South Canterbury Bibliography

South Canterbury NZGenWeb Project

Albury		Cave
Geraldine		Mackenzie County /Fairlie
Pleasant Point		Mt. Cook
Tekapo		St Andrews/Pareora
Timaru		Temuka
Waimate		Twizel
Timaru District Library       History
Where to find books	Family, School & Church Histories	Runs

Many excellent district histories have been written recently.

SOUTH CANTERBURY

Andersen, Johannes C. (Carl), 1873-1962 Jubilee History of South Canterbury; Whitcombe & Tombs, Auckland, 1916.  A must see for South Canterbury research.  Illustrated with many photographs, graphs, sketches maps and plans, one folded map. 775 pp.  Limited Edition.  An amazing early look at the settlement and taming of this great area of New Zealand. A commissioned work.  Johannes Andersen was born in Denmark but came to Christchurch at the age of two. He spent 28 years in the Dept. of Lands & Survey and 3 yrs in the General Assembly Library before becoming the first librarian at the Alexander Turnbull Library, appointed 1918, retired 1937.  Republished by Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 1999.

Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Canterbury edition. Vol. 3 part 4. Covers South Canterbury. A must see for South Canterbury research.

Gillespie, Oliver A. (Oliver Arthur) South Canterbury A Record of Settlement; The South Canterbury Centennial History Committee 1958. 2nd edition Timaru Herald 1971.

The whaling era, The McKenzie story, How settlers lived, Communications, Construction, Politics, Pests, Churches, Education,
The Mt. Cook region, Defence and Sport. And tons more. Political representation, names of settlers arriving on ships, statistics, the first report on Timaru roading, names of schools at the time....The appendices includes the Strathallan's arrival and passenger listing, first S.C. electoral rolls, schools of South Canterbury, first shipment of mutton, the runs, local body representatives and a detailed bibliography. Gillespie was asked to write the book for the 1958 centennial of South Canterbury. Includes a bibliography and index. 507 pp. Maps (one folded at back of book, and one on front end paper). b/w photos, line drawings, corrections. The dust jacket has a sketch of the Rhodes Cottage at The Levels by Esther Hop. 

Wise's New Zealand Directory 1872-73, 1875-76, 1878-79.
The first S.C. electoral rolls for 1857, 1861 and 1862.

If a person was renting a property or a boarder their name is unlikely to occur. You can trace a person residential address by searching the Wise's New Zealand Post Office Directories.  Note when the colonist first appears in the NZ Electoral Rolls (1865+) and  Wise's Directories (1872+) might give a clue of year of arrival.

Button, John 100 early South Canterbury Characters. SC RSA Petanque Club, 2001. Mainly biographies from Gillespie's South Canterbury a record of settlement.  ISBN : 0473075660 (pbk.) 'Much of the material comes from research for volume one of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

Cattell, John.  Historic Buildings of Canterbury and South Canterbury. 2nd ed 1988 75pp New Zealand Historic Places Trust register of classified buildings.

Collins, R D J  - Timaru: 100 Years of Postal Service. Cancellations (Philately) - 1959 - 24 pages

Dowling, Vivyan - One Foot Out the Door South Canterbury 1915-39 by  142 p., 5]leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Drake, Douglas They served with Honour : experiences of South Canterbury airmen in World War II.  Timaru, NZ, D.E. Drake, on behalf of the South Canterbury Aviation Heritage Centre, Feb. 2001. 149pp., ill., 30 cm. (spiral binding) ISBN: 0473075040.2001

Hall-Jones, Frederick George. Early Timaru : some historical records of the pre-settlement period, annotated and analysed / by F. G. Hall-Jones.
Invercargill : Southland Historical Committee, 1956

Drake, D. E. (Douglas Edward), 1927- Wings over South Canterbury : a record of aviation / by D.E. Drake ;  D.E. Drake, 1996. 223pp., ill., ports., 22 cm.:  2nd rev. ed.  First ed. published 1993. (Timaru, N.Z.)  ISBN:  0473040824 : $33.95  D.E. Drake, 3 Kauri Street, Timaru

Kerr, A.C. South Canterbury Hunt 1882-1982. Published by The South Canterbury Hunt. 1982. Limp binding. 54pp. b/w photos.  

Mckenzie, Patsy Theatre Royal, Timaru: A Short History by Patsy Mckenzie Paperback. Pages 28. Publisher: Friends of the Theatre Royal. 2003

McNeish, James The Mackenzie Affair published by Hodde and Stoughton, London 1970 1st ed, 1972. Hb. The story of Mckenzie and his dog. 271pp. Facsimiles of documents.  There is also an account of 19th century New Zealand prisons. McNeish goes beyond the legend of Mackenzie the sheep stealer. McNeish goes beyond the legend of Mackenzie the sheeepstealer. Deeply critical his novel throws light on the whole era. In 1855 James Mackenzie tried and thrown into Canterbury goal where he was driven to near madness. McNeish sets the record straight with a reconstruction of Mackenzie's story. Includes an account of 19th century New Zealand prisons.

McNeish, James. Mackenzie.  (1970) Godwit, Auckland. A novel based on the life of the infamous sheep stealer of South Canterbury, James Mackenzie and his dog, who exploits led to the discovery of the MacKenzie Country in 1855. 384pp illustrated s/covers.

Neilson, Kerry.  Rebecca, Anna. Aoraki Women's Resource Centre. Notable South Canterbury women / [initiated by Kerry Neilson ; compiled and edited by Anna Rebecca ; Pleasant Point N.Z. : Aoraki Women's Resource Centre, 1993  "Women's Suffrage = Whakatu Wahine, Aotearoa, New Zealand, 1893-1993."  Should be obtainable via the Aoraki Women's Resource Centre or via Kerry Neilson. Address to Dr Neilson, Main Road, Pleasant Point should reach her. $29.95 a copy. 180pp.

Parker, John Simon. Timaru Centenary, 1868-1968 : Printed by the Timaru Herald, 1968, Commissioned by the Timaru City Council. 119pp. Part One, Reward for Effort; Part Two, Contributions to Centennial Chest - Junior Citizens.  Mr D.R. Dowell-elected Mayor of Timaru 1965. DJ - painting by William Greene.

Doug Shears ; editor, John Button. Tales of South Canterbury Vol. 1 : Caroline Bay / Timaru, N.Z.: Bay Hill, 2001. Caroline Bay (Timaru, N.Z.) -- History

Shears, Doug and Button, John. Tales of South Canterbury Vol. 2 : ships named Timaru / by Doug Shears ; Imprint: Timaru, N.Z.: Bay Hill, 2001.

Sinclair, Rex. Take me back to yesterday once more : a history of musicians, dance bands and country music in South Canterbury, 1920s - 1970s / Lex Sinclair ; compiler, Ron Bush, Sinclair, Lex Bush, Ron Geraldine, N.Z.: Lex Sinclair, 2006.

South Canterbury Historical Society South Canterbury tales, 50 years, the history of the South Canterbury Historical Society Inc. : a half century of progress. 1991.

South Canterbury Historical Guide : including the towns of Timaru, Temuka, Geraldine, Pleasant Point, Fairlie and Waimate, their surrounding country districts, and the Mackenzie Country
Wilson, John (John Malcolm), 1943-
[Timaru, N.Z.] : South Canterbury District Committee of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, c1991.
96 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 21 cm.

South Canterbury Journal.  NZ Literature. By the members of the South Canterbury Writers' Guild No. 1960. These soft cover booklets cover  Stories, Articles and Poems by South Canterbury Writers.
Journal 4 dated 1973 
Journal 5 dated 1975

Thomson, D. Etal. A Century of Service, (1987) 174pp. History of South Canterbury & North Otago police. plates. 750 numbered copies. 

The Timaru Herald. Famous pages from The Timaru Herald, South Canterbury newspaper. 1984. Available from  The Timaru Herald, Bank St, Timaru, New Zealand. Chronology, Historical.

Timaru Herald, 1864-5. Published Timaru: The Timaru Herald, 1864-1865. Includes issues June 11, 1864-December 2, 1865, bound together by the Library. Christchurch Vol. I, nos. 1-2, 4-22, 24-37, 39-53 - v. II, nos. 54-56, 58-65, 67-73, 75-76, 78-80 - v. III, no. 81

Timaru and South Canterbury New Zealand, 1950 : the city and the province today with some interesting glances at the past. by Timaru Publicity Committee.

Townsend, Colin. 1941 - Tragedies, Triumphs, Treasures Of Timaru And Sth Canterbury by Colin Townsend Paperback. Pages 80. South Canterbury Charitable Radio Trust.

Tunnicliffe, Alan, 1947- A South Canterbury surname index : being five alphabetical lists of surnames contained in 7 un-indexed South Canterbury historical books A. Tunnicliffe, 1991. 21 pages.

Turner, George, Brand Book Of Canterbury 1833 -1911. List of every sheep brand registered in Canterbury. Owner or overseers name, name of run, etc. Laminate Cover. New Edition. First Published 1861.

Vance, William, 1901-1981 South Canterbury. South Island Publicity Association of New Zealand, 1967. pamphlet

Wedderspoon, R. Pictorial South Canterbury. Chch 1924 235pp. Plates of Fairlie, Geraldine, Temuka, Peel Forest, Timaru, Waimate, Mt Cook etc. 

Whelan, Chris D., 1964- The development of community in the Mackenzie Basin 1850-1950 Christchurch, N.Z. [C.D. Whelan], 1989. Thesis (M.A.) - University of Canterbury. Bibliography: pp 305-321.

Wilson, John (John Malcolm), 1943. South Canterbury Historical Guide: including the towns of Timaru, Temuka, Geraldine, Pleasant Point, Fairlie and Waimate, their surrounding country districts, and the Mackenzie Country: South Canterbury District Committee of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, c1991

Wilkinson  M.B.  South Canterbury's Early Settlers and Immigrants, 1990. 58 pages.  List of early settlers and immigrants 1850s and 1860s.   Appendix immigrant and passenger vessels up to 1884.  A South Canterbury Historical Publication 1990.  Includes photographs of early Timaru and the sailing vessels: S.S. Maori, S.S. Beautiful, S.S. Bruce, Opawa, Soukar, Merope and the Strathallan.

Williamson, Eulla  Farmers in Business. 1880 - 1980. One Hundred Years of Trading By the Canterbury Farmers Co-Operative Assoc. Ltd. Timaru and Branches. 1980; hc 159pp. Plates. Lists of chairmen, directors, auditors and solicitors. Pictorial dj. Some early photos of stores, streets and staff up to 1980 and illustrations throughout. CFCA
Farmers in Business, 100 Years of Trading, Timaru and Branches
Contents:
Co-operative Trading
Farmers in Business
Establishment
The Stock and Station Agency
Company Organisation
Into the Twentieth Century
In Search of Markets 1900-18
Years of Adversity 1918-28
The Depression 1930-37
Trading and War 1937
An Era of Change
The Tenth Decade 1970-80
The Geraldine Branch
The Waimate Branch 1903
The Fairlie Branch 1911
The Temuka Branch 1920
North Otago
Staff and their Memories
Chairmen and Directors
General Managers
Auditors
Solicitors
Directors 1880-1980

Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association (Timaru, NZ) Annual report / Canterbury Farmers Co-operative Association Limited; Timaru: The Association, 1894-1980. Crown Consolidated Annual report; Volumes:  1st (1894)-87th (1980)

Young, Robert Edward. South Canterbury expands. Breckell & Nicholls, 1965.

Canterbury - Old and New 1850 to 1900 published under the auspices of the New Zealand Natives Association includes a chapter on the 
Rise of South Canterbury by Mr E. Holdgate.
Sir John Hall tells of the founding of the first homestead south of the Rakaia and north of Timaru. 
The escapades of the notorious Mackenzie are recounted by the man who captured him, and the same raconteur, Mr E.W. Seager, describes the meeting of Bishops Selwyn and Harper on board the Egmont. 
The book concludes with A Glimpse of the Alps of Canterbury by Mr Cockayne.

South Canterbury Historical Guide, 1990. 21cm, 96pp, maps, b&w and col. photo illus in text, soft covers. Including the towns of Timaru, Temuka, Geraldine, Pleasant Point, Fairlie, and Waimate, their surrounding country districts, and the Mackenzie Country.

New Zealand Historic Places Magazine
Number 47, May 1994

Contents:
1/ Timaru's Theatre Royal
2/ Timaru's Landing Services pre Harbour Construction
3/ Building the Timaru Harbour
4/ Timaru's Victorian and Edwardian Buildings
5/ South Canterbury's Rock Art Heritage
6/ Maori Chief of Waimate
7/ Stained Glass Windows within the Geraldine Anglican Parish
8/ Stock and Station Buildings in Mid and South Canterbury
9/ South Canterbury: Stone Arch Bridges
10/ St David's Pioneer Memorial Church, Cave
11/ The Houses of Mount Nessing and Opawa Stations
12/ South Canterbury's Raincliff Pioneer Park
13/ Alma Cottage, Burkes Pass
14/ Changes that Hydro Construction had on Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki
15/ Station Huts of the Godley Valley, Mackenzie Country
16/ Historic Ashburton Station
17/ Longbeach Station: Unusual Sod Cottage
18/ The 'Deserted Village' of Barrhill
19/ Huia Lodge

New Zealand Memories: 2006 Issue 57

December/January 2006
Features: - Memories of Lake Pukaki Hydro Dam Project

Otago Witness, 20 December 1905, Page 37

The Pioneer is the name of a bright, monthly magazine published in Timaru by Messrs Lewis and Thomson, whose object; is primarily the supplying of an advertising medium whose circulation is absolutely guaranteed at 10,000. That this provision meets with favour at the hands of advertisers is amply demonstrated by the live appearance of the advertising pages, all of which are interesting and attractive. But the literary portion of the paper is by no means neglected for the sake of the revenue producing. The December number contains an editorial, a seasonable poem by Mr Johannes C. Andersen, a well-written Christmas story, notes on books, reminiscences of old Timaru (illustrated), sketches, music and the drama, social news, children's corner, a Maoriland swing song, and the Pioneer competitions — altogether a very delectable bill of fare. We wish out monthly contemporary a continued run of success.

ALBURY

Glass, Yshbel, 1925- A History of the Albury District / compiled by Yshbel Glass on behalf of the Mt Nessing and TeNgawai C.W.I. ; Y. Glass, [1994] Available from Y. Glass, 15 Richard Pearse Drive, Temuka 8752, ISBN: 0473025264 (pbk.)  136 pp   Albury and district, 1850-1994.

Lange, Doreen (nee Connor). Cricklewood Tales of Connor "Breed" South Canterbury. 1982 hb Fairlie, Timaru, Albury, Cricklewood reminiscences. 96pp, plates and genealogical tables. Published by Craigs, DJ.  The story of the Connor family in South Canterbury, and all those mixed up with them; those friends and relatives from Fairlie and Timaru, but especially the Albury and Cricklewood kids, with illustrations/photographs.

CAVE

Holland, Rosalie Cave 1850 -1990. Published 1990 by Mackenzie Federation of Country Women. 115 pp

GERALDINE

         

Button, John. Geraldine : the first 150 years. Geraldine, NZ : Geraldine 150 Committee, 2006.

Davey, Alfred James, 1888- Daybreak in Geraldine County : Record of Progress during seventy-five years under local government, 1877-1952 ; Timaru Herald Company, 1955  

Harper, Barbara Morrisons of Geraldine, 1867-1967. Pub: Geraldine : Morrison Brothers, 1968 69 p. illus. Printed by The Timaru Herald Co. Contains some early photos of Geraldine.

Grayburn, Peter, 1925- The Kids from the Bottom End : Memories of Growing up in Geraldine during and after the Great Depression of the 1930s / with contributions from Patsy (Grayburn) Spence, Tony, Garry, Mark and Philippa Grayburn; Putaruru, N.Z.: Moorepork Press, 1997

Kerr, Phyllis, 1907-1993 From the Beginning : Chronicles of a County : Geraldine / Phyllis Kerr. Timaru: Strathallan County Council ;  Nov. 1976.  412pp. Cloth, DJ, with illustrations, drawings and maps. This is the story of the first 100 years of Geraldine County covering the development of the land, the people and local body politics.  Covers many aspects from Roads Boards to towns and villages, agriculture , churches and schools. Shows the activities and involvement of people past and present in the county.  B/w photographs. The front dj cover is an A.A. Deans painting of the Upper Rangitata Gorge country and the back cover shows an Audrey Durrant painting of the farmed land of the plains. The centennial history of the Geraldine-Strathallan County Council and the story of the people of Geraldine district. William Gapes Butcher, Gapes Valley p 223, 217, 323 and 343.

   

Kerr, Phyllis, Peel Forest - History, Story and Legend of Peel Forest: Tarahaoa. The story, and legend of Peel Forest written for the Peel Forest Park Board. 1972. Line drawings. Maps. Maori legends, and early pioneer stories.

Pearce, Don W. (Don William), 1920- Dunedin [N.Z.] : D.W. Pearce, 1993. A history of Te Moana and Four Peaks / [author and publisher, D.W. Pearce]. "Outcome of the centennial of Te Moana School held over Easter weekend 1992"--P. i. Map on inside cover. Erratum slips mounted on p. 49 and 96. Available from A.D. Worner, 28 Peel Street, Geraldine, N.Z. 

MACKENZIE COUNTY / FAIRLIE

Button, John and Leslie, Ray. Easter Monday in the High Lands, A Century of Mackenzie Highland Shows 1899 -1998. ISBN 0-473-005511-2. Published by the Mackenzie A & P Society, Fairlie 1998. 334pp Printed by Rangiora Print, 3 Blake St, Rangiora. Includes biographies of the past presidents with a photo of each. e.g.
1899 John Eden Goodwin
1900 Henry S. Struthers. b. 1854 in Ayrshire, Scotland
1901 John Scott Rutherford
1902 Francis Robert (Frank) Gillingham
1903 John (Cockie) Bray - came to NZ on the 'Lady Jocelyn'
1904 Charles John Talbot
1905 John Trotter b. Ross-Shire, Scotland in 1860, came to NZ in 1867
1906 Charles William Ensor
1907 William Dixon b. Caistor, Linconlnshire, came to NZ in 1888. died 1952
1908 Charles W. Isitt (1874-1945)
1909 Humphery Arthur Innes-Jones b. 1868 Darley Abbey, Derbyshire, ENG.
1910 Bryce Wright
1911 Alexander S. Smith b. 1863
1912 William Bray - brother of John Bray
1913 Arthur Lowny Dobson (1886-1946)
1914 John Davidson d. 1950
1915 Alfred Ernest Gillingham
1916 Samuel Dale b. 1870 Port Chalmers
1917 William Alexander Robertson
1918 William Arthur Dorman (1858 -1934)
1919 Ernest Macdonald b. 1858 Edinburgh d. 1952
1920 William Tasman Smith (Tas Smith) (1876 -1939) etc.

Cotterell, Janet. Beside the South Opuha - Pioneers of Ashwick Flat:1959.   Includes her poem "To the Pioneers." Printed by W.M. Beynon.

Fairlie Fire Brigade. 1908-1983. 28pp. Ashburton. The Brigade, Higgins & Co.

Fairlie Work Trust Inc. Fairlie 1866-2000 pg 122. Includes 100 b/w photos and the 2000 school roll.

Goodwin, George. St Stephen's Anglican Church, Fairlie: One Hundred Years, 1896-1996. Christchurch, N.Z.

Greenwood, William. 1910-1985. Century of Challenge: Mackenzie County Council : a centennial chronicle, 1883-1983. [Fairlie, N.Z.: The Council, 1983] Indexed. 260pp [20] p. of plates : ill., ports ; 22 cm. Available from Mackenzie County Council, P.O. Box 52, Fairlie. references. ISBN:  $20 (hbk.)

Hanifin, J. P. (John Patrick), 1920-1980. Memories of  Fairlie / by J.P. Hanifin; N. Hanifin, 1982 Timaru : Patricia Hanifin/ Priest Printers.  Memories of the community of Fairlie 1920 - 1950. 76 pages, soft cover, b/w illusts. 

Holland, Rosalie. Cave, 1850-1990. Fairlie, NZ: Mackenzie Federation of Country Women's Institutes, 1990.

 Rayne, Connie. 1991 Sherwood Downs and Beyond / by Connie Rayne. Oamaru, NZ 315pp

Rayne, Jenny. 1984 Fairlie, NZ: Mackenzie Muster "A Century of Favourites" Timaru: Pope Print. This is a cookbook with gems of poetry and art. It includes pen and pencil drawings by Esther Studholme Hope that reflect early life of the Mackenzie County and poems by Bill Perry, Janet Cotterell, Erine Slow and others.  Mackenzie Roundup "More of Our Favourites"  published in 1992 includes sketches by Colin Wheeler of Oamaru and all proceeds are invested in the Mackenzie District Education Trust. The cover shows driving Godley Peaks merinos through a river bed on the station. (spiral binding) 

Stanley, Mary A Brief History of Fairlie 1992 ; Fairlie : Country Womens Institute, 1992.
173 p. : maps. ; ill.

A slice of Mackenzie Country history : as seen by William Edward Struthers of Fairlie / compiled by Sandra Smith and Robyn Daikee.
[Fairlie, NZ : Robyn Daikee and Sandra Smith, 2006] Ringbinder

   

  

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASANT POINT

Bowden, Rex Pleasant Point Golf Club (Incorporated), 1921-1996   76 p. : ill., 1996 

Ogilvie, Gordon Moonshine Country. The Story of Waitohi, South Canterbury; 1971, The Caxton Press, Christchurch. 208pp  Bibliography. Hb. Dj. B/w photos and maps. This account of the district, records the triumphs, crises and contretemps of 110 years of settlement. It brings to life an intriguing band of personable settlers who have included two alpine explorers, New Zealand's first aviator, several champion sportsman, artists, writers, off beat musicians, no less than five inventors of agricultural machinery, a MP and a book of colourful characters.

The Raincliff Story : being a review of Raincliff Station, its several owners, partition in 1901, and subsequent owners to 2000 / by Edward J. Parr, David G.R. Reynolds. 2000.  417pp 1st printing 200 copies. $50. 2nd printing 2000. The launching of the book was held at Peter and Shirley Quantock's homestead 'Raincliff Station'.  It is well bound and offers a huge amount of research to the various properties, detailing each from settlement to current owners/occupiers.  Printed in Canada, not quality paper sadly and the photos suffered as a result in reproduction.  It is a great effort.  Edward Parr, died recently [2002], farmed just north of the Raincliff Forest and Dave Reynolds, who once was Fairlie's resident Dept. of Agriculture Officer, now lives and farms in Middle Valley. 

Wilson, Helen. Moonshine ; Paul, 1956

Cave 1850-1990 / Rosalie Holland.
Holland, Rosalie
[s.l.] : [s.n.], 1990.
 

TEKAPO 

"There is plenty of history to be written about to complete the tapestry of our striking and very rich Mackenzie country" wrote James Maxwell in 1991

Tourist Hotel Corporation, 1984. The Hermitage, Mount Cook centennial, 1884-1984. A Brief look at the past 100 years. Wellington:  32p

Hosken, Evelyn. Life on a Five Pound Note Hosken, Evelyn, b. 1886 [Timaru : Printed by the Timaru Herald], 1964.   Simons Hills Station. 204 p. : illus. The dust jacket is painted by Esther S. Hope - a water colour artist.  Published by the author 'The Gables' Timaru in March 1964. Map of early South Canterbury runs. Endpapers - The first advertising brochure for Mount Cook. Photos, index. 204 pages. Her first sight of the barren tussock-covered country filled her with dismay. Little did she think that time would turn her dislike into deep affection, and that instead of staying for the compulsory five years residence she would remain for forty-five, and that on the very ground on which she then stood she would eventually see beautiful crops of lucerne grown by her son who was born about two years after her arrival. "Mrs Hosken and her young carpenter husband drew Simons Hill station in a land ballot, and after selling their home they had built in Ashburton, they set out to pioneer in New Zealand's high country. Pioneering in the Mackenzie demanded a stout heart, a strong constitution, and a sense of humour. These, plus a knowledge of home-nursing, carried Mrs Hosken and her fellow pioneers through sickness, accident and fire. One is impressed by the hospitality of the high country runs; few city women would care to be called on at 2am on a winters morning to provide beds and meals for 15 bus passengers stranded in heavy snow. Addition to personal memoirs, a brief history of high-country runs, some of the grandeur of life as it was in the early Mackenzie Country and Mt Cook region and many are the humourous tales of shearers, shepherds and swaggers..." "The winters here are more beautiful than the summers, the snow reaches the foot of Mt. Cook and the reflection in Lake Pukaki is Heaven sent."

Hosken, Evelyn Eliza Vincent b. 1886  Turn back the Clock : Wellington : Reed, [1968 1st ed.] South Canterbury social life and customs.164 pp : illus. hc.  The bygone days and  ways of South Canterbury described by the author who had lived in the region all her life when she was a child living in Timaru and Adair. 140x225mm, 164 pages plus many illustrations, mostly photographs from her own albums. Old photos of stations of the Mackenzie Country, people, early Timaru, pupils of Adair School, 1892 etc. Chapters include:
The Spring-cart days
The Churchbuilders
The Children at Adair
Simon's Hill
Wheels from the Past
Pilgrims of the Mackenzie country
Sunstroke and swagger
Great Stations of the Mackenzie
Maoris and Ministers
Timaru: The formative years.

        

Maxwell, James, 1918- Discovering the Legends of  Mackenzie, Mount Cook Country / with James Maxwell; Lake Tekapo : Parkhead Publishing 1991 86pp
Chapters include:
2. The Legendary James McKenzie, sheep stealer
4. Freda Du Faur
6. William Spotswood Green
7. Peter Graham,  One of the world's Great Guides
8. Esther Studholme Hope
9. Rodolph Wigley, Entrepreneur
15 The Legendary  Mick Bowie
16. Sir Charles William Fielden Hamilton
18. The Amazing Charles and Stan Jones of Fairlie
20. Harry Ayres, "The Finest Climber of His Day"
21. The High Summer of Ken Andrews

               

Maxwell, James, 1918 - Discovering the Mackenzie Country and Mt Cook County; Tekapo : Homecrafts, Nov. 1973 56pp. Soft covered,  printed by the Timaru Herald Co. 16 chapters e.g. geography, a short historical picture of the MacKenzie Basin Country, from the man after whom the region was named, climatology, flora and imported  fauna, travel & accommodation, the working collie dog, birds, animals etc. illustrated w/drawings and a map. Bibliography and Includes  sketches by Shirley O'Connor. 
Chapters
1. Along the Bullocky Way
2. The Lady of Rollesby [Mrs Hayter]
3. James McKenzie - A Ross-shire Highlander
4. Breaks for Freedom
5. Down Haldon Way
6. Lake Tekapo - The Blues of many Hues
7. Space Monitoring from, Mt. John
8. "Och aye, Beannahdam air cu Coaragh"
9. The Lake with a Million Dollar View
10. The Park with the Split Personality
11. A place for Adventure
12. The Battle with the Bunnies [Information on a rabbiter's life - Fred Smith]
13. Agricultural Trends
14. A Most Reverent Little Church

Maxwell, James Discovering this Emerald South Canterbury with James Maxwell. [Tekapo : Homecrafts], 1974. P/b, b/w illustrations, 56pp. The history, achievements and enterprise. Chapters: The Discovery, The Maori, The Birds, The Whalers, The Commercialisation, The Port, Agriculture Era, Timaru and architecture, Waimate and county, Geraldine and Pleasant Valley, Temuka and progress, Fairlie and epigram, People of distinction incl: Dr Jack Lovelock, Norman Kirk, Michael Houston etc and more. Homecrafts Tekapo,  1974, by James Maxwell. 

Maxwell, James  Discovering the New Mackenzie and Waitaki Valley Country / with James Maxwell. Publisher : Tekapo NZ : Homecrafts, [1984] 56pp
The James McKenzie saga, Omarama and Waitaki Valley, Twizel by the Twizel, Lake Tekapo, Church of the Good Shepherd, Alpine grandeur, Views of vast vistas, Fishing in the McKenzie, Burkes Pass - Mt Dobson, etc.

Maxwell, James  When feeding the hungry multitudes /
 illustrated by Bob Darroch, 1940-. Imprint: Tekapo : Homecrafts, 1979. Collation: viii, 103 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. The author's experiences in running a bakery and catering business in Temuka in the 1950's and 1960's. Maxwell, James Duncan, 1918-

Mackenzie, James, b. ca. 1820. Mackenzie : man and myth; Wellington : School Publications Branch, Dept. of Education, 1978.  Mackenzie, James, fl. 1820-1858.  A Bulletin for schools, - Teachers' notes. - The legend examined. Mackenzie country - The most daring robbery  - Five years' hard labour - A free pardon. 

Mount Cook Motor Co. Sketch map of the Mount Cook region [map] ; Timaru: The Company, 1923. Edition:  Scale [ca. 1:253,440]. 1 map ; 25 x 32 cm.

O'Connor, Shirley. Sketches of South Canterbury / With commentaries by James Maxwell. Publisher : Tekapo : Homecrafts, [1979]. 32pp . chiefly illus.

Thornton, George, 1829-1914. Bull, W. J.  Lyttelton Times Newspaper Co Map of the Mount Cook road district [map] / Thornton & Bull, C.E., Licensed Surveyors, 23/8/78 [Christchurch] : Lyttelton Times, 1878. Scale [ca. 1:63,360. 1 in. to 1 mile]  1 map : col. ; 84 x 51 cm.

University of Canterbury. School of Fine Arts Gallery. Arts and crafts churches of Canterbury : School of Fine Arts Gallery, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 12 to 30 August 1996 ; Christchurch : The School, [1996] Subject:  Church architecture --NZ --Canterbury Region  Historic buildings -  An exhibition catalogue. Includes bibliographical references.   St David's Memorial Church, Cave, 1930 - Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo, 1935. ISBN:  0959787062 (pbk.) : $5.00 

Whelan, Chris D., 1964- The Development of Community in the Mackenzie Basin 1850-1950 / by Chris D. Whelan : 1989. Thesis (M.A.) - University of Canterbury. Bibliography: pp 305-321. Social life and customs

MOUNT COOK

           

Bowie, Nan Mick Bowie The Hermitage Years 1969. Experiences at Mount Cook.

Canterbury Times Jan. 31 1895
A weekly Christchurch newspaper. Illustrated issue. Features: Mount Cook Conquered with illustrations showing the head of the Tasman Valley, a party preparing to start the ascent amongst the glaciers

Du Faur, Freda The Conquest of Mount Cook and Other Climbs. An Account of Four Seasons' Mountaineering on the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Publisher: London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1915; First Edition.  252pp  with 49 illustrations. Publisher: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915. Miss du Faur, an Australian, made many notable climbs between 1909 and 1913, in particular the first traverse of the summit ridge of Mt.Cook. Allen & Unwin Ltd.; 1936. 2nd impression. Capper Press 1977  - Hard Cover Facsimile of the 1915 edition 250 pages with errata slip loosely inserted illustrations.

Freda Du Faur spent summer holidays in New Zealand without visiting the South Island until late 1906. Photographs of Mt. Cook at the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch, inspired her to journey to the Hermitage where the snowclad mountains captivated her and she determined to climb to the summits. This visit and another in 1908 introduced her to the mountains and the chief guide at the Hermitage, Peter Graham. He realised her keenness, determination and ability but introduced her slowly to climbing, adding experience of ropework and snow and ice climbing to her skill on rock. At a time when few people climbed, Freda Du Faur gave mountain guides the opportunity to attempt challenging ascents, while she found enjoyment, freedom and an escape from many of the constraints and frustrations of family and society. Du Faur's first significant ascent was of Mt Sealy on 19 December 1909. Other women at the Hermitage insisted she should not spend a night alone with a guide, even one as morally upright as Peter Graham. The chaperon, a porter, proved an incompetent climber, and was held by Du Faur on the rope when he slipped. Freda Du Faur extended the limits of the possible, not just for women, but for all guided climbers of the period. Key factors were her rock-climbing ability, determination, and physical fitness. In four climbing seasons she made many first ascents and notable climbs. With her guides she made the second ascent of Mt Tasman, the first ascent of Mt Dampier and the first traverse of Mt Sefton, among other 10,000-foot peaks. (Dictionary of New Zealand Biography)

Tourist Hotel Corporation, 1984. The Hermitage, Mount Cook centennial, 1884-1984. A Brief look at the past 100 years. Wellington:  32p

Peter Graham; Mountain Guide Autobiography: the life of "Mr.Peter" guide & mountaineer. The book was completed on his death by John Pascoe , edited by H.B.Hewitt.  Peter Graham"s service as Head Guide at the Hermitage, Mount Cook, coincided with the first flowering of NZ alpine climbing, 1894-1928. He made many first-climbs of the Southern Alps. Reed. Wellington. 1965. 1st ed. Hardback in dustjacket. 245 pages. B/w plates. Maps to end-papers.

Haynes, John. Piercing the clouds : Tom Fyfe, first to climb Mount Cook / John Haynes. 1994. Christchurch: Hazard Press.  200 p. illus. "Centennial publication. To mark the first ascent of Mount Cook, Christmas Day 1894" Review 'Neglected first conqueror of Mt Cook' The Press, 1995 Jan. 7, p. 7.

Mahony, Michael. Harry Ayres: Mountain Guide 1982 Whitcoulls 160pp hb The story of New Zealand's greatest mountain guide: a teacher of Sir Edmund Hillary (who wrote the forward) and eventually, in the mid 50s, the chief ranger of the Mount Cook National Park.  Ayres and Hillary made a number of notable first ascents, including the south ridge of Mount Cook and the last unclimbed 10,000ft, Mount Magellan. Contains photos, maps on end pages and a list of his climbs and the parties from 1933 to 1975. Harry

Manning George E. With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand 1891

Mannering, Guy. The Hermitage Years of Mannering & Dixon : the beginnings of alpine climbing in New Zealand and the birth of the New Zealand Alpine Club Inc. from the collection of letters held for more than one hundred years by the descendents of George Edward Mannering [1862-1947] & Marmaduke John Dixon [d. 1918] / assembled and presented by Guy Mannering. Geraldine [N.Z.] : GM Publication, 2000. 210 p obit.

Mount Cook Motor Co. Sketch map of the Mount Cook region [map] ; Timaru: The Company, 1923. Edition:  Scale [ca. 1:253,440]. 1 map ; 25 x 32 cm.

Mount Cook National Park Handbook (1959) Edited by W.P. Packard Christchurch. Published by Mount Cook National Park Board. 64 page, soft covered booklet.  Inside back cover - glued in fold out map of the Park and adjacent region. 

O'Connor, H.E.  ed. Mount Cook National Park. Ch, 1966 - 4th rev. ed. 21.5cm, 72pp, floding map, plates with maps and b&w and col. photos, soft covers.

Wilson, Jim, Aorangi - The Story of Mt. Cook.1968, 255 pages. Contains maps and photos. Covers the history Maori and European of Mt. Cook and climbs. 

TEMUKA

Blackmore, Frances. Green Hayes : the story of the Hayhurst family / Frances Blackmore. Imprint : [F. Blackmore, 2001]

Gale, B.E. "100 years in three days" 1866-1966 : the official history of the Temuka school and its centenary celebrations / by B.E. Gale.

Hopkinson, Peter. The Hopkinson family : a short history / Peter Hopkinson. Imprint : Temuka, N.Z.: P. Hopkinson, 2000.

Mackle, Shirley. Milk cans & bush telegraph : a collection of memoirs of Clandeboye and Orton Schools and District / compiled by Shirley Mackle. Imprint : Temuka, N.Z.: S. Mackle, 2000.

McGillen, Les. From sumps to pumps : a history of the Temuka Volunteer Fire Brigade 1874-1999

McGillen, L.J. (Leslie Joseph. 1935-) Temuka District High School 125th jubilee : souvenir booklet / by L.J. McGillen. Timaru Herald Print, 1991. 40 p. : ill., ports.

Des Spillane, The bike shop : 1906 to 1979 / Spillane, Desmond Francis, 1951- [Temuka, NZ : , 2007]

 Te umu kaha : magazine of Temuka High School / Temuka High School. Temuka, N.Z 1987

Vance, W. The Land We Love: The History of Geraldine and Temuka; 1956 pamphlet. Centenary of Geraldine and Temuka Districts 1855-1955 historical survey and programme of celebrations. 55 pages. Mentions the 1868 flood briefly on page 21. Temuka has had a number of floods, but the biggest was of 1868. At 4 o'clock on the afternoon of February 2, rain commenced. By daylight the whole of the plains had become a lake from the hills to the sea, with a few islands left here and there. The water was up to the bar of the Royal Hotel. The footbridge across the Temuka River was washed down to Milford and the debris lined the seashore. The home of one of the men working at Parr's flourmill near Kerry town was washed away and a mother and daughter were drowned. This did not stop Temuka from progressing along its energetic way towards becoming a prosperous town.

Temuka & Geraldine A. & P. Assn. 1874-1984 : a short history of the Temuka and Geraldine Agricultural and Pastoral Association / edited by Norman T. Barker.

ORARI

Hewson, Kathleen Wanaka 1903- and Luck, James Sheldon B. Orari and Belfield Schools: a centennial history, 1879-1979 : with articles on the township and people of Orari.
Imprint : {Orari} : Orari-Belfield Schools Centennial Committee, {1979}. 30 p., {28} p. of plates ill., ports.

TIMARU

Blick, Winifred. 1909- White horses : the true story of Winifred Blick ; Auckland, N.Z. : David Bateman, 1997.  Women domestics --Biography. Illegitimate children, women agricultural labourers, farm life --Timaru District Orari. Note: " ... based on the memoirs, letters and reminiscences of Winifred Blick. A lively account of rural New Zealand ... it follows Win's life from her early childhood in 1913 until the 1940s"- ISBN:  1869533569 (pbk.) : $29.95

Browning, J. S.,  Haast, Julius von, Sir, 1822-1887. Jarman, Alfred.  New Zealand. General Survey Office. Map of the Province of Canterbury, New Zealand showing the pasturage runs [map] / compiled from official surveys ... and from recent explorations by Dr Haast & Dr Hector by J.S. Browning, Survey Office ; drawn by Alfred Jarman, Survey Office, Christchurch; Christchurch [N.Z.] : Survey Office, [186-]   Edition:  Scale [1:63,360]. 1 in. to 1 mile. Material:  1 map : dissected and mounted on linen ; 47 x 72 cm., folded in cover to 18 x 12 cm.  Shows runs, private towns and government towns.  Drawn by Alfred Jarman, Survey Office, Christchurch.   Insets: Plan of Timaru roadstead - Plan of town of Kaiapoi - Map showing the communication between the port and capital - Map of the colony of New Zealand - Town of Lyttelton - City of Christchurch   

Collins, R.D.J. Timaru. 100 years of Postal Services. Laurie Franks, Christchurch, 1959. 24pp, card covers. History of the Post Office and its postal markings. 

Guy, G. Thomas of Timaru, Chch (1974)  118pp.  ill, biog. Timaru B. H. headmaster. 

Hall-Jones, F.G. Early Timaru; Southland Historical Committee; 1956 (Frederick George Hall-Jones b. 1891.Some historical records of the pre-settlement period, annotated and analysed. NZ Collection. CHCH. Sketches 64pp. Published by author.
Chapter headings: -
1839 The whaling records
1840 The whaling records
1844 Bishop Selwyn
1844 Edward Shortland
1844 The death of Tuhawaiki
1845 Creed and Mantell
The Maoris
Nomenclature

Hamilton, John B. The Streets of Timaru; October 1975. Published by The South Canterbury Historical Society (Inc). A lot of early Timaru settlers mentioned in connection with the names of the streets. 1st ed.  79 pages. Fold map at rear. Gives origins of street names.

Timaru Herald August 11 2009
Keith Bartholomew has nearly finished revising the 1975 publication The Streets of Timaru, by JB Hamilton a reference book outlining how Timaru's streets were named. Commissioned by the South Canterbury Historical Society, Mr Bartholomew has spent about 200 hours on the project over a couple of years, poring over newspapers, council minutes and old survey plans for clues. The project has involved updated the existing information and filling in gaps. The 1975 edition has 248 entries, and Mr Bartholomew has added 126, although some of those are cross-referencing earlier street names to their modern-day equivalents. "A lot of the streets have been re-named over the years, Fritz St, is now called Clifton Tce." Mr Bartholomew said there had been a lot of duplication of street names over the years. There have been four William streets in Timaru one still exists, the others are now Bradley, Jackson and the north end of York St. Some streets had also had a variety of names. The part of Church St between Le Cren St and Wilson St had been called Commercial Rd, Cullmann St, Church St West, and most recently Church St.

Hassall, Charles E (Timaruvian) : A Short History Of the Port of Timaru 1852-1955  Timaru Harbour Board, 1955. Printed by Timaru Herald. d/j. 212pp. 

Johnston, David. Timaru and South Canterbury: A Pictorial History; 1996, Canterbury University Press. Hb /200 b&w photographs 128 pp  ISBN 0-908812-59-0. Published in association with Dan Cosgrove Ltd and D.C. Turnbull & Co. Ltd.  This book presents the heritage of Timaru & South Canterbury through over 200 photos, sketches & plans with detailed captions & an introductory essay. The book also shows people at work & play through the years, both in the towns & in rural areas.

Mariner Bros. & Co, Christchurch Guide to Timaru and Picturesque Canterbury.  Printed and Published under the Auspices of the Borough Councils and Local Bodies of Canterbury by Mariner Bros and Co. 1914; Pictorial Boards. 270pp. Illustrations. Contains advertising matter. 

Matheson, Hector C. Views of Timaru and Caroline Bay, the Spa and Playground of the South Islands. 1932; Pictorial wraps. 1st. ed. Many photos, map, 56pp.

Parker, J.S. Timaru Centenary 1868-1968; Publisher: Christopher E. Dawson, Timaru 1968. Part One, Reward for Effort; Part Two, Contributions to Centennial Chest. 119pp. Printer: Timaru Herald. HB. The first section of 182 pages contains two appendices and index, the second of 118 pages concludes with a list of all the young contributors to the centennial chest, 300 pages total. Section One; Colour art frontis, 55 b/w photos, pictorial front e/papers, city map rear e/papers, Section two: 28 b/w illustrations, mainly contributor's sketches/drawings. The art DJ features a William Greene 1919 painting of a horse team employed on road making. This painting is also the frontispiece. Produced to mark the centennial of  Timaru this book.  Part One, Reward for effort, by J. S. Parker. Part Two, Selections from contributions to the centennial chest, by junior citizens, edited by Olive Bucknell and Florence Dawson.

Selbie, Len. (b. 1887) History of Claremont;  1867-1948 The Timaru Herald Co. Ltd; 1948 45p b/w plates. Cardcovers.

Shears, D. Tales of South Canterbury, Timaru, : 2001. card covers. Same format. 
Vol. 1 Caroline Bay, 36pp,plts.
Vol. 2 Ships Named Timaru. 

Thornton, George, 1829-1914  Bull, W. J. Timaru district, chiefly between Tengawai and Pareora Rivers] [map] Thornton & Bull, C.E., Licensed Surveyors, 23/8/78 [Christchurch: Thornton & Bull]?, 1878 1 map ; 46 x 61 cm.

TWIZEL

Sheridan, Marion. 1940- Dam dwellers : end of an era : living with hydro-electricity development in the Waitaki Valley and Mackenzie Country / Marion Sheridan ; Twizel, N.Z. : Sheridan Press, 1995.
Social aspects Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. Waitaki Hydro Group.
"... ranges from engineering statistics and maps to details of family life, community events and clubs ... over 400 photographs "... published ... to celebrate the 25th jubilee of Twizel"--Jacket. Includes bibliographical references (p. 381) and index. Part 1. Otematata : a town without a future - Pt. 2. Twizel : the town with a million dollar view : the inside story. ISBN:  0473034026 : $59.95   M. Sheridan, 6 Mount Cook St, Twizel, N.Z.   

Benmore. New Zealand's largest power project. 30 page book about the Benmore power project featuring many photos and text of the construction and people of the time. History for the Waitaki River and the three lakes - Tekapo, Pukaki and Ohau.

WAIMATE

Waimate Centennial  1854 - 1954.   98 pages card cover, numerous illustrations, plates and portraits.  Waimate Daily Advertisers. pdf index  back 2 pages (servicemen) lookups

Bailey, Rona N. Waimate, South Canterbury : a guide to past and present / Rona Nicolle Bailey ; Wellington : R.N. Bailey, 1997. ISBN:  047304451X (pbk.) : $12.95  R. Bailey, P.O. Box 7468, Wellington South 6038, N.Z. Bibliography

Greenwood, William (1901-1985). Waimatemate: County History of Waimate County and Borough. Pub. Waimate County Council and Bough Council 1986. Printed Timaru Herald Co. 363pp. 220mm x 155mm b/w photos & illus., appendices, bibliog., index, dj. Covers the Maori heritage, the earliest runholders, Hakataramea Valley

Johnstone, Harry Bell Spearman. Waimate County Jubilee; The Waimate Advertiser Co. 1926

Kenyon, Lloyd  Waimate People of Note.  A booklet. Data he has collated information over the years. Published 2001 by the Waimate Museum.

Parry, Gordon - Hakateramea.

Russell, W.G. Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand : from 1863 to 1913 ; Waimate : W.G. Russell, bookseller and stationer, [1914?]

Shackleton, Bernice E., 1901-  The Fifth Schedule : the story of Waimate's open community hospital, 1874-1975. Invercargill, N.Z. Waimate, N.Z. : Craig Printing ; Waimate Historical Society, 1984. 220 pp, photo, index.  (hbk.) ISBN 0908629125. The Waimate Museum holds the copyright and still sells the book for $10. 

Wallace, Russell D. 1954- Waimate Hospital. 1996 Reunion Committee. The Final Schedule : Waimate Hospital, 1973-1996 / by Russell D. Wallace;  Waimate Hospital 1996 Reunion Committee,  ISBN:  0473041308 (pbk) : $14.00  Waimate Hospital 1996 Reunion Committee, 117 High St., Waimate.

South Canterbury Centennials, 1959-1961 : Timaru & Waimate centennial celebrations; Published Timaru: Timaru Herald, 1959 Waimate: The Daily Advertiser, 1961. Note:  Supplements to The Timaru Herald, 1959, Friday, September 22, 1961. : South Canterbury Centennial: The Timaru Herald commemorative issues, nos. 2, 5 

Stace, J. G. Kapua, the Years Between. Being a history of the Kapua Settlement 1894 -1994 and the Arno District See Land Settlement.

Wilson, John 'Waikakahi, Fulfilling the Promise' Caxton Press, 1999, hardback, 354pp, $60 (plus $6 postage/ packaging); available from P. D. Hughes, Morven, No 10 RD, Waimate, or Family Bookshop, Queen Street, Waimate.  Ballot

July 2002. John Wilson, BA 1964 and MA 1966 Canterbury and recently PhD at Harvard was honoured by the Canterbury History Foundation for his long-applied energy in raising public interest in history. It is his local history work, assistance to other writers, inspiring support for preserving historic buildings and sites, lectures, articles and for his publishing enterprise that Dr Wilson is being awarded the Foundation's A C Rhodes History Medal. For the past 19 years he has edited the national magazine of the Historic Places Trust and its Canterbury regional newsletter.

The Book of Waimate : a glossary of past events; a guide to town and district/ edited by his worship the mayor, in the jubilee year of the borough 1879-1929. A microfilm reproduction of the original published Waimate Advertiser Co, 1929

Waimate Borough Council, 1879-1979 : centennial: the best little town I know ; Waimate Daily Advertiser, 1979 Supplement to Waimate Daily Advertiser, 5 November?, 1979

Waihao Downs C.W.I., History of Waihao Downs and Surrounding areas. 1994

The Mills Settlement, Canterbury NZ  Part of the old Waimate estate.  20pp. map. Particulars of disposal and occupation of 882 acres, 6 perches, open on Monday, 26th Feb. 1906. Wellington : J. Mackay, Govt. Printer, 1906. NZ Collection, Chch.

ST ANDREWS / PAREORA / LYALLDALE / BLUE CLIFFS

                  

Button, John Lyalldale, A Vision Realized Lyalldale Historical Group, 2000. 304pp a centennial history.
Contact Teresa Scott, scottfarm@xtra.co.nz  $55 + p&p About the Lyalldale area and people. In the book they have some wonderful photos of the area, which is close to Bluecliffs Station.
1849 --  Charles Torlesse a surveyor explored the land as far as the Hunter Hills
1851 -- The Rhodes Brothers brought sheep to the region
1876 ---The railway reached St Andrews and a post office was established
1880 -- A telegraph office was added to the Post Office.
1903 -- The Pareora freezing works opened at Pareora.

Thompson, Isaac Moorhead, 1905-  The Lyalldale Waltz : a light-hearted look at rural life about South Canterbury over the past seventy years. 219p with 100s of black and white photos. Lyalldale, 1975. Written years ago by a settler descendant, though it is not as thorough as John Button's book, it is more of a family history of the district.  Published by the author. Printed by the Timaru Herald. HB with dj. A light-hearted look at rural life about South Canterbury 1905-75.  The most outstanding contribution is on Traction Engines within this book. Loads of photos, documentation of numerous traction engines their owners and descriptions. It has a chapter on the history of the Pareora Football Club. 1976 second printing.

Button, John South of the Burn: the Southburn story, 1892-1992. 196 pp: ill. Available from Southburn Historical Publication Committee, c/- Pamela Gibson , 70 Caird Road, Southburn, RD 2 Timaru, NZ.  As of Nov. 2007 there are just 32 left - $39.50 plus postage, with the proceeds going to the Southburn Amenity Society Inc. This organisation has the responsibility of caring for our church and tennis courts, hall, war memorial, and memorial trees on Caird Road and Pareora River Road. Pam also has  copies of Len Selbie's book - "The History of Claremont". Len was Pam's paternal Grandfather. 

 Button, John, 1931-  Studholme : The Junction and the District / by John Button. Limited ed.  Publisher :  Studholme District Historical Committee, 2003.  Limited ed. 316 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 30 cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN: 0473093219 (hbk.) $55. This book records the lives of the districts inhabitants.   

Evans, B. E. (Benjamin Edward), 1880- History of Pareora West.  Timaru: Printed at Herald Printing Works, 1956. 38 pages with map. 10km SW of Timaru. Includes Otipua. 22cm. Card cover.

Evans, Robert Allister, 1911- The Silver Tussock : a history of Holme Station, Craigmore, Maungati, Cannington, Craigmore Downs, Motukaika, Upper Pareora and Alpine. [Christchurch] : A. Evans, 1975. A history of Pareora Valley. 235 pages.

O'Donnell, Margaret (Margaret. A.) Living at the brook : the story of Springbrook / by Margaret O'Donnell. 1995 Earliest times, the school, the wider community, the Pareora River, Springbrook in wartime, school jubilees ,views from the schoolhouse window, children's stories written 1994. 128pp 

Thornton, George, 1829-1914 Timaru District, chiefly between Tengawai and Pareora Rivers  [map] / Thornton & Bull, C.E., Licensed Surveyors, 23/8/1878.  Canterbury Library.

RUNS 

Acland, L.G.D. (Leopold George Dyke), 1876-1948 The Early Canterbury Runs; Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd; 1930,1946, 1951, 1975, page 33 has a map of the early pastoral runs of South Canterbury. 392 pages. Index. Lots of photos.  Map to illustrate the stations in the pocket at the rear.  Includes Lake Heron, Winterslow, Mt Somers & other Mid-Canterbury stations.  DJ. The 1951 edition has a glossary of station words 'A sheep station glossary'. Pinney wrote "Although it was outrageously abbreviated, and his notes became burnt, the book is a valuable record of hundred's of men who would otherwise have been regrettably forgotten."  Online
Painting "Mount Alford on the Ashburton" by C. D. Barraud from New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive (1877). 'Our view is taken from the plains lying at the foot of Mount Alford, a few miles from the station of that name, showing a sheep-washing place in the foreground. This high mountain range forms a grand background to this part of the Canterbury plains, stretching from Mount Somers to Mount Hutt, a part of which is seen to the right of the picture, and at the foot of which the River Rakaia flows.' 
The only coloured photos in the book are:
Clayton Station by James Preston 
Woolshed and Lake Letitia, Mount White by Charles Enys
Clent Hills by R. B. Booth
'Mr Rhodes' Station Acheron Bay (Purau) by William Fox

List of South Canterbury runs from the book

Orari Pakihi Peel Forest Mt Peel Mesopotamia Orari Gorge Raukapuka Kakahu Opuha Gorge Arowhenua

Mt Fourpeaks Clayton Raincliff The Levels Otipua Pareora Holme Station Blue Cliffs Otaio Waimate Waikakahi

Burdon, R. M. (Randal Mathews), 1896-1965 High Country; the evolution of a New Zealand sheep station. Auckland, Whitcombe and Tombs, [1938].  Chapter on the Orari Gorge run and its first owner Charles George Tripp, 1826?-1897

Crawford, Noel. The Station Years: a History of the Levels, Cannington and Holme Station, with special attention to the upper regions of the Pareora River where they joined; Cave, NZ: N. Crawford, 1981 A history of three lowland sheep stations in South Canterbury.  Hardback. 259pp. 140 x 220mm

Crawford, S S Sheep and Sheepmen of Canterbury 1st ed. 1949  158 pages including index and B/W photos. Hardback with dj. This book covers the early sheep farmers in mainly Canterbury with names like Rhodes, Deans, Acland, Tripp, Studholme and Grigg. Rolleson and McKenzie who fought for land for the people, Ivey who pioneered the way in agricultural education, Brydone who worked for refrigeration, coach and bullock drivers, shepherds and shearers. Lots of early history with two fold out maps of Aclands early runs and a detailed map of Canterbury.

Harper, Barbara (1908-1984) The Kettle on the Fuchsia: The Story of Orari Gorge / by Barbara Harper.  Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1967 (reprint 1967).  Orari Gorge Station history owned by the Tripp family. 172 p., h/b, illustrated d/j, b/w photos, ill., maps on ends pages, bibliographical references and index.  History of Charles Tripp and his descendants on Orari Gorge Station, a station in South Canterbury, inland from Geraldine, over 112 years of prosperity, depression and development was largely resourced from six tin trunks of family records. In 1854 Barton Acland and Charles Tripp took possession of their land at Mt Peel. The cook, Mrs Smith hung her kettle on a fuchsia tree. Acland stayed at Mt Peel and Tripp moved on to Orari Gorge. The Tripp homestead is still one of South Canterbury's showpieces. map

Harte, G.W. , 1956 (Revised 1999, Mount Peel is a Hundred 1856 - 1956
The story of the first high country sheep station in Canterbury (click on History - Mount Peel)

Watson, Gillian, 1957- Mount Peel Station, 1856-1982 : a historical study of the development of a high-country run in Canterbury, New Zealand. [Christchurch, 1982].

Blakiston, A.J. My yesteryears / A.J. Blakiston. The Timaru Herald Company, 1952.  Blakiston, Arthur John 1862-? Orari Gorge Station (N.Z.)

Tripp, L.O.H. Memories of L.O.H. Tripp / L.O.H. Tripp. Harper, Barbara, 1908-  Timaru, N.Z.: Herald Printing, 1958.
"Written for his nieces and nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews." Tripp, L.O.H. (Leonard Owen Howard) 1862-1957 Tripp family

Tripp, Ellen Shephard. My early days / Ellen Shephard Tripp. Imprint : Christchurch : The Lyttelton Times, 1916. Tripp, Ellen Shephard 1834-1916. Mount Peel Station and Orari Gorge Station.

MacDonald, John: Black sheep : a New Zealand saga / John Macdonald. Christchurch : J. Macdonald, 2002.  Orari history.

Harte, G.W. Mount Peel is a Hundred; Timaru Herald Co. Ltd, Timaru 1956 83pp

Hughes, J. G. (John Graham), 1930- Pastoral runs of South Island New Zealand ; drawn by D.J. Saunders. [Lincoln College, N.Z] : Tussock Grasslands and Mountain Lands Institute, 1970 . A map.

Pinney, Robert Early South Canterbury Runs; Wellington: First edition Reed, 1971 330 pages plus b/w plates; hard cover book with dust jacket.  Completes L.D.G. Acland's The Early Canterbury Runs.  Acland's book, which covers the lowland runs, inspired Pinney to write his book which covers those more inland and up country. Index. Lookup. "The maps  and illustrations and full bibliographical and reference details make the book a useful starting point for further studies; the author has deposited even more detailed references in the library of the University of Canterbury - suitable for photocopying."  Robert Pinney b. 1907 in Dublin, educated in England, got a degree in history from Oxford, came out to New Zealand in 1929 and taught history for two years at Christ's College then went farming in Hawke's Bay and the South Island. Pinney severed overseas during WW2.  After gaining farming experience he purchased his own farm in Otago and retired in 1964 to Peel Forest handing over his farm to his son. Published 'Early Northern Otago Runs' (Auckland, 1981).

The stations covered are as follows:

Albury Ashwick Balmoral Ben Ohau Birch Hill Black Forest Braemar Cannington Elephant Hill Glenmore Glentanner Grampian Hills Grays Hills Hakataramea Hakataramea Downs Haldon Hunters Hills Irishman Creek Lake Ohau Lilybank

Marys Range The Mistake Mount Cook Mount Nessing Opawa Rhoborough Downs Richmond Rocky Point Rollesby Sawdon Sherwood Downs Simons Pass Station Peak Tasman Islands Te Akatarawa Tekapo Three Springs Waitangi Whalesback The Wolds

    

In 1930 L. G. D. Acland published his invaluable work The Early Canterbury Runs. As he admitted, his coverage was not complete and, in particular, Acland expressed the hope that his friend T. D. Burnett would compile the histories of the Mackenzie Country and certain other South Canterbury runs. Unfortunately, T. D. Burnett was not spared to complete this task and it had to wait for forty more years before Robert Pinney brought it to fulfilment. In this book Mr Pinney gives the history of the forty runs concerned. Alphabetically arranged and meticulously documented.  The book is a splendid survey of the pastoral and economic history of the area. Writing at greater length than Acland, and having only forty runs to discuss as against Acland's 132 - this observation is not intended in any way to belittle Acland's invaluable work - Mr Pinney has been able to go into a greater wealth of detail. His own New Zealand sheepfarming experience, coupled with an English upbringing that enables him to visualise and understand the home background of the pioneer settlers; and his fondness for cricket, coupled with a keen appreciation of the humorous side of early station life, have enabled him to leaven his narratives with any amount of curious and comical detail. The maps and illustrations, and the full bibliographical and reference details make the book a useful starting-point for further studies; and the author has deposited even more detailed reference in the Library of the University of Canterbury.

Studholme, Edgar Channon,  1866-1952 (a son of the original owner) Te Waimate; A history of the district as well as a family and sheep station. 299pp.  D/J. Dunedin, Reed 1940.  2nd ed. Wellington, Reed 1954. 310 pp Approx. 35 pages of illustrations made up of drawings and b/w photos, [6] leaves of plates with a foreword by A.E. Woodhouse.
    The Studholme brothers took up a run, "Te Waimate", in 1854.  Michael Studholme, at age seventeen reached Lyttelton on the 'Labuan' from Cumberland in 1851 with his two brothers, John, who had just left Oxford University, and Paul, not yet twenty.  They first purchased a small property at Governers Bay, in Lyttelton Harbour, sold it, went to the Australian gold fields, returned to Canterbury.   Paul left New Zealand in 1858 and never returned.  Descendants still owns the original Te Waimate' homestead block, over a century of unbroken succession.  Te Waimate is one of four stations in South Canterbury that have passed in unbroken succession from father to child since being taken up by white men. Reference: Gillespie's  "South Canterbury A Record of Settlement" 1940  1st ed.

Vance, William. 1901-1981 High Endeavour: the Story of the Mackenzie Country;

Timaru: by the author, 1st ed. 1965 290 pp. 3rd 1965.  Wellington: Reed, [1980 Revised edition 275 pages] The third edition contains additional information, corrections and two new illustrations. 1st ed. pp 275. Vance spent 20 years researching for this history of NZs historic Mackenzie Country and a fine publication both in content and presentation resulted. It is the story of the pioneers who settled this often grim and unrelenting high country, scorching in summer, freezing in winter, to establish sheep stations and service them. Part one covers the general history and development of the area, the second seven prominent Mackenzie Country stations. 47 b/w photos, sketch/map e/papers, fold out statistics sheet for sheep stations.  Pict DJ. Preface to 2nd edition "The sale of the first edition in a fortnight (2000 copies) was a surprise and a compliment. It confirms an opinion I have long held that New Zealanders are interested in the story of their own land."
PART 1:
The Land
Before the White Man came
Shepherds
Shearers
Wagoners
Roadmakers
Swaggers
Explorers
Community Centres
Snowstorms
Erosion
Writers & Artists
Memorials
Flora
Geology

Part 2: Run history:
Lake Ohau stations: Glen Lyon, Ben Ohau, Rhoborough Downs
Tasman Valley stations: Birch Hill, Glentanner, Mount Cook, Tasman Islands, Braemar
Mary Range stations: Simons Pass, The Wolds, Irishman Creek, Balmoral
Lake Tekapo stations: Godley Peaks, Glenmore, Tekapo, Richmond, Lilybank
Haldon Rd stations: The Whalesback, The Grampians, Grays Hills, Haldon, Black Forest
Burkes Pass stations: Rollesby, Three Springs, Sawdon, Ashwick, Sherwood Downs, Clayton
Albury Range stations: Albury, Opawa, Mount Nessing, Cannington
Appendix:
     (Diary extracts, Mt Cook Rd Board, Mackenzie County Council, They helped to Pave the Way: climbers, surveyors, bullock drivers, coach drivers, mailmen, horse wagoners, shearers.
    Hotelkeepers, Hermitage guides, Hermitage managers
Bibliography, index, Run Schedule, map

Wilson, Gillian. 1958 - Mount Peel Station 1856-1982: a historical study of the development of a high county run. 1982 Thesis. Lincoln University Library. 142 pp ill.

Woodhouse, A.E.  (Airinia Elizabeth), 1896-1989: Blue Cliffs: The Biography of a South Canterbury Sheep Station, 1856-1970; 1982, Wellington: Reed  290pp.  Blue Cliffs Station (Waimate County, N.Z.) Traces the development of the Hunter Hills property from 1856 to 1970. Numerous illustrations, map, map endpapers. The 'biography' of a sheep station, its people, land and stock.

Woodhouse, A.E. Te Waimate. Reed 1940. 299p. illus. 

FAMILY HISTORIES

There is scarcely a watershed in Canterbury which doesn't have its own literature. For a century and a half, many well-educated run-holders took up the pen during the crushing days of winter and told the stories of their mountains and their experiences.

       

Barney, William David. From shore to shore: Kilsyth, Scotland to "Kilsyth", Timaru: the life and times of David and Margaret Shaw, 1836-1933. 1996. Auckland, Private Print. 207pp.

Blakiston, A.J. My Yesteryears; The Timaru Herald Co. Ltd. 1952. Orari Gorge Station. 66pp

Brosnahan, Sean G. The Kerrytown Brosnahans. Timaru  R.J. & H.P. Brosnahan 1992. Inde. Very good local/family history book.

To my dear Mother : and all at home : letters written by Colin Andrew Campbell to his family at Melville Downs, near Fairlie, South Canterbury, NZ, March 1916-September 1918 from Featherston Camp, NZ & "Somewhere in Palestine" / Colin Andrew Campbell ; compiled by his nephew, Jan Tank (Campbell)
Campbell, Colin Andrew, 1895-1918
Tauranga, BOP : J. Tank, 2003.

Carley, Adrienne Rae, b.1936. A brief history of the family of Joseph and Martha Wentworth (Goodall) Ellis, pioneer settlers to New Zealand in 1859. 1994. 90pp

Cleland, Lloyd. The Clelands of "Loudoun", Sutherlands, South Canterbury, New Zealand and Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland. Kaiapoi, L. Cleland, 1983 110pp. Available from A.L. Cleland, 34A Vickery St, Kaiapoi

Crampton, Fay. Bateman From Windsor To Waimate. 2004. 88 pages

Dick, Helen Betty Metson (1917-1993). High Country Family. 146p. Lilybank Station. Published  1964 Reed, 146 pp 30 b/w photos. Lilybank is up the left side if Lake Tekapo -  8 miles from the top of Lake Tekapo. About her families life there and subsequently in Wellington after her husband Allan was elected MP.  For a time Mrs Dick spent time acting as tutor for the son of Viscount Cobham (New Zealand Governor General). Betty lived at Lilybank for twenty- two years and wrote this book there. She was editor of the W.D.F.F. magazine, 'The Country Women', for seven years.  For her last thirty years her home was in North Otago. 

       

Evans, Benjamin Lindsay, b.1911. Benjamin Evans of "Alpine" and his family. 1963.

Fitts, Margaret R  Where the Willows Weep The story of James and Mary Rutherford 
Author Pub., 1980. Pb 89p (2 folding genealogical charts) The lives and experiences of a settler family in the Rangitata Gorge, South Canterbury, with illustrations and a map. 

The Fitzgeralds of Arowhenua.  Lower Hutt, D. Gamble, 100pp.
The Fitzgeralds of Arowhenua – Paul and Pat Scott - booklet

Hopkinson, Peter The Hopkinson Family : a short history. Temuka, NZ, P. Hopkinson, 2000 This is a well known Temuka Maori family.

Gibson, Christabel The Gibsons of Pukaki [1995] A family history ... life in the Mackenzie Country in the period 1929-1960s. Patrick Joseph Gibson 1892-1976  Sketch map of high country stations. C. Gibson, 186 The Terrace, Wellington, N.Z. $21.60 (pbk.) [1995] 47pp 

Hayes, Myrtle Anna. From the Toss of a Coin : The Story of Alpheus Hayes & Normanvale (Station), South Canterbury. Christchurch : Pegasus, 1978. 159p Hb obit Kurow, Waitaki River district history. Includes the milling the Waimate Bush. b/w photos, dj. Illustrated endpapers. The story of an immigrant from Nova Scotia, took up land near Kurow by the Waitaki River, built a successful career on milling the Waimate Bush before turning to farming.

Holm, Janet Nothing but Grass and Wind: The Rutherfords of Canterbury. Christchurch, N.Z. : Hazard Press, 1992. 279 p. : ill. Bibliography Index. (George Rutherford, 1815-1885) The Rutherfords owned the Albury stations of Opawa and Mount Nessing and the Mackenzie run  'The Mistake' station. Andrew

King, Audrey b.1942. The Huggins family: London to Timaru and beyond. Tauranga, A.S. King, 1994. 224pp.

Lange, Doreen Cricklewood : tales of the Connor breed. Publisher : [Invercargill: D. Lange, 1982]. 96 pp : ill.

Lewis, Janette Grace, b.1933. Lewis family pioneers, 1833-1933. Christchurch, J.G. Lewis, 1997.  68p. Includes William Lewis's diary of the journey from Plymouth to Timaru aboard the Opawa in 1877-1878. 

Mccarron, Ross. Waimate Mccarron Brothers: Their Ancestors And Descendants by Ross Mccarron Spiral bound. 46 pages. Publisher: J. R. McCarron

Pearce, Donald William, b.1920. Index of persons in A history of the Coles family 1874-1974 published in 1976: Somerset to South Canterbury. Dunedin, D. Pearce, 1985.  20pp. 

Provan, Margaret Esme (Savin), b.1916 and Cartwright, Walter  Cartwrights in early South Canterbury.  Leeston : Printed by the Ellesmere Guardian, 1959. Includes passenger lists for the Atrato arr. 1874, Beautiful Star (arr. 1874) 24p.

Rutherford, Benjamin George, 1913- A view from the Brothers by Ben Rutherford. 1970.  Wellington : Reed, 1970. 237 p.  ill.

Semple, Sarah ,Griffin Family Of Waimate Canterbury by Sarah Semple. Paperback. 151 pages. 

Shirres, Christian. Sailing ships and sheep stations.  A history of the Shirres family, of Aviemore Station, South Canterbury. Christchurch, Photo Process Printers, 1964  407pp

Thompson, Myrtle (Stowell), b.1911. James and Ann Marie Graham of Cave, South Canterbury: early South Canterbury settlers. 1975. 80pp

Thompson, Myrtle. David Stowell, "Brompton", St Andrews, South Canterbury, 1849-1937: an early South Canterbury settler. 1973. 

Towgood, Nola, b.1929. Samuel Williams, whaler/publican: first permanent resident of Timaru, New Zealand: history and descendants. Mt Maunganui, N. Towgood, 1999 254p.

Traves, William John, b.1921. A Journey from Lincolnshire to South Canterbury: 1874-1996. 1996. : Traves family history. Year of first arrival in New Zealand: 1874.

White, Paula Edith, b.1929. The Baikies of Pike's Point, Glenavy, South Canterbury. 1993.Waimate, P.E. White, 1993. 37pp 

Wilson, Helen. 1869-1957 My First Eighty Years; Hamilton: Paul's Book Arcade, 1955. The Timaru Herald Printing Works. 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dj. The autobiography of Helen Wilson nee Ostler. During her childhood she lived at Ben Ohau station. Her parents ( William H. Ostler) owned the station from 1870-1880 until her father's sudden tragic death, she went to Timaru, became a teacher , taught at Waitohi Flat, and took up land in Levin, marrying a farmer, Charles Kendall Wilson,  in 1892 and later M.P. An active member of the Woman's Division of the Farmers Union and editor of "Brave Days". The story begins with her parents pioneering experiences on station and a lively account of her own childhood there. Helen Mary Wilson O.B.E. was a teacher, farmer's wife, community leader and writer. 

on the title page.
"Here is one of the best New Zealand autobiographies, the life of Mrs Helen Wilson, O.B.E. (born Helen Osler, wife of the late Mr C. K. Wilson, M.P., and sister of the late Sir Hubert Osler. The author's story begins with her parents' pioneering experiences on an isolated high country sheep station and a lively account of her own early childhood there, until it was interrupted by her father's sudden tragic death.
    The young widow, Mrs Osler, took her family to Timaru and there sent them to school (no easy matter in a depression for a widow who had to depend - not on a pension - but on teaching, dancing and water colour sketching). Here the schoolgirl net and became intimate with all the main characters in the famous Hall case, and now tells how the strange intuition of a schoolgirl persuaded her that a murder was being contrived long before anyone else suspected it.
    At seventeen Helen Osler was teaching in a sole charge school in are remote Irish settlement in Canterbury. She has already told her adventures (when she accidentally stumbled across the district's illegal distilling activities) in her novel 'Moonshine'. Two years later Mrs Osler took up land in the Levin district and there her daughter accompanied her ......"
Signed "Yours cordially Helen Wilson"

Woodhouse, A.E. : George Rhodes (1816-1864) of the Levels and his brothers: early settlers of South Canterbury; Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1937.  227pp  plates (including portraits), maps (including 5 folded at back), 3 folded tables. Note: Airinia is the d/o of Robert Heaton Rhodes and Jessy (nee Bidwill). Married Philip Randal Woodhouse (Dr.) (1886-1970). Runholder, wool-classer, cattle breeder, historian, community leader. ), 

Traves, William John, b.1921. A  Journey from Lincolnshire to South Canterbury: 1874-1996.  Timaru, W.J. Traves, 1996. 53pp.

Return to Open Country - Jim Henderson (editor) Pub: A.H. & A.W. Reed, N.Z. Reprint 1971 Hb,  with dj, 250 pages
Illustrated by David Cowe. "Open Country" was the title of Jim Henderson's weekly radio programme, where many speakers, from every part of both islands, tell tall and modest tales of country matters - men and women, dogs and stock, high adventure, moments in childhood. This is the sequel to the book of that title. Many farming stories from all around NZ told by various people. Tales from Mt. Aspiring, Timaru, Christchurch, Motueka (Jim Henderson's home patch), Fairlie, Canterbury, Waimate Gorge, Mt. Cook, etc.

Pick up any book about the old south and there's the horizon of snow-capped ranges, the foreground of golden tussock, with a a drift of smoke from a distant hut.

Where to find books

The library was no longer the silent destination it used to be.

Hint: When ordering a second hand book ask if it comes with the dust jacket and or map on endpapers. Sometimes folks remove them to frame them. Many of the books on local history have dust jackets with a photograph of a fine watercolour or oil painting.

• Timaru  District Library history
  
  Evening Post, 3 February 1909, Page 3
  TIMARU'S CARNEGIE LIBRARY. 2nd February. The first meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Public Library to-day fixed the duties of the librarian as a preliminary to calling for applications for the post. The Mayor, as chairman, said there could be no subscribers, but ratepayers and rent-payers must be allowed to take out books.
   
• Aotearoa New Zealand Centre's (ANZC)
  Christchurch City Libraries searchable catalogue online
  Canterbury Public Library e-mail address 
  Family History Centre at the Central Library, Christchurch 
  
• Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies by G.R. MacDonald, Canterbury Museum.
  Index to Canterbury Museum MacDonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies Available on 6 fiche from Beehive Books, Auckland. Index to approx. 12,500 names. Biographies may also be available.
  
• McMillan Library, Canterbury University papers
  Note: The Acland Papers are at the Macmillian Brown Library, (under archives) University of Canterbury, Christchurch. Includes Peel Forest community records and Mt Peel Station records

• National Library of Australia catalogue

• Try the public libraries interlibrary loan services to obtain books, microfilms and microfiche. Librarians can lookup the The New Zealand Bibliographic Network to check where the volume is held and if the book can be borrowed through the interlibrary loan

• Family History Library

• Second hand book shops are another overlooked source.  Books are copyrighted by the authors.  Copying is permitted for non-commercial, educational use by individuals and libraries.  All commercial use requires permission. 
  Smith's Bookshop (second has book store) Christchurch
  Abebooks
  Alibris
  Bookfinder
  Bibliofind

• Other bookshops
  Horizon Bookshop
  New Zealand Books Abroad
  Dymocks
  Gould Book Stores

TOP

"Between peak and plain rises the high country, wrinkling the length of New Zealand's South Island" "New Zealand's High Country" Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott (fellow Kiwi). National Geographic Vol. 154, No. 2 Aug 1978.  Also the authors of  "High Country" a pictorial look at the Mackenzie country. 1980 & 1987 A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd. 1987 by Mural Books, Auckland. ISBN 0 9597795 2 3

If you have information regarding other books and reference materials on South Canterbury please let me know so we might have a more complete listing.  Thank you.