Otago (region)
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
A bit on the Milton and Lawrence Road, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
362 x 265 mm. A view looking down on the road which runs through a rocky gorge across two small stone bridges. Milton lies near the coast south west of Dunedin and this road follows the Clutha River north west up to Alexandra.
At the Head of Wanaka Lake, Otago, New Zealand, 1886
363 x 266 mm. A view looking along the steeply rising banks of the lake, with a man sitting in a rowing boat at the lakeside in the foreground.
Bridge over the River Clutha at Roxburgh, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
352 x 266 mm. A view from the river bank towards the road bridge, a laminated wood superstructure resting on stone piers. The caption adds ‘Centre span of this bridge is 178 feet’. Roxburgh lies about halfway between Lawrence and Alexandra.
Crossing the Kawarau Gorge on a wire rope, 1876
362 x 260 mm. A similar view to Y3089B/65 but taken from further away, with the cable car almost invisible against the rock face.
[Crossing the Kawarau Gorge on a wire rope: caption torn off], 1876
364 x 265 mm. A view showing a man crossing the gorge in a small cable car with the river below. See also Y3089B/66.
Ground sluicing at the Woolshed, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
364 x 265 mm. A view looking down on to a waterfall and the pool below. The appearance of the rock face would make it probable that this is a man made sluice running into quarried ground, possibly connected with gold mining in the area.
Hotel on the shore of Lake Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
360 x 266 mm. A view showing the front of the ‘Wanaka Hotel’, a small single storied wooden building with a stone chimney at either end, owned by Theodore Russell. On the verandah, a group of men and women pose for the photographer.
Kawarau River, Otago, New Zealand: miners’ water supply crossing the river, 1876
351 x 266 mm. A view looking along the river, with steep rocky banks on either side. Crossing the river is the piped water supply, presumably pumped up from the river. In the background a road can be seen, following the course of the river, half way up the hillside.
Lake Wanaka Otago, New Zealand, 1876
360 x 266 mm. A view looking along the lake, with mountains in the distance (faded almost to invisibility).
Manuka Creek, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
359 x 265 mm. A view looking down onto what is probably a section of the Milton and Lawrence Road, with a small stone bridge in the foreground. Parts of the railway line can just be seen to the left of the road behind an embankment. In the foreground a man sits in front of a small cabin with a few other huts visible further on up the road.
Mount Benger, Roxburgh, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
343 x 239 mm. Showing the flat topped hill at the right of the picture with part of Ormond’s Hotel visible at the left. With three men standing on the hotel verandah.
Queentown, Lake Wakatipu, Otago, New Zealand The Hector Mountains, or Remarkables, 7,500 feet, 1876
364 x 265 mm. A view near the lakeside, with houses and gardens clustered on the shore, and the Remarkables (considerably faded) in the distance.
Sheep Station and wool washing, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
360 x 261 mm. A view looking across scrubland towards the sheep station, with mountains in the distance. The sheep station consists of a large barn with pens outside and three smaller cabins. In the centre of this group is a field under cultivation.
Thames Street, Queentown, Lake Wakatipu, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
342 x 243 mm. A view looking along this wide street, lined with small wooden houses and a church, with the Remarkables in the distance.
The Kirtle Burn, or Roaring Meg, on the road from Cromwell to Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
265 x 360 mm. A view looking along the boulder strewn stream, with a cliff at the left side and a steep hill at the right.
Twin Waterfall near the Matukituki River, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
360 x 266 mm. A view looking towards a cliff face, down which drop two waterfalls, presumably from the same source.
Waterfall at the head of Lake Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
267 x 359 mm. A view of a waterfall cascading down among woodland trees.
Waterfall near Lake Hawea, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
265 x 361 mm. A view towards a waterfall dropping among woodland trees.
Woolshed Valley, Tokomairiro and Lawrence Railway, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
360 x 256 mm. A view looking along the valley, with the railway bridge in the foreground, and a few farming settlements scattered on either side of the road. Additional information on the caption states: ‘The bridge in foreground is over the South Tokomairiro River. Its total length, 180 feet, comprising three spans of 60 feet, on masonry piers and abutments. It was designed by John Caruthers, Esq, Engineer in Chief of New Zealand, and built by Messrs. Campbell and Co. in 1873’.