Chief reporter at the Christchurch Press circa 1950. Also known as Bert. Died in 1953 aged 42 years [Source: Online historical BDM]
Kane, Herbert John Espie, -1953
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H J E ("Bert") Kane, Chief Reporter The Press, Christchurch, c 1957
Date: [circa 1950]
From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-D-1522
Description: Mounted exhibition print showing reporter Bert Kane in his office at the Christchurch Press. Taken by Les Cleveland circa1947-1953. Kane is smoking and has his feet up on his desk. Vintage print stamped “Les Cleveland Photograph” from negative 15-051. Archivist dated photograph based on the 1953 death of the subject, Bert Kane, which differs from the date given in the transcribed title (circa 1957) as well as in published versions of this photograph ('Message from the Exterior' dates it as 1954). Start of date range based on Cleveland's employment at The Press, 1947- 1951. Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprint mounted with framing mat on backing board
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South Island prints one
Date: 1942-1956
From: Cleveland, Francis Leslie, 1921-2014: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-10131-2
Description: Photographs of the South Island of New Zealand taken by Les Cleveland, 1942 to 1956. Information relating to the content as well as the date taken and the date printed, is on the rear of most prints. Identified people are mountaineers A C Clough, Ron Biggs, and Ken Hall; publican Jack Ritchie; journalist H J E (Bert) Kane; Mrs P Koerstens; and bushmen Doug Macalister and Ron (Tiki) Brimmicombe. There is an unidentified solider and some portraits of unidentified children. Featured natural environments include Tatere Gorge, Lake Haupiri and surrounding area, and the Otira Gorge. Contains prints of individual buildings as well as broader views of towns. A number of wooden buildings are in a state of decay, but houses, churches, and other buildings are still in use. Further images (and series of images) of note include: the transportation by boat of a tractor at Milford sound and a Land Rover to Jackson's Bay; workers at the Kopara Sawmill; industry at Mussel Point; and locomotives, boilers, dredges, and other machinery relating to mining. Arrangement: Photographs ordered chronologically by Library using the date on rear of prints. Note that some images in the same photographic sequence have been given varying dates by the photographer. Quantity: 75 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprints