Mingha River

Date: [ca 1960s]

From: Ingle, Alfred John, 1917-2003 :Colour slides of New Zealand and a world trip

Reference: PA12-7011

Description: Photographs of Cass Valley, Arthur's Pass, Porters Pass and the Southern Alps taken ca 1960s by John Ingle. Views include the Alps at Bealey; Sumner River and the Alps; Canterbury Plains from the Sumner Road; slips and scree on Arthur's Pass; Taramakau River; Porters Pass in summer, and under snow; Torlesse Range from the Cass Valley; Spike Peak and Mingha River (listed as Mingma); a house in Arthur's Pass, and the Pass in winter; the Otira Road and river; the Alps at sunset; the Waimakariri River in the Bealey area. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies, 35mm

Date: [Circa 1890s-1920s]

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

By: Beck, Dick, active 1895; Beken, Charles Albert, 1859-1944; Frazer, William D, active 1920s-1940s; Grace, W, active 1890s; Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950; Lee, A A, active 1920s?; Manson, (Mr), active 1920s; Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972; Peart, Heaton Clairemont, 1894-1991

Reference: PAColl-0959-25

Description: Photographs of mountains and valleys in the Arthur's Pass National Park, including numbers of views of the Otira Tunnel under construction, with interior and exterior views. Various photographers have been identified, some with only their surname. They include H C Peart, A A Lee, [?] Manson, [?] Beck, T.C., John Pascoe, W D Frazer, [?] Barrett, and C Beken. From information about William Alexander Kennedy it appears that a large number of the photographs were taken by him, taking groups of former students on mountaineering trips. Many of the images show groups of young people, none of whom are identified, taken circa 1925-1926. (See article at http://www/nzine.co.nz/features/wak.html) Many of the images show winter views including icicles formed on waterfalls, frozen spray on twigs, and one with frozen spume near the Otira Tunnel. Image no. 25 shows an undentified woman standing at the foot of a semi-frozen waterfall, and image no. 64 shows an undentified woman wearing a woollen coat with fur collar and a felt hat, looking at icicles in Arthur's Pass. Image no. 43 shows "The Birches" in winter, near the summit of Arthur's pass on the Bealey side. Image no. 65 shows four women and a men with armfuls of mountain lilies in Arthur's pass. Images no. 70-71 show a small ferry [?] by the pier at Lake Brunner. Image no. 89 shows three men and a dog standing near a mountain hut, with a camera on a tripod. Most of the places shown are listed above. Other Titles - Arthur's Pass National Park Quantity: 150 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: [Between 1929 and 1937]

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

By: Boot, Leonard William, 1908-1998; Honour, Walter Basil, 1897-1988; Snowden, Andrew Craig, 1897-1981; Speight, Robert, 1867-1949; Teague, Bernard Henry Norris, 1903-1982; Townsend, Maxwell Geith, 1911-1935; Wilson, Evan, active 1931-1964

Reference: PA1-o-407

Description: Photographs taken by John Dobree Pascoe and others in the Southern Alps. They include views of mountaineers; views of mountain ranges and valleys; mountain huts and life enjoyed by the mountaineers. One sequence (pages 129-140) show aspects of the search for the body of Edgar Russell who died on Mount Avalanche in 1933. They show the location where he was lost on 30th July 1933, the search party, and the routes they took to search, finally succeeding on 6th August 1933. Pages 99-100, 83-84, and 105-106 show the building and completion of the Athur's Pass Canterbury Mountaineering Club mountain hut; page 87 has an indistinct view of the unveiling of the Arthur Dobson Memorial, on 18th April 1937 (5 km north of Arthur's Pass Village). Most of the photographs re 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, including panoramas 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; [224 p.]; 26.5 x 32.5 cm

Date: 15 Feb 1931

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

Reference: 1/4-047284-F

Description: Mount Oates mountaineering party at the Mingha River, 15th February, 1931. From left to right: Betsy Blunden, John Dobree Pascoe, and Bryan Barrer. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. A print from this negative is at PA1-o-407-089-5 (album PA1-o-407, page 89, image 5). The image in the album has been cropped. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 15 February 1931

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

Reference: 1/4-047297-F

Description: View looking west from the summit of Mount Oates, showing upper Mingha River valley and Goat Pass in the centre, and in the background (from left) Mounts Murchison, Davie, Rolleston, Armstrong and Philistine, photographed 15 February 1931 by John Dobree Pascoe. Identified and dated from caption on album page. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 7 x 11 cm

Date: 15 Feb 1931

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

Reference: PA1-o-407-089-5

Description: Mount Oates mountaineering party at the Mingha River, 15th February, 1931. From left to right: Betsy Blunden, John Dobree Pascoe, and Bryan Barrer. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Inscriptions: Album page - above image - Mt Oates Party, 15th Feb, 1931. Minga River; Album page - beneath image - Betsy Blunden J D P Brian [sic] Barrer Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 144 x 195 mm, attached to album page

Date: 1865 - 1871

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-016

Description: Shows river with bush-covered hills descending to river flat, and mountains in background. Dating: The road for vehicles across Bealey and Arthur's Pass was not completed until 1866, but Hurt's watercolours of the Bealey and Arthur's Pass area and surrounds, and his dated watercolour of Hokitika, 1865, suggest that he traversed the area on foot, like many others from Canterbury. Location: Hurt's 'North branch, River Bealey' may possibly be the Mingha River, rather than the Bealey itself. Other Titles - River Bealey Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - (On separate label): [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 178 x 230 mm.