Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The Great Waimangu geyser. Rotorua.
Primary Maker
Date
20th Century
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Grandchild
Related Object Notes
George Bourne Papers MS 793
Letters MS 89/236
Albums 327 and 328
Essay 99/65
Is Part Of
Media/Materials
Technique
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Ngaire Morgan,daughter of George Bourne
Public Access Text
Waimangu was the largest geyser in New Zealand. It began erupting in 1900. The eruptions would vary between heights of 150m and 450m. Activity ceased in November 1904 when a landslide altered the local water table.
Captions possibly by Carrie Fitzgerald, Ngaire Morgan's aunt.
Page No : 11
Subject Notes
George Bourne was born in Whanganui. In c1902 he started working for the 'Weekly News' as one of their photographic artists and travelled throughout New Zealand for the next twenty years in that capacity. He is well known for his series portraying the Maori prophet, Rua Kenana and his newly built community at Maungapohatu in 1908. He pioneered aerial photography through his friends the Walsh brothers and is also known for his comic photo montages.
Copyright
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Last Update
26 Sep 2023
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