Places

Date: [ca 1965-1973]

From: New Zealand Post Office : Histories of the post offices in the Christchurch Postal District

Reference: MS-Papers-5192-6

Description: Includes many of the military camps in the region; offices not entered are Coal Track, The Gates, The Peaks, Ashbourne, Barr Hill, Blandville, Bushside, Darfield, Drayton, Ealing, Ethelton, Holmeslee, Horrelville, Leeston, Papanui, Rakaia, Rangiora, Rse Fete, Seafield, Seaview, Sherwood, South Malvern, Springbank, Stanmore Road, Taratuha, Templeton, Upper Waiau (Feerry), View Hill, Waipara, Waltham, West Eyreton and Woodgrove. Camps were Addington, Burnham, Cavendish, Glentunnel, Homebush, Kowai Bush, Motukarara, Sandown, Scargill, Ashburton Air Force, Blake's, Canterbury Park, Harewood and Norwood air force and Westerfield military camps. Also includes Air Mail and Christchurch exhibitions and Rose Fete, Christchurch. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts

Date: Aug 1914

From: Powles family papers

Reference: PAColl-5268-2-01

Description: Officers of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles at Addington Camp, Christchurch, August 1914. Back row: Lieutenants L Chaytor, Taylor, Barker, W Deans, F Gorton, Hayter, D S Murchison. Second row: Lieutenant Marchant, Captain Talbot, Lieutenant Blackett, Captain Hurst, Captain Hammond, Lieutenant Free, Lieutenant Bruce. Sitting: Major Wain (O.C. 8th Sqd.), Captain Cody (Q.M.), Major Overton (2nd in Command), Lieutenant-Colonel Findlay (C.O.), Captain Blair (Adjutant), Major Acton-Adams (O.C. 1st Sqd.), Major Hutton (O.C. 10th Sqd.). Front row: Lieutenant Gibbs (Signalling Officer), Tommy the mascot, Lieutenant Davison (Machine Gun Officer), Lieutenant G Dailey. Publication note - Published in "The History of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles 1914-1919" edited by C G Powles, 1928 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 15.5 x 20.4 cm