Dominion Day, 2007
A feature of the centenary celebrations of New Zealand's adoption of dominion status was the illumination of the Parliamentary Library. In 1907 Parliament Buildings had been illuminated with lights...
View ArticleParliamentary library escapes fire
Parliament buildings on fire, 11 December 1907 (Alexander Turnbull Library, 1/2-022885-F)The country narrowly avoided a great library bonfire in 1907, when fire swept through Parliament Buildings in...
View ArticleLibrary disasters
Parliament Buildings during the 1907 fire, showing firemen using hoses and piles of books, desks, etc., on the lawn in front. The General Assembly Library is on the right.Library disasters and near...
View Article1937 NZLA conference delegates
Attendees at the 1937 New Zealand Library Association Conference in Wellington, photographed on the steps of Parliament. In the front row are John Barr (7th from left), Guy Scholefield (8th from left)...
View ArticleCharles Wilson
Charles Wilson, the first Chief Librarian of the General Assembly Library.Credit: Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: 1/2-111089-F Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of...
View ArticleOpening of the Beehive in Wellington, 1977
The interior of the Beehive, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, with tapestries by Guy Ngan in the foreground photographed during the opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II (standing on the landing...
View ArticleAnnouncement of war with Germany, 1914
A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered outside Parliament on the afternoon of 5 August 1914 to hear the Governor, Lord Liverpool, announce that Britain – and by extension the Dominion of New Zealand –...
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