Camping - New Zealand - Canterbury Region

Date: [Between 1930 and 1935]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972; Wildey, Alexander, 1865-1953

Reference: PA1-o-408

Description: Photographs taken by John Dobree Pascoe and others in the Southern Alps. They include views of mountain ranges, glaciers and valleys; mountain huts and life enjoyed by the mountaineers. Most of the photographs are fully described, with names of people usually given with initials and surnames, or nicknames. Landscapes too, are mostly fully described, with peaks and routes traversed marked on the images. The album includes a map of the Rakaia-Mathias River area, drawn by E. Porter; a map of the "Three pass route" across the Southern Alps, drawn by Len Boot (p. 003); two extracts from the New Zealand Alpine Journal hand-written by J D Pascoe (from Vol. IV, no. 18, p. 209-210; and Vol. IV, no. 18, p. 213-214); and a photograph of a painting by A E Wildey, with caption "Artist's versin of Carrington Peak" (p. 028). Pages 89-94 show the preparations and work undertaken by a large rescue party involved in searching for two school teachers, B Robbins and H D Smith, who died while attempting to cross the Harman Pass, en route from Hokitika to the Bealey. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; "J.D. Pascoe" lettered in gold in bottom right-hand corner; [247 p.]; 26.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: [Between 1914 and 1937]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: PA1-o-406

Description: Photographs taken by John Dobree Pascoe and others, in the Southern Alps, particularly Canterbury region. They include groups of mountaineers; views of mountain ranges and valleys; mountain huts and life enjoyed by the mountaineers; and several scenes showing Canterbury Mountaineering Club annual sports days over a number of years. Most of the photographs are fully described, with names usually given with initials and surnames, or nicknames. Many of the people and places photographed are listed above. Most of the landscape photographs are again fully described, with peaks and routes traversed marked on the images. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; "J.D. Pascoe" lettered in gold in bottom right-hand corner; [240 p.]; 26.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: [Between 1926? and 1937]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Ambras, Walter Frederick, 1888?-1970; Clark, Richard E, active 1931-1961; Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950; Speight, Robert, 1867-1949

Reference: PA1-o-409

Description: Photographs taken by John Pascoe and others in the Southern Alps, particularly Canterbury and Westland regions. They include groups of mountaineers; views of mountain ranges, glaciers and valleys; mountain huts and life enjoyed by mountaineers. Many images show climbers exploring new routes in the Southern Alps, and first ascents of various mountains, including Mount Farrer (by N. Barker & G.D.T Hall, 27.12.1935); exploration of the "Adams ice-world" (from 27th-30th December 1935); Mount Kensington (28.12.1935); Mount Hulka (28.12.1935); Guardian Peak (30.12.1935); Speculation Hill (1.1.1936); exploration of Hot Spring Creek headwaters (2.1.1936); Tent Peak, Arrowsmith Range (Jan. 1931); Cloudy Peak (by B.A. Barrer & F.R. Askin, 28.12.1931); The Marquee (Easter 1932); the first crossing of the Lyall-Lawrence watershed (solo trip by F. Ambrose, 1926?); and the second ascent of Mount Arrowsmith (by Evan Wilson, J. Wilson, & A. Anderson, Jan. 1931). Several photographs show methods of crossing rivers, particularly in gorges, and in flood situations; and several show the suspension bridge in the Wataroa (Whataroa) Gorge, built by miners in 1906). McRae's Hut was located in Clyde Valley, Canterbury. Abandoned in 1890. Photographed by J D Pascoe in 1930s, and again in 1961. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; "J.D. Pascoe" lettered in gold in lower right-hand corner; [236 p.]; 26.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: Mar-Apr 1893

By: Westland, Janet Mildred, active 1874-1893

Reference: Micro-MS-0924

Description: Record of a six day camping trip made up the Rakaia River to the Canterbury foothills. Account was privately printed (16 pages) in England (Farmer & Sons, 295 Edgeware Road, London) by the writer's mother, Mrs Jackson, from letters and manuscript, supplimented by a printed account which appeared in the Christchurch paper shortly after their return. It is thought to be the only surviving copy. James Westland's rather shorter account was printed in the "New Zealand Alpine Journal" in 1893. Source of title - Title page Jessie Westland (nee Jackson) was married to James Westland. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive (49 frames). Original had photographs inserted which had been taken on the trip. Scenes had been identified and captions added by John Pascoe, Jul 1958.

Date: March 1960

By: Collins, Brian, active 1960

Reference: MS-Papers-12725

Description: Log book kept by Brian Collins of Heathcote, Christchurch, while completing his First Class Journey made on 9-10 March 1960 as a member of the Heathcote scout troop. Contains descriptive notes of the tasks; and a hand-drawn map of Lyttelton Harbour showing the route taken. Pasted into the log book are instructions for the activity, sealed orders, camp permit, and four black and white photographs. The photographs show camp sites, seagulls on a beach, a portrait Collins, and a scout at Camp Bay (possibly Malcolm Watkins who accompanied Collins on the First Class Journey). Title taken from item, Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: School exercise book, lined pages, and handwritten text, 21 x 16.5 cm. Provenance: Item was received by the Legal Deposit department of the National Library from an unidentified donor.

Date: [Circa 1900s-1920s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Pattle, John Charlesfield, -1971; Teichelmann, Ebenezer (Dr), 1859-1938

Reference: PAColl-0959-09

Description: Views, mostly snapshots, many of which show a group of eleven men camping in the Cook River area circa 1920s, taken by unidentified photographers. Other images are very clear portraits, but neither the subjects nor the phtographers are identified. The views of the group camping show the men's arrival at the end of the road in buses and cars, prior to their pushing a trailer filled with camping equipment over a stoney river bed to the campsite, tents erected in bush settings, and several different mountain huts including one A-frame hut and two huts identified as the Havelock Hut and Ball Hut. Jack Pattle is identified as the photographer of the Havelock Hut (no. 29); Dr Ebenezer Teichelmann took photograph no. 30 which shows Jack Clarke, Dr Parker, Rev H E Newton and Billy Batson at Ball Hut in 1902 when they made the first crossing of Graham's Saddle in 1902 (identified from copies at the University of Canterbury). Photograph no. 37 shows a cartoon of "Bergschrund Bill" (possibly Bill Batson?). Photographs no. 31, 33, and 46 show a large group of men having a picnic at a mountain hut circa 1920s (possibly members of the Canterbury Mountaineering Club); photographs 39, 40, 41 and 47 show men in military uniform about 1941. Nos 40 and 41 show a combimed reunion dinner of the Canterbury Mountaineering Club and New Zealand Alpine Club members in the 2NZEF and RAF Middle East Forces, held Saturday July 26, 1941 at Kings Hotel, Cairo, while no. 39 shows an unidentified soldier and no. 47 is inscribed "All good wishes, John Simpson" presumably both members of the Canterbury Mountaineering Club or the NZ Alpine Club. Compare many of the images in this box which are similar to those in W A Kennedy Collection Box 10 (PAColl-0959-10) Quantity: 47 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: [Circa 1920s-1940s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

Reference: PAColl-0959-10

Description: Snapshots of mountaineering, camping, and several unidentified mountain huts in the Southern Alps taken by unidentified photographers. The groups are probably members of the Canterbury Mountaineering Club and/or the New Zealand Alpine Club. Many of the scenes show men transporting building equipment (some with the use of vehicles and horses), then carried by the men across stoney river beds, fording rivers, climbing with planks on their backs, then showing the various stages of construction. One hut has a rounded roof-line; others made of corrugated iron and wood are situated at different sites, including one up a bare mountain-side, and one with trees behind, and another with a river in front. The collection includes several interior views of huts (nos. 130-134), and close-up pictures of the men. Names pencilled on the back of some of the photographs include F. Hulston, D.V. Apperley, W. Newton, G. Chisholm, M. Barford, John Sampson, J. Moore and R. Drake. Image no. 175 shows the tombstone of Minnie Cochran with the inscription "In memory of Minnie Cochran, d 27th Oct. 1879 and Baby" which was found "nestling under the hawthorn fence by the cattle yards at Mt White". Compare many of the images which are similar to those in the W A Kennedy Collection Box 09 (PAColl-0959-09) Quantity: 177 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1917-1935

From: McKenzie, Roy Allan (Sir), 1922-2007: Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1578

Description: Photographs of a camping holiday at Timaru Creek near Lake Hawea, 1917. Among the group are John Robert McKenzie (founder of the chain of McKenzie department stores) and his future wife, Annie May Wrigley. There are also photographs of a visit to Wanganui. The rest of the album is a collection of clippings relating to racing and race horses dating from 1923 to 1935. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Album page - A M Wrigley, 14 Grafton Rd, Rosneath, Wellington. Snaps of our camping at Timaru Creek, December 1917. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: [Between 1931 and 1934]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

By: Teichelmann, Ebenezer (Dr), 1859-1938

Reference: PA1-o-412

Description: Photographs taken by John Dobree Pascoe and others, chiefly in the Rakaia River area. Views include groups of mountaineers; routes traversed in the mountains; the building of mountain huts; deer stalking; the difficulties of fording flooded rivers; traversing glaciers; camping in the mountains; and life enjoyed by mountaineers. Particular sequences include views of the source of the Rakaia River at the terminal face of the Ramsay Glacier; the first ascent of jacob Glacier and the second ascent of Mount Butler by ian Powell and Jim Nichols; the first ascent and traverse of Mount Whitcombe by Boney Chester, Allan Willis and Bill Mirams (28/12/1931); the first ascent of the Snow Dome by Jack Hayes, Cedric Turner and A Anderson; record of pioneer work in the Wanganui-Rangitata-Rakaia watershed by Dr E Teichelmann with guides A Graham and J Clark (in 1911); and the first traverse of Malcolm Peak by Jack Hayes and Cedric Turner in February 1934. Throughout the album are excerpts from Pascoe's articles published in the Canterbury Mountaineer, relating to the photographs. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; "J.D. Pascoe" lettered in gold in lower-right corner; [285 p.]; 26.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: 1883

From: Haast family: Collection

By: Lendenfeld, Robert Ignaz Lendlmayer von, 1858-1913

Reference: PA1-f-081

Description: Inscription inside front cover reads "Seiner Wolgeboren Dr. Julius von Haast, F.R.S., C.M.G. etc. dem Enforscher der Neuseelandischen Alpen und Entdecker ihrer Gletscher widmet diese alpinen Bilder ergebenst der Autor", signed Dr R V Lendenfeld Album showing the first ascent of the Hochstetter Domes in March 1883, including a hand-drawn map, ink drawings, photographs and a water colour painting, all created by Robert J von Lendenfeld, presented to Julius von Haast, with captions and inscription in German. The first page shows 9 ink drawings showing the ascent of the Hochstetter Dome in March 1883, surrounding a photograph of Anna and Robert von Lendenfeld. The ascent was made by Robert Lendenfeld, his wife Anna, and New Zealander Harry Dew. Page 15 is a water colour painting entitled "Die Haast-Spitze 3017 m. vom Theodolithenstandpunkte am Lindagrat", signed R v L. Other views show the Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook (Aoraki), the Hochstetter Glacier, Mount Jervois, the Haast Peak and the Linda Glacier. Other Titles - Tasmangletscher und seine Umrandung Other Titles - Tasman Glacier and its surroundings Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark blue leather cover, border pattern in gold, entitled "Der Tasmangletscher und seine Umrandung"; 31.5 x 50.5 cm

Date: [1890s]

From: Kinsey, Joseph James (Sir), 1852-1936 :Photographs relating to Antarctica and mountaineering

By: Harper, Arthur Paul, 1865-1955; Inglis, Charles, active 1894

Reference: PA1-q-137

Description: Album includes scenic photographs of areas in the region of the Southern Alps, including panoramas and closer views of mountains, valleys, rivers and glaciers. Many photographs show groups of men and women, many of whom are identified, camping and climbing in the Southern Alps area. Also shown are scenes of The Hermitage at Mount Cook (one of which shows a bullock team for transporting stores, and another which shows Frayne's coach leaving Mount Cook); views of the Birch Hill Station; and Ball Hut (with a curtained-off area as a "ladies' compartment"). Many of the photographs were taken by Joseph James Kinsey, some also by Arthur Paul Harper, Charles Inglis, and Kinsey's daughter May. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue buckram cover; 37.5 x 29.5 cm

Date: [Circa 1920s]

From: Sutton-Turner, Arthur Seymour, 1879?-1957 :Albums of the Southern Alps

By: Driver, H (Mrs), active 1977; Sutton-Turner, Arthur Seymour, 1879?-1957

Reference: PA1-f-073

Description: Album of photographs taken by mountaineer and photographer Arthur Sutton-Turner, all related to the Southern Alps and all with good captions. People climbing with Sutton-Turner include Jack Lippe and T A Fletcher. A number of images relate to their journey towards the mountains, stopping at two sheep stations, the Richmond Station at Lake Tekapo, and Lilybank Station. At Lilybank, Sutton-Turner took a number of photographs of sheep being mustered from the High Country ready for shearing, and finally trucks being loaded with wool bales for sale in Fairlie. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown hessian cover; 29 x 43 cm

Date: [Circa 1920s]

From: Sutton-Turner, Arthur Seymour, 1879?-1957 :Albums of the Southern Alps

By: Driver, H (Mrs), active 1977

Reference: PA1-f-074

Description: Album of photographs taken by mountaineer and photographer Arthur Sutton-Turner, all related to the Southern Alps and with good captions. People climbing with Sutton-Turner included W A Kennedy and T A Fletcher. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown hessian covers; 29 x 43 cm

Date: 2015

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0030744

Description: Cartoon depicts a "freedom camper" built from a tricycle with a toilet for a seat and a bed attached to the back with an awning overhead. A sign proclaims that it is for hire and has the several added features, including being "self-contained", able to "tour the redzone", has "headphones to minimise music din", and is "manual or methane powered". Refers to the proliferation of tourists freedom camping in their cars in car parks in Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: [ca 1902-1903]

From: Maclay, Adam Henry Pearson, 1873-1955 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-028816-G

Description: Photograph taken by Christchurch photographer Adam Henry Pearson Maclay. Source of descriptive information - Negative registers. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative, 1/1 plate

Date: [ca 1905-1926]

From: Maclay, Adam Henry Pearson, 1873-1955 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-029446-G

Description: Photograph taken by Christchurch photographer Adam Henry Pearson Maclay. Source of descriptive information - Negative registers. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative, 1/1 plate

Date: 1882

By: Richmond, James Crowe, 1822-1898

Reference: A-449-001

Description: View of J C Richmond's camp site in the upper Waimakariri, showing his tent, utensils on the ground, and towels or blankets slung over a branch to dry. The background scene is of dense forest Although the work is not dated, the library holds a watercolour by Richmond of the same area, dated 1882 (C-090-001), suggesting this pencil drawing might have been done at the same or a similar time Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - J C R [artist's initials]; Recto - bottom right - Sat / Mar / My camp head of Waimakariri [inscriptions in pencil] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 154 x 255 mm

Date: [ca 1905-1926]

From: Maclay, Adam Henry Pearson, 1873-1955 :Negatives

Reference: 1/1-029447-G

Description: Photograph taken by Christchurch photographer Adam Henry Pearson Maclay. Source of descriptive information - Negative registers. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative, 1/1 plate

Date: 2014

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0027688

Description: Cartoon shows a digger demolishing a freedom camper and his tent which was sited in an earthquake damaged suburb. Refers to freedom campers dumping human waste and general rubbish in public spaces in Christchurch and Banks Pensinsula. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1850

By: Weld, Frederick Aloysius (Hon Sir), 1823-1891; Scrope, Mary Constance, 1907-1987

Reference: A-269-011

Description: Shows a tent and shelter with camp fire on the nearer (south) side of the river. On the far side are two Maori whare and two food storage platforms. A range of foothills of the Southern Alps, including Mount Grey, is in the distance. In the centre foreground by the tent, are a European man, woman and child, probably the Godley family. Two further people are by the campfire and tent on the right. There are flax bushes and scrub on the south side of the river, and a cabbage tree on the north side Compare a very similar view in Canterbury Museum titled by Weld 'Camp, banks of Courtenay (Waimakariri) Canterbury Plains, Dec 5th, 1850'. The Canterbury Museum view contains more people and a clearer view of the shelter and camp fire on the right. On Dec 5th 1850, Weld camped on the south bank of the Waimakariri with John Robert Godley, Charlotte Godley and their three-year old son Arthur Godley, as well as Charles Torlesse, Charles Hunter Brown, E J Wakefield and a surveyor, Mr Boys. Charlotte Godley wrote to her mother about the camp 'The little tent, just big enough for a bed for us three ... The flax bushes and grass grew all about, higher than our tent ... As it got dark, a party of natives, who had been assembling at some huts just across the river, came over in a canoe to pay us a visit ... Next morning we were up early, and ... had to cross the river in a canoe, the horses having to be swum over' (Godley, Charlotte. Letters from early New Zealand. Christchurch, 1951, pp 143-144). The man seated in the tent is likely to be John Robert Godley, while Charlotte Godley will be the woman holding the hand of their small son Arthur by the river. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 170 x 245 mm Provenance: Scrope/Weld Collection.