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Photographs of the South Sea Islands

documentary heritage

Photographs taken by G.M.J. Higginson and other photographers including D.M. Beere and J. Kinder. The collection of images covers the voyage of H.M.S. Curacoa which visited Cape Town South Africa, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa and spent some time in Auckland, New Zealand where crew went down to the Waikato region. The album also features Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.

Whakahounga o Mua: 15 Oct 2025

Collection Area

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Te reo Name

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Ingoa Kōrero Noa

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Ingoa Kē

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Momo Ingoa Kē

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Kupu whakaahua

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Wāhi

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Wāhi Hāngai

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Field Collection Place

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Wāhi Whāiti Taketake i Kohia ai

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Rā Kohinga

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Rā i Kohia i te Wāhi Taketake

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Accession Number

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Rā Tāpiringa

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Tohu Tuakiri Kē

35034 (Presto content ID)

PH-ALB-510 (Reference Number)

2006.68.1 (accession number)

71822 (DBTextworks system ID)

Momo Tohu Tuakiri Kē

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Wāhanga

Photography

Rūma Whakaatu

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Herenga

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Momo

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Uiuitia Tirohanga API

Photographs of the South Sea Islands — Rights applied at item level

Rūma Whakaatu

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Momo Taonga

photograph

Ingoa/Taitara

Photographs of the South Sea Islands

Ingoa Kē

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Kaiwaihanga Matua

Montagu Higginson (Photographer)

Kaituku Kōrero/Kaiwhakaputa

Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909, photographer

Temple, William, 1833-1919, photographer

Wāhi

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Rā

1863-1866

Ngā Tuhipoka Rā Whakaputa Tuatahi

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Waitohu/māka

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Whakaahuatanga ā-Kiko

490 mm. x 640 mm. x 25 mm.

Ngā Puritanga Rangatū

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ISBN/ISSN

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Reo

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Kohinga

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Taumata o te Mauhanga o Nāianei

Parent

Ahanoa Mema

179 ngā tūemi kei tēnei kohinga. Tirohia ngā tūemi katoa.

Ngā Tuhipoka Ahanoa Hāngai

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He Wāhi Nō

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Whakaahuatanga Rawatoi/Mātū

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Rawatoi/Mātū

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Raraunga Ine

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Tikanga Waihanga

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Putanga/Āhua/Whakaaturanga

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Tangata e Kōrerotia/Whakaahuatia ana

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Huinga Kaupapa

Waikato War, N.Z., 1863-1865

New Zealand--History--New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872--Campaigns--New Zealand--Waikato

New Zealand--History--New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872--Campaigns--New Zealand--Tauranga

Taumata whakarōpū

Album, Photograph/Album/Memorabilia/08 Communication Artifacts/Chenhall Nomenclature

Kōrero o Roto

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Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui ana

For further information see Higgins, S. Brothers in glass : Montagu Higginson and the photographers of the Waikato War, Records of the Auckland Museum, 2012; v.48:p.5-28.

[Keywords: New Zealand Wars]

Ngā Tuhipoka a te Kairangahau

Higgins, S. Brothers in glass : Montagu Higginson and the photographers of the Waikato War, Records of the Auckland Museum, 2012; v.48:p.5-28.

Tuhipoka Hāngai

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Subject Notes

George Montagu John Higginson was Assistant Paymaster on H.M.S. Curacoa, flagship of the Australian Squadron. The ship arrived in Auckland in October 1863. The Royal Naval presence was maintained by H.M. ships Curacoa, Esk, Miranda and Fawn operating out of Auckland Daniel Manders Beere was born in Ireland in 1833 and died in Melbourne in 1909. He came to New Zealand in 1863 to act as surveyor to the Auckland Provincial Government and was active as a photographer from his arrival until the 1890s. He is said not to have been a professional lensman, but a series of views of the province of Auckland by Messrs Beere (presumably Daniel and his brother Gerald Butler Beere, captain of the Waikato Militia) was advertised by J Varty in 1864 (NZH 1 April 1864). https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photographers/search

Momo Kohinga

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Manatārua

Collection contains multiple items - rights applied at item level

Rārangi Mihi

Purchased from Serge Kakou, 2006

Whakahounga o Mua

15 Oct 2025

Photographs of the South Sea Islands