Manuscript, Te Mata Park

Object detail

Brief Description

The manuscript is titled: Te Mata Park, Havelock North. R M Lovell-Smith records the opening of the road up to Te Mata Peak and who attended. The author then writes about the donation of the Park to the people of New Zealand, the Chambers family, the history of Te Mata or Para-iti Peak, the planting of trees, the landscape and the botany and geology of the area.

Maker

R M Lovell-Smith

Production technique

Typed

Media/Materials description

Typed on paper with black ink.

Media/Materials

Paper/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Black/Ink/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 295 x 210mm

Classification terms

Manuscript
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1940s/20th Century

Current rights

Public Domain

Credit line

gifted by Mrs Smith

Other number(s)

89762

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Subject place

Te Mata Havelock North Hastings District Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Roads and roading Infrastructure Archive classification Geology Natural Science Flora Environment Local history History Employment Celebrations Public gatherings Parks and reserves Public Places