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Ashley John Barsley Hunter (1854–1932) was a New Zealand engineer, artist, photographer and cartoonist.^[1] Although principally employed as an engineer, his cartoons appeared in the New Zealand Graphic, Ladies Journal and Youth Companion (1890–1913) in the 1890s and 1900s.^[2]

Biography

Hunter was born in England and moved to New Zealand in 1871 with his family.^[3] He married Eliza Jane Halyday in 1878; he died in Auckland in 1932.^[4]

After working as a photographer upon arrival in New Zealand, Hunter was appointed as an engineering cadet in the Public Works Department in Wellington (1872.)^[1]^[5] He continued to work for the Public Works Department until 1882, when he went into private practice in partnership with James Stewart.^[5] Hunter then went on to become an engineer for the Westport Coal Company (1894–1897), the Paparoa Coal Company (1906–1910), the Waipa Coal Company and the Westport Stockton Coal Company (1910–1913). In 1918, he was responsible for laying out the Glen Afton coal mine and the Huntly branch railway.^[5]

He was a member of the UK Institution of Civil Engineers and president of the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers from 1922 to 1923.^[5]

External links

View material relating to Ashley Hunter on DigitalNZ

References

^ ^a ^b "ATL: Unpublished Collections". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
^ Grant, Ian Fraser. (1987). The unauthorized version : a cartoon history of New Zealand (2nd ed. rev. & updated ed.). Auckland, N.Z.: D. Bateman. ISBN 0908610726. OCLC 23141125.
^ Hunter, Ashley J. (2005). The letters of Ashley J Hunter 1871–1878. Christchurch: M Rolleston.
^ "Obituary: Mr Ashley Hunter". New Zealand Herald: 14. 28 May 1932.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ashley John Hunter (1854–1932) | Engineering New Zealand". www.engineeringnz.org. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

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[:0-1] "ATL: Unpublished Collections". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

[2] Grant, Ian Fraser. (1987). The unauthorized version : a cartoon history of New Zealand (2nd ed. rev. & updated ed.). Auckland, N.Z.: D. Bateman. ISBN 0908610726. OCLC 23141125.

[3] Hunter, Ashley J. (2005). The letters of Ashley J Hunter 1871–1878. Christchurch: M Rolleston.

[:1-4] "Obituary: Mr Ashley Hunter". New Zealand Herald: 14. 28 May 1932.

[:2-5] "Ashley John Hunter (1854–1932) | Engineering New Zealand". www.engineeringnz.org. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

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+[[File:Ashley Hunter circa 1923.jpg|thumb|Taken circa 1923 from the Past Presidents Album of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ). Colourised by his great great grandson, Ashley Catton]]
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-Ashley John Barsley Hunter (1854-1932) was a New Zealand engineer, artist, photographer and cartoonist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ethesaurus.161825|title=ATL: Unpublished Collections|website=tiaki.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref> Although principally employed as an engineer, he was one of the founders of the ''New Zealand Graphic and Ladies Journal'' (initially published as the ''Auckland Graphic'') in 1877.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=28 May 1932|title=Obituary: Mr Ashley Hunter|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19320528.2.173|journal=New Zealand Herald|volume=|pages=14|via=}}</ref> His cartoons appeared in the ''Graphic'' throughout the 1880s and 1890s, often appearing as full-page images on the front cover.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23141125|title=The unauthorized version : a cartoon history of New Zealand|last=Grant, Ian Fraser.|date=1987|publisher=D. Bateman|isbn=0908610726|edition=2nd ed. rev. & updated|location=Auckland, N.Z.|oclc=23141125}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cartoons.org.nz/cartoonists/ashley-hunter|title=Ashley Hunter {{!}} New Zealand Cartoon Archive|website=www.cartoons.org.nz|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref>
+'''Ashley John Barsley Hunter''' (1854–1932) was a New Zealand engineer, artist, photographer and cartoonist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ethesaurus.161825|title=ATL: Unpublished Collections|website=tiaki.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref> Although principally employed as an engineer, his cartoons appeared in the ''New Zealand Graphic'', ''Ladies Journal'' and ''Youth Companion'' (1890–1913) in the 1890s and 1900s.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23141125|title=The unauthorized version : a cartoon history of New Zealand|last=Grant, Ian Fraser.|date=1987|publisher=D. Bateman|isbn=0908610726|edition=2nd ed. rev. & updated|location=Auckland, N.Z.|oclc=23141125}}</ref>
 == Biography ==
-Hunter was born in England and moved to New Zealand in 1871 with some of his family.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The letters of Ashley J Hunter 1871-1878|last=Hunter|first=Ashley J.|publisher=M Rolleston|year=2005|isbn=|location=Christchurch|pages=}}</ref> He married Eliza Jane Halyday in 1878 and died in Auckland in 1932.<ref name=":1" />
+Hunter was born in England and moved to New Zealand in 1871 with his family.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The letters of Ashley J Hunter 1871–1878|last=Hunter|first=Ashley J.|publisher=M Rolleston|year=2005|location=Christchurch}}</ref> He married Eliza Jane Halyday in 1878; he died in Auckland in 1932.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|date=28 May 1932|title=Obituary: Mr Ashley Hunter|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19320528.2.173|journal=New Zealand Herald|pages=14}}</ref>
-After initially working as a photographer on arrival in New Zealand, he was appointed as an engineering cadet in the Public Works Department in Wellington in 1872.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.engineeringnz.org/our-work/heritage/engineering-hall-fame/ashley-john-hunter-18541932/|title=Ashley John Hunter (1854–1932) {{!}} Engineering New Zealand|website=www.engineeringnz.org|language=en|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref> He continued to work for the Public Works Department until 1882 when he went into private practice in partnership with James Stewart.<ref name=":2" /> He was an engineer for the Westport Coal Company (from 1894-1897), the [[Paparoa]] Coal Company (1906-1910), the [[Waipa District|Waipa]] Coal Company and the [[Westport, New Zealand|Westport]] Stockton Coal Company (1910-1913). In 1918, he was responsible for laying out the [[Glen Afton]] Coal Mine and the [[Huntly railway station, Waikato|Huntly]] Branch Railway.<ref name=":2" />
+After working as a photographer upon arrival in New Zealand, Hunter was appointed as an engineering cadet in the Public Works Department in Wellington (1872.)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.engineeringnz.org/our-work/heritage/engineering-hall-fame/ashley-john-hunter-18541932/|title=Ashley John Hunter (1854–1932) {{!}} Engineering New Zealand|website=www.engineeringnz.org|language=en|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref> He continued to work for the Public Works Department until 1882, when he went into private practice in partnership with James Stewart.<ref name=":2" /> Hunter then went on to become an engineer for the Westport Coal Company (1894–1897), the [[Paparoa]] Coal Company (1906–1910), the [[Waipa District|Waipa]] Coal Company and the [[Westport, New Zealand|Westport]] Stockton Coal Company (1910–1913). In 1918, he was responsible for laying out the [[Glen Afton]] coal mine and the [[Huntly railway station, Waikato|Huntly]] branch railway.<ref name=":2" />
-He was a member of the UK [[Institution of Civil Engineers|Institute of Civil Engineers]] and President of the [[New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers]] from 1922 to 1923.<ref name=":2" />
+He was a member of the UK [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] and president of the [[New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers]] from 1922 to 1923.<ref name=":2" />
 == External links ==
 [https://digitalnz.org/records?text=hunter%2C+ashley+john+barsby View material relating to Ashley Hunter on DigitalNZ]
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 == References ==
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