Yachts - New Zealand - Canterbury Region

Date: 1996

Reference: Eph-C-CALENDAR-1996-2

Description: Includes calendars: Canterbury Yacht & Motor Boat Club 75th Anniversary 1921-1996 Calendar. Illustrated with 19 black and white prints taken from photographs of yachts in action, and of yachtsmen and their supporters from 1922 to 1970. Friends of the Hill Historic Society 1996 Calendar. Illustrated with thirteen black and white prints taken from historical photographs of Deniston and its people. Produced by Howard Photo & Copy Centre, Westport. Historic New Zealand Railways Scenes 1996 Calendar. Illustrated with thirteen black and white prints taken from historical photographs of locomotives, railway trains, stations, and people. Produced for the New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society by G T Carter (Business Distribution Manager) and P F Dyer (Production Co-ordination). Hutt City Information Calendar. Illustrated with six colour prints of Lower Hutt city parks, buildings, Pencarrow Station, and the Trustbank Ferrry at Days Bay, taken from photographs by Ross de Rouffignac. Produced by Calendars Direct. New Zealand Geographic 1996 Calendar. Illustrated with 25 colour prints from photographs of Landscapes, people, activities, insects, fish and a bach, taken by various photographers. Published by NZ Geographic Publications Ltd. The Piha Calendar, 1996; Compiled by Sandra Coney. Illustrated with thirteen black and white prints taken from historical photographs relating to Piha. These include access and transport, tramway to timber mill, views of the beach, surf, fishermen, camping ground, Life Saving Club, swimmers and surfers. Produced by the Piha Tennis Club to commemorate the fiftieth anniverary of its establishment in 1946. Designed and printed by Allen Calendars, Auckland. (2 copies). Quantity: 6 calendars. Physical Description: Offset lithographs, varying sizes.

Date: 20 May 1998

By: Dawber, Carol, 1951-; Cropp, John Urquhart, 1927-2016

Reference: OHColl-0521/1

Description: Jack Cropp and Peter Mander won an Olympic Gold Medal for New Zealand sailing their Sharpie-class centreboard yacht at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The interview covers boyhood sailing and racing at Mt. Pleasant Yacht Club, Lyttelton Yacht Club, Canterbury regional competitions, national sailing regattas and the Melbourne Olympics. Comments on the development of yacht racing in New Zealand to America's Cup level, a boat building career and the recent development (2000) of the Cropp 4.6 Fun Sailer with the Nelson Marlborough Fun Sail Trust. Interviewer(s) - Carol Dawber Quantity: 2 C90 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.

Date: 5 May 1923

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

Reference: Pan-1731-F

Description: Panoramic view of Lyttelton Harbour and wharves. Looking down over the roofs of the port warehouses in the foreground. Six steamships in port. Pleasure craft, yachts, fishing boats moored in small harbour to the right of the wharves, inside the breakwater. Houses on hills far right and far left. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1732 for view taken further up the hill behind the wharves Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Lyttelton. N.Z. No. 544A Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.7 x 98.7 cm

Date: 5 May 1923

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

Reference: Pan-1732-F

Description: Panoramic view of Lyttelton Harbour and wharves. Looking down over lyttelton Port with the wharves in the centre. Township on the left above the port, houses and gardens and cleared land on the right and left on the hills behind the port. Hills across the harbour. Quail Island far right. Several steamships in port. Pleasure craft, yachts, fishing boats moored in small harbour to the right of the wharves, inside the breakwater. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Port of Lyttelton (New Zealand) No. 545 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.7 x 98.0 cm

Date: 1923

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

Reference: Pan-1733-F

Description: Panoramic view looking down over Lyttelton Port and the breakwater. A large area of mudflats on the right beyond the breakwater. Several steamships in port. Pleasure craft, yachts, fishing boats moored in small harbour to the right of the wharves, inside the breakwater. Township on the far left, some houses far right. Cleared hills across the harbour, mountains in the background. Quail Island visible far right. Photograph taken by Robert Percy Moore. Refer also Pan-1731 and Pan-1732 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Lyttelton. N.Z. No. 546 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.7 x 105.4 cm

Date: [1960-1965]

From: Cobeldick, Mary, 1948- : Photographs of New Zealand

Reference: PA12-11607

Description: Slides taken by Mary Spence and Ian Gladstone Spence in the early 1960s showing Christchurch and the surrounding area. The slides are annotated with locations and dates. Images include; yachts at South Brighton, a floral clock, Antigua boatsheds on the Avon River, interior view of the Salvation Army camp 'Glen Tui', Adams House holiday home on opening day in 1963, Cracroft House, Lyttelton Harbour, Thomson Park in North New Brighton, and the Sign of the Kiwi cafe. Two undated images show The Hermitage, Mount Cook. Quantity: 16 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

Reference: Pan-1422-F

Description: Panorama of Sumner Beach, Christchurch, showing band rotunda, tea rooms in building containing the Hot Sea Baths, and pier. Taken from Cave Rock. People on the pier to the right of the baths. Children's swings on the beach on the left. many cars parked, people on the beach. Yacht undr sail in harbour. Photograph taken in the 1920s by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Sumner Chch. N.Z. No. 527 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.7 x 114.9 cm

From: Barton, Cranleigh Harper, 1890-1975 :[Scenes in the Heathcote-Avon estuary district] [1950s?]

Reference: A-227-268

Description: Shows a sailing boat in the Estuary at Redcliffs, with two smaller boats nearby. Includes houses and a green hill in the background. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 275 x 380 mm

Date: 1924

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

Reference: Pan-1425-F

Description: Panorama of Redcliffs with the sea on the right. The Christchurch Sailing Club rooms and jetty centre left. Small dinghies are moored close into shore. Yachts moored further out into the harbour. A large two-masted sailing ship is seen centre left. Houses in valley on the left, and up on a ridge centre left. Steep cliffs in the centre of the image. Photograph taken in 1924 by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - Panorama of Redcliffs Christchurch N.Z. No. 530; Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] Redcliffs ChCh 1924 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 19.7 x 116.8 cm

Date: [Circa 1870s to 1880s]

By: Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm)

Reference: PA1-o-533

Description: New Zealand views taken circa 1870s to 1880s by E Wheeler & Son. Scenes include both North Island and South Island views, and all places named are listed above, as are businesses, ships and buildings, where possible. Items of interest include a photograph of trout taken by the Upper Selwyn River "A good day's sport. 38 fish, with the fly, 2 rods" with two large baskets alongside. Two scenes show different means of transport across rivers where there are no bridges. One is the "Cage bridge" (or Flying Fox) across the Teremakau (Taramakau) River, and the other shows a ferry punt across the Buller River. A number of views show farming activities, including a scene near Cheviot of about 20,000 sheep being drafted for shearing; and one of a wagon laden with wool bales being hauled by a team of bullocks. A view of gold sluicing is shown in this album with the locality indistinct. The same view is shown in the first Wheeler Album (PA1-o-532) in which the locality is named as Waimea. Other Titles - New Zealand Views Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue buckram cover, entitled "New Zealand Views. Wheeler & Son" in gold lettering on spine; 26.5 x 33.0 cm

Date: [ca 1905]

From: Morrison, Mr :Postcards of Auckland and other areas

Reference: PAColl-6408-05

Description: Looking along the waters edge, on the beach at Sumner, Christchurch, showing a group, including children, gathered around a yacht. Photograph taken circa 1905 by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photographic print 10.7 x 16.4 cm

Date: 1970

By: Don Buick Photography

Reference: PAColl-D-1079

Description: Photograph of cutter Pastime, taken on Lyttelton Harbour in 1970 by Don Buick Photography. There is an inscription beneath the image made by Albion Wright to Margo Hawkins. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Don Buick Photography Pastime Lyttelton Harbour 1970 Topsail cutter built by Millers, Corsair Bay, Lyttelton 1886 LOA 45 ft (plus 12 ft bowsprit), LWL 37 fl, beam 9 ft 6 in., draft 6 ft 8 in. Displacement 13 1/2 tons, lead keel 5 tons Working sail area 1350 sq.ft; Recto - beneath image - For Margo Hawkins - They say this is the oldest yacht in the world still racing under her original rig. Albion Wright 4:4:73 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photomechanical print 44 x 35.8 cm on sheet 57.3 x 44 cm

Date: 1970

Reference: C-077-009

Description: Shows a yacht, the Pastime, built in Lyttelton, 1886 Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 445 x 359 mm on sheet 570 x 450 mm

Date: 2007

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000490

Description: Photographs of Christchurch City, Avon River and Lyttelton Harbour. Includes photographs of black and iron sands, container shipping, wharves and boats. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (christchurch)" Quantity: 59 digital photograph(s).