This group and following groups belonging to this South Island series were taken on a trip in the summer of 1963/64. Starting at the inter-island ferry terminal at Picton, travelling down the east coast to Dunedin, then back up through the centre of the island, returning to Picton.
The Christchurch Cathedral. The focal point of this very English city. Taken 26th December, 1963.
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Views from the Christchurch Cathedral tower - looking toward the Southern Alps. Taken 26th December, 1963.
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Views from the Christchurch Cathedral tower - looking down Columbo St toward the Cashmere Hills. Taken 26th December, 1963.
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Views from the Christchurch Cathedral tower - looking down Worcester St toward Hagley Park. Taken 26th December, 1963.
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World War II Memorial adjacent to the Christchurch Cathedral. Taken 26th December, 1963.
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World War II Memorial adjacent to the Christchurch Cathedral - looking down from the Cathedral tower. Taken 26th December, 1963.
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Looking down across the Avon and Heathcote river estuary and New Brighton, from the Cashmere Hills. Taken 26th December, 1963.
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Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel St, Christchurch. Taken 26th December, 1963.
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After leaving Christchurch we travel across the Canturbury Plains. Banks Penninsula beyond. Taken 26th December, 1963.
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Moncks Bay and the Avon and Heathcote Rivers estuary mouth. Taken 26th December, 1963.
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The Rakaia River, at this point, not far from the river mouth, a mile (1.6km) wide expanse of shingle banks interspersed with waterways. A typical South Island shingle river crossing the Canturbury Plains. Taken 26th December, 1963.
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Timaru, Caroline Bay. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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The pond at the Timaru Botanical Gardens. Got food for the ducks? Taken 27th December, 1963.
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The Timaru Botanical Gardens, duck pond and lots of ducks. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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Roses, Botanical Gardens, Timaru. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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Some of the many well kept rose beds at the Timaru Botanical Gardens. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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The Canturbury Plains stretching back to the Southern Alps, between Timaru and Oamaru. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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The 45 degree south meridian. Half way between the equator and the South Pole. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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Looking over the township of Oamaru. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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The main shopping centre of Oamaru. The trees with the car parking run down the centre of the street. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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The famous Moeraki Boulders. Round basalt rocks exposed by erosion along the seashore. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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The famous Moeraki Boulders. Round basalt rocks exposed by erosion along the seashore. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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The next generation of Moeraki Boulders gradually being exposed along the cliff face by erosion. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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Katiki Beach, between Oamaru and Dunedin. Taken 27th December, 1963.
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