https://historygeek.co.nz/about/2025-10-08T20:35:15+00:00weekly0.6https://historygeek.co.nz/author/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lemuellyes.jpgLemuel Lyes2024-05-31T16:53:02+00:00weekly0.6https://historygeek.co.nz/2012/12/27/cannibals-in-the-trenches/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mini_magick20221114-1-m3dl7c.jpgmini_magick20221114-1-m3dl7chttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mini_magick20221114-1-ewxk8q.jpgmini_magick20221114-1-ewxk8qhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/20121227-160456.jpg20121227-160456.jpghttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/20121227-155843.jpg20121227-155843.jpghttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/20121227-155636.jpg20121227-155636.jpghttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/20121227-155537.jpg20121227-155537.jpghttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cannibalcard02.jpgcannibalcard021918 Xmas Card Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cannibalcard01.jpgcannibalcard011918 Xmas Card Lemuel Lyes Collection2022-11-14T11:47:21+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2022/05/02/history-geeks-10th-anniversary/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/eaa12tramcarpm.jpgeaa12tramcarpmhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/flxp-nzakaavcvk.jpegflxp-nzakaavcvkhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/bushrailwayunsureifnzpm-copy.jpgbushrailwayunsureifnzpm-copyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/girldazzledressandbikepm.jpggirldazzledressandbikepm2022-05-03T21:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2019/06/05/d-day-75th-anniversary/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unadjustednonraw_thumb_242-1.jpgUNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_242https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unadjustednonraw_thumb_24a.jpgUNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_24ahttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unadjustednonraw_thumb_242.jpgUNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_242https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unadjustednonraw_thumb_c1.jpgUNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_c1https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unadjustednonraw_thumb_b6.jpgUNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_b6https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unadjustednonraw_thumb_155.jpgUNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_155https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unadjustednonraw_thumb_189.jpgUNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_189https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/nlxhs1wt9ufkvm5i3ckw_thumb_24b.jpgNLxH%S1WT9+UFKVM5i3CKw_thumb_24bhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pkquypamsogwdvhhu4w3g_thumb_24b.jpgPkQUypAmSOGw+dvhHU4w3g_thumb_24bhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unadjustednonraw_thumb_24c.jpgUNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_24c2022-05-02T05:00:24+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/09/23/the-truth-behind-new-zealands-most-photogenic-criminal/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/daniellohill_newspaper.jpgDanielLohill_newspaperWanganui Herald, Volume XXXXII, Issue 12415, 13 March 1908, Page 5 Scan sourced from Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/daniellohill.jpgDanielLohillNew Zealand Police Museum2022-04-30T12:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2019/04/10/this-edwardian-life-lost-photographs/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gpc01bd15womenpickingfruitedited-copy2.jpgGPC01BD15WomenPickingFruitEdited copy2Women picking fruit. Likely North Island, New Zealand circa 1907 - 1911. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/feb1908.jpgFeb1908https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tearohabox-copy.jpgTeArohaBox copyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gpc01bk08lakesidepicnicwithdatepm-copy.jpgGPC01BK08LakesidePicnicWithDatePM copyLakeside picnic, 4th January 1911. Possibly Lake Rotoiti (?), North Island, New Zealand. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gpc01be14volcaniccrater-copy.jpgGPC01BE14VolcanicCrater copySuspect this is the Waimangu Volcanic Valley, North Island, New Zealand, circa 1907-1911. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gpc01bf16womanwithdogpm-copy-1.jpgGPC01BF16WomanWithDogPM copyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gpc01bb08womanrelaxingpm-copy.jpgGPC01BB08WomanRelaxingPM copyWoman relaxing with a book, Te Aroha, New Zealand, circa 1907-1911. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/yuleadvert.jpgYuleadvertOhinemuri Gazette, Volume XVIV, Issue 2415, 26 October 1908. Courtesy of Papers Past.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gpc01bg02maninbushedited-copy.jpgGPC01BG02ManInBushEdited copyOutdoors portrait of Frederick William Campbell, New Zealand circa 1907-1916. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fredcampbell.jpgFredCampbellFull length portrait of Lance Corporal Frederick William Campbell, Reg No 49766, of the Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company, 27th Reinforcements. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-C35982024-10-11T20:32:37+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2021/04/25/review-freyberg-a-lifes-journey/2021-04-25T10:57:52+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2021/01/31/2021-historical-anniversaries/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/wd_022340-copy.jpgwd_022340 copy2021-02-02T11:35:06+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2018/12/18/christmas-1918-kiwis-in-germany/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mini_magick20181218-10-1dk7nnv2.jpgmini_magick20181218-10-1dk7nnv2New Zealand World War I soldiers marching over the Hohenzollern Bridge, Cologne, Germany. Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918. Ref: 1/2-013770-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22688837https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mini_magick20181218-10-1g2efuv2.jpgmini_magick20181218-10-1g2efuv2New Zealanders standing on the steps of Cologne Cathedral, Germany. Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918. Ref: 1/1-002090. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23234345https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Xmas1918KiaOraCardPM-copy-2.jpgXmas1918KiaOraCardPM copy 2https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ColognePCReversePMsmall.jpgColognePCReversePMsmallPostcard of Cologne Cathedral. Message on reverse written 4 January 1919. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ColognePCFront.jpgColognePCFrontPostcard of Cologne Cathedral. Message on reverse written 4 January 1919. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Belgium1918PCReverseSmall-1.jpgBelgium1918PCReverseSmallPostcard of Dolhain, Belgium. Message on reverse written in Germany dated 30 December 1918. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Belgium1918PCReverseSmall.jpgBelgium1918PCReverseSmallhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Belgium1918PCFrontSmall.jpgBelgium1918PCFrontSmallPostcard of Dolhain, Belgium. Message on reverse dated 30 December 1918. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Xmas1918KiaOraInsideCardSmall.jpgXmas1918KiaOraInsideCardSmallInside of 'Kia Ora' greeting card, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1918. Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Xmas1918KiaOraCardPM-copy.jpgXmas1918KiaOraCardPM copy'Kia Ora' greeting card, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1918. Lemuel Lyes Collection2021-01-30T06:37:42+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2014/08/24/wakefield-at-washington-the-new-zealand-founding-father-who-set-fire-to-the-white-house/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/washington-rd-nelson.jpegWashington Rd, NelsonWashington Rd, Nelson Photo Courtesy of Logan Cootehttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/te-rauparaha.jpegTe RauparahaHall, R, fl 1840s. Hall, R., fl 1840s :Te Raparaha, chief of the Kawias. [After 1843]. Ref: A-114-047. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22799859https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/site-of-the-wairau-affray.jpegSite of the Wairau AffrayThe site where Wakefield and the armed settlers confronted Te Rauparaha and his party © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-capture_of_the_city_of_washington_august_1814_1814_-_nara_-_531090.jpg800px-"Capture_of_the_City_of_Washington,"_August_1814,_1814_-_NARA_-_531090"Capture of the City of Washington," August 1814 Wikimedia Commons - Public Domainhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1280px-the_presidents_house_by_george_munger_1814-1815_-_crop.jpg1280px-The_President's_House_by_George_Munger,_1814-1815_-_CropThe White House ruins after the conflagration of August 24, 1814. Watercolor by George Munger, displayed at the White House Wikimedia Commons - Public Domainhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rear-admiral_george_cockburn_1772-1853_by_john_james_halls.jpgRear-Admiral_George_Cockburn_(1772-1853),_by_John_James_HallsThe Burning of Washington forms the background to this portrait of Rear Admiral George Cockburn Wikimedia Commons - Public Domainhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/arthur-wakefield.jpegArthur WakefieldDrawing of Arthur Wakefield in uniform. Ref: 1/2-018885-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22913980https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/philip_beaver_rn.jpgPhilip_Beaver_RNPORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN PHILIP BEAVER R.N (1766 - 1813) - Wikimedia Commons2021-01-30T06:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2014/08/14/shark-week-wellington-1852/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wd_022340-copy-1.jpgwd_022340 copy2021-01-30T06:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2020/01/12/2020-historical-anniversaries/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/feather_headdress_moctezuma_ii.jpgFeather_headdress_Moctezuma_IIModern reproduction of Moctezuma's headdress, in the Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico City. CC BY-SA 4.0https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/nz1920spm-copy-2.jpgNZ1920sPM copy 2https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/nz1920spm-copy.jpgNZ1920sPM copyWard Island, Wellington, New Zealand during the summer of 1924/25. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/battle_of_mars-la-tour_august_161870_by_emil_hucc88nten.jpgBattle_of_Mars-La-Tour,_August_16,1870_by_Emil_HüntenBattle of Mars-La-Tour, August 16,1870 by Emil Hünten. Circa 1870. CC BY-SA 4.0https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/nypl.digitalcollections.510d47d9-9e29-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001.w.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.510d47d9-9e29-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001.wLanding of the Pilgrims, by Charles Lucy, Painting. New York Public Libraryhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/spermwhale.jpgSpermWhaleSperm whale, off Kaikoura, New Zealand. © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/usa-c-2719.jpegUSA C-2719Japanese representatives on board USS Missouri (BB-63) during the surrender ceremonies, 2 September 1945. USA-C-2719, Army Signal Corps Collection, U.S. National Archiveshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/apollo13_splashdown.jpgFile written by Adobe Photoshop? 5.0Apollo 13 splashes down in the South Pacific on April 17, 1970. Johnson Space Center, NASAhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hongihika.jpg20244.tifBarry, James, active 1818-1846. Barry, James :[The Rev Thomas Kendall and the Maori chiefs Hongi and Waikato]. Ref: G-618. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_6827.jpegIMG_6827Mountfort Gallery, Canterbury Museum. December 2019. © Lemuel Lyes2021-01-28T09:51:28+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2020/05/24/review-living-on-shaky-ground/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_2065-1.jpgIMG_2065https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/murchisonquake_06.jpegMurchisonQuake_06Aftermath of the 1929 Murchison earthquake. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_2065.jpgIMG_20652024-05-29T00:22:42+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2019/01/08/2019-historical-anniversaries/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/087843500122308medium.jpg087843500122308mediumIllustration of giant panda, from Recherches pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des mammifères : comprenant des considérations sur la classification de ces animaux, Paris :G. Masson,1868-1874. Courtesy of the Biodiversity Heritage Library.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gold-nugget-replica-320510-large.jpggold-nugget-replica-320510-largeReplica of the 'Welcome Stranger' gold nugget. Photographer: Rodney Start. Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International) https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/east_and_west_shaking_hands_at_the_laying_of_last_rail_union_pacific_railroad_-_restoration.jpgeast_and_west_shaking_hands_at_the_laying_of_last_rail_union_pacific_railroad_-_restoration"East and West shaking hands at the laying of the last rail" of the Union Pacific Railroad. Photographer, Andrew J. Russell. Courtesy of Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/21039130393_e6c11503bf_z.jpg21039130393_e6c11503bf_zApollo 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 40/S - EVA. NASA.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ma_i470178_tepapa_otago-university_full.jpgma_i470178_tepapa_otago-university_fullOtago University, Burton Brothers photograph. Date not specified. Courtesy Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Registration No: C.014613https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/resize_master_8159ca9e4d2b746d28a258125bc935e6.jpgresize_master_8159ca9e4d2b746d28a258125bc935e6Liberation of Pigeons – Unknown 1919. Likely taken in on Saturday 19 July at Palmerston North. Image courtesy of Manawatū Heritage. CC-BY Attribution alone.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/georgebolt.jpggeorgeboltGeorge Bruce Bolt. Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955 :Negatives of New Zealand towns and scenery, and Fiji. Ref: PAColl-5933-07. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22844871https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/100_3432.jpg100_3432The final resting place of Napoleon Bonaparte, at Les Invalides, Paris. © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_2517.jpgimg_2517Memorial to those who lost their lives during the New Zealand Wars, Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira. © Lemuel Lyes2020-01-11T23:33:16+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2019/11/21/happy-birthday-cutty-sark/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cuttysark04-copy.jpgCuttySark04 copyMain deck of the Cutty Sark, 2005. © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lemoncuttysark-copy.jpgLemOnCuttySark copyHistory Geek boards his first tall ship, 2005.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cuttysark02-copy-1.jpgCuttySark02 copyCutty Sark, Greenwich, London, 2005. © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cuttysark02-copy.jpgCuttySark02 copyCutty Sark in Greenwich, London, 2005. © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cuttysark03-copy.jpgCuttySark03 copyCutty Sark in 2005. © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cuttysark01pm-copy.jpgCuttySark01PM copyCutty Sark at Greenwich, London, 2005. © Lemuel Lyes2019-11-23T03:10:27+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2018/11/01/1918-dad-has-the-flu/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/outside_hall_hospital__katikati__during__flu_epidemic__1918_compressed.jpgOutside_hall_hospital__Katikati__during__flu_epidemic__1918_compressed1918 Influenza Pandemic: Outside the 'Hall Hospital' (Katikati) by Debbie McCauley (Tauranga City Libraries). CC BY-NC 3.0 NZhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1918flupmsmallest.jpg1918FluPMsmallestMessage on postcard, 2 November 1918. The war was ending but a new threat had arrived - the influenza. Lemuel Lyes Collection2020-04-10T11:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2019/07/18/peace-1919-a-time-to-reflect/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/hmsnz1919-copy.jpgHMSNZ1919 copyPostcard commemorating the August 1919 visit of HMS New Zealand to the country that paid for her. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/temuka1919_03pm-copy.jpgTemuka1919_03PM copyRevelers riding decorated horse-drawn wagon during 1919 Peace Celebrations, Temuka. New Zealand. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/temuka1919_02pm-copy.jpgTemuka1919_02PM copy1919 Peace celebrations, Royal Hotel, Temuka, New Zealand. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/temuka1919pm-copy.jpgTemuka1919PM copyMounted Rifles marching in 1919 Peace Celebrations, Temuka, New Zealand. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/chch1919_03-cu-copy.jpegChCh1919_03 CU copy1919 Peace Celebrations at United Service Hotel, Christchurch, New Zealand. Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/chch1919_03-copy.jpgChCh1919_03 copy1919 Peace Celebrations at the United Service Hotel, Christchurch, New Zealand. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/chch191902-copy.jpgChCh191902 copyPeople gather for the 1919 Peace Celebrations in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/chch191901-copy.jpgChCh191901 copy1919 Peace commemorations, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand. Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dba_wwpeace05-copy.jpgDBA_WWPeace05 copy1919 Peace Celebrations in Masterton, New Zealand. Bannister Family Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dba_ww1peace06pm-copy.jpgDBA_WW1Peace06PM copyHMS New Zealand float, 1919 Peace Celebrations, Masterton, New Zealand. Bannister Family Collection.2019-07-22T20:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2017/10/11/passchendaele-the-forgotten-ball/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/isabel-massey.jpgIsabel MasseyMiss Isabel Massey. Date unknown, but likely during or around the time of the First World War. Supplied by family.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1917rsaballinvite_m-cropped.jpeg1917RSABallInvite_m croppedhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/22706008-web1.jpg22706008-web(1)New Zealand Engineers resting in a large shell hole at Spree Farm, Ypres Salient, 12 October 1917. Ref: 1/2-012935-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22706008https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23229881-web.jpg23229881-webNew Zealand artillery firing from shell-holes, Kansas Farm, Ypres Salient. Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918. Ref: 1/2-012946-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23229881https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1-2-012946-g-copy.jpg1-2-012946-G copyNew Zealand artillery firing from shell-holes, Kansas Farm, Ypres Salient. Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918. Ref: 1/2-012946-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23229881https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1917rsaballinvitebattlefields.jpeg1917RSABallInviteBattlefieldsDetail on invitation to Returned Soldiers' Ball held at Wellington Town Hall on 12 October 1917. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1-1-001203-g-copy.jpg1-1-001203-G copySir James Allen (1855-1942). Schmidt, Herman John, 1872-1959 :Portrait and landscape negatives, Auckland district. Ref: 1/1-001203-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22354950https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pacoll-2667-014-copy.jpgPAColl-2667-014 copyGun crew in mud at Passchendaele. Stagg, Geoffrey Troughear, 1913-1971 :Views of the Western Front, World War 1914-1918. Ref: PAColl-2667-014. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22835925https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/66954.jpg66954Miss Massey, 1911 Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-66954https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ep19171011-2-24-3_herbpriceadvert.jpgEP19171011.2.24.3_HerbPriceAdvertEvening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 88, 11 October 1917. Courtesy Papers Past.2019-07-18T13:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2017/09/11/the-edwardian-code-a-postcard-with-a-secret-message/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/gabrielleraycropped.jpegGabrielleRaycroppedPostcard of Gabrielle Ray. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pc-with-cracked-code.jpgPC with cracked codeSolved message on back of postcard. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/codechallenge_halfcomplete.jpgCodechallenge_halfcompleteHalf-completed code on back of postcard. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nz-postcard-advertisement.jpgNZ Postcard AdvertisementEvening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 126, 29 May 1906. Courtesy Papers Past.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/codedpcwithletters.jpgCodedPCwithLettersCoded message with letters assigned to each symbol. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/this-space-may-now-be-used-pc.jpgThis Space May Now Be Used PCPostcards actually evolved over time. It took a few years before cards like these with divided backs were able to be sent anywhere. Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/codechallenge_original.jpgCodechallenge_originalCoded message on postcard. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/gabrielleray.jpgGabrielleRayPostcard of Gabrielle Ray Lemuel Lyes Collection2019-08-08T17:50:02+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/02/05/earliest-known-photograph-of-a-new-zealand-tornado/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/chatham-island-waterspouts-1912.jpgChatham Island Waterspouts 1912Triple Waterspouts, photographed off Chatham Islands, New Zealand 1912 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pacoll-4872-1-19.jpg24066-PICT-000094.tifNoel Cox, George Rewai, and Felix Cox, cutting firewood, Chatham Islands. Guest, Ernest Matthias Capewell, 1873/1874-1957 : Photographs of the Chatham Islands. Ref: PAColl-4872-1-19. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23009499https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/waterloo.jpgWaterlooLooking down towards La Haye Saint, Waterloo - where the 1st Life Guards charged in June 1815 © Lemuel Lyes 2009https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/coxs-photo-in-aerography-journal.jpgCox's Photo in Aerography JournalCox's Photograph “The Principles of Aerography” by Alexander McAdie 1917https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/scan-51.jpeg1912_Waterspouts ReverseReverse side of 1912 Waterspouts Postcard Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1912_waterspouts.jpg1912_WaterspoutsTriple Waterspouts, photographed off Chatham Islands, New Zealand 1912 Lemuel Lyes Collection2025-12-09T01:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2019/04/25/review-ake-ake-kia-kaha-e-b-company-28-maori-battalion-1939-1945/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/da-05296-f.jpgDA-05296-FTai Paraki (second left) and his mates, returning from a night clearing mines along the causeway into Cassino, February 1944. The others are (from left): Sutherland (A Company), Paraki (B Company), unidentified (D Company) and Mokomoko (B Company). Ref: DA-05296-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23148079https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/da-01231-f.jpgDA-01231-FMaori Battalion performing a haka for the King of Greece, at Helwan, Egypt, during World War 2. New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency. Ref: DA-01231-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22326333https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/akeake.jpegAkeAke2019-04-25T23:09:19+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2019/02/09/review-waitangi-a-living-treaty/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/treaty-cover-450px.jpgtreaty-cover-450px2019-02-09T22:24:39+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2017/02/28/defending-wellington-the-home-guard-at-makara/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/hgmakara01afeaturedimage.jpghgmakara01afeaturedimagehttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/hgmakara01a-copy-2.jpghgmakara01a-copy-2https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/oharier-bay-1942-copy.jpgoharier-bay-1942-copyMembers of the Makara Battalion, New Zealand Home Guard, take a break in the hills above Ohariu Bay, Makara, 1942. They are, L to R, Fowler, Bridge, Bull, Welsh, Milwood, Hall, Elice, Rhodes (above) and Hertzfield (below). Several of the men are wearing their Home Guard armbands - an example of which, from a member of the Makara Battalion, survives at the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/oharier-bay-makara-1942-copy.jpgoharier-bay-makara-1942-copyMembers of No. 11 Platoon, Makara Battalion, New Zealand Home Guard, digging defensive positions at Ohariu Bay, Makara, 1942. They are, L to R, Fromer(?), Rhodes (back), Lipson (front, Fowler (back), Hall, Yates (back), Bridge (middle), Hertzfield (front) and Pine. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/hgmakara10-copy.jpghgmakara10-copyThe men of No. 11 Platoon, Makara Battalion, New Zealand Home Guard, hard at work digging defensive positions at Ohariu Bay, Makara, 1942. They are, L to R, Brett (?), Pine, Yates, Stewart, Rhodes and Fowler. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/hgmakara07-copy.jpghgmakara07-copyAn overexposed photo of the cooks of C Company, Makara Battalion, New Zealand Home Guard, at Makara, 1942. They are L to R, Bryce, Casper, Kelly, Stewart and Cher(?). Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/hgpossibletrenchwork-copy.jpeghgpossibletrenchwork-copyPossible trench at Te Ika-a Maru Bay, 1942. Unfortunately someone has attempted to colour this photograph. They weren't very good. I'm sharing this anyway in case anyone wants to go looking for the trench. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/peterfraser_makarahg.jpgpeterfraser_makarahgPrime Minister Peter Fraser addressing the Makara Battalion of the Home Guard and Women's War Service Auxiliary and Red Cross units at Karori Park, 30 November 1941. Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 132, 1 December 1941, courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf2246-copy.jpgdscf2246-copyFisherman's Bay, Makara Beach, Wellington. © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf2189-copy.jpgdscf2189-copyMakara Beach, Wellington. © Lemuel Lyes2024-05-29T22:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2014/06/29/1914-fairfield-freezing-works-fancy-dress-ball/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/advertisment_fairfieldball.jpgAdvertisment_FairfieldBallAshburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8874, 26 June 1914, Page 1https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fairfieldfreezingworks.jpgFairfieldfreezingworksCooling Room, Fairfield Freezing Works The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District] 1902 The New Zealand Electronic Text Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fairfieldball_29thjune.pngFairfieldBall_29thJuneAshburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8876, 29 June 1914, Page 4https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/newsofarchduke.pngnewsofarchdukeAshburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8876, 29 June 1914, Page 5https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fairfieldball_report.pngFairfieldBall_ReportAshburton Guardian , Issue 8878, 1 July 1914, Page 5https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fairfieldball02.jpegFairfieldBall02Inside of dance card Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fairfieldball01.jpegFairfieldBall0130 June 1914 Fairfield Freezing Works Dance Card Lemuel Lyes Collection2019-01-08T07:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2018/10/17/ww1-a-hun-gotha-on-a-bombing-stunt/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ww1gothabombing1918front-cropped.jpegWW1GothaBombing1918Front croppedhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/armisticecoinsnz.jpgArmisticeCoinsNZA roll of 50 cent 'Armistice Day' commemorative coins. © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ww1gothabombing1918back-copy.jpgWW1GothaBombing1918Back copyMessage from soldier written on reverse of postcard, 18 October 1918. Lemuel Lyes Collection.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ww1gothabombing1918front-copy.jpgWW1GothaBombing1918Front copyFirst World War postcard showing a Hun Gotha on a Bombing Stunt. Lemuel Lyes Collection2018-12-18T13:09:50+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2018/01/08/2018-historical-anniversaries/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/katesheppard.jpgKateSheppardKate Wilson Sheppard. Ref: 1/2-C-09028-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22651169https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/death-of-von-tempsky.jpgDeath of Von TempskyWatkins, Charles Henry Kennett, 1847-1933. Watkins, Kennett, 1847-1933 :Death of Major Von Tempskey at Te-Ngutu-o-te-Manu, New Zealand, 7th September, 1868 / W P lith; [from a painting by Kennett Watkins] Wanganui, A D Willis [1893]. Ref: C-033-006. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23254119https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dancingplague.jpgdancingplagueClose up from engraving of Hendrik Hondius shows men assisting two women affected by the plague. Based on drawing by Pieter Brueghel. Sourced from Wikipedia.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/attempted-assassination-of-h-r-h-prince-alfred.jpegAttempted Assassination of H.R.H. Prince AlfredTHE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF H.R.H. PRINCE ALFRED AT CLONTARF, NEAR SYDNEY. Ebenezer and David Syme, Melbourne, 1868. Courtesy of the State Library of Victoriahttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/stellers-sea-cow.jpgSteller's sea cowIllustration of Steller's sea cow. From 'Extinct Animals' by E. Ray Lankester, 1905https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/night-of-the-living-dead.jpgNight of the Living DeadStill frame from George A. Romero's 'Night of the Living Dead' (1968).https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pirate_flag_of_jack_rackham-svg.pngPirate_Flag_of_Jack_Rackham.svgThe Jolly Roger flag flown by Calico Jack Rackham. This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cannons-on-replica-endeavour.jpgCannons on replica EndeavourCannons on the deck of the replica Endeavour, Sydney, Australia. © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/capefarewell.jpgCape FarewellCape Farewell, the most northerly point on the South Island. This top of the South Island was rocked by earthquakes in 1868. © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vontempskydeath.jpgvontempskydeathWatkins, Charles Henry Kennett, 1847-1933. Watkins, Kennett, 1847-1933 :Death of Major Von Tempskey at Te-Ngutu-o-te-Manu, New Zealand, 7th September, 1868 / W P lith; [from a painting by Kennett Watkins] Wanganui, A D Willis [1893]. Ref: C-033-006. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/232541192018-11-01T11:20:07+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2017/12/22/christmas-1917-doing-as-well-as-can-be-expected/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/xmas-card-1917-front1.jpgXmas Card 1917 FrontChristmas Card from New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1917 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/xmas1917.jpgXmas1917"A N.Z. Commander carves the turkey on Xmas Day. Chat. Segard N.Z. Div HQ. 25/12/17" Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. PH-ALB-419-H406 https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/xmas-card-1917-back.jpgXmas Card 1917 BackMessage in Christmas Card, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1917 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/xmas-card-1917-centre-copy21.jpgXmas Card 1917 Centre copy2Illustration from Christmas Card, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1917 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/xmas-card-1917-centre.jpgXmas Card 1917 CentreCentre of Christmas Card, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1917 Lemuel Lyes Collection2018-10-17T12:41:30+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2018/08/01/wellington-harbour-an-explosive-cargo/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/karakaatl.jpg055227.tifCreator unknown : Photograph of the tug boat Karaka on Wellington Harbour. Ref: PAColl-8646. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/awns_19140212_p039_i001_x.jpgAWNS_19140212_p039_i001_xThe extinction of the Moa. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19140212-39-1https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/awns_19280405_p041_i001_x.jpgAWNS_19280405_p041_i001_xBenzine fire in Auckland. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19280405-41-1https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/703714785.jpg703714785The SS Defender during happier times. Enjoying a day at the beach. Brodie Collection, La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/defenderonfiredetail.jpgDefenderOnFireDetailSS Defender on fire in Wellington Harbour (detail). Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/defenderonfiremed.jpgDefenderOnFireSS Defender on fire in Wellington Harbour, 2 August 1918 Lemuel Lyes Collection2018-08-14T04:49:59+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2015/02/15/a-short-history-of-whale-strandings-in-new-zealand/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pelorusjack.jpgpelorusjackDolphin Pelorus Jack. Jones, Frederick Nelson, 1881-1962 :Negatives of the Nelson district. Ref: 1/2-026542-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23076595https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pelorusjack_headlines.pngPelorusJack_HeadlinesNelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, 21 March 1911, Page 6https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/nem19100319-2-36-a2-357w-c32-2379-9653-714-740.gifNEM19100319.2.36-a2-357w-c32-2379-9653-714-740Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, 19 March 1910https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chp19110325-2-48-a22-392w-c32-4984-7318-784-1313.gifCHP19110325.2.48-a22-392w-c32-4984-7318-784-1313Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14001, 25 March 1911, Page 8https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/nzh19110322-2-108-a2-419w-c32-4503-8612-837-995.gifNZH19110322.2.108-a2-419w-c32-4503-8612-837-995New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14635, 22 March 1911, Page 8https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2-026801-f.jpeg2-026801-FMen boiling down blackfish blubber, Tokerau Beach. Taaffe, James Thomas Benjamin, d 1971 :Photographs of the Far North district, Northland region. Ref: 1/2-026801-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23070974https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1-005708-g.jpeg1-005708-GRemoving blubber from stranded Blackfish. Northwood brothers :Photographs of Northland. Ref: 1/1-005708-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23238597https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/e-296-q-025-1.jpegE-296-q-025-1[Taylor, Richard], 1805-1873 :A dead whale (humpback fish) at Tohora nui with Tareha - about 100 natives assembled to eat it. Length 33 ft. July 5th 1841. Rorqualis antarctica. Cuvier.. Taylor, Richard, 1805-1873 :Sketchbook. 1835-1860.. Ref: E-296-q-025-1. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22867961https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/inside-of-farewell-spit.jpegInside of Farewell SpitInside of Farewell Spit, where pilot whales frequently strand © Lemuel Lyes 2014https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/farewellspit.jpgFarewellSpitFarewell Spit © Lemuel Lyes2020-07-23T06:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/07/23/1912-ball-invitation/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ts19031015-2-23-a2-461w-c32-89-7656-921-1340.jpgTS19031015.2.23-a2-461w-c32-89-7656-921-1340Star , Issue 7835, 15 October 1903, Page 3 Papers Past, National Library of New Zealandhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1912lytteltonball.jpg1912LytteltonBallLemuel Lyes Collection2018-07-24T12:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/06/02/history-on-the-rocks/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mp-natlib-govt-nz.jpegmp.natlib.govt.nzWave breaking, Rocks Road, Nelson, 14 Mar 1910 Reference Number: 1/2-035393-G, Alexander Turnbull Libraryhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rocksroad.jpgrocksroad© Lemuel Lyes Collection2026-01-07T19:36:33+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/11/13/ww1-polderhoek-chateau-this-is-where-i-was-wounded/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/polderhoek-chateau-02_medium.jpgPolderhoek Chateau 02_mediumMessage from soldier wounded at Polderhoek Chateau Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/polderhoek-chateau_medium.jpgPolderhoek ChateauPre-War view of Polderhoek Chateau Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/polderhoek-chateau-1915.jpgPolderhoek Chateau 1915 Polderhoek Chateau Courtesy of GreatWarPhotos2022-06-03T01:24:17+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2017/01/09/2017-historical-anniversaries/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/543px-blackbeard_the_pirate.jpeg543px-blackbeard_the_pirateBlackbeard, as pictured by Benjamin Cole in the second edition of Charles Johnson's General Historie Source: Wikipediahttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/southern-alps1.jpg100_3950.JPGView from the top of the Southern Alps, looking across the West Coast to the Tasman Sea. Here lies the infamous Alpine Fault, which last ruptured 300 years ago. © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/indianexpeditionaryforced1916-17card.jpegindianexpeditionaryforced1916-17cardChristmas card sent by a member of the Indian Expeditionary Force D, who were fighting Ottoman forces in Mesopotamia. In March 1917, they captured Baghdad. © Lemuel Lyes2017-12-22T03:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/09/09/battlefield-guide-kororareka-1845/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/96thduringnorthernwar.jpg96thduringNorthernWarThe 96th Regiment during the Northern War Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930. Robley, Horatio Gordon 1840-1930 :The Manchester rifles on there [sic] famious [sic] march from the front &c. [1845. Painted after 1863]. Ref: A-080-021. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22532931https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/96thregiment_grave.jpg96thRegiment_graveGrave of five soldiers from the 96th Regiment who were killed during the battle © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/russell_from_tucker.jpgRussell_from_TuckerView of Kororareka/Russell through the rigging of the R. Tucker Thompson © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1845sketch.jpg1845sketchSketch from the day before the battle - showing some of the many ships that were in the harbour Clayton, George Thomas (Capt), fl 1845-1848. Clayton, George Thomas fl 1845 :Kororareka in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Sketched Mar 10th 1845 on the morning before the assault and destruction by Honi Heke. Drawn by Captain Clayton, and on stone by W. A. Nicholas. London, E. D. Barlow [1845?]. Ref: C-010-022. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22708113https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pompallierhouse.jpgpompallierhousePompallier House © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cannonatrussell.jpgcannonatrussellCannon on the waterfront at present-day Russell © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/musketball_hole02.jpgmusketball_hole02Musket ball hole remaining from the battle of Kororareka 1845 © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/musketball_hole01.jpgmusketball_hole01Musket ball hole remaining from the battle of Kororareka 1845 © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/kororareka_grave.jpgkororareka_graveGrave of some of Kororareka's defenders © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hmshazard.jpgHMSHazardHeadstone at the grave of sailors from HMS Hazard who fell during the battle © Lemuel Lyes 2013 2026-03-08T14:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/10/10/christchurchs-giant-edwardian-water-chute/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/victorialake.jpgvictorialakeVictoria Lake, Hagley Park in August 2013 © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/chch_waterchute02_resize.jpgChCh_waterchute02_resize'Wonderland' from the Water Chute at the N.Z. International Exhibition, Christchurch 1906/7 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/chch_waterchute01_resize.jpgChCh_waterchute01_resizeWater Chute at the N.Z. International Exhibition in Christchurch 1906/7 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img0014.jpgIMG0014Christchurch City Libraries, File Reference CCL PhotoCD 12, IMG0014 https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img0013.jpgIMG0013Christchurch City Libraries, File Reference CCL PhotoCD 12, IMG0013 https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img0011.jpgIMG0011Christchurch City Libraries, File Reference CCL PhotoCD 12, IMG0011 https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img0010.jpgIMG0010Christchurch City Libraries, File Reference CCL PhotoCD 12, IMG0010https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sirarthur.jpg15176.tifSir Arthur Guinness, Speaker of the House of Representatives. S P Andrew Ltd :Portrait negatives. Ref: 1/1-015176-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22752326https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/greyriverargus_16thnov1906.jpgGreyRiverArgus_16thNov1906Grey River Argus, 16th November 1906 Courtesy of Papers Past2017-02-27T02:38:15+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/10/20/christchurch-1907-a-tale-of-two-towers/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/800px-newzealandinternationalexhibitionbuildings_aerial_editcurves.jpg800px-NewZealandInternationalExhibitionBuildings_Aerial_EditCurvesExhibition buildings in Hagley Park http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Exhibition_%281906%29https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/chchtowers_resize.jpgChChTowers_resizeEntrance to the N.Z. Exhibition, Christchurch 1906-7. Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/topoftower.jpgTopofTowerhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/backofwaterchutecard_resize.pngBackofwaterchutecard_resizePostcard sent from N.Z. Exhibition 1907 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fallingtower03.jpgfallingtower03Spectators at the scene of the demolition of the northern tower of the New Zealand International Exhibition of 1906-1907, Christchurch. Webb, Steffano, 1880?-1967 : Collection of negatives. Ref: 1/1-005022-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22848601https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fallingtower02.jpgfallingtower02Demolition of the northern tower of the New Zealand International Exhibition in Christchurch. Webb, Steffano, 1880?-1967 : Collection of negatives. Ref: 1/1-005020-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23027460https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fallingtower01.jpgfallingtower01Demolition of the northern tower of the New Zealand International Exhibition of 1906-1907, Christchurch. Webb, Steffano, 1880?-1967 : Collection of negatives. Ref: 1/1-005019-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23094295https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tower01.jpgtower01Top of the No 1 south tower of the New Zealand International Exhibition, Hagley Park, Christchurch. Grossman, Beatrice: Album of Charles Seager. Ref: 1/2-022812-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22391869https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/towerdemo01.jpgtowerdemo01Demolition of the northern tower of the New Zealand International Exhibition in Christchurch. Webb, Steffano, 1880?-1967 : Collection of negatives. 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Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/230274602022-09-16T13:34:51+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/03/03/postcard-from-the-trenches/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/scan-591.jpegScan 59French postcard circa WW1 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/scan-59.jpegScan 59https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/scan-57.jpegScan 57Postcard sent from the Western Front 1917 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/gladyspc01.jpggladyspc01Postcard from the Western Front - 25/5/1917 Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-21T01:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/10/30/150th-anniversary-gunboats-on-the-waikato/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/meremere.jpgmeremerePress, Volume III, Issue 326, 16 November 1863, Page 2 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/meremere_heaphy.jpgmeremere_heaphyHeaphy, Charles, 1820-1881. Heaphy, Charles 1820-1881 :Mere-Mere from Whangamarino Redoubt [1863]. Ref: C-025-011. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23138553https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pioneer_meremere.jpgpioneer_meremereIllustration of the gunboat Pioneer off Meremere. Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920 :Negatives of Taranaki. Ref: 1/2-015500-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/227265682022-02-16T23:57:13+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/10/04/postcard-from-gallipoli/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/gallipolipc_adjusted.pnggallipolipc_adjustedPostcard from Gallipoli (Adjusted version) Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/gallipolipc.pnggallipolipcPostcard from Gallipoli Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/scan-35.jpgScan 35Greek Postcard Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T04:08:21+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2015/04/25/gallipoli-toms-story/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tomgillanders_archivesnz.pngTomGillanders_ArchivesNZCasualty form in Tom's Military Personnel File in Archive New Zealandhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/anzaccovepacoll-3604-01.jpgAnzacCovePAColl-3604-01Scene at Anzac Cove, Gallipolli, Turkey. Gresson, Kenneth MacFarlane, 1891-1974 :Photographs of the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I, and photographs of ships in a bay. Ref: PAColl-3604-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22479276https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tagillanderskia.jpgTAGillandersKIAhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/aucklandbattaliongallipoli.jpgAucklandBattalionGallipoliAuckland Battalion landing at Gallipoli, Turkey, during World War I. Lawson, Alan Wallace 1893-1961 :Photograph album. Ref: PA1-o-1312-07-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22826627https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tomgillandersww1.jpgTomGillandersWW1Thomas Alexander Gillanders (8 April 1881 - 25 April 1915)2018-01-17T07:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/05/03/nieuw-zeeland-tarts/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p01165-003.jpegP01165.003Courtesy of the Australian War Memorialhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/scan-41.jpegNieuw Zeeland MenuLemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nieuwzeeland_sydney.jpgNieuwZeeland_SydneyThe Nieuw Zeeland in Sydney Harbour 19322017-02-19T02:01:15+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/05/03/witness-to-a-gold-rush/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/odtreceipt.jpgODT Receipt2017-02-19T02:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/05/03/why-children-should-collect-postage-stamps/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/scan-3.jpgNew Zealand 1936 ANZAC stamp2017-02-19T02:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/05/03/adieu-adieu-my-native-shore/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/scan-2.jpegAdieu Adieu - 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Owen :Photographs of Somes Island and the ship "Parmir". Ref: 1/2-025572-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/23170294https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bountysinking01.jpg121029-G-ZZ999-001 - Coast Guard rescues crewmembers aboard HMSU.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewskihttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bountysinking02.jpg121029-G-ZZ999-002 - Coast Guard rescues crewmembers aboard HMSU.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski2022-06-19T14:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/11/05/guy-fawkes-day-1912/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/guys.jpegguysChildren with rival guys, Guy Fawkes day at Ohingaiti. Child, Edward George, 1860-1949 :Photographs of the Ohingaiti district. Ref: 1/2-038752-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand2019-11-08T13:05:38+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/11/13/opening-of-the-campbell-island-post-office/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/weatherballoon.jpgweatherballoonhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/campbell_island_cover.jpgcampbell_island_coverCampbell Island Commemorative Cover Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T01:43:13+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/11/17/to-shave-or-not-to-shave/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaveornottoshave.jpgshaveornottoshaveFrom 'The Pirate Chief, and the Mummy's Complaint, with various Zealandian Poems' by William Skey 1889.https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/beard08.jpgbeard08Unknown Bearded Man Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/beard07.jpgbeard07Unknown Bearded Man Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/beard06.jpgbeard06Unknown Bearded Man Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/beard05.jpgbeard05Unknown Bearded Man Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/beard04.jpgbeard04Unknown Bearded Man Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/beard03.jpgbeard03Unknown Bearded Man Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/beard02.jpgbeard02Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/beard01.jpgbeard01Lemuel Lyes Collection2023-06-27T01:58:57+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/11/18/dunedin-botanic-gardens-in-3d/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2406174.gif2406174Ducks in Dunedin Botanic Garden © Lemuel Lyes 2012https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2406172.gif2406172Edwardian Winter House at Dunedin Botanic Gardens © Lemuel Lyes 2012https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2406157.gif2406157Edwardian Winter House at Dunedin Botanic Gardens © Lemuel Lyes 2012https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/100_2736.jpg100_2736https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2406145.gif2406145Ducks in Dunedin Botanic Garden © Lemuel Lyes 2012https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2406139.gif2406139Snowball Fight in Dunedin Botanic Gardens Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gardens01.gifgardens01Dunedin Botanic Gardens c. 1905 - 1910 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2405002.gif2405002Edwardian Winter House at Dunedin Botanic Gardens © Lemuel Lyes 2012https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2405017.gif2405017Ducks at Dunedin Botanic Garden © Lemuel Lyes 2012https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bg04.gifBG04Dunedin Botanic Gardens c. 1905 - 1910 Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T01:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/12/08/merry-christmas-from-el-alamein/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/scan-58.jpgScan 584 N.Z. Field Regiment Christmas Card, 1942 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/scan-57.jpgScan 574 N.Z. Field Regiment Christmas Card 1942 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/elalameinbarrage.jpgelalameinbarrageAlamein barrage from the ridge in front of 5 Bde HQ, front line, Egypt. New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch : Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency. Ref: DA-09697. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/222996512017-02-19T01:40:57+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/12/09/christmas-reccomendations/2017-02-19T01:40:23+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2012/12/16/xmas-1918/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas1918_02.jpgxmas1918_02Inside of N.Z. Division Xmas card from France 1918 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ghanna.jpg012806.tifThe New Zealand unofficial cartoonist (Lieutenant G. Pat Hanna) enlivens the walls of the officers club. Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association : New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918. Ref: 1/2-012806-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22606412https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas1918_01.jpgxmas1918_01WW1 Xmas card from the N.Z. Division in France 1918 Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T01:39:38+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/01/01/2013-anniversaries/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aucklandexhibition.jpg18763c.tifAuckland Industrial, Agricultural and Mining Exhibition (1913-14) :[Postcard. 1913]. Ref: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1913-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/228326822017-02-19T01:38:17+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/01/05/sands-of-time-tahunanui-beach/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2623142.gif2623142Bathers in the sand dunes at Tahunanui Beach, 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scan-42.jpegScan 42Back of Tahunanui Postcard, 1914 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scan-41.jpegScan 41The Beach, Tahuna, Nelson. N.Z. Postcard from the 'Alf. Robinson Series'. Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scan-40.jpegScan 40Tahunanui Beach, 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scan-38.jpegScan 38Tahunanui 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scan-39.jpegScan 39Tahunanui Beach, 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scan-37.jpegScan 37Tahunanui Beach 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scan-33.jpegScan 33Tahunanui Beach 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tahunanuibeach.giftahunanuibeachBathers in the sand dunes at Tahunanui Beach, 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T01:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/01/07/its-in-the-bag/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scan-44.jpegScan 44Ticket for 'It's in the Bag' Warkworth 1979 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scan-43.jpegScan 43Ticket to TVNZ's 'Mastermind' Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T01:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/01/10/snowball-fight-in-jerusalem/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/article25894851-3-001.jpgarticle25894851-3-001The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tuesday 6 January 1942, page 1 http://trove.nla.gov.auhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/article42327649-3-001.jpgarticle42327649-3-001Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 15 January 1942, page 1 http://trove.nla.gov.auhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scan-46.jpegScan 46Kiwi Soldiers enjoying the snow in Jerusalem Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T01:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/01/17/new-zealands-wars-what-name-to-give-the/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/anglo-wars.jpgUse of Dual-Participant Terms for 19th Century WarsCourtesy of Google's Ngram Viewerhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nzwars_graph.jpgThe Changing Name of New Zealand's 19th Century WarsCourtesy of Google's Ngram Viewerhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/newzealandwars.jpgnewzealandwarsRedmayne, Thomas, fl 1880s-1890s. Redmayne, Thomas, fl 1880s-1890s :Attack on the Maori Pah at Rangiriri. [1863]. Cassell's picturesque Australasia, edited by E. E. Morris. London, Cassell Co, 1890. Ref: PUBL-0046-4-39. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/232256212023-09-03T08:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/01/21/pet-cats-in-victorian-new-zealand/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/victoriancats081.pngvictoriancats08Otago Witness , Issue 1856, 8 July 1887, Page 34 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/victoriancats11.jpgvictoriancats11Otago Witness , Issue 1856, 8 July 1887, Page 34 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/victoriancats10.jpgvictoriancats10Otago Witness , Issue 1856, 8 July 1887, Page 34 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/victoriancats13.jpgvictoriancats13Otago Witness , 31 August 1888, Page 34 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/victoriancat12.pngPolly's Cat - 1887Otago Witness , Issue 1855, 10 June 1887, Page 35 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/victoriancats02.jpgvictoriancats02Otago Witness , Issue 1828, 3 December 1886, Page 32 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/victoriancats09.jpgvictoriancats09Otago Witness , Issue 1856, 8 July 1887, Page 34 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/victoriancats07.jpgvictoriancats07Otago Witness , Issue 1823, 29 October 1886, Page 33 Courtesy Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/victoriancats04.jpgvictoriancats04Otago Witness , Issue 1856, 17 June 1887, Page 35 Courtesy Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/victoriancats03.pngvictoriancats03Otago Witness , Issue 1856, 17 June 1887, Page 35 Courtesy of Papers Past2017-02-19T01:34:16+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/01/30/kathleens-colonial-boys/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/boerwar_kathleenpc01b.jpegKathleen's Boer War PCBoer War Postcard Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/boerwar_kathleenpc01a.jpegKathleen's Colonial Boys PCBoer War Postcard Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T01:33:24+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/02/06/150th-anniversary-of-the-hms-orpheu/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/orpheus.jpgorpheusIllustrated London news (Newspaper). Illustrated London news :The wreck of H. M. S. Orpheus on Manukau Bar, New Zealand. [London, 1863]. Ref: PUBL-0033-1863-437. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/229125802017-02-19T01:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/02/20/bay-of-islands-by-tall-ship/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/moturoa-island.jpgMoturoa IslandMoturoa Island, Bay of Islands © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/treatygrounds.jpgtreatygroundsWaitangi Treaty Grounds - from the R. Tucker Thompson © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tucker-bow.jpgtucker bowR. Tucker Thompson heading towards the entrance of the Bay of Islands © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tucker-piratey-view.jpgTucker - piratey viewR. Tucker Thompson at anchor. Partially obscured by out of focus rocks because that is what they do in sailing ship movies when someone is waiting in ambush or hiding from the French. © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dolphins.jpgdolphinsBottlenose dolphins chasing the bow of the R. Tucker Thompson © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tucker-sails-02.jpgTucker Sails 02Sails and rigging © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tucker-sails.jpgTucker SailsSails unfurled, R. Tucker Thompson © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tucker-from-zodiak.jpgTucker from ZodiakR. Tucker Thompson at anchor off Mutoroa Island, Bay of Islands © Lemuel Lyes 2013https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tucker.jpgTuckerView of the Bay of Islands through the rigging of the R. Tucker Thompson © Lemuel Lyes 20132017-02-19T01:31:29+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/02/21/second-anniversary-of-the-christchurch-earthquake/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/chch_feb22nd-parking-receipt.jpgChCh_Feb22nd Parking Receipt2017-02-19T01:30:42+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/02/24/shipping-menu-calf-brains-and-dragons-in-1938/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dragon-gape.jpgdragon gapeKomodo Dragon © Chris Kugelmanhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dragon-feed-3.jpgdragon feed 3Komodo Dragons feeding © Chris Kugelmanhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dragon-full.jpgDragon FullKomodo Dragon © Chris Kugelmanhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nieuwhollandmenu_3.jpgNieuwHollandMenu_3Menu from TSS Nieuw Holland, May 26th, 1938 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nieuwzeelandmenu02.jpgNieuwZeelandMenu02Menu from TSS Nieuw Holland, May 26th 1938 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nieuwhollandmenu01.jpgNieuwHollandMenu01Menu from TSS Nieuw Holland, May 26th, 1938 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nieuwholland.jpgNieuwHollandTSS Nieuw Holland John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland2017-02-19T01:29:45+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/03/04/some-silly-census-questions-from-191/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mr-m-a-watts-with-his-sons-filling-in-census-forms.jpgMr M A Watts with his sons filling in census formsMr M A Watts with his sons filling in census forms. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1956/0839-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/227650062017-02-19T01:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/03/06/a-distant-encounter/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/a_cat_on_hmas_encounter.jpgA_cat_on_HMAS_EncounterThe feline mascot of the light cruiser HMAS Encounter, peering from the muzzle of a 6 inch gun Australian War Memorialhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/encounter.jpgencounterHMAS Encounter Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T01:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/03/27/ready-for-the-party-1941/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/party1941_back.jpgParty1941_back"Ready for the Party" 1941 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/party19411.jpgParty1941Soldiers wearing gas-masks in the Western Desert, 1941 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/party1941.jpgParty1941Soldiers wearing gas-masks in the Western Desert, 1941 Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T01:18:21+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/04/08/a-mystery-ship-in-port-said/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/h61005.jpgh61005HMS Dreadnought U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command Photographhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/j06004.jpgNational CollectionPort Said, Egypt. c 1915. The French Battleship Jaureguiberry at anchor. Her hull is painted a light grey, while the turrets are very dark grey or black. Note the extreme tumblehome of the hull. The dominant fighting tops and thick military masts common to French battleships completed in the 1890s. (Donated by Mr J.A. Henderson) Australian War Memorial ID: J06004https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ww1portsaid.jpgWW1PortSaidFrench Warship, Port Said 19172017-02-19T01:17:24+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/04/14/dining-on-the-titanic/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf0649.jpgDSCF0649https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf0646.jpgDSCF0646https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf0645.jpgDSCF0645https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf0642.jpgDSCF0642https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf0638.jpgDSCF0638https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf0629.jpgDSCF0629https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf0628.jpgDSCF06282017-02-19T01:16:21+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/04/23/flying-to-the-taieri/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/nacflightinformation02.jpegNACFlightInformation02NAC Flight Information Sheet (Back) Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/nacflightinformation01-1.jpegNACFlightInformation01 1NAC Flight Information Sheet Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mccinwelly.jpgMCCinWellyMarylebone Cricket Club opening batsmen T W Graveney and R T Simpson walking out on to the pitch at the Basin Reserve on the first day of the match against Wellington. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1955/0511-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23252525https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pakara.jpgpakaraNew Zealand National Airways Corporation, Dakota aircraft, Pakara. Whites Aviation Ltd :Photographs. Ref: WA-12306-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22512986https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/100_3042.jpg100_3042C-47 on display at the Musée Airborne, Sainte-Mère-Église © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/100_3043.jpg100_3043C-47 on display at the Musée Airborne, Sainte-Mère-Église © Lemuel Lyes2017-02-19T01:15:15+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/04/25/message-from-an-anzac/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/egyptpc01-1.pngEgyptPC01 1Postcard sent by New Zealand Soldier in 1915 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/egyptpc01.jpegEgyptPC01Postcard sent by New Zealand Soldier in 1915 Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T01:14:38+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/05/22/the-troublesome-yankee-schooner/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/d1_47268r.jpgd1_47268rStorm breaking on deck of Holmwood Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW 1 - 47268https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/d1_47270r.jpgd1_47270rThe Holmwood during a storm Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW 1 - 47270https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aucklandstar_3rdapril1926.jpgAucklandStar_3rdApril1926'Auckland Star' 3rd April 1926 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/eveningpost_2ndoct1923.jpgEveningPost_2ndOct1923'Evening Post', 2nd October 1923 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nztruth_5may1923.jpgNZTruth_5May1923Headline from 'NZ Truth' 5th May 1923 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/foresthome.jpgForestHomeThe Yankee Schooner 'Forest Home' New Zealand 1920's Lemuel Lyes Collection2024-03-30T21:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/06/05/d-day-history-geek-hits-omaha-beach/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/100_3260.jpg100_3260https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/omaharoad.jpgomaharoadAmerican soldiers walking along road towards western end of Omaha Beach Sourced from Battle of Normandy Tours http://www.battleofnormandytours.com/photos-omaha.htmlhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/100_3022.jpg100_3022https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/100_3273.jpg100_3273https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/100_3272.jpg100_3272https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/100_3266.jpg100_3266https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/100_3236.jpg100_3236https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/100_3246.jpg100_3246https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/100_3241.jpg100_3241https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/100_3242.jpg100_32422017-02-19T01:13:27+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/06/19/snowpocalypse-1863/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/stbathans03.jpg27135.tifGroup in snow at St Bathans, Central Otago - Photograph taken by F M Pyle. Paterson, M, fl 1966 : Photographs, particularly of St Bathans, Central Otago. Ref: 1/2-027135-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22349697https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/stbathans02.jpgstbathans02Street scene with snow, St Bathans, Central Otago - Photograph taken by F M Pyle. Paterson, M, fl 1966 : Photographs, particularly of St Bathans, Central Otago. Ref: 1/2-027137-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23244252https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/stbathans.jpg27134.tifSnow at William Pyle's general store, St Bathans, Central Otago - Photograph taken by F M Pyle. Paterson, M, fl 1966 : Photographs, particularly of St Bathans, Central Otago. Ref: 1/2-027134-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23193076https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ballarathotel.jpg27140b.tifSnow at the Ballarat Hotel, St Bathans, Central Otago - Photograph taken by F M Pyle. Paterson, M, fl 1966 : Photographs, particularly of St Bathans, Central Otago. Ref: 1/2-027140-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22638058https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1863snow.jpg1863snowGoldmining, close-up view of a Gold Mining Memorial plaque - 'In Memory Of The Pioneer Gold Miners Who Perished In The Great Snow 1863', Central Otago Region. Whites Aviation Ltd :Photographs. Ref: WA-08144-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/306650932023-01-16T09:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/07/16/150-years-ago-the-waikato-invasion/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/drurysketch.jpgdrurysketchSketch made on 17th July 1863 Scrivener, Henry Ambrose, 1842-1906. Scrivener, Henry Ambrose, 1842-1906 :First encampment at Drury. 17 July 1863. Naval encampment of landing party from HMS Harrier... 1863.. Scrivener, Henry Ambrose, 1842-1906 :First encampment at Drury. 17 July 1863. Naval encampment of landing party from HMS Harrier... 1863; and (on verso) Nukulau Island, Fiji Islands. 1861... Ref: B-064-025. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22655199https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/shepherdsbush.jpg038106.tifIllustrated London news (Newspaper). Illustrated London news :Views in New Zealand. The Great South Road, near Shepherd's Bush, the scene of the attack upon the escort on July 17 (London, 1863). Ref: PUBL-0033-1863-477. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22325734https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/koheroa.jpgkoheroaThe New Zealand Electronic Text Collection http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/Cow01NewZ-fig-Cow01NewZ254a.html2017-10-28T19:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/08/01/j-walking-at-wellington-airport/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rongotai03.jpgRongotai03"Don't J Walk" slogan, 1943 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rongotai06.jpgRongotai06Cover addressed to Rongotai Air Station Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rongotai04.jpgRongotai04Cover addressed to Rongotai Air Station Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/106363-f.jpg106363-FRoyal New Zealand Air Force Technical Training School, Rongotai. Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955 :Negatives of New Zealand towns and scenery, and Fiji. Ref: 1/1-021676-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22591838https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1-021676-g.jpg1-021676-GRoyal New Zealand Air Force Technical Training School, Rongotai. Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955 :Negatives of New Zealand towns and scenery, and Fiji. Ref: 1/1-021676-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/225918382017-02-19T01:04:14+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/08/08/big-fish-little-person/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/shark03.jpgshark03Great White Shark circling History Geek © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/shark02.jpgshark02Great White Shark takes the bait © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/shark01.jpgshark01Great white shark swims alongside seal decoy © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/haweraandnormandystar10thmarch1904.jpgHaweraandNormanbyStar10thMarch1904Hawera & Normanby Star, 10th March 1904 Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/southlandtimes29thfeb1904.jpgSouthlandTimes29thFeb1904Southland Times, 29th February 1904 Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/portchalmers_shark.jpgportchalmers_sharkShark caught at Port Chalmers. De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives. Ref: 10x8-1669-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22580928https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/monster-shark-bluff-230304.jpgMonster Shark Bluff 230304Otago Witness, 23rd March 1904 Courtesy of Allied Press2017-02-19T01:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/08/26/south-island-ski-holiday-1933/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/100_3981.jpgTasman ValleyTasman Valley © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/100_4004.jpgTasman GlacierTasman Glacier © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/100_3988.jpg100_3988Looking up Tasman Valley towards Aoraki/Mt. Cook © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/100_4005.jpgTasman GlacierTasman Glacier © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mtcook_c-1.jpegTasman Glacier 1933Tasman Glacier, 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mtcook_e.jpegSkiing at Mt. CookSkiing at Mt. Cook, 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mtcook_d.jpegAoraki/Mt. Cook 1933Aoraki/Mt. Cook and Tasman Glacier, 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mtcook_b.jpegSkiers on Mt. Cook 1933Skiing at Mt. Cook, 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mtcook_a.jpgMt Cook skiers 1933Skiing at Mt. Cook, 1933 Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T00:59:57+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/09/25/review-bateman-illustrated-history-of-new-zealand/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/napoleonhill18661.jpgnapoleonhill1866Napoleons Upper Grey. Ref: PA1-o-530-25. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23214037https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/batemanihonz.jpgbatemanihonzhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/napoleonhill1866.jpgnapoleonhill1866Napoleons Upper Grey. Ref: PA1-o-530-25. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/232140372017-02-19T00:58:32+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/10/24/premiere-the-drowning-country/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fieldingstar_4thnov1919.jpgFieldingStar_4thNov1919Fielding Star, 4th November 1919 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/the-drowning-country.jpgthe drowning country2017-02-19T00:55:20+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/11/19/150th-anniversary-battle-of-rangiriri/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/battle-of-rangiriri.jpgBattle of RangiririRedmayne, Thomas, fl 1880s-1890s. Redmayne, Thomas, fl 1880s-1890s :Attack on the Maori Pah at Rangiriri. [1863]. Cassell's picturesque Australasia, edited by E. E. Morris. London, Cassell & Co, 1890. Ref: PUBL-0046-4-39. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/232256212017-02-19T00:51:05+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/11/26/onward-portraits-of-the-nzef/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/onward-portraits-of-the-nz-expeditionary-force.pngOnward - Portraits of the NZ Expeditionary Forcehttp://www.fairdinkumbooks.com/2017-02-19T00:49:26+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/12/01/some-vintage-christmas-postcards/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1977-018-0012.jpgMajor Tatum and FredHorowhenua Historical Society Inchttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/goodwishesfrommanakau021.pngReverse of Xmas Postcard from ManakauLemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/goodwishesfrommanakau.jpegGoodWishesFromManakauLemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/hmt-omrah.jpgHMT OmrahOfficers exercising on a transport ship. Negatives taken by Rev Ernest Northcroft Merrington, all relating to World War 1, chiefly Gallipoli. Ref: 1/2-077943-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22634165https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/shipchristmaspostcard.jpegSS Omrah Christmas postcardLemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmaspostcard.jpegVintage Christmas PostcardLemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/puppypostcard.jpegVintage Christmas postcard of puppyLemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/kittenpostcard.jpegVintage Christmas postcard of kittensLemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T00:48:58+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2013/12/17/merry-christmas-from-the-worlds-southernmost-post-office/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/patersonsinletposmall.jpgPatersonsInletPOsmallGentleman with dogs at Paterson's Inlet Post Office. Photo courtesy of The Lothianshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf0526-copy.jpgDSCF0526 copyPost Office Bay, Ulva Island 2011 © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/35_r01405_mm.jpg35_R01405_mmSir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 35-R1405https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/stewart-island-robin.jpgStewart Island RobinStewart Island Robin, Ulva Island 2011 © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tui.jpgTuiTui, Ulva Island © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/35_r01396_mm.jpg35_R01396_mmShip moored at Post Office Bay, Ulva Island Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 35-R1396https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/postofficebay_ulva.jpgPostOfficeBay_UlvaPost Office Bay, Ulva Island © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ulvaisland_postofficebay.jpgUlvaIsland_PostOfficeBayPost Office Bay, Ulva Island © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1-2-007344-g.jpg1-2-007344-GUlva Island, Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island. Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923 : New Zealand post card negatives. Ref: 1/2-007344-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22789853https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ulvaislandpostoffice.jpgUlvaIslandPostOfficePaterson Inlet Post Office, Ulva Island Lemuel Lyes Collection2017-02-19T00:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2014/01/05/2014-historical-anniversaries/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gatepa1864.jpegGatePa1864General Duncan Alexander Cameron with a group of soldiers of the Colonial Defence Force. Ref: 1/2-029252-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23062638https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/montfort_-_adieux_de_napoleon_a_la_garde_imperiale.jpgMontfort_-_Adieux_de_Napoleon_a_la_Garde_imperialeNapoleon farewells the Imperial Guard, 1814 Wikipedia Commonshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/beatleshongi.jpegbeatleshongiRingo Starr being greeted with the hongi, Wellington. Hill, Morris James, 1929-2002 :Negatives of Wellington, and national events and personalities. Ref: 1/4-071854-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/227875132017-02-19T00:47:04+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2014/01/28/britannia-rules-the-skies-the-flight-of-j-j-hammond-and-esmee-mclennan/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/plane.jpgplaneThis photograph is particularly unique in that the individuals are identified. The "pilot" is William F. Barnes of Wellington. In the back are his wife Ellen Barnes, granddaughter Marion Hannah and her mother, Florence Hannah nee Barnes. Image kindly suppliedhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/eph-a-exhibition-1913-01.jpeg18763c.tifAuckland Industrial, Agricultural and Mining Exhibition (1913-14) :[Postcard. 1913]. Ref: Eph-A-EXHIBITION-1913-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22832682https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/nzs-gift-aeroplane.jpgNZs Gift AeroplaneJ.J. Hammond and the Britannia in Auckland Free Lance, Volume XIV, Issue 707, 17 January 1914https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/b-1-rs.jpgB 1 rsAuckland Exhibition visitors enjoy a ride in a mock up "flying machine" Courtesy of Timespannerhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/aucklandexhibitionaircraft.jpgAucklandExhibitionAircraftAuckland Exhibition attendees in a mock up flying machine Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pacoll-0892-12.jpegPAColl-0892-12Beattie, William, 1864-1931. Bleirot monoplane Britannia flying over Auckland Exhibition Grounds. Thompson, D (Mrs) fl 1975 :Postcards of New Zealand scenes. Ref: PAColl-0892-12. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22305336https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mus000181.jpgMUS000181Courtesy of Air Force Museum of New Zealand2017-02-19T00:46:08+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2014/02/10/flag-debate-the-silver-fern/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1917stationaryset_inside-m.jpeg1917stationaryset_inside mInside of New Zealand soldier's stationary kit, Xmas 1917 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/boxerwithsilverfern.jpgBoxerwithsilverfernMr Les Murray, boxer. Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints. Ref: 1/2-204959-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22861462https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eph-a-lifesaving-1935-01-2.jpegEph-A-LIFESAVING-1935-01-2Another triumph for "Speedo". N.Z. representatives in their Speedo racing suits at the British Empire Games ... Len Smith, Noel Crump, Billy Whareaitu. [1935].. [Programmes and ephemera relating to lifesaving, surf life-saving, including programmes of the New Zealand Surf Life Saving Association. 1935-1939]. Ref: Eph-A-LIFESAVING-1935-01-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22756860https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pacoll-8163-31.jpeg24051-PAColl-8163-31 2.tifAssociated Press. Jack Lovelock after his victory in the `mile of the century' - Photograph taken by the Associated Press. New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives. Ref: PAColl-8163-31. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22453630https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mnz-1000-1-4-f.jpegMNZ-1000-1-4-FNew Zealand Ladies' Hockey team that played England - Photographer unidentified. Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection. Ref: MNZ-1000-1/4-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22910272https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pacoll-9531-14.jpegPAColl-9531-14Hood, Samuel J, 1872-1953. Surf lifesaving teams at a surf carnvial, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives. Ref: PAColl-9531-14. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22753018https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/silverfernbrooch_elingamite.jpgsilverfernbrooch_elingamitePressure sprayer, about 1910, New Zealand. A. & T. Burt, Ltd. Purchased 2008. Reproduced courtesy of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa under a CC BY-NC-ND licence (GH011797) https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ag18991118-2-17-a2-428w-c32-6297-4514-855-2080.jpgAG18991118.2.17-a2-428w-c32-6297-4514-855-2080Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 4969, 18 November 1899 Courtesy of Papers Pasthttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/b00602.jpgB00602ANZAC Mounted Division's Model T Australian War Memorial Museum https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ww1_field-stationary_m.jpegWW1_Field Stationary_mSilver Fern and Kiwi on cover of First World War stationary kit Lemuel Lyes Collection2022-12-22T03:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2014/03/27/ww1-postcard-the-search-for-trooper-harvey/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1914egypt_back_m.png1914Egypt_back_mBack of Postcard - Egypt, December 1914 Lemuel Lyes Collectionhttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wmr_gallipoli.jpegWMR_GallipoliSoldiers from the Wellington Mounted Rifles at Gallipoli. 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King, Marcus, 1891-1983 :[The signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, February 6th, 1840]. 1938.. Ref: G-821-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22308135https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/assassination_lincoln.jpgassassination_lincolnThe assassination of President Lincoln: at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., April 14th, 1865 Library of Congresshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/waterloo2009.jpegWaterloo2009Butte du Lion on the battlefield of Waterloo, 2009 © Lemuel Lyeshttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hmsvictory2009.jpeghmsvictory2009HMS Victory © Lemuel Lyes 2009https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a-210-019.jpegA-210-019Williams, Edward Arthur (Colonel), 1824-1898. Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :Picket at Nukamuru 30 Jan[uar]y [18]65. Ref: A-210-019. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/230922862017-02-19T00:40:53+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2015/12/24/xmas-2015/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/xmas2015_c1.jpghttps://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/xmas2015_b.jpg2017-02-19T00:40:01+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2016/01/16/2016-historical-anniversaries/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hitlerdeclareswaronusa.jpgBerlin, Reichstagssitzung, Rede Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler delivers a speech at the Kroll Opera House to the men of the Reichstag on the subject of Roosevelt and the war in the Pacific, declaring war on the United States. Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1987-0703-507 / unbekannt / CC-BY-SA 3.0https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tambora.jpgTamboraMount Tambora Volcano, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia. 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Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23215577https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/generalgrant.jpgGeneralGrantSir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, NZG-19111122-28-2https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/policeapproachmaungapohatu.jpgPolice approaching Maungapohatu, to arrest Rua Kenana. Ref: 1/2-028071-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/228354782017-02-19T00:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://historygeek.co.nz/2016/06/06/d-day-pointe-du-hoc/https://historygeek.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/735px-normandy4.jpg735px-Normandy48 June 1944, U.S. forces at Pointe du Hoc. German prisoners at top. 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