Market Gardening

Print, Photographic
2008.040.01
Intersection SH1 and Mill Road
Intersection of SH1 and Mill Road, photo taken from Railway Windmill Tower (for water pumping for railway) Tooby's Service Station on south west corner, two storey building is the Moutere Private Hospital. Ropata Te Ao's house can be seen on the... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2019.009.01
Aerial photograph of Otaki Railway area 1952, looking southwest showing Rahui Dairy Factory to left foreground, Rahui Road onto Mill Road, County Road, Main Highway, Dunstan Street, railway station, Raulway Hotel, Railway Theatre.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2006.474.01
Aerial View of Otaki Township over Haruati Park
Coloured aerial view of Haruatai Park, looking over Otaki township west to the coast. Featuring newly built Squash Courts, swimming pool and soccor fields. Otaki Cottage Hospital, Rahui sports ground and the Otaki Primary School in centre of photo... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2019.009.04
Drone aerial photo of Otaki looking south east with swimming pool, Tennis courts and squash courts in the foreground.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2006.496.01
Loading Tomatoes
Loading tomatoes on to horse and cart, Park Avenue Lower Hutt. Justin Pescini on brake, Fred Bertelsen handing up crate, Tom Pescini standing near shed door. The draught horses are named Ginger (at front, Bertelsen horse) and Darkie (at rear, Pescin... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2006.687.003
Workers for Vic Bertelsen, market garden tomato season From left: Lorna Sundgren, Nick Te Wiata with springer spaniel dogs Chops and Mark'em, Edna Snowdon, Vic Bertelsen, Vi Sundgren, Brian Meyer, Nancy Verrant, Alex McLellan, Front from left: Tomm... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2006.687.005
Tomatoes ready for market, trucked to MacCutcheon's Market in Stratford. R - L: Vic Bertelsen, truck driver from Stratford, Gwen Bertelsen, Noeleen Bertelsen, Brian Meyer, Mani?... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2006.692.005b
Otaki Racecourse Part of land leased for market gardening to Chinese gardener See OHJ vol 42 page 38-39... View Full Record
2006.723.03
Digital copy of a photo of the Gordon family bunching gladioli for market. See OHJ vol 43, page 25... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.001.02
Jack Hing & Co
Jackson and Harry Hing unloading vegetables at their father's shop in Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North. Jackson and Harry's father Jack moved to Palmerston North from Otaki because the weather there was better for his wife's asthma. Jackson and... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.004.04
Edwards Transport
Edwards Transport truck at Bertelsen's gardens, loaded with empty boxes. George Murrell truck driver. Albion truck... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.006.02
Cooksleys Transport
Cooksleys Transport truck loaded with vegetable crates.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.006.12
Cooksleys Transport
Cooksleys Transport truck with Fred Snowden and Les Kirker.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.006.14
Cooksleys Transport
Cooksleys Transport fleet, from left, trucks 3,4,5 are vegetable trucks. Cooksleys Transport was founded in 1927 by Joe Cooksley, a local hotel owner. Keith's Uncle Murray bought the business in 1938 and Keith McLeavey's father managed it. Keith... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.014.01
Peter Dal Din
Peter Dal Din in his garden at 128 Waerenga Road, Otaki.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.014.03
Peter Dal Din
Peter Dal Din, vines at 128 Waerenga Road, Otaki.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.014.05
Cesira Dal Din
Cesira Dal Din.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.014.08
Dal Din Glasshouses
Dal Din glasshouses 128 Waerenga Road, Otaki... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.026.01
Market Gardening
Sid Snowden cutting silverbeet in his father's market garden. Sid worked for Edward's Transport for many years. Photo used in exhibition "Market Gardening in Otaki"... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.026.02
Picking violets
School girls picking violets at Rangiuru Road, Otaki. From left Shirley Smith, Maureen Harvey, Anne Gimblett, Aileen Cole... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.028.05
Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums growing in Morgan's gardens, looking toward Mill Road, Otaki... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2009.091.03
Plastic "glasshouses"
Plastic "glasshouses" built by Jim MacDonald, Te Waka Road, Te Horo. Babacos and capsicums were grown commercially.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2011.019.01
Kim Family
Framed hand painted photograph of Peter Kim with his parents, Yung Kim and Chow Kim, outside their home. The Kims were market gardeners on the land now occupied by Paterson Court on Kirk Street. ... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2011.021.01
Daisy Kwan, 1971
B&W framed photograph of Daisy Kwan (Mrs Wong Kwan She), market gardener (1883-1973). Had gardens in Waerenga Road and later Mill Road. ... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2011.024.01
Otaki Pinks at Otaki Railway
A field of Otaki Pink carnations being grown commercially alongside the Main Highway, Otaki, on the site of the present day Information Centre. The Railway Hotel can be seen in the distance. Shown in the photo gathering flowers are Phylis and Ray Mof... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2016.003.01
Gabby Goldsmith, standing in his glasshouse amid a display of carnations.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2016.003.02
Gabby Goldsmith's glasshouse, Waerenga Road - now part of Watson's Gardens (2016).... View Full Record
Report
2022.146.01b
24th Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the Otaki District Commercial Gardeners Society Ltd. 1968. The Committee of Management, under the Presidency of A.R.Tilbury (as displayed in view 2 attached) constitutes C.M Moy ( Vicepresident) W.G... View Full Record
Report
2022.146.01q
41st report and statement of accounts for the Otaki District Commercial Gardener' Society 1984 The Committee of Management,now under the presidency of P.H Thorpe, were M.Moy, R.Bertelsen, D.K Chung, D.J Foster, B.E Meyer, A.F Morgan, P Sue, J.W Y... View Full Record
Booklet
2022.146.02a
Small soft covered "pocket" size booklet being the 1983 reprint edition of rules for the Otaki District Commercial Gardeners' Society Ltd. 35 Pages... View Full Record
Booklet
2023.140.08
51 page vegetable seed catalogue from Asian-Seed, Seed Producers & Suppliers. Lisitngs in Chinese and English. Address PO Box 7213, Taradale, Napier. Website www.asian-seed.co.nz Charman Moy colleciton... View Full Record
Booklet
2023.140.06
16 Page booklet being the Webling and Stewart Seeds Vegetable Seed Price List (July 1999). From Estate of Charman Moy.... View Full Record
Photocopy
2022.184.01
Two page article from the New Zealand Commercial Grower magazine for September 1984 about Peter and Anne Thorpe. The article talks of the Thorpes' transition from tomato growing into flower growing at their property "Tomatanui" in Ringawhati Road, Ot... View Full Record
Newspaper Obituary
2022.241.01
Newspaper obituary in "Otaki Today: newspaper detailing the life of Kwin Hor Tse, the last of a generation of Chinese market gardeners in Otaki.... View Full Record
Box
2023.005.01
An empty 'Otaki Tomatoes' wooden tomato box with the label of Stan Young's market garden, 263 Mill Rd, Otaki. The label features the graphic of a red tomato on a green and white background. The stapm M.G. Wellington refers to Market Gardeners Ltd who... View Full Record
Hoe, Garden
2008.012.01
Hand hoe, for planting cabbages and cauliflower. Handle 38cm long with a 17cm blade. Used by market gardeners Jack Hing & Co at Otaki... View Full Record
Needle, Sewing
2008.012.02a&b
2 sack needles used for sewing up sugar sacks of peas and potatoes. Needles used by Jack Hing & Co in their market garden. 1 FEB 2021 - 2008.012.02b is missing.... View Full Record
Labels
2022.184.02
12 labels for "Tomatonui" P.H.Thorpe's property, Otaki... View Full Record
Hook, Sack
2008.012.03
Sack hook used on market garden of Jack Hing & Co. Used for lifting sacks of potatoes. Handle 10 cm in length... View Full Record
Sack, Potato
2008.012.04
Potato sack, used in market garden of Jack Hing & Co.... View Full Record
Sprayer, Hand
2008.013.01
Acme Powder Blower made by the Acme Chemical Co (proprietors Acme Sales Ltd). Metal with a canvas sleeve separating the powder container from a nozzle. There is a metal handle. Used to puff powdered insecticide onto plants. Don Watson used it for a... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2024.116.01
Photograph of three produce boxes. Sides of the boxes are painted green and have painted the words "Please Return H Small Otaki Rly" One box has the number "6" painted on it.... View Full Record
Watering Can
2023.194.01.
This object is an unpainted watering can with partly rusted side and top handles and partly rusted spout. It is part of the Moy collection.... View Full Record
Cap
2023.200.01
This object is a navy blue cloth cap donated to the museum by the Moy family. There is red stitching on the front with the brand name Yates and blue stitching saying CHAMP FLOWABLE. To the right of the word 'Champ' are three stars and to the righ... View Full Record
Hat
2024.013.01
A double layered straw sunhat worn by Dow Chung. That hat is make of beige paper and natural coloured woven straw. There is black cotton tape on the inside of the hat. Dow would have likely worn this hat while working in the market gardens. ... View Full Record
Book
2013.027.02
Sons of the Soil: Chinese Market Gardeners in New Zealand
"Sons of the Soil: Chinese Market Gardeners in New Zealand"... View Full Record
Book
2013.028.01
Success through adversity
The history of the Federation, including its formation, its relationship with other growers' organisations, the challenges it has faced and its achievements. Included as an appendix is the Chinese Growers List 1930s to 2010s.... View Full Record
File, Digital
2006.746.01
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