About 1914, Alexander William Urquhart took over the farm management of Mount Algidus Station, Canterbury, from his brother Roderick Urquhart (b 1877). He was manager for 23 years, until 1936. Photographed with his wife and daughter at Mount Algidus, with groups of mountaineers in 1930 and 1933.
Urquhart, Alexander William, 1880-1945
Urquhart, Bill, 1880-1945, Urquhart, William, 1880-1945
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Pascoe album 3
Date: [Between 1930 and 1935]
From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives
By: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972; Wildey, Alexander, 1865-1953
Reference: PA1-o-408
Description: Photographs taken by John Dobree Pascoe and others in the Southern Alps. They include views of mountain ranges, glaciers and valleys; mountain huts and life enjoyed by the mountaineers. Most of the photographs are fully described, with names of people usually given with initials and surnames, or nicknames. Landscapes too, are mostly fully described, with peaks and routes traversed marked on the images. The album includes a map of the Rakaia-Mathias River area, drawn by E. Porter; a map of the "Three pass route" across the Southern Alps, drawn by Len Boot (p. 003); two extracts from the New Zealand Alpine Journal hand-written by J D Pascoe (from Vol. IV, no. 18, p. 209-210; and Vol. IV, no. 18, p. 213-214); and a photograph of a painting by A E Wildey, with caption "Artist's versin of Carrington Peak" (p. 028). Pages 89-94 show the preparations and work undertaken by a large rescue party involved in searching for two school teachers, B Robbins and H D Smith, who died while attempting to cross the Harman Pass, en route from Hokitika to the Bealey. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; "J.D. Pascoe" lettered in gold in bottom right-hand corner; [247 p.]; 26.5 x 32.5 cm
Manuscript
Bagnall, Charles Claude, 1883-1952 : Letter from Alexander William Urquhart
Date: 14 Nov 1944
By: Bagnall, Charles Claude, 1883-1952
Reference: MS-Papers-4089
Description: Letter written from Mt Hutt by Alexander Urquhart to Bagnall in reply to an inquiry from Bagnall written to Urquhart's brother David, concerning the Urquhart family. Provides details of Alexander Urquhart's management of Mt Algidus station for 23 years. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s) (3 leaves). Physical Description: Holograph (typed annotation)