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 to be superimposed on British chart 2543, enclosure No. 2 to Report No. 201 of 7 August 1940. The thin line shows the raider's course, the thicker line shows mines about 800 metres apart, and the double lines mines about 400 metres apart. The south-eastern end of the minefield covering the approaches north and south of Cuvier Island is not shown in this copy")
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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.
