Christmas time

It’s that time of year again, the halls are decked and the streets are decorated.

Ref: Eric W Young, Looking south along Queen Street..., 1980s, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1021-52.

Have a look at 12 days of Auckland Libraries Christmas on our website for all the festive things going on around the region.

Ref: New Zealand Expeditionary Force, ANZAC Christmas card from Turkey, 1915, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 630-15. 

This ANZAC card is included in the selection of e-cards from 1915 available on the WW100 website. Head over there to send a last minute card!

Ref: Thomas Pringle, The Hochstetter Bivouac, 6,977ft, N.Z. 266, c1905, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 1012-62.

You can see more heritage Christmas cards in the online exhibition from the Sir George Grey Special Collections.

We featured one of the Christmas cards from G B Scott, a beautiful view of Mt. Cook & Mt. Tasman, in last year’s Christmas post, so thought we’d share the rest this year.

From north to south:

Ref: G B Scott, Seasons Greetings Oakura Bay, Northland, New Zealand, 1970s, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 996-1013.

Ref: G B Scott, Seasons Greetings Mt. Ruapehu, 9,175 FT. Chateau Tongaririo, New Zealand, 1970s, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 996-8263.

Ref: G B Scott, Manorburn Dam, six miles from Alexandra, 1960s, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 996-652.

Ref: G B Scott, Lake Te Anau, the South Island's largest lake, is 132 square miles, 1960s, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 996-725.

In addition to these Christmas cards G B Scott Publications also produced tourist postcards featuring iconic Auckland and New Zealand landscapes. Browse them in Heritage Images by searching ‘G B Scott’.

You can catch up on previous year's Christmas posts here.

Merry Christmas!

Author: Andrew Henry