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Ashley John Barsley Hunter ( |
'''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{{Cite web|url=https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ethesaurus.161825|title=ATL: Unpublished Collections|website=tiaki.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=2019-05-27}}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> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Hunter was born in England and moved to New Zealand in 1871 with |
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> |
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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" /> |
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He was a member of the UK [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] and |
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" /> |
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 2 December 2024
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
[edit]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
[edit]View material relating to Ashley Hunter on DigitalNZ
References
[edit]- ^ 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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