ECMC Library
The Corps’ Library Collection is located within the ECMC complex and comprises over 6,000+ references. These include books, manuals, pamphlets, reports, etc, all covering a range of military history, military engineering history and practice and other related topics. Reference material originates from the armies of Australia, US, UK and New Zealand. Many of the older texts are archival and heritage books from as far back as the early 1800’s. Most of the older texts are currently being scanned, digitised and post-processed, so that they can be provided as readily accessible and available resources elsewhere on this website. An outline collections list of available resource categories is provided below.
Library Collections List
Auto-biographies and biographies
Navy/Sea
Air Force/Air
Early Wars
Boer War (1899-1902)
WW1 (1914-1918)
WW2 (1939-1945)
WW2/”Cold War”/Soviet Union
Korean War
Malaya/Borneo/Indonesia
Vietnam War
Middle East/Gulf/Iran/Iraq/Afghanistan
Military History – General
Technical Engineering – Fundamentals – Maths/Chemistry/Physics
Electrical/Power
Structural Engineering/Hydraulics
Foundations/Geology
Soils and Pavements
Rock Blasting/Drilling/Explosives
Survey
Safety
Timber/Steel/Concrete
Mapping and Sketching
Water Supply
Technical – Miscellaneous Engineering
RNZE Projects
Australian Training Pamphlets/Manuals – All Topics
US Army/USACE Training Pamphlets/Manuals – All Topics
UK/RE Training Pamphlets/Manuals – All Topics
Professional Papers of the Corps (Institution) of RE (1851-1911)
RE Journals
History of the RE
RE Publications
NZ Military History – Pre WW1
NZ Military History – WW1
NZ Military History – WW2
NZ Military History – Miscellaneous References
History of the RNZE
History of the RAE
History of the RCE
Sappers Association/ECMA/ECMC, etc
Linton Camp
Miscellaneous Old Training Publications (1900-)
Miscellaneous Publications and Reference Material
Army News/RSA Review
Technical Information Centre RNZE (“TIC RNZE”) Collections List
The “TIC RNZE” covers a range of archival material provided within the ECMC Library. These are stored in file boxes and awaiting scanning and digitising, but cover a range of military engineering deployments, exercises, operations and projects both at home within New Zealand and overseas. Many relate to the displays within the ECMC Museum, providing background material to many of these activities. A list of the resource categories covered within this section of the Library is provided below.
TIC RNZE Collections List
Afghanistan
Antarctica
Angola
Army Museum (NAM) Waiouru
Army News
Bougainville
Cambodia
Camouflage and Aerial Photography
Chatham Islands
Corps (RNZE) History
Cyclone BOLA (East Coast 1988)
Dhekelia Swimming Pool – Cyprus
ECMA
Engineer Reunions
Fire Services
Kosovo/Bosnia
MFO Sinai
Mozambique
Maps WW1
Maps WW2
Miscellaneous Publications and Paper Cuttings
Namibia
Nominal Rolls
Pakistan
Pacific Islands – Cook Islands
Pacific Islands – Western Samoa
Pacific Islands – Tokelau Islands
Pacific Islands – Tonga
Pacific Islands – Solomon Islands
Pacific Islands – Fiji
Plant
Prisoners of War
Photo Albums – Various
RNZE Corps Sports Teams
RE, RAE, RCE and Commonwealth Sappers
Rifles, MG and SMG
RNZAF Stations General
RSA Review
SME (NZ)
Sapper Tasks – North Islands
Sapper Tasks – South Islands
South East Asia
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Thailand – Feeder Road Project
Thailand – Op Crown Airfields
WW1 – Photos and Documents
WW2 – Misc
WW2 Photographs
1 Fd Engr Regt
1 Fd Sqn
2 Fd Sqn
3 Fd Sqn
25 ESS