Mount Turner

Date: 1996-1997

From: Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (Inc): Records

Reference: 2002-052-1/4A

Description: Includes submissions regarding concession applications by Fiordland Cruises Ltd, Maritime Safety Authority, Glacier Guiding Company Franz Joseph, Back Country Helicopters Ltd, Harris Mountain Heli-skiing Ltd, Hans de Reeper, Gelnorchy High Country Horses, Southern Lakes Heliski Ltd, Contact Energy, Kahurangi National Park, Nevis Snowmobile Adventures, Over The Top, The Helicopter Company, The Helicopter Line, Robert William Brown, Nick Cradock private charter guided heliski and Wilderness Adventures Ltd Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 24 December 1929 to 12 January 1930

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua

Reference: PA1-f-004

Description: Black & white photographs of a visit to Lake Wanaka, the Wilkin Valley, and the southern end of the Southern Alps via Dunedin and Central Otago, 24 December 1929 to 12 January 1930. Also includes three maps, two hand-drawn, one showing geographical locations and details of the South Island, and the other showing the main divide of the Southern Alps from Haast Pass to Mount Aspiring, the Wilkin Valley and the head of Lake Wanaka. Members of the group on the trip are listed as J S Shanks, J W Butcher, W E Wilson, J K Nichols, W R Hart, B Cahill, G L Adkin, R Diedrich, and there is a photograph on page 28 which identifies all except B Cahill, who is not shown. The album includes images of Caroline Bay, Timaru; Dunedin; Otago Harbour; the junction of the Manuherikia River with the Molyneux (now called the Clutha River) at Alexandra, showing the suspension bridge, with the Raggedy Range in the background; Wanaka township (known as Pembroke until 1940); log cabin at Makarora Wharf (Lake Wanaka); ascent of Mount Aztec; views of Mount Castor and Mount Pollux, and the Wilkin Glacier.