Places

Date: 1865

From: Punch in Canterbury. Vol 1 no 1 (Apr 8 1865) - Vol 1 no 20 (August 19 1865?) [Christchurch, 1865]

Reference: PUBL-0078-002

Description: A street scene of 'Cashall Street' with crowds of prosperous citizens, carriages coming and going, and businesses thriving. A play on words for Cashel Street, Christchurch and a reference to access to the gold rush on the West Coast. The cartoon appears on the opposite page to another titled 'Winter - Christchurch with NO road to the West Coast' set in 'Cashless street'and showing bankruptcies and other disasters for Christchurch. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving

Date: 1865

From: Punch in Canterbury. Vol 1 no 1 (Apr 8 1865) - Vol 1 no 20 (August 19 1865?) [Christchurch, 1865]

Reference: PUBL-0078-003

Description: A cartoon showing a Canterbury squatter on the back of a mule labelled Public Works. The squatter is urging on the mule with carrots marked 'wethers 30 [shillings]', 'profit' and 'surplus stock'. The mule carries panniers filled with 'Dobson's report' and 'Browning's report'. Behind the mule is an old woman representing the Standard newspaper. The mule is kicking her over. The setting is a mountainous scene with a signpost pointing to Arthur's Pass in one direction and to Browning's Pass in the other. Refers to agitation in Christchurch to improve access to the gold-rush in Westland to allow a market for suplus stock and to enable trading between the west and east coasts. The reference to 'Dobson's report' is to Arthur Dudley Dobson's report on the feasibility of using Arthur's Pass to travel between Canterbury and Westland. 'Browning's report' is to John Browning's similar report about Browning's Pass. The latter, higher and further south, was not developed. Published in Making New Zealand, Vol 1, no. 3, p. 24, Navigators and explorers; and Vol 1 no. 7, p. 9. The squatters. (1940) Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving