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- [1917-1920] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
32 pp and 27 negatives
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Scope and content
File of photographs and negatives of New Zealand taken by Thora Trench during her time there. Included in this file is a photograph of the crowd awaiting a camp inspection from H.R.H The Prince of Wales during his visit to the Rotorua Jockey Club on the 28 April 1920. The file also contains a photograph of The Prince of Wales carrying out the inspection.
Also included in the file are photographs of the The New Zealand Expeditionary Force's ambulances and their female crews. The majority of the file is made up of negatives and photographs of the New Zealand countryside and of areas of natural beauty and interest such as Kaikoura, Lake Taupo and Ohinemutu a Māori village. There is also a photo of Rarotonga, the most populous island of the Cook Islands contained within the file. During this time Rarotonga was considered to be within the boundaries of New Zealand.