, Papers of Ernest Edward Bush (1952-1988). Pae Korokī, accessed 19/03/2026, https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/57272
