The David Arbury Collection

January 19, 2022

BOOKS - LOCAL

'A History of Bulls Battery Karaka Creek, Thames Goldfield' Dreardon, Ross (Thames).

'A History of the River Thames' Isdale, A. M. (Thames).

'Coromandel Coast' Grayland, Eugene & Valerie (Coromandel Peninsula).

'Coromandel Gold - A Guide to the Historic Goldfields of Coromandel Peninsula' Moore, Phil & Richie, Neville (Coromandel Peninsula).

'Coromandel in the Golden Days' Chapman, Sam (Coromandel).

'Coromandel Peninsula the Local Guide' Wall, Kate (Coromandel Peninsula).

'Diamond Jubilee 1902 - 1962' ed. Climie, Nellie Scott (Waihi).

'From Gold to Green 1875 - 1975' Cotter, M J (Paeroa).

'Geology of the Auckland District' Searle, E. J. 1948 (Gold).

'Gold Country' Rawle, Henry (Ohinemuri. The Plains, Turua, Tairua, Paeroa, Karangahake, Waitawheta, Waikino, Waitekauri, Waihi, Waihi Beach, Whangamata, Mayor Island).

'Golden Secrets - A Social History of Waihi from Living Memory' Allingham, Carl (Waihi).

'Goldmining at Waihi 1878-1952' McAra, J. B. 1978 (Waihi).

'Gulf' Mitcalfe, Barry (Hauraki Gulf. Thames, Coromandel, Hauraki Plains, Manaia, Moehau, Port Charles, Te Kouma, Cook, Kauri, Gum).

'Haurakian 1968' Thames High School School - annual magazine.

'Historic Gold Trails of the Coromandel' Nolan, Tony (Coromandel Peninsula, Gold, Thames, Coromandel, Kauaeranga Valley, Totara, Totara Pa, Tararu, Te Puru, Waiomu, Pohue, Tapu, Te Mata, Waikawau, Manaia, Kennedy Bay, Waikawau Bay, Colville, Port Charles, Cape Colville, Whangapoua, Kuaotunu, Whitianga, Hot Water Beach, Coroglen, Tairua, Pauanui, Whangamata, Waihi Beach, Waihi, Waitekauri, Waikino, Karangahake, Mackaytown, Paeroa, Hilutaia, Maratoto, Puriri, Neavesville, Omahu Valley, Te Aroha.).

'In the Shadows of Moehau - A History of the Colville Region' (Colville).

'In Search of the Rainbow - The Coromandel Story' Coromandel Town History Research Group (Coromandel Town).

'Islands of the Gulf' Maddock, Shirley & Whyte, Don (Hauraki Gulf. Coromandel, Waihi, Ohinemuri, Mackaytown, Paeroa, Karangahake, Te Kouma, Manaia, Kuaotunu. William Webster, Charles Ring, John Logan Campbell).

'Karangahake The Years of the Gold 1875 - 1935' Climie, N S & Staples, G (Karangahake).

'Kauaeranga Kauri' Hayward, Bruce W. 1978 (Thames. Timber).

'Kopuarahi School & District 1910 - 1987' (Kopuarahi).

'Maratoto Gold' Bale, Ann.

'Men of Metal 1868 - 1968' Vennell, C W (Thames. A & G Price).

'No Easy Riches. A History of Ohinemuri County, Paeroa & Waihi 1880 - 1985 Barber, Laurie (Ohinemuri).

'On a Roll' Grant, David (Thames, Hauraki Gulf, Paeroa, Coromandel).

'Paeroa District Old & New' Paeroa Lions Club (Ohinemuri. Paeroa, Karangahake, Waikino, Waitawheta, Mackaytown, Waitekauri, Wharepoa).

'Prices of Thames' Stott, Bob Thames. (A & G Price).

'Prospecting For Gold' Heinz, W. F. (Gold. Hauraki, Coromandel, Ohinemuri).

'Puriri A History of the School & District, School 125 Years, District 170 Years' (Puriri).

'Racing for Gold' Williams, Johnny (Thames. History of Racing Club).

'Rock Hounding' Monk, Milford E. (Coromandel Peninsula).

'St. George's Thames 1868 - 1968' (Thames).

'Structural Controls of the Sylvia Reef, Tararu, Thames' Dodd, J. D. 1989 (Thames. Thesis - Sylvia Reef).

'Tairua' Bennett, Francis.

'Tales of Old Waihi' Allison, Percy.

'Thames & The Coromandel Peninsula 2000 Years' Williams, Zelma & John.

'Thames Borough Centenary 1873' ed. O'Neill, L. P. 1973.

'Thames Diamond Jubilee Souvenir 1867 - 1927'.

'Thames Goldfields Centennial 1867 - 1967' Thames. Hardback.

'Thames Goldfields Centennial 1867 - 1967' Thanmes. Softback.

'Thames Goldfields Miners' Guide'.

'Thames New Zealand' Thames Rotary Club.

'Thames: The First 100 Years' Kelly, W. A. (Thames. Hardback.)

'Thames: The First 100 Years' Kelly, W. A. 1968 (Thames. Softback).

'The Centenary of the Kauaeranga Hall 2002' Berry, Allan (Thames).

'The Dual of the Creek' ed. Hargreaves, Ray & Holland, Peter. 1995 (The Coromandel).

'The Red & The Gold' Roche, Stanley. 1982. (Waihi. Miners Strike).

'The Story of Driving Creek' Brickell, Barry (Coromandel Town).

'The Wild Highways' Read, Cecile (Waihi. Novel).

'These Hills are Tapu' Jowett, Deborah (Tapu).

'This is Kuaotunu' Simpson, R. A. 1955, reprint 1971 (Kuaotunu).

'This is My Place - Hauraki Contested' Monin, Paul (Hauraki).

'To Find a Fortunre' Killip, Rosemary (Thames. Women).

'Vanishing Volcanoes' Homer, L. & Moore, P. (Coromandel Peninsula, Land forms and rock formations).

'Waihi Goldfields' Anderson, Joan.

'Waihi Women' ed. McBeth, Rose. 1993 (Waihi. Women in a mining town, 1893-1993).

' Winds of Change 1902 - 1989' Greenhalgh, John (Waihi).



TEXTBOOKS

'A First Book of Mineralogy' Collins, J. H. (Gold).

'A Miners Guide' Gordon, Henry A. 1889 (Gold).

'A Miners Guide' Gordon, Henry A. 1889 (Gold).

'A Textbook of Mining Geology. Griffins Mining Series' Park, J. 1907 2nd ed. (Gold. James Park).

'A Textbook of Mining Geology. Griffins Mining Series' Park, J. 1927 (Gold).

'A Text-Book of Practical Assaying' Park, James. (Gold. James Park. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'A Textbook of Practical Assaying' Park, James. 1918 5th ed rev (Gold. James Park. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'A Text-Book of Practical Hydraulics' Park, James. 1916 (Gold. James Park. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'A Treatise on Mine Surveying' Bough, Bennett H. 1896 (Gold).

'Analysis of Cyanidation Solutions & Gold Precipitate' Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. 1936 revised (Gold).

'Assaying & Practical Chemistry' Park, James. 1869 2nd ed. (Gold).

'Chemists' Pocketbook' Correspondence School USA. 1912 (H. Crawford Collection).

'Chemists' Pocketbook' Correspondence School USA. 1912 (H. Crawford Collection).

'Compressed Air' Richards. Frank. 1899 (Gold).

'Cyanide Precipitants' The Engineering & Mining Journal 1914 (H. Crawford Collection).

'Cyaniding for Gold' Idriess, Ion. L. 1939 (Gold. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'Developing Gold Properties With Airplane Pacer Drills' Denver Equipment Co. (Gold. USA).

'Dominion Mining Conference Dunedin N.Z. 1926' ed. Park, J. & Waters, D. B. 1926 (NZ. Gold. James Park. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'Earth Beneath' Cotton, C. A. 1945 (Mayor Island. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'Explosive Users' Guide' Imperial Chemical Industries 0f Australia & NZ Ltd. 1936, 3rd rev ed 1967 (Gold).

'Free State & New Rand Gold' Jacobsson, D. 1945 (Sth Africa. (H. Crawford Collection).

'Gold & Silver Mills' Fraser & Chalmers. 5th ed. (H. Crawford Collection).

'Gold Extraction for the Small Operator' Imperial Chemical Industry. 1936 rep 2nd ed. (Gold).

'Gold Refining' Clark, Donald. 1909 Gold. (H. Crawford Collection).

'Gold (The Extraction Of)' Rose, T. K. 1894, rep 1896, 1898 (NZ. Gold).

'Handbook for Prospectors' von Bernewitz, M. W. & Crawford M. W. 1926 rep 1931 (USA. Gold).

'Laboratory Instructions in Assaying & Practical Chemistry' 1869. 2nd ed.

'Laboratory Instructions in Assaying & Practical Chemistry' 1869. 2nd ed. Revised & enlarged.

'Laboratory Instructions in Assaying & Practical Chemistry' Park, James. 1896, 2nd ed rev & enlarged.

'Losses in Gold Amalgamation' McDermott, Walter & Duffield, P. W. (Gold. (H. Crawford Collection) Not complete?).

'Mining & Metallurgy Pocketbook' Correspondence School. 1913 (H. Crawford Collection).

'Mining Explained' Northern Miner Press Ltd. 1968, 1969 (Canada).

'NZ Geographical Bulletin No. 10 Thames' Govt. Printer 1910 (H. Crawford Collection).

'Outlines of Structural Geology' Hills, E. Sherbon. 1940 rep 1944, 1953, 1965 (Gold).

'Practical Surveying' Usill, George Wm. 1896 (Gold).

'Rocks & Minerals' Pearl, Richard M. 1956 rep 1959 (Gold).

'Rocks of Cape Colville Peninsula, NZ. Vol. I' Sollas, Prof. 1905 (H. Crawford Collection).

'Rocks of Cape Colville Peninsula, NZ. Vol. II' Sollas, Prof. 1906 (H. Crawford Collection).

'Slime Filtration & Cyaniding' Julian, H. Forbes Gold. (H. Crawford Collection).

'Stamp Milling of Gold Ores' Rickard, T. A. 1903 4th ed. (Gold).

'Stamp Milling of Gold Ores' Rickard, T. A. 1906 5th ed. (Gold).

'Subterraneous Surveying' Fenwick, T. & Baker, T. 1892 (Gold).

'Subterraneous Surveying' Fenwick, T. & Baker, T. 1892 (Gold).

'Systematic Qualitative Analysis' Cavin, R. M. 1909 (Gold. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'Systematic Qualitative Analysis' Cavin, R. M. 1909 (Gold. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'Teach Yourself Chemistry' MacAlpine, G. Bruce. 1938 rep 1957.

'Testing & Estimating Alluvials for Gold, Platinum, Diamonds & Tin' Thorne, W. E. 1926 (Gold. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'The Cyanide Process for the Extraction of Gold' Eissler, M. 1894 rep 1902 (Gold. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'The Cyanide Process of Gold Extraction' Park, James. 1900 (Gold. James Park).

'The Cyanide Process of Gold Extraction' Park, James. 1913 (Gold. James Park. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'The Cyanide Process of Gold Extraction' Park, James. 1896 (Gold. James Park. Karangahake, Waihi Silverton).

'The Cyanide Process of Gold Extraction' Park, James. 1913 5th ed. (Gold. James Park. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'The Cyanide Process of Gold Extraction' Park, James. 1900 rev & enlarged from 3rd ed. (Gold. James Park. Ohinemuri, Martha Mine, James Park, Waihi Co., Waihi, Cassell Gold Extracting Co., NZ Crown Mines. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'The Cyanide Process of Gold Extraction' Park, James. 1913 5th ed. (Gold. James Park. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'The Examination & Valuation of Mines, Mine Sampling & Ore-Valuation' Park, James. 1905 (Gold. James Park).

'The First Book of Mineralogy' Collins, J. H. (H. Frank Shepherd).

'The Geology of Mines & Minerals' Park, Prof. James. 1902 (Gold. James Park. (H. Crawford Collection)).

'The Metallurgy of Gold' Eissler, M. 1896 4th ed. (Gold).

'The Metallurgy of Gold' Eissler, M. 1896 4th ed. Enlarged (Gold).

'The New Chemistry' Cooke, Josiah P. 1874 (Gold).

'The New Chemistry' Cooke, Josiah P. 1874 2nd ed (Gold).

'The Observers Book of Geology' Evans, I. O. (Gold).



NEW ZEALAND - OTHER AREAS

'A Circlet of Gold' Murray, J S N.Z. (Otago - Gold).

'A History of Goldmining in NZ' Salmon, J H M (New Zealand Gold).

'A Long Brief' ??? Sir Vincent.

'A Lucky Landing' Rogers, Anna (NZ. Thames, Coromandel. The Irish in NZ).

'A People's History' From the Dict. Of NZ Biogs Vol I 1769-1869 (Alexander Bruce, Thames; Henry Burling, Waiorongomai; Mother Mary Cecilia Maher, Thames; James West Stack, Puriri; Ngati Maru, Thames; James Williamson, Thames).

'A People's History. Illustrated Biographies 1769 - 1869' NZ. From the Dictionary of NZ Biographies Vol. 1.

A Review of the Broken Hill Lead-Silver-Zinc Industry' Woodward O. H. 1952 (Australia).

'Adventurous Times in Old NZ - First-hand Accounts of the Lawless Days' Ell, Sarah & Gordon (New Zealand, The River Thames, Port Jackson, Mercury Bay, Whitianga).

'At Home in New Zealand' ed. Brookes, Barbara. 2000 (History. Homes. People).

'Auckland 1900' Lowe, David (NZ. Gum).

'Big River Quartz Mine 1882-1942' Wright, Les. 1993 (Gold. West Coast.).

'Bright Fine Gold' Heinz, William F. (N.Z. Gold. Westland, Coromandel, Thames, Waihi).

'Canvas & Gold' Brayshaw, Norman H. (NZ. Marlborough).

'Choic Sew Hoy' Ng, James (New Zealand).

'Colonial Outcasts - A Search for the Remittance Men' Hartley, Nell (New Zealand Ohinemuri - George John Fisher; Ngatea - William Henry Harris; Pipiroa - Ada Harris; Thames - Mary Fisher; Karangahake - E. J. Sinnett; The Wires - Philip Dancer).

'Cromwell & Districts. An Historical Guide' Cromwell & Districts Promotion group (New Zealand).

'Epitaph I' TV One (McCarthy, Thames; Waikino).

'Epitaph II' TV One (Mikaere, Coromandel; Maynard, Tairua; Morgan, Thames).

'Etiquette & Elbowgrease' McGregor, Miriam. 1976 (Settlers).

'Fossils in Colour'.

'Frontier New Zealand. The Search for Eldorado 1800 - 1920' Mackay, Duncan (New Zealand, Waihi, Karangahake, Thames, Coromandel Peninsula, Mercury Bay, Waitekauri).

'Gold in Your Bottle' S & J Fairservice (New Zealand Gold prospecting - areas).

'Goldminers & Their Landscape at Naseby' Hamel, Dr. Jill (New Zealand, Gold. Naseby. Archaeological survey).

'Gold Rush Country of New Zealand' Ell, Gordon (New Zealand, Gold. Coromandel, Tokatea, Waikino, Karangahake, Thames, Waihi, Waikino).

'Gold Town' May, Philip Ross.

'Gold Trails of Otago' Wood, June (Otago).

'Goldfields of the South' Hall-Jones, John.

'Greymouth & the Goldfields 1866' Compiled Mort, Margaret 1999 (New Zealand, Greymouth).

'Hard Case Kiwis' Williams, Tony (New Zealand, Thames - Shepherd Family; Coromandel - Barry Brickell).

'Heritage of Industry' Smith, Nigel (New Zealand, Coromandel, Thames, Karangahake, Waihi, Kauaeranga Valley, Waikino).

'Historic Gold Trails of Nelson & Marlborough' Nolan, Tony 1976, reprint 1978 (New Zealand, Nelson & Marlborough).

'Kauri a King Among Kings' Adams, J. G. Erne (New Zealand, Coromandel Peninsula, Kauaeranga Valley, Mercury Bay. Soft cover).

'Kauri Timber Dams' Diamond, John T & Hayward, Bruce W. (New Zealand, Kauri. Kauaeranga).

'Kiwi Curiosities' Davies, T. & A. (New Zealand, Kauaeranga Valley, Cathedral Cove, Coromandel, Waihi).

'Macetown & the Arrow Gorge' Otago Goldfields Park (Otago).

'Mine Fire' McCraw, John (New Zealand, Alexandra).

'Minerals & Gems of Maoriland' Campbell, W. M. (New Zealand, Tairua, Thames, Mayor Island, Te Aroha).

'Minerals & Rocks' Kirkaldy, J. F. 1963 (Gold).

'Miners' Guide' (New Zealand, Gold).

'Mining Statutes 1908 - 1957' Govt. Printer (New Zealand, Mining).

'My Hand Will Write What My Heart Dictates' Ed. Porter, Frances & MacDonald, Charlotte (New Zealand, Lives of women in the 19th cent. Thames, Anne Catherine Wilson, Ellen Fox).

'Murder at the Brian Boru' Druett, Joan (New Zealand, Thames. Novel.).

'NZ Ghost Towns & Glimpses of the Past' Ell, Gordon (New Zealand, Thames, Waihi, Charles Thatcher).

'New Zealand Encyclopedia' Bateman (New Zealand, Gold, Waihi, Te Aroha).

'New Zealand Vulcanology' Thompson, B. N. & Kermode L.O. 1965 (New Zealand, Coromandel).

'New Zealand Vulcanology' Thompson, B. N. & Kermode L.O. 1965 (New Zealand, South Island).

'New Zealand Yesterdays' Readers Digest. 1984 (New Zealand, Tangata whenua, Waihi, gold).

'Niagra's Gold' Maynard, Jeff (New Zealand. Gold).

'Old New Zealand Bottles & Bygones' Tasker, John (New Zealand. Ehrenfried, Capt. Cook, William Plant).

'Our Own Correspondent - Waiuta 1906-1951' Hutchison, Anne (New Zealand).

'Proceedings Goldfields Seminar' NZHPT (New Zealand, Thames, Coromandel, Waiorongomai. A. M. Isdale).

'Proceedings of the 26th Dominion Dairy Conference' Hale, E. (New Zealand).

'Restoring Mined Land' NZ Mineral Exploration Assn (New Zealand).

'Shanty Town, A Visitors Guide Souvenir' Pamphlet.

'St Bathans an Historic Town' DOC.

'Stories of Old New Zealand' (New Zealand, Coromandel, Thames, Thatcher, gold info).

'Tavern in the Town' McNeish, James (New Zealand).

'The Alexander Turnbull Library Catalogue 1989' Alexander Turnbull Library (New Zealand, Catalogue of paintings and photographs available for sale).

'The Arrowtown Chinese Settlement' Otago Goldfields Park (New Zealand, Otago).

'The Ghosts of Waipori' High School Project (New Zealand, Otago. Gold).

' The Kauri Museum, Matakohe' (New Zealand, Kauri -Kauaeranga).

'The New Zealand Mining Handbook 1906' Govt. Printer (New Zealand, Mining. Waiorongomai, Waihi, Thames, Te Aroha, Tairua, Karangahake, Hauraki, Ohinemuri. C. Ring, H. & T. Russell, Hunt).

'The Shotover River - The Richest River in the World' De la Mare, A. J. 1983 (New Zealand, Gold. Southland).

'The Story of Beer' McLauchlan, Gordon (New Zealand, Thames, Ehrenfried).

'The Story of the Kauri' Reed, A. H. (New Zealand, - Kauri. Thames - A & G Price; Whitianga - Otto Lee; Kauaeranga Valley; Mercury Bay; Hikuai - David Castles; Cabbage Bay - Johnny Evans; Neavesville - Jim Collins; Gumtown; Tudor Collins; lists of bushmen; many photos).

'The Story of Shanty Town' Heinz, W. F. (New Zealand, West Coast).

'The Way We Were - Bay of Plenty/Thames Valley/Coromandel' Davies, Valerie (New Zealand, North Island. Gold).

'The Way We Were - Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast' Davies, Valerie (New Zealand, South Island. Gold).

'The Wild West Coast' Hobbs, Leslie. 1959 rep. 1975 (New Zealand, West Coast).

'Three Prize Essays on the Mineral Resources of New Zealand' Govt. Printer 1907 (New Zealand, Coromandel, Thames, Hauraki, Ohinemuri, Te Aroha, Karangahake, silicosis).

'Tuapeka Fields' McIndoe John. 1985 (New Zealand, Otago).

'Waiuta 1906-1951' Morris, Gerard. 1986 (Gold).



WORLD

'A Cornish Goldminer at Hamiltons' Paterson, Audrey (Cornwall. COMMON Family).

'A Glossary of Mining Terms' ed. Orchard, W. G. 1990, 1991 (Cornwall. Mining).

'A Guide to Cornish Place Names' Nance, R. Morton (Cornwall).

'Amazing Facts About Australia's Heritage' Slater, Pat (Australia. Cook. Gold).

'Around & About Cornwall' Bray, Peter. 1995 (Cornwall).

'Ballarat Victoria … Australia' (Australia).

'Bendigo's Central Deborah Gold Mine & Its Era' Lerk, James A. (Australia).

'Bisbee, Urban Outpost on the Frontier' Schwantes, Carlos A. 1992 (USA. Mining).

'Blood on the Southern Cross. The Story of Eureka' Sovereign Hill Museums Assn. (Australia).

'Coaches, Carts & Carriages' Mulvaney, Richard (Australia. Gold).

'Coin & Banknote 2001 Vol. 4 No. 10' (Gold. World).

'Cornish Mine Disasters' Noall, Cyril (Cornwall).

'Cornish Mining' Earl, Bryan. 1968 rep. 1994 (Cornwall).

'Cornish Mining Underground' Buckley, J. A. 1989 (Cornwall).

'Cornish Recipes' Pascoe, Ann. 1995 (Cornwall).

'Cornwall's Engine Houses' Barton, D. B. 1989 rep 1994.

'Cornwall's Mining Heritage' Stanier, Peter (Cornwall).

'Customs & Superstitions from Cornish Folklore' Hunt, Robert. 1991 rep 1995 (Cornwall).

'Developing Properties with Airplane Placer Drills' (Gold. USA).

'East Wheal Rose' Douch, H. L. 1964 (Cornwall).

'Favourite Cornish Recipes' Kittow, June. 1995 (Cornwall).

'Geevor Mine Underground' Buckley, J. A. & Riekstins K. T. 1996 (Cornwall).

'Gold' US Govt. Printing Office (Gold. USA).

'Gold!' 1982 Vol. 13, No. 6 The Mineralogical Record (Gold. World. Info, photos, ads).

'Gold. Black Gold & Intrigue. The Story of Mount Morgan' Grabs, Cyril (Australia).

'Gold Museum Ballarat' Ballarat Historical Park Assn (Australia).

'Golden Gympie' Dept of Minerals & Energy (Australia).

'Gympie Gold' Holthouse, Hector (Australia. Gold).

'Household Lore' Comp. Pecoot, N. 1977, reprint 1994 (Australia. Sovereign Hill. Colonial Life. Gold).

'Illogen - More Than a Village' Thomas, Janet (Cornwall).

'Life on the Goldfields. 15 letters 1853-1861' Wynn, Graeme (Australia. Gold).

'Marriage' Harris, Jennifer & Wisker, Alistair. 1976 (Marriage customs including colonial).

'Men & Mines of Newmont. A Fifty-Year History' Ramsay, Robert H. 1973.

'Menhardoc - A Story of Cornish Nets & Mines' Fenn, George Manville (Cornwall).

'Mines in the Spinifex, The Story of Mount Isa Mines' Blainey, Geoffrey 1960 rep 1962 (Australia).

'Mining & The Environment' Hore-Lacy, Ian. 1978.

'Mining & The Environment' Hore-Lacy, Ian. 1986.

'Mining, Ministry & Miracles' Marshall, Brendon. 1998 (Australia. Gold).

'Nickel Country, Gold Country' King, Norma. 1974 (Australia. Gold, nickel).

'North Queensland's Mining Heritage Trails' Environmental Protection Agency (Australia).

'On the Steam Engines In Cornwall' Lean, Thomas. 1839 rep 1969 (Cornwall).

'Platinum' Matthey, Johnson. 1990.

'Priestland Cornwall' Priestland, Gerald & Sylvia. 1992 (Cornwall).

'Prospecting for Gold, Tin, Opals, Osmiridium, Platinum' Idriess, Ian L. 1931 to 1962.

'Red Alert Open Pit Mining' Lovins, Amory B..

'Rivers of Gold' Holthouse, Hector. 1967 (Australia).

'South Crofty Underground' Deakin, P. R. & Buckley, J. A. & Reikstins K. T. 1995 (Cornwall).

'Sovereign Hill, Ballarat's Golden Years' Ballarat Historical Park Assn (Australia).

'Sovereign Hill. Goldmining Township, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia' Ballarat Historical Park Assn (Australia).

'Stationary Steam Engines' Hayes, Geoffrey. 1079 rep 1983, 1987, 1990, 1995.

'Steam Torque' Spring 2002 Auck. Steam Engine Soc. Inc. (Early steam engines).

'Tales of the Cornish Miners' Vivian, John. 1990 (Cornwall).

'The British Lead Mining Industry' Burt, Roger (Britain).

'The Cornish Arsenic Industry' Earl, Bryan. 1996 (Cornwall).

'The Cornish Mining Industry' Buckley, J. A. 1988 rep 1992, 1995 (Cornwall).

'The Cornish Smuggling Industry' White, Paul. 1997 (Cornwall).

'The Dartmoor Tin Industry' Newman, Phil. 1998 (England).

'The Life of Sir Matthew Hale' Burnett, Gilbert.

'The Mile that Midas Touched' Casey, Gavin & Mayman, Ted (Australia. Gold.).

'The Mineral Kingdom' Desautels, Paul E. 1969 (Minerals. Gold).

'The Pastry Book' Merrick, Hettie. 1995 (Cornwall).

'The Readers Digest Book of Gold' Readers Digest 1986 World. (Gold).

' The Romantic World of Gold' Nolan, Tony World. (Gold).

'The Rush That Never Ended' Blainey, Geoffrey (Australia. Mining).

'To Be a Hero, A Biography of Sir George Grey' Bohan, Edmund (World. Coromandel, Hauraki Gulf, Thames).

'Treasure House of Useful Knowledge' Scammell, Henry B. 1885 (Colonial).

'Treasure Hunter' Nesmith, Robert I. & Potter, John S. jnr. 1961 (World. Gold).



BOOKLETS:

'A Century of Light - Thames Methodist Church 1867 - 1967 Harris, Hazel P., 1967 (Thames).

'A Diggers Diary at the Thames' Cooper, Theophilus, 1978 (Thames).

'A Future for Cornwall's Mining Past' A Cultural Tourism Initiative (Cornwall).

'Any Time is Holiday Time at Thames' c. 1967?? (Thames).

'Bendigo's Mining History 1851-1954' Lerk, James A. 1991 (Australia).

'CPD A. & G. Price Ltd Thames Works' (Thames. A & G Price).

'Deep-Level Mining At The Thames' Govt. Printer (Thames).

'Diary of Disaster. The New Australasian Mine Tragedy Creswick 1882' Williams, Leonard Murton (Australia).

'Golden Heritage - Thames School of Mines' Young, Audrey & Coppard, Eric (Thames. 1990 project).

'Eureka - Gold, Graft & Grievances' Strange, Bert & Bon. 1973 (Australia).

'Hauraki Plans Ladies Hockey Assn 40 Years Jubilee' 1967 (Hauraki).

'Have You Visited Thames & Toured the Goldfields' Lodestar 1978 (Hauraki).

'Historic Maldon' Maldon Business & Tourist Assn (Australia).

'Illustrated Guide Book of Thames and Hauraki Plains' Bodle, Frank & Simpson, R. J. K., c. 1920 (Hauraki).

'Karangahake Gold Town' Roebuck, Margaret & Grims, Els (Karangahake).

'Kauaeranga Kauri' Hayward, Bruce W, 1978 (Thames).

'Kauri Timber Dams' Diamond, J T & Hayward, B W (New Zealand).

'Kopuarahi School Golden Jubilee 1917 - 1967' Jubilee Committee, 1967 (Kopuarahi).

'Lodge of Light Diamond Jubilee Celebrations' McCullough, Frank, 1930 (Thames).

'Maramarua Kopuku Districts Centennial 1873 - 1973' Booklet Committee, 1973 (Maramarua).

'Mineral Exploration No. 4' Barker, Richard.

'Mineralization in the Thames District - Coromandel' Merchant, R, J, (Thames).

'Minerals & Everyday Life No. 3' Barker, Richard.

'Mining & the Environment No. 2' Barker, Richard & Hurley, Gael.

'Mining & Mineral Processing No. 5' Barker, Richard.

'Mining for Gold in Fiji' Dunkin, H. H. 1968/69 (Fiji. Gold).

'Mount Morgan Ltd. Visitors Guide to Operations' (Australia).

'Operations of Mount Morgan Ltd, Mount Morgan Queensland' 1967 (Australia).

'Thames 1870 - 1970 100 Years of Rugby' Young, F. J., 1970 (Thames).

'Thames Fifty Years a Goldfield Thames Old Boys Assn, c. 1917 (Thames).

'Thames Gold Mines' Isdale, A. M. (Thames).

'Thames Goldfield Centenary' 1967 (Thames. Souvenir Menu).

'Thames Goldfield Information Series No.s 1 - 20' Arbury, D. (Thames, gold).

'Thames Goldfield Information Series No.s 21 - 40' Arbury, D. (Thames, gold).

'Thames Reminiscences' Macdonald, Mrs. J. 1926 (Thames).

'The Haurakian 1926' 1926 (Thames).

'The Haurakian 1944 - 1945' 1945 (Thames).

'The Haurakian 1959' 1959 (Thames).

'Haurakian 1880 - 1980' 1980 (Thames).

'Thames High School 1880 - 1980 (Thames).

'Thames High School Song Book' (Thames).

'Thames of Yesteryear 1867 - 1900 Vol. I' Arbury, D (Thames. Written 1966-1974).

'Thames School of Mines - Statutes' McGowan, James, 1895 (Thames).

'Thames School of Mines - Syllabus' Govt. Printer, 1901 (Thames).

'Thames South School Jubilee 1967' Hays, R. B., 1967 (Thames).

'The Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway' Beisly, Derek (Karangahake).

'The Long Uphill Climb - School Journal Pt 4, No.1, 1966' School Publications, 1966 (Thames. Article by Toss Hammond).

'The Martha Mine' Silcock, Robin, 1990 (Waihi).

'The Martha Mine' Silcock, Robin, 1990 (Waihi).

'The Mines of Ouray County' Rice, Frank A. (USA).

'The Thames Una Occidental Gold Mining Company Ltd' 1932 (Thames. Prospectus).

'There's Gold' Holland, P J & Hayes, E J, 1967 (Thames. Play).

'Una Hill Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd' 1935 (Thames. Prospectus).

W. A. School of Mines' Geology Museum Kalgooli (Australia. Gold).

'Waihi' Waihi Arts Centre & Museum Assn, 1994 (Waihi).

'Waihi Strike 1912 Lessons for Today' Pioneer Publishers, 1982 (Waihi).

'Your Introduction to Sovereign Hill' Ballarat Historical Park Assn (Australia. Gold).



PAMPHLETS

'Big River Track' Reefton File - NZ Colonial Museums (New Zealand).

File - Sovereign Hill (Australia. Pamphlets).

'Gabriel's Gully' DOC 1993 (Otago).

'Guide to the Waiorongomai Valley' DOC., 1981 (Te Aroha).

'Guide to the Waiorongomai Valley' DOC., 1981 (Te Aroha).

'Guide to the Waitawheta Valley' DOC. 1993 (Waitawheta).

'Gympie Heritage Map' (Australia).

'Gympie Queensland' Gympie & District Historical Soc. (Australia).

'Historic Reefton' Reefton Historic Trust (Reefton).

'South Island Mining Attractions' (Pamphlets In a file).

'The Victoria Battery Waikino' DOC 1997 (Waikino).

'Waiuta' DOC West Coast.

'Walks in the Murray Creek Goldfield' DOC Reefton.



PHOTOCOPIES - LEVER ARCH FOLDERS

Caledonian Mine, Thames Adams, E F (Thames. Photocopies of reports, letters etc).

Cyclopedia of NZ, Vol. 2 Auckland Provincial District, 1902 (Photocopy of sections - mining, Waitekauri, ecclesiastical, old colonists, medical, financial).

Geological & Historical Reports NZ Govt. Printer (New Zealand, Hauraki. Reports on Mining).

Mining Reports Adams, E F Thames. Caledonian 1934 Block XXVII 1934.

Deep Levels Mining Properties 1935.

Diamond Drilling 1936.

Commissioner G. M. Property 1933.

Caledonian, Waiotahi & Victoria G. M. 1937.

Una Hill Consolidated G. M. 1935.

Newspaper Cuttings NZ Herald (Thames).

Newspaper Cuttings Thames Newspapers (Thames. Business ads).

Newspaper Cuttings NZ Herald (Thames. Thames Goldfield 1867 - 1869.).

Newspaper Cuttings Thames Newspapers (Thames).

Sylvia Mine, Thames Various Thames. 1930s - 1960. (Photocopies - letters, reports, prospectus (items listed & attached following)).

Sylvia Mine, Thames Marshall, Owen H (Thames. Thesis - photocopy).

Thames Goldfields Thames. Photocopied - pages from Blomfield book, 'Colonial Tears & Sweat' by Julia Miller, '1871 Sketch of the Thames Goldfield' by James Buller.

'Waimarie' project Wanganui.

Waiotahi Mine, Thames Arbury, D (Thames. Pencilled handwritten notes & prospectus - possibly set out for a booklet).



PHOTOCOPIES - FILES

'A History of Goldmining at Tairua-Broken Hills and Neavesville' Arbury, D. (Tairua. Spiral bound 'book').

A Diary of Accidents - Life & Death in the Thames Goldmines Arbury, D (Thames. Booklet).

Caledonian Mine Arbury, D (Thames. History of - possibly prepared for booklet).

Calendars 1867 - 1880.

Cemetery Tour Activities Arbury, D (From various sources).

Cornwall Mining Life.

'Death Records - Thames Miners' Arbury, D (Death records (name, DOD, age, cause, birthplace etc), Medical Terms).

Diary of Charles Costar Extracts. On board Mataoka.

Diary of John Edward Leyland 1870 Transcribed.

Economic Geology Chapt. VII (Photocopy in manila folder).

Goldfield Balladeer Charles Thatcher (pages referring to Thames).

H. Willetts Documents (Certificate - memorial for Registration of Claims; 9/07/1891 Letter, Henry Willetts to Minister of Mines re appln as mine manager credentials; 29/11/1893 telegram' to Henry Willetts; 14/07/1892 Letter, T.H. Hamer Sec. Board of Examiners to H. Willetts re certification; 14/10/1894 Letter, Ed. K. Cooper London, to H. Willetts advising will send more money if needed, looking forward to good report; 4/12/1895, E. J. Clendon Solicitor to H. Willetts with money; 19/02/1900 from Roy Way San Fransisco, newsy letter to old mine workmates; reference - George Martin for Miss D. Cameron).

History of Miners Diseases Rosen, George (Thames. Photocopies of relevant parts).

'History of Mining at Tairua Broken Hills & Neavesville' Prepared Arbury, D. 1976.

Kuranui Boiler 1874, Tramways 1870s (Thames. Kuranui Boiler - newspaper cuttings and reports of accident 1874, Govt Gaz report 1874, Sectional sketch of boiler 1874, report/description - Govt Gaz? 1874; Tramway system - NZAJHR 1872 Vol II - reports; Newspaper - reward, newspaper - about tramway).

People/Names (Thames. Photocopies various lists: Star Advertising Directory May 1875; petition re John Gibbons 1875; committee re William Davies 1875; Star Advertising Directory Dec. 1875; petition re Kauaeranga Road District Apr. 1877; petition re Parawai Highway District Apr, 1877; notice re William Deeble Oct. 1878).

Methodism in Thames (Thames. Photocopies - Letter, Fred Baker Archivist, Methodist Church of NZ to David, 13/10/1999, enclosed - document taking Tapu off part Allot. 12A Kauaeranga, the agreement between W R Graham & James Buller, general register of church property Grahamstown, Journal 'On the Costs of the Greenstone Gold' - George Harper 1868-69; Letter, Fred Baker Methodist Archivist to David 19/11/99 encl: Pt diary - Guy & Potters history of the first 50 years of Primitive Methodism in NZ pg 180-187, historical notes - W T Blight, 'Fifty Years of Primitive Methodism in NZ').

Mine Managers Death Records (Thames. Dunlop, Radford, Crawford, McInnis, Cartwright, Moore, McInteer, Govan).

Non Fatal Accident Clippings (Thames. Draft for booklet).

Part articles on Thames Goldfields (Thames. Photocopies from books: Blomfield book, 'Colonial Tears & Sweat' - Julie Millen; 'Sketch of the Thames Goldfields 1871' - James Buller).

Sawyer v. Caledonian GMC (Thames. Newspaper reports etc 1889).

Thames Gold Mining Companies' Shareholders/Registrations Govt. Gazettes (Thames. Various mines - registration notices).

Thames Hauraki Pumping Plant (MacDiarmid, Arch. Thames. Photocopy of report (paper No. 222), incl. plans).

The Mine That Midas Touched Arbury, D (Thames. History of Caledonain Mine, newspaper clippings, report on the Caledonian Mine - Capt. Hutton 1871, photocopies of Gold Pt. II (NZ) - possibly prepared for booklet).

Assay Book TSM Hauraki. 1.9.1891 - 21.10.1895.

The Waitangi Tribunal John Battersby Evidence.

Folder (Pt. 'The West Coast Gold Rushes' - May, Philip Ross with full index; Pt 'Musket Wars' - Ngati Maru; Pt 'The Golden Reefs' - Latham, Darrell, Reefton, Waiuta, Lyell).



PHOTOCOPIED BOOKS

'Flaming Century, Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade 1887 - 1987' (Thames. Photocopied book - sleeved file).

Freemasonry in the Hauraki Goldfields (Hauraki. Photocopy. Sleeved file).

Gold Mines of the Hauraki District Downey 1935 (Hauraki. Photocopied book. Sleeved file).

Handbook of NZ Mines Gvt Printer NZ. (Hauraki. Photocopy. Sleeved file).

'New Zealand Mines Report 1900' Re-typed.

'Stamper Battery' Howe, Amelia.

'Thames - 50 Years a Goldfield 1867 - 1917' Thames Old Boys Assn..

Thames Goldfield Jubilee 1867-1917 (Thames. Photocopy. Sleeved file).

Thames Reminiscences Mrs. McDonald (Thames. Photocopy).

Thames Reunion O.T. B. A. (Thames. Photocopy).

The Cornish Miner Jenkin, A. K. Hamilton. 1927, 1948, 1962.

The Cornish Miner in Australia Payton, Philip J. 1984 (Cornwall).

The First Hundred Years 1868 - 1968 St James Presbyterian Church Thames (Thames. Photocopied booklet. Sleeved file. Presbyterian and Methodist churches).

United Masters Lodge No.167 Bro. R. L. G. Goodall, Master. (Thames. Photocopied booklet. Sleeved file).



PHOTOCOPIED BOUND FILES

Burial Records - Shortland, Thames TCDC (Thames. Explanation, Trustees of Thames Public Cemeteries - special order; index to burial records, headstone transcriptions).

Burial Records - Tararu TCDC (Thames).

Burial Index - Shortland TCDC (Thames. Numerical index - plots).

Burial Index - Tararu TCDC (Thames).

Burial Index - Totara TCDC (Thames. Index to headstones).

Historic Places Inventory TCDC. 1983.

Street Directories Various (Thames. Rates Roll Ak Province 1868 Waiotahi; Rates Roll Ak Province 1869-70 Kauaeranga; Wises NZ Directory 1872-73 Grahamstown , Shortland with suburbs; Wises NZ Directory 1875-76 Pt IIA Thames, Grahamstown, Shortland & Tararu; Wises NZ Directory Thames A 1878-79; Wises NZ Directory Thames 1880-81; Burgess Roll, Borough of Thames May 1886-87; Cleaves Ak Directory 1894; Wises NZ Post Office Directory 1910; Leightons Ak Prov Directory 1930).



OTHER

Ads/sketches (Small photo album - ads, sketches, cartoons. Gold, colonial life, early newspapers).

File - shop photos (Photocopies).

Photo Album (Australia, Sovereign Hill. Gold).

Photos/Postcards.

Many Mining Reports - local area.

Many Mining Co. Annual Reports.



Many mining reports for mines or areas in this region - not catalogued yet.

Many prospectuses from various mining companies here and Australia - not catalogued yet.

Many photographs - not catalogued yet.

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