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Laboratories, experiments and related accoutrements.

Image: Interior of the laboratory of the Auckland Museum

Interior of the laboratory of the Auckland Museum

Auckland Libraries

Image: Engineering Laboratory, c1930s

Engineering Laboratory, c1930s

Lincoln University

Image: i. Laboratory

i. Laboratory

Wellington City Council Archives

Image: The Old Chemistry Laboratory 1890

The Old Chemistry Laboratory 1890

Lincoln University

Image: Dominion Physical Laboratory Library

Dominion Physical Laboratory Library

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: 1970s Lincoln College laboratory

1970s Lincoln College laboratory

Lincoln University

Image: q. Laboratory, Corporation yard

q. Laboratory, Corporation yard

Wellington City Council Archives

Image: Biohazard controlled environment

Biohazard controlled environment

Auckland Libraries

Image: b. Meter, laboratory,

b. Meter, laboratory,

Wellington City Council Archives

Image: Physics room: a lesson in physical measurements with Form III

Physics room: a lesson in physical measurements with Form III

Auckland Libraries

Image: Evans Bay Intermediate School

Evans Bay Intermediate School

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Ōtūmoetai College: electrical laboratory

Ōtūmoetai College: electrical laboratory

Tauranga City Libraries

Image: b. Laboratory Water Test

b. Laboratory Water Test

Wellington City Council Archives

Image: d. Laboratory Water Test

d. Laboratory Water Test

Wellington City Council Archives

Image: Marine Department Island Bay Marine Laboratory.

Marine Department Island Bay Marine Laboratory.

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Seed Testing Laboratory, Palmerston North.

Seed Testing Laboratory, Palmerston North.

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Man in laboratory at the McLeod Brothers soap factory, Dunedin

Man in laboratory at the McLeod Brothers soap factory, Dunedin

Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago

Image: j. Interior of Laboratory at Corporation Yard

j. Interior of Laboratory at Corporation Yard

Wellington City Council Archives

Image: Industry

Industry

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Mr E Chen of Singapore determining the uptake of radioactive phosphorus by small pine trees, 1963 (Blackmore Neg 5180)

Mr E Chen of Singapore determining the uptake of radioactive phosphorus by small pine trees, 1963 (Blackmore Neg 5180)

Lincoln University

Image: Government Service - Tourist & Publicity Department - National Film Unit

Government Service - Tourist & Publicity Department - National Film Unit

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Schools - Polytechnic

Schools - Polytechnic

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Woolshed at Canterbury Agricultural College

Woolshed at Canterbury Agricultural College

Lincoln University

Image: Fisheries experiment with apparatus for stunning fish. Horokiwi Stream, Wellington.

Fisheries experiment with apparatus for stunning fish. Horokiwi Stream, Wellington.

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: McCaskill Building

McCaskill Building

Lincoln University

Image: Government Service - Health Department - National Health Institute

Government Service - Health Department - National Health Institute

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Food - Butter

Food - Butter

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Individual Medical Jungle Kit, M-1

Individual Medical Jungle Kit, M-1

Wyndham & Districts Historical Museum

Image: Vial, Glass with Cork

Vial, Glass with Cork

Wyndham & Districts Historical Museum

Image: Vial, Medication, Tetanus

Vial, Medication, Tetanus

Te Hikoi Museum

Image: Scientific hand

Scientific hand

Auckland Libraries

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: microscope

microscope

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Marie Dean' Photo.' •■■'.. ' ' ' Hamerton Flioto. MISS' CATHERINE FORDE, o/ MRS. MARTHA RUTHERFORD, Victoria College; loirincr, of the ivho died- this week at Neiv Ply- Bledisloe Oratorical Medal at the ' mouth, aged 92 years. She was inter-university ■ contest at Dunedin the another of' Lord Rutherford, . ... , -.last evening. New,,' Zealand's most distinguished RADIO-CONTROLLED AEROPLANE.—for some years the British Air Ministry has been secretly experimenting with pilotless aircraft, with the result, that it is now possible to manoeuvre an aeroplane from- and to' the ground by wireless direction. The illustration shows the-machine manoeuvring over, the control panel. (Evening Post, 19 July 1935)

Marie Dean' Photo.' •■■'.. ' ' ' Hamerton Flioto. MISS' CATHERINE FORDE, o/ MRS. MARTHA RUTHERFORD, Victoria College; loirincr, of the ivho died- t...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: The great experiment

The great experiment

Auckland Libraries

Image: Is there anything in it? : the 'Death Ray' in action

Is there anything in it? : the 'Death Ray' in action

Auckland Libraries

Image: Student and weta, Selwyn College, Kohimarama, 1959

Student and weta, Selwyn College, Kohimarama, 1959

Auckland Libraries

Image: Duchess of Gloucester at the microscope

Duchess of Gloucester at the microscope

Auckland Libraries

Image: Student and weta, Selwyn College, Kohimarama, 1959.

Student and weta, Selwyn College, Kohimarama, 1959.

Auckland Libraries

Image: WELLINGTON MAKES HER CHOICE. "17/ not risk too many experiments in the spending oj that £880,000. But there are three or Jour very likely looking new samples that I really must try. As for the mayoralty, icell, the knighthood will match Aitkeris coloui the best. It might spoil Tommy s modest looks, and as he ivi t the least bit vain, that would be a calamity. (New Zealand Free Lance, 27 April 1901)

WELLINGTON MAKES HER CHOICE. "17/ not risk too many experiments in the spending oj that £880,000. But there are three or Jour very likely looking ...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Mrs. Eyston, wife of Captain G. E. T. Eyston, the famous speed motorist, with her eldest daughter Magdalen, watching her younger daughter Betty experiment with a toy motor-car when they were on a holiday visit to the Sussex coast early this month. (Evening Post, 21 September 1938)

Mrs. Eyston, wife of Captain G. E. T. Eyston, the famous speed motorist, with her eldest daughter Magdalen, watching her younger daughter Betty exp...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: The police at Durban, South Africa, are experimenting ivith a motor-, cycle and side-car loud-speaker outfit for directing traffic. Its main advantage is that it can be parked in a smaller area 4han a car. (Evening Post, 05 August 1939)

The police at Durban, South Africa, are experimenting ivith a motor-, cycle and side-car loud-speaker outfit for directing traffic. Its main advant...

National Library of New Zealand