Content
p1-1. Mother, Gisborne, 1939, print
p1-2. Dutchy Beck and Jack. Taken in England, print
p1-3. Mrs, Mr [Portrait of couple], print
p2-1. Bert, print
p2-2. Hexton Gisborne, our new Chev (1926), 1927, print
p2-3. Marie, print
p2-4. The family, December 1944, print
p2-5. Patricia, print
p2-6. Jim, print
p3-1. Roy, print
p3-2. Joyce, print
p3-3. [portrait of couple -unidentified], print
p3-4. No.5 Squd Catalina at Segond Seaplane base, New Hebrides, print
p4-1. [portrait of unidentified man], print
p4-2. Phil, print
p4-3. Crew no. 3 of Catalina Flying Boat, Suva, Nov 1944, print
p5-1. Blackie and I at Picton, print
p5-2. Phil and Black, Cloudy Bay, Blenheim, print
p5-3. Picton, print
p5-4. Brother and I, Wellington, print
p6-1. Ruth [and Colin Topp], print
p6-2. [Colin Topp and] Black, print
p6-3. Working at the Bay, print
p7-1. Working at the Bay, print
p7-2. On Patrol, print
p7-3. And safely home in Segond channel, print
p8-1. Funa Futi in Ellis Island, print
p8-2. Rotuma Isld, print
p8-3. Putting her on the hard, print
p9-1. Conway Reef, print
p9-2. Shores of Rotuma, print
p9-3. Kandavu Island, print
p9-4. Samoa, print
p10-1. Cyprus, print
p10-2. [Family portrait – Colin, Ruth and Carolyn Topp], print
p10-3. [Carolyn Topp(?) as a young girl], print
p10-4. [Group portrait – Ruth Davis – bottom right], Rotorua, print
p10-5. RNZAF “Hobby”, print
p10-6. Ruth and her mother, Wellington, print
p11-1. [Portrait of two men in uniform], print
p11-2. [Ruth Davis] WRAF. Fiji, print
p11-3. [Colin Topp], print
p11-4. RNZAF, Woodbourne, print
p11-5. Daphne, print
p12-1. [Colin and Ruth], Gisborne, 1947, print
p12-2. The flat in Titirangi, print
p12-3. [Ruth Davis], 1989, print (colour)
p12-4. Boys at Hobby, 1939, print
p12-5. Phil at Nassuri, 1942-43, print
p13-1. Ruth, print
p13-2. Ruth, print
p13-3. Ruth, print
p13-4. Gisborne, print
p13-5. Bobby, I [Colin] and Jean, print
p14-1. Piha, print
p14-2. Ruth, print
p14-3. Me [Colin] Joyce, print
p15-1. Black and Mary, print
p15-2. Black [as Tarzan], print
p15-3. Tom, David and Jim, print
p16-1. [Colin Topp], print
p16-2. Ola, print
p16-3. [Colin Topp], print
p16-4. Ola, print
p17-1. Air Crew Training, print
p17-2. Air Crew Training, print
p17-3. Me [Colin] in Wellington, print
p17-4. S.S. Penang, print
p17-5. [Boat], Pine Island, print
p18-1. [portrait of Black and Colin Topp on right], print
p18-2. [portrait of Black], print
p18-3. Myself [Colin] and Ruth, print
p18-4. Betty, print
p18-5. Doreen and Ruth, print
p19-1. Wendy, print
p19-2. [Colin Topp], print
p19-3. Ruth [and Colin Topp], print (handcoloured)
p19-4. Bobby, Black and Jean, print
p19-5. Pearl and Lynn, print
p20-1. At Motueka, print
p20-2. Vicky and I at Poor Man’s Valley, print
p20-3. Brownie, George at Lake Rotorua, print
p21-1. Pearl, print
p21-2. With Pearl, print
p21-3. Gorge [sic], print
p21-4. Pearl and Lyn, print
p21-5. Lake Rotorua, print
p22-1. Spit, print
p22-2. [plane], print
p22-3. Kilty’s, print
p22-4. [plane], print
p22-5. [vessel], print
p22-6. [plane], print
p22-7. T.T.S., print
p22-8. [plane], print
p22-9. Don, print
p23-1. Murawai Beach, print
p23-2. [plane], print
p23-3. [plane], print
p23-4. [man standing next to plane], print
p23-5. Jack [five men riding motorcycles along beach], print
p24-1. Ruth & Carolyn Cyprus, 1954, Famagusta Beach, print
p24-2. [Group portrait of Air Force men in front of plane], print
p24-3. [plane], print
p24-4. [mechanic(?) working on plane], print
p24-5. [man standing in front of plane], print
p25-1. [Group portrait outside Church – Colin and Ruth Topp’s wedding], print
p26-1. [portrait of Ruth Topp (nee Davis)], print (hand coloured)
p26-2. [Portrait of Colin Topp], print
p27-1. [Portrait of baby], print
p31-1. R.N.Z.A.F. Santos, print
p33-1. Troopships, Ships of War somewhere in the South West Pacific, print
p33-2. Troopships, Ships of War somewhere in the South West Pacific, print
p34-1. Cargo Ships. Photographed from a Catalina while on routine patrol, print
p34-2. [plane], print
p34-3. Cargo Ships. Photographed from a Catalina while on routine patrol, print
p35-1. Nouvelle Hebrides, stamp
p35-2. Segond Seaplane Base, Esperitu Santos, New Hebrides, print
p35-3. Nouvelle Hebrides, stamp
p35-4. [plane], print
p35-5. [plane], print
p36-1. Engine School Instructors at T.T.S. R.N.Z.A.F. Nelson, 8.15.1945, print
p36-2. [copy of a painting of a seaplane on beach], print (reproduction)
p36-3. [woman and man walking along street], print
p36-4. Gilbert & Ellice Islands, stamp
p36-5. Gilbert & Ellice Islands, stamp
p36-6. Gilbert & Ellice Islands, stamp
p36-7. Gilbert & Ellice Islands, stamp
p36-8. Gilbert & Ellice Islands, stamp
p36-9. Gilbert & Ellice Islands, stamp
p36-10. Gilbert & Ellice Islands, stamp
p36-11. [copy of a painting of a seaplanes at airbase], print (reproduction)
p37-1. Air Casualties – Flt/Sgt. C.C. Ealam of Christchurch, killed, newspaper clipping
p37-2. Allied Nations Cemetery, Funa Futi, print
p37-3. F/O R.I. Wilkinson, of Lower Hutt, killed on active service, newspaper clipping
p37-4. W/O. W.H. Heath, of Waimate, presumed dead, newspaper clipping
p1-lp1. [Wedding portrait – Colin Topp and Ruth Davis], Gisborne, N.Z. 25th March, 1946, print (portrait folder)
p1-lp2. [Wedding party of Colin Topp and Ruth Davis, St. Luke’s Church, Waerenga-a-hika, Gisborne], 25/03/1946, print
p1-lp3. Sgt. Topp, 1957, print
p1-lp4. RNZAF Vampire, WR 141, 29 March 1954, print
p1-lp5. Singapore 1975, print
p1-lp6. Air New Zealand Engine 455-299, print
p1-lp7. [Portrait of Colin, Ruth and Carolyn Topp], print (portrait folder)
p1-lp8. [Portrait of Colin Topp in Air Force uniform], print (mounted)
p1-lp9. Allied Nations Cemetery, Funafuti, print
p1-lp10. Allied Nations Cemetery, Funafuti, print
p1-lp11. P. M of NZ. Rt. Hon. Sid Holland, R.A.F. Nicsea, Cyprus, 1950, print
p1-lp12. Taken at Gisborne, 3-7-45. [portrait of Colin and Black], print
p1-lp13. [Tank and palm trees], print
p1-lp14. Tarawa, print
p1-lp15. Royal New Zealand Air Force Tarawa, print
p1-lp16. [upside tank on beach], print
p1-lp17. [structure on beach], print
p1-lp18. [wing of plane], print
p1-lp19. The guy in the centre is Commander V.S. Bowling the station commander. The other character with 3 stripes is me (Colin Topp)! Sid Holland is amazed at the intricacies of a jet engine, that I think is simple, print
p1-lp20. [weapons], print
p1-lp21. [Man and child walking along beach], print
p1-lp22. [bomb casings?], print
p1-lp23. [Military base], print
p1-lp24. [Snapshot of three military men in front of palm tree], print
p1-lp25. German M.E. shot down in … desert, print
p1-lp26. This is the famous ‘gut’ in Malta. A street full of bars & dance halls of a kind better known to all Navy men, and at night time you can’t move in it, print
p1-lp27. 14 Squad. Per… visiting the ruins, print (postcard)
p1-lp28. [Military base], print (postcard)
p1-lp29. Open day at Whenuapai, print
p1-lp30. Coconut trees, New Caledonia, print (postcard), photomechanical
p1-lp31. Tulagi Harbor [sic], Solomon Group, print (postcard), photomechanical
p1-lp32. Coconut trees fringe the shores almost everywhere in New Caledonia, print (postcard), photomechanical
p1-lp33. Newspaper clipping from November 15, 1944 with picture of Flt/Lt. G.R. Trafford of Gisborne, missing on operations
p1-lp33. Royal New Zealand Air Force Tarawa, negative (nitrate)