A PROGRAMME FOR THE GLENFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE NORTH SHORE ON FILM
Picnic By Peregrine to the North Shore
[1911], 2 mins, Silent A ride on the ferry Peregrine via Birkenhead is followed by a fun filled picnic. We are currently working on identifying the venue for the picnic. At this stage we believe it is most likely Browns Island.
Glimpses of the North Shore
[1921] Photographed by: IVAN MOON, 3mins, 30sec, silent Titles: "Glimpses of the North Shore, Mairangi Bay, Beautiful Torbay, The Long Bay follies"
Romantic and Sea-Girt Northshore
[1928], 17 mins, Silent An advertisement for the Devonport Ferry Company, this detailed film shows remarkable scenes of Devonport, Birkenhead, Northcote, Milford and T akapuna.
Auckland News Reel Number Four - excerpt
Carlton Films, [1931-32], 3 mins, Silent An Auckland to Devonport water taxi is advertised, in a humorous vein, as a fast alternative to the ferry.
Weekly Review 212 - excerpt: "Auckland...Achilles Returns"
New Zealand National Film Unit, 1945, 1 min, Sound The famous HMS Achilles arrives at Devonport with men returning from the war. It is available for public viewing while in Auckland.
Weekly Review 333 - excerpt: "Auckland...Food For Finsbury"
New Zealand National Film Unit, 1948, 1 min, Sound North Shore residents collect foodstuffs and cash contributions to be sent to Britain.
TIPULATORS,
A. H. REYNOLDS, 1951, 0:10:51 Tapper Transport Engineering presents their new tip truck, the Tapper Tipulator. The trucks are shown loading metal at Stevenson's Quarry. The film follows owner and driver Keith Livingstone on his job to build the new East Coast Bays Road on the North Shore of Auckland. Every morning a convoy of Tipulators travel through the middle of Auckland and across the
harbour by ferry. They ascend Crown Hill into Milford and begin work laying metal on the new road.
Chelsea. Experience of a Lifetime – excerpt
University of Auckland, 1984, 2 mins, Sound A look at the history of Birkenhead’s most enduring landmarks.
The Bridge - excerpts
Red Sky Film and Television, 2002, 6 mins, Sound This film takes a fascinating look at the social history of the Auckland Harbour Bridge – an icon that has connected not only two points on the Waitemata Harbour but the lives of hundreds of New Zealanders. Excerpts include the first bungy jump from the bridge around 20 years ago.
Programme: 50 mins Piano: William Green