Niagara
(Place)
Mentioned in
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume I
- Episodes & Studies Volume 1
- New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
- Political and External Affairs
- Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Supply Company
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
- The Home Front Volume II
- The Pacific
- The Royal New Zealand Navy
- War Economy
Image Gallery
.jpg "A lifeboat from the Niagara transfers survivors to the coastal vessel Kapiti")
.jpg "Black and white map of sea route")
.jpg "Lifeboats from the Niagara")
.jpg "This reproduction of the Orion's chart of her course across the approaches to the Hauraki Gulf shows also the position of ships sighted while her minelaying was in progress. The numbers added in black give a key to translations of the notes on the map(1)Vessel in sight(2)Steamer in sight(3)Steamer in sight(4)Position of sinking of Niagara(5)Steamer in sight(6)Moko Hinau light(7)Blacked-out vessel(8)Vessel(9)Moon bearing at 2100 hours The main heading at the bottom of the map states that it is t…")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Niagara":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.