Godley, John Robert, 1814-1861

Date: 1849-1861 (1940)

By: Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862

Reference: MS-2205

Description: Letters mainly concern the foundation and settlement of Canterbury Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 volume(s) (1, 180, xvii pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; ¼ dark green morocco) Finding Aids: Indexed.

Date: 1917

By: Fear, Robert, active 1988

Reference: MS-Papers-5784

Description: Cooper describes her early life in Greenwich, Kent and Camberwell, Surrey; the voyages of her father, Captain John Parsons, to New Zealand for the Canterbury Association with mention of John Godley, her voyage to Lyttelton in 1853 on the Minerva, life at Dampier Bay (now West Lyttelton) and in Christchurch as a governess, her marriage to Charles Edward Cooper in 1859 and her husband's job with the `Lyttelton Times'; later period living in Timaru and return to Christchurch in 1894; and at Sumner 1899. Many early Christchurch families are mentioned. Anne Elizabeth Parsons was the daughter of the first harbour master of Lyttelton Quantity: 1 folder(s) (17 leaves). Physical Description: Ms and typescript

Date: 1851

By: Godley, John Robert, 1814-1861

Reference: qMS-0851

Description: Letter amplifies his formal letter of resignation from the Canterbury Association Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 volume(s) (7 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (26 cm, blue cloth) Provenance: From Lord Lyttelton's papers (ex Hagley Hall) presented to the Canterbury Museum by Lord Cobham (through Mr C E Carrington)

Date: 1815-1863

Reference: qMS-0382-0388

Description: The correspondence deals principally with the formation of the Canterbury Association, and the founding, and early years of Canterbury The correspondence to Godley includes letters from C C Bowen, I E Featherston, J E Fitzgerald, W Fox, W E Gladstone, J W Hamilton & H Sewell Letters from Arthur and William Wakefield are included in the volume of E G Wakefield's correspondence Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 7 volume(s). Physical Description: Typed transcripts (27 cm; ¼ maroon morocco)

Date: 1892 - 1852

By: Wilkin, James Clunie, 1843-1907; Barker, Alfred Charles (Dr), 1819-1873; Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872; Lyttelton Times Company Ltd; Canterbury times (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: B-055-013

Description: Two reproductions of earlier images of pioneer Canterbury. The upper view, after Alfred Charles Barker, shows the Avon River near the the Worcester St bridge, looking towards the Port Hills, with a cluster of houses in the middle distance across the river. The lower view, after William Fox, is of passengers by the Cressy landing, looking down into Lyttelton Harbour with the first four ships in port, immigration barracks and other houses, and passengers walking up the hill to cross the Bridle Track to Christchurch Supplement to: Canterbury times, 14 Jan., 1892. Other Titles - Alfred Charles Barker; William Fox Extended Title - Christchurch ; J.C. Wilkin for Lyttelton Times Co., 1892. From sketch by A.C. Barker after his own photo., c.f. A-032-021, A-163-017 and C-032-012; and from engraving by T. Allom after drawing by Fox, showing Sumner Road, immigration barracks, J.R. Godley's house, and the ships. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, monochrome, 463 x 321 mm

Date: 1851

By: Townsend, Mary, 1822-1869; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: C-061-039

Description: ATL has uncoloured copies of the lithograph on which this reproduction is based Extended Title - Published in: Four Illustrative views of the Canterbury settlement ... 1851 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 230 x 380 mm on sheet 430 x 556 mm

Date: 1849

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Scrapbook. 1840-1872.

By: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant (Hon), 1820-1895

Reference: C-103-074-1

Description: View looking down into Lyttelton Harbour from the Sumner Road area, taking in Lyttelton, with its few houses marked, as well as Rapaki and Cass Bays and looking towards Governor's Bay. The drawing forms a panoramic view with C-103-075-1, which includes Quail Island. Caption points out sites of other bays and early buildings in Lyttelton, including the (Canterbury Association) Agent's house (Godley's house), the house occupied by Torlesse, Cridland and Mantell, also 'Godley & Ballard's', 'Fraser and heads of departments', 'Men's hut and smithy'. The drawing is on two separate pieces of paper and forms thecentre and right sections of a panorama with C-103-075-1 'Quail Island' Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen & ink, 132 x 65 mm and 143 x 186 mm

Date: 1850 - 1974 - 1851

By: Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872; Fox, William, 1812-1893; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: C-061-037

Description: View looking down onto Lyttelton Harbour in 1850, with a family in the foreground shaking hands with the builder of a house, and other new immigrants making their way up the Lyttelton side of the Bridle Path. Washing on a line to the right, tents and houses, with Mr Godley's house and emigration barracks noted, along with the Sumner Road. The first four immigrant ships to Canterbury are also shown in the harbour, the Charlotte Jane on the left, the Randolph, the Cressy (with sails unfurled) and the Sir George Seymour. Number 6 of an edition of 1000 Originally published in Four illustrative views of the Canterbury settlement. London, 1851, plate 2. Reproduced by courtesy of the National Library of Australia Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 227 x 380 mm on sheet 430 x 556 mm

Date: 19 Jun 1852

By: Jacobs, Henry (Rev), 1824-1901

Reference: MS-Papers-3363

Description: Refers to a list Godley instructed him to send, naming boys attending Christchurch Grammar School Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 leaf). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph

Date: 1851 - 1982

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: C-085-130-a

Description: Shows Immigration Barracks, J R Godley's house, ships in harbour Reproduction of a watercolour in the Hocken Library Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 262 x 397 mm (image), 502 x 599 mm (sheet) + 1 information sheet (330 mm)

Date: 1867-1882

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2236

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: [19--]

By: Canterbury Museum (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: MS-Papers-2919

Description: Source of title - From item Quantity: 1 folder(s) (8 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss Provenance: Unknown Processing information: formerly Misc MS C17

Date: 1939 - 1950 - 1940

By: Williams, Edgar Richard, 1891-1983

Reference: Eph-A-STATIONERY-Williams

Description: First day covers or advertising envelopes for: Canterbury Centennial International Philatelic Exhibition, 18-25 November 1950 (with illustration of John Robert Godley statue) "British battery specialists", Christchurch Battery Co. Ltd. 83 Kilmore Street. Century (Ajax) Exide C.B.C heavy duty batteries. [Postmarked 10 Feb 1940, With 1 penny NZ centennial stamp at top right] Beadweld, the Beadle Welding & Engineering Co Ltd [Postmarked 10 Feb 1940, With 1 penny NZ centennial stamp at top right] ATC Addington Timber Co. Ltd, timber joinery, 373 Lincoln Road, Christchurch SW1 [Postmarked 10 Feb 1940, With rubber postage stamp at top right] Chrevrolet, Buick. Cooke, Howlison & Co., Ltd, 55-59 Hanover Street, Dunedin C.1. [Postmarked 7 Feb 1940, With 1 penny NZ centennial stamp at top right] The Sun Newspapers Ltd [undated, unposted] Empire airmail (New Zealand) [Undated, unposted, ca 1938-1939] Quantity: 7 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Relief prints and stamps on envelopes, sizes varying around 95 x 150 mm. Transfers: Material from the same provenance housed at PA-Group-00076..

Date: 1851 - 1982

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: C-085-130

Description: Shows Immigration Barracks, J R Godley's house, ships in harbour Reproduction of a watercolour in the Hocken Library Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 262 x 397 mm (image), 502 x 599 mm (sheet) + 1 information sheet (330 mm)

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-003

Description: A set of vignettes, headed 'The Christchurch Press last week celebrated its jubilee'. At the top left, are two people wrapped up in newspapers (the Press and the Lyttelton Times) shaking hands above a sea marked 'politics' and titled 'hands across the sea'. Top right, two large hands, one marked England, one Germany, pushing the Prince of Wales (later George V) and a German princess towards one another to accompany a text -' it is whispered that there are prospects of a match between the Prince of Wales and the Princess of Germany'. Below that is an angry man holding a Post Office savings box, with accompanying text 'Once money has been placed in the new Post Office money boxes it cannot be removed except by the P. O. officials. The man had been hoping to retrieve money to catch a tram. Below that is a drawing titled 'The other cheek' and featuring Prime Minister William Massey, holding his lower back and facing Auckland M. P. George Fowlds. Surrounding text explains that Massey has offered to pay Fowlds' expenses if he would tour New Zealand repeating his Pukekohe speech. Centre left is an Irish musical group, one with an Irish harp, with Christchurch tossing them coins - 'The Irish envoys on tour in their specialty 'Shell out for Liberty'. To the right is 'The catch of the season' showing a man leaping to catch a ball with accompanying text explaining that Dan Reese anticipates no trouble in rasing the £2000 for Lancaster Park. Bottom left is a scene in Cathedral Square showing the statue of John Robert Godley on top of a tram shelter, with a clock for a face, 'next tram' for a hat, and one arm pointing to Railway, the other to Opawa. The accompanying text reads 'The good old tram-shelter - Godley statue question has cropped up again... Why not do away all sentiment & put the statue to some practical use?'. At the bottom right is William Massey swinging a cat labelled 'Supreme Court allocation' facing 'Mrs Conservative Press'. The accpmanying text reads 'Mrt Massey in spite of the protests of a section of the Opposition press continues to support Mr Allen's legislation for Supreme Court judges. Mrs Conservative Press" For goodness sake, William, go & bury the pore thing! Cant you see it's quite dead?' Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - David Low 11 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pencil, ink 520 x 430 mm

Date: 1851

By: Townsend, Mary, 1822-1869; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: C-061-039-a

Description: A view of Lyttelton from the Port Hills Originally published in Four illustrative views of the Canterbury settlement ... 1851 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 230 x 380 mm on sheet 430 x 556 mm

Date: [ca 1843-1873]

By: Hamilton, William John Warburton, 1825-1883

Reference: MS-Papers-10936

Description: Research notes compiled by S V Robinson, including correspondence, diaries, extracts from GBPP, newspaper cuttings and official correspondence (including letters from D McLean, J R Godley, W Mantell and W Reeves) Quantity: 1 folder(s) (26 microfiche). 0.01 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: List of contents of each microfiche. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr S V Robinson, 12A Essex Street, Wellington, 1983 Processing information: Access restrictions removed as part of Chief Librarian Restrictions Review, 18 September 2023.

From: Cridland, Henry John 1821-1867 :Township of Lyttleton [Lyttelton], Cavendish Bay, Port Victoria / H.J.Cridland Sept[ember] 1850 [Recto] Heaphy, Charles 1820-1881. Chart of Banks' Peninsula ... 1849 [Verso]

By: Cridland, Henry John, 1821-1867

Reference: C-014-002-1

Description: View of Lyttelton from Governor's Bay, with an artist sketching by an arched rock and two women with small children on the left, a small row-boat in the middle ground, Lyttelton with about a dozen buildings (including J. R. Godley's house) and the Sumner Road clearly formed, H.M.S.Fly in the harbour with several other vessels, Mount Pleasant 1870 feet marked to the left and the vegetation on the surrounding hills indicated Other Titles - Lyttelton cf almost identical sketch by Cridland entitled Port Lyttelton, Cavendish Bay, Victoria Harbour held at A-195-016 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Sepia ink and wash, 282 x 561 mm Processing information: Removed from: Great Britain. Parliamentary Papers, 1850, cd [1136] facing p.67, housed in Reference Collection at q328.42 until 1989.

Date: 1838-1904

By: Godley, Archibald, 1818?-

Reference: MS-Papers-0194

Description: Mainly inward correspondence referring to family news and management of the Godley estate in Ireland, with seven letters from J R Godley Quantity: 29 folder(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1850 - 1982

By: Raworth, William Henry, 1821-1904; Avon Fine Prints; Fox, William, 1812-1893

Reference: C-085-129

Description: Shows Immigration Barracks, Godley's house, first four ships Same as C-085-129-a Probably a copy of a lithograph by William Fox Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, col, 366 x 551 mm (image), 571 x 719 mm (sheet) + 1 information sheet (330 mm)