Hotels - New Zealand - Canterbury Region

Date: 1916

By: Smith & Anthony Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-Canterbury-1916-01

Description: One side of the folded sheet shows a bird's eye view of "The road to Hanmer from Christchurch, with labels for Papanui, Styx, Belfast, Chaney's Corner, Whites Bridge, Kaiapoi, Woodend, Waikuku, Saltwater Creek, Leithfield, Amberley, Greney's Road, Glasnevin, Waipara Bridge, Weka Pass, Waikari, Hurunui, Culverden, Montrose, Upper Waiau Ferry, and Hanmer. Also marked are the following hotels (in order from Christchurch to Hanmer): Papanui, Phoenix, Belfast, Royal Hotel (Woodend), Royal Hotel (Leithfield), Railway Hotel and Crown Hotel as well as Frew Brothers Garage (all Amberley), Great Northern Hotel and Star & Garter Hotel as well as Mercer's Garage (all Waikari), Hurunui Hotel, Culverden Hotel, and Jollie's Pass Hotel and St Helen's Station (Hanmer). Rivers are named or shown: Waimakariri, [Kaiapoi], Ashley, Saltwater Creek, Kowai, Waipara, Hurunui and Waitohi, Waiau. The verso includes advertisements for Star Motor Petrol, the 1916 Overland, Ford cars, Goodrich tyres (from E W Pidgeon & Co Ltd), Motorol oils, Dunlop Tyres, Culverden Hotel, W D Berry & Co Garage in Christchurch. Also shown are photographs of the Troopers' Memorial Amberley, Weka Pass, Hurunui Hotel, and Culverden Hotel. Dated from an advertisement for the 1916 Overland, Colonial model. Other Titles - The road to Hanmer from Christchurch Quantity: 1 booklet. Physical Description: Photolithographs on sheet, 235 x 990 mm, folded inside cover to 235 x 110 mm.

Date: 1950 - 2020

Reference: Eph-A-HOTEL-Mt-Cook

Description: Includes ephemera for The Hermitage Hotel in Mount Cook Village, and other accommodation there. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying up to 250 mm.

Date: 24 Apr 1958

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 : Papers

Reference: fMS-Papers-7261

Description: Supplement from the `New Zealand free lance' on the Hermitage Lodge (24 Apr 1958) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1958-ca1964

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 :Photographs relating to the career of Lawrence Samuel Dennis

Reference: PAColl-7359-7

Description: Photographs of the Hermitage under construction in 1961, of tour groups, groups learning to ski, of staff parties, and one of the Prime minister of Japan and his wife during a visit to the Hermitage. Quantity: 35 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1907

From: Collett, Michael, fl 1910 : Photographs

Reference: PA4-1292

Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the Hermitage, taken by Michael Collett, 1907 Note on back reads: Photo by M Collett. The Hermitage, 1907. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print Provenance: Donated by P J Collett, August 1976.

Date: 1984

From: Alington, William Hildebrand, 1929- :[Architectural plans. 1950-1990s]

By: Gabites Porter & Partners (Firm)

Reference: E-821-f

Description: Includes a perspective drawing of the exterior, cross sections, floor plans and roof plan for a multi-storey hotel on Kilmore Street, Chester Street and Durham Street Christchurch. Original file numbering was: 004.02.04.018 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). 6 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Felt pen on photocopies in bound volume, 297 x 420 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-1524 - To Photographic Archive - Photographs and slides.

Date: 1930 - 1939

From: [Ephemera relating to hotels, motels, hostels and other accommodation in Mount Cook Village. 1900s onwards ]

By: Hermitage (Aoraki/Mount Cook, N.Z.); Munt, Jeanie, active 1978

Reference: Eph-A-HOTEL-Mt-Cook-1930s-01

Description: Menus for a set breakfast menu. Each has a different "scene in the Southern Alps" on the cover. These include: Mt Cook and the Hooker Glacier, The Hochstetter Icefall, Mt Cook from Red Lake Mt Sebastopol, Mt Sefton and the Stocking Glacier. Two sets held. Dated 1930s because the phrase "thousands of feet above worry level" was being used on posters at that time. Quantity: 4 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on cards, 137 x 209 mm, to be folded to 137 x 104 mm.

Date: 1950

From: Tourist and Publicity

Reference: 1/2-033473-F

Description: A20810 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1863

From: [Barraud, Charles Decimus], 1822-1897 :McRae's house, Waipapa [1867?] Dickinson's house of accomodation, Kai Kouras Nov 3rd 1867.

By: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897

Reference: B-004-017-2

Description: Shows the buildings and sheds of the accommodation house at the left, with trees and the Kaikoura Range in the distance. Other Titles - Kaikouras Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 240 x 330 mm.

Date: 1905

By: New Zealand. Tourism Department

Reference: 1/2-002299-F

Description: Postcard of the hotel with the mountains behind it. The caption reads Mount Cook Government Hermitage Hotel. A Tourist Dept. photograph (F T Series No 265). Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 1983

From: Various artists :[Posters advertising performances by popular music groups, singers, musicians, and rock bands performing in New Zealand in 1983].

By: Mayes, Rob, active 1998

Reference: Eph-D-MUSIC-Popular-1983-01

Description: Shows a profile of a young man with shaved head, in four different versions. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Relief print, 521 x 355 mm.

Date: 1944

By: Brown, Rachel, active 1990s-2022

Reference: PAColl-5847

Description: Photograph of the Hermitage, December 1944 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [ca 1961-1969]

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 :Photographs relating to the career of Lawrence Samuel Dennis

Reference: PAColl-8016

Description: Photographs relating to Dennis's work with Tourist Hotel Corporation, particularly Mt Cook National Park and with Cook Islands Hotels Limited. Includes photographs of the Hermitage and a model of a Rarotongan hotel. Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints

Date: 1886

By: Weekly press (Newspaper); Buckland, Francis Edward, active 1886

Reference: B-055-021

Description: Includes: 1858: The whole of the township - Turton's Accommodation House. 1866: Travelling facilities - The Christchurch-Timaru Coach 1886: Travelling facilities - Traffic bridge; Railway bridge 1886: Part of the town- View in East Street. Extended Title - Supplement to the Canterbury "Weekly press", September 10th, 1886. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - (On each image): Whitcombe & Tombs Ld. lith. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Four black & white lithographs on sheet, 288 x 445 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in 2002.

Date: August-September 1956

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: PA12-7366

Description: Transparencies of The Hermitage and a bus travelling through Tasman Valley, taken August-September 1956 by Whites Aviation Quantity: 4 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler transparencies

Date: 1888 - 1900

From: [Medley, Mary Catherine] 1835-1922 :Sketch book

Reference: E-346-2-102

Description: A hotel called Star of the South beside a road, the Rangitata River in the foreground, a horse and cart on the road and hills in the background. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on sketchbook page, 129 x 178 mm

Date: 1906-1908

From: Collett, Michael, fl 1910 : Photographs

Reference: PA7-08-60

Description: Duplicate of PA7-08-25 Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 1866

Reference: 1/2-004391-F

Description: Three coaches under the trees outside Paget's Hotel, Leithfield. The middle one is a Sampson's coach and the one on the right is a Cobb's coach although markings are not visible. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: Jun 1965-Nov 1967

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 : Papers

Reference: MSY-5363

Description: Scrapbook of clippings, photographs and brochures relating to tourism and the Tourist Hotel Corporation particularly to the Hermitage in the Mt Cook National Park and related topics Arrangement: Loose papers at MS-Papers-7261-60 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Loose photographs.

Date: 1911

From: [Ephemera relating to hotels, motels and hostel accommodation in Christchurch. 1890-1999]

Reference: Eph-A-HOTEL-Christchurch-1911-01

Description: Postcard shows a photograph of the front facade of a two-storeyed hotel with some arched and some bay windows, in a Christchurch street. On the ground floor of the building are signs for F W Tucker, jeweller, and the business of S N Robinson. Dated is handwritten by the sender of the postcard, Mabel, who is writing to Miss Mary Adams of Greenfields, Blenheim. She says "Dear Mary, I thought you would like a view of hotel. It is a lovely new building & rooms are so nice". Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on postcard, 91 x 139 mm.