Heathcote Valley

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: 1891, 1892

From: Weir, James Harrison, 1922-2012: Papers related to family, friends and research

Reference: MS-Papers-4631-2

Description: The diary covers the period 5 Jan - 17 Jan 1895 and gives an account of a trip made by Albert Edward Weir from Heathcote Valley to Greymouth and back. He was accompanied by his brother Tom on this journey and also makes mention of the driver William Gemmell. The account describes the scenery and the travelling conditions. An abbreviated version of the diary appeared in `The Canterbury Times' on 2 June 1892 and clippings of this are pasted in the back of the diary. Other miscellaneous clippings are also pasted into the diary. Albert Edward Weir was born at Heathcote Valley, near Christchurch on 27 Jan 1872. He was employed by Black, Beattie and Co and the electoral rolls of 1893 and 1896 listing him as `drapers assistant'. He died of TB on 20 Jan 1898, a week before his 26th birthday. Tom Weir, Albert's brother, became a mining engineer who spent most of his career abroad and died in England in 1945 aged ca 79. William Gemmell, the `guide and driver' noted in the diary died in 1943, aged 94. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 piece).

Date: 1939-1940

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-215

Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, 1939-1940. Karangarua River bridge; Rakaia River bridge; market gardens in Heathcote Valley; Palmerston North library; Old English Fair held in Dunedin in aid of the patriotic funds; new Gisborne Intermediate School; Archbishop Julius Memorial stone; Auckland's Patriotic Queen Carnival; model of HMS Rodney; giant pipe cast by Public Works Department for pipeline at headworks of the mid-Canterbury irrigation scheme; Garden Place Hill earthworks at Hamilton; hop picking, Riwaka Valley; new friary built for the Brothers of St Francis at Hillsborough, Auckland; construction of tunnels and power house for hydro-electric works at Tuai, Waikaremoana; opening of Horowhenua College, Levin; demolition of wing at Nelson College; floating pontoon being lowered into position at Mechanics Bay; tram cars converted into homes. Construction of Centennial Drive, Kapiti Coast; new Hamiltion General Post Office; construction of Wellington Harbour Board cargo shed; opening of Catholic church at Georgetown, Invercargill; shoe-cleaner at Lincoln College; view of Waikanae Beach from Kaiti Hill, Gisborne; road works north of Gisborne; Railway Bus Terminus, Dunedin (opposite Queens Gardens); Dunedin Emergency Transport Organisation practising arm signals. Race-goers at Wellington Racing Club meeting, and at Canterbury Jockey Club & NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club meeting at Christchurch. Landslide at a Brighton farm; construction of the Pokeno-Paeroa line; laying of the foundation stone of building in Stout Street by Minister of Public Worls, Hon R Semple. Quantity: 56 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: [1950s-1970s]

From: Nicholls, Trevor, 1929- :Transparency slides of New Zealand scenes

Reference: PA12-7484

Description: Colour slides of various parts of New Zealand, taken 1950s-1970s by Trevor Nicholls. Includes: 1. Cottage, Motueka Jan 1975, 2. Hopfield and cemetery, Riwaka Jan 1975, 3. Queenstown Airport, 4. Moeraki boulders, 5. South Island scene, 6. Tuatara, Invercargill Museum, 7-12. Kingston Flyer, 13. Christchurch Square, 14. Looking down Heathcote Valley, 15. Lyttelton from ferry, 16-20. Napier Marineland early 1970s, 21. Napier flower clock mid 1950s, 22-23. Hastings orchards mid 1950s, 24. Top dressing mid 1950s. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour film negatives

Date: 1957-1958, 1963, 1966

From: Morris, Raymond, fl 1955-2011 :Colour slides of New Zealand and overseas

Reference: PA12-8450

Description: Photographs of Canterbury, Manawatu and West Coast, taken between 1957 and 1966 by Raymond Morris. Includes photographs of CWF Hamilton stand and a Thunderball jet boat at New Zealand Industries Fair, waka on display at Canterbury Museum, DIC window displays, exterior view of Our Lady of the Alps in Franz Josef, and a tour group on Franz Josef Glacier. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides.

Date: [1870s-1880s]

By: F Bradley & Company; Walton, Grahame M, active 2009

Reference: PA1-o-1605

Description: Photograph album of Views and landscapes of New Zealand, Second Series, published by F Bradley & Company. Includes photographs - No. 1 Meeeting of the waters, Oripi; No. 2 Maori group; No. 3 Lake Hope, White Island; No. 4 Timaru; No. 5 The Bealey, Hokitika Coach Road; No. 6 Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula; No. 7 The River Avon; No. 8 Shag Rock, Sumner Road, looking towards Christchurch; No. 9 Princes Street, Dunedin; No. 10 Christchurch; No. 11 Bullock team and wool waggon, Cheviot; No. 12 Oamaru; No. 13 Cheviot Station, Nelson Province; No. 14 Normal School, Christchurch; No. 15 German Bay, Akaroa; No. 16 Port Lyttelton; No. 17 Kawau, Sir George Grey's residence; No. 18 Pink Terrace, Rotomahana; No. 19 Akaroa; No. 20 Rangatata Traffic Bridge; No. 21 Armagh St bridge & watering place, Christchurch; No. 22 River Bealey Crossing, Hokitika Coach Road; No. 23 Post Office, Christchurch; No. 24 View on the Heathcote; No. 25 Russell's Gold Battery, Tararua Creek, Thames Gold Fields; No. 26 Glacier Hotel & Cobb's Coach, West Coast Road; No. 27 Crossing the Teremakau; No. 28 Greymouth, West Coast; No. 29 Kaiapoi, Canterbury; No. 30 Chalky or Dark Inlet; No. 31 Waimakariri Gorge Bridge; No. 32 Nelson; No. 33 Christchurch; No. 34 Group of Maoris, Lake Taupo; No. 35 Alfred Falls, North Island; No. 36 Christchurch; No. 37 Governor's Bay; No. 38 Oamaru; No. 39 Timaru breakwater; No. 40 Dunedin; No. 41 Christchurch; No. 42 Christchurch hospital; No. 43 House of Representatives, Wellington; No. 44 Arthurs Pass; No. 45 The Cave Rock, Sumner; No. 46 Government buildings, Christchurch; No. 47 Otira Gorge; No. 48 The River Avon; No. 49 Group of Maoris, Bay of Islands; No. 50 Sheep mustering, South Canterbury; No. 51 The Christchurch Cathedral, C.E.; No. 52 Nelson Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints Transfers: Transfers - From Published Collections.

Date: 1995

By: Collins, Norris Arthur, 1920-2000

Reference: MSX-4120

Description: Subitled `Life of a Trade Union "Boss"', Collins tells the story of his family background and his participation in Anglican church affairs, his trade union activities which rose from his employment in railways, and politics, chronologically. Norris continues with his narrative from when they moved to Wellington ca 1963 up to the present day. An index, in the form of contents, lists the various categories by which the autobiography is arranged. A full curriculum vitae is supplied as a bibliography, listing Collins' appointments, church positions and overseas travel. Alun Richards contributed the foreword. Relationship complexity - One unrestricted copy also at Beaglehole Room, VUW Norris Collins arrived in NZ with his family in 1926, living in Heathcote, Christchurch. He attended Christchurch Technical College, became a projectionist and in 1936, an apprentice boilermaker at Addington Workshops. He was also very active in Anglican church affairs which has continued throughout his life. By 1950 he was deeply involved in trade union affairs which ultimately led to several trips abroad and to his becoming a member of parliament. About 1963 the family moved to Wellington and Collins continued his active participation in trade union and church affairs. He was active in VSA, ALAC, a JP, marriage celebrant and received the OBE in 1976. The family had considerable contact with Japan and Japanese people especially those associated with the Anglican Church in Japan. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (94 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (94 leaves) (in case folder)

Date: Apr 1939

From: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983: Negatives, lantern slides, stereographs, colour transparencies, monochrome prints, photographic ephemera

Reference: 1/4-095454-F

Description: Photograph taken by Edgar Richard Williams. Source of descriptive information - Negative registers. Photographer identified by Curatorial Services Leader John Sullivan. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 13 Dec 2011

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000662

Description: Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken 13 December 2011 by Ross Becker. Shows aerial photographs of Christchurch city documenting the damage, including Westfield Riccarton (Riccarton Mall). Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "Flying - selected" Quantity: 104 digital photograph(s).

Date: 3 September 2011

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-001646

Description: Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken by Ross Becker on 3 September 2011 in the Lyttelton and New Brighton areas. Includes three aerial views over the Christchurch City, New Brighton coastline, and Waimakariri River. Images taken in Lyttelton show: damaged buildings, churches, pavements, homes, graffiti, signs, and reopened businesses on Winchester Street, Oxford Street, Norwich Quay, London Street, and Sumner Road. Also includes images of the Loons Theatre set for 'Macbeth" on the site of Volcano Cafe, London Street; Gap Filler art installation and park; and people at the Christchurch City Council "Central City Plan Roadshow". Images taken in Heathcote Valley show: damage near the Lyttelton tunnel, temporary sewage pumping station, and closure signs on Bridle Path Road, portaloos, felled trees, and water tank at Heathcote Valley Road School. Images taken near New Brighton show: traffic, containers, and road damage on Main Road, Mount Pleasant, sand volcanoes in Heathcote Estuary, damage and road cones on Bridge Street and Estuary Road, South Brighton, Scarborough suburb on hillside (seen from New Brighton beach), artwork by Peter Donnelly (Sand Dancer) on New Brighton beach, containers along Main Road, Redcliffs, and houses teetering on cliff edge in Kinsey Terrace, and Shag Rock, Sumner. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library in a folder called "CEQ 13 - Sept 03-06 2011/Sept 03 - Lyttleton, New Brighton". Quantity: 104 digital photograph(s).

Date: 19 Nov 1963

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-61192-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 19 Nov 1963

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-61191-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 19 Nov 1963

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-61190-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: Nov 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-58544-G

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: May 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-57405-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 29 Nov 1949

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-23441-F

Description: Aerial view of St Andrew's Hill and the Heathcote, Horotane and Avoca Valleys, with the Port Hills in the background, Christchurch, taken 29 Nov 1949 by Whites Aviation. Source of descriptive information - Originally wrongly described as 'Sumner' by descriptive archivist working on digitisation project. Later correctly identified by Library client. Whites Aviation register describes the photograph as 'Port Hills'. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 19 Nov 1963

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-61193-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 21 May 1974

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-71884-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 7 May 1962

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-57404-F

Description: Aerial view of the Tunnel Road, Heathcote Valley, photographed by Whites Aviation, 7 May 1962. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative