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Cashmere Joined The Greater Christchurch – 30th October 1911
On 30th October 1911, Cashmere joined the Greater Christchurch and came under the care of the C.C.C. To look at Sir John Cracroft-Wilson (pictured), you would never guess that he was born in India! It was only his health that caused him to look for a cooler climate and Canterbury looked good! In 1853 with …
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Peacock Fountain Unveiled – June 1911
In June 1911, the Peacock Fountain, a gift to Christchurch by much respected business man – John Thomas Peacock – was unveiled outside the Robert McDougall Art Gallery in Christchurch’s Botanical Gardens. Just like its second unveiling on the 26th May 1996, the fountain raised all sorts of mixed opinions. Peacock arrived in Port Cooper …
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Heritage Christchurch Foundation Laid – 1911
For Christchurch’s first ten years, the South East corner of Cathedral Square sat empty and unused. The owner was a Rev. Thomas Rowley and this site was just one of eight he held by a Crown grant. Although the Reverend never stepped foot in New Zealand, his son Thomas Rowley Jnr. did but still this …
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Cantabs Farewell The Terra Nova – 26th November 1910
Excited and enthusiastic supporters kept the Terra Nova company, as it carried Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his crew, out to the Lyttelton Heads on its way to Antarctica in the race to the South Pole. How bittersweet this image is now that we know how fateful this adventure would end up being. “We advertised …
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