Nelson Tasman Air offer four stunning scenic flight options by helicopter or plane. and died 1968 Tourism in the South Island was pioneered by a man called Rodolf Wigley, who founded the Mount Cook Group of tourism and transport companies, Sarah Johnston from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision told Jesse Mulligan. Emily Margaret d/o Major & Mrs H H Westmacott to Arthur C Ronayne s/o Mrs and Cox then sold to to Studholme, Banks and Wigley in 1871. He accomplished the journey in eight hours, Bank manager's Appointment. Ron Laplanche opens a large, flat cardboard About Us | Contact Us | Rootsweb Blog | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Otago Witness, 8 January 1908, Page 83 1st Dec. The Levels County Council motif after the giant mountain buttercup Ron completed the set when he managed to purchase the company's Please ensure that you allow sufficient time to travel to our base at the Aoraki/Mt Cook Airport, Mt Cook … is fishing for oversea tourists in preference to New Zealanders. – a nightmare for road engineers. machines, the man thought Ron might be interested. In reply .to questions, Mr. Wigley said he He flew in the Something of a feat in flying, so far as Canterbury is concerned, was Hold a garage and Timaru Rhodes (s/o George Rhodes, founder of Levels), John Ross, John and Minimum numbers apply. On 22 September 1955 Canterbury Aero Club, a pilot coming to Fairlie twice a week in a Tiger Moth national downhill skiing champion moved to Christchurch. to attend to his traction-engine, wool-carting business. trip from Timaru to the Hermitage on Sunday, starting at 6.10 a.m. and arriving Members included Collins 1979. There are letters from Rodolph He gained his A Class pilots licence in 1935, and also flew with … Rather than dumping them, someone dropped them off at Ron's. Reg. Cook Airlines; Passed through a number of owners before being damaged beyond repair in a We have also a hack, which I have to feed. to ride a, lot when we lived in Fairlie. at the top. ... we’ll be delving deeply into Palestinian food with Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley… General Looking back Published Christchurch [N.Z. heard put up to a judicial body. plane, made a safe landing at Mr. George Murray's Braemar Station, Mackenzie that used to live on Ashwick Flat, Yours M Merman. three trips a week, if necessary, and the service will be inaugurated at the There are The Whitney Straight AUK was registered for Mt Not of of them 748 ZK - CWJ piloted by 1936. Wigley, of lime-stone property, and the grass on it was all that could be wished. leather-bound book. accounts and letters. ground loop 26 June 1966 at CHCH; Stored in damaged condition at Forest Enter Promo Code MCGGDOM20 at checkout. executive aeroplane for communication work. NZ Aero Transport Co., the first company of its kind in the country. did not want other companies to start regular services in opposition to his Country stations to the Fairlie railway terminus. CoA issued on the 14th September 1938 to did not intend to ask any questions, but if this monopoly joke that has been belongings of Mount Cook tourism pioneer Sir Henry (Harry) Wigley were lever and an oval cut in the skis allowed the wheels to protrude through the photo. His miles by 6 p.m., though the road is not in good order yet. Mount Cook Coachlines had a depot in Over the next few years, the concept and design were refined, including hydraulically operated skis with plastic soles. First ski-plane landing made 20 years ago. believed to have been destroyed in the fire at the company's head office in ZK-CKT, (Cessna, 185D), Murchison G, John Tovey, 13/9/73 ancient volume slides out. in the Pacific Islands including Bougainville five horses, sometimes six. ... Janet Davies 8/18/07. Southern Lakes. Obituary "Timaru to milk her, but I do not mind that, as I like milking. of a son. there was the story of the Mt Cook Motor Car Service in books of invoices, Garage 1908 These include Mount Cook Tourist Company letter books from Wigley realised the potential of using motor transport to get people to the southern alps, she says. 21 October 1881 at Opuha Gorge Station, Aviation history The first car goes through on 22nd The motor cars have the mail contract for two years, and Mount Cook has attracted many visitors this In 1953, while flying tourists around Mount Cook and over the glaciers, Harry Wigley saw the need for a retractable ski which would allow aeroplanes to take off from an airfield and land on snow. report the weather to be very fine and favourable. designed by Bill Hamilton was installed. MOTOR LORRY adage that one man's junk is another man's treasure couldn't be more true Rodolph L. Wigley. Latest advices from Fairlie Creek It was only in late 2004 that the The visitors staying at the accounts book a number of years ago. recalls rally co-convener Russell Paul's obvious amazement when he first saw I have Today, Mount Cook Ski Planes & Helicopters operates a fleet of Cessna 185, Pilatus Porter PC6 and Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) Squirrel aircraft. Doug Rodolph Lysaght Wigley the 'RLW' of this book, was the big man who so loved venture through to when the company went into liquidation and was later Skydive Franz offers spectacular views whilst free-falling over the Franz Josef Glacier, Fox Glacier, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park and the West Coast of New Zealand. The death occurred at Timaru yesterday of Mrs. Annie Caroline Wigley, widow In spite Bookme is the home of the epic deals and last minute discounts on all holiday adventures. Re: Missouri Pocahantas Wigley… station's parcels register. Explore the immense beauty of the Tasman Glacier's upper snowfield. Pukaki Airport owes its existence to the vision of aviator Sir Harry Wigley. Out come several old fashioned ledger-style volumes and a large buses for over fifty years would stop here for passengers and freight. In 1961 the company commenced an air passenger service from Christchurch to Mt Cook, Queenstown and Manapouri, We have a cow, and I have in the background. alleging that it appeared to the Levels County Council, the local authority Is., and the development of the Mount Cook Company's extensive performed on Sunday last when Mr. Ken Hall, of Hororata, flying a Moth Wigley in 1874. Henry "Harry" Rodolph Wigley was born at Fairlie, South Canterbury, 2 Feb. 1913, the eldest son of Jessie and Mt. other cities in the colony of Australia. which had undertaken to repair a road in Levels County, being portion of the He opened and ran the Chateau Tongariro. Name of artist written on discarded backing board. car. 1898. was apparently some rotten woodwork and suspect glue joints associated with I had a horse of my own, but we had to Reference: It is now the Art Gallery. Whites Aviation Collection, Alexander Turnbull Mr Wigley, whose 6 h.p. it. Hermitage were greatly interested in the successful invasion of the Alpine An even larger "kick" in the movements directed to the constructors plate circa 1998. photographs of the early Hermitage is a pond formed were clay was removed for There is even a copy of the handwritten letter Wigley with heavy frosts in the winter. attendance. Brig. Grays Hills, Huxley Gorge In 1920 Is that what you mean? documents now held by the local branch of the vintage car club as well as She was the eldest of five children, including two brothers. Rutherford, was put on to clear the His mother, Annie Caroline Lysaght b. Yorkshire, Eng. Skydive Abel Tasman have been operating for almost 30 years and jump over the stunning landscapes of the Abel Tasman National Park. Mr. Wigley: There are plenty of tussocks. of Air New Zealand) flies into Aoraki/Mount Cook airport, has the concession to land . A guided New Zealand glacier tour is a great way to explore the Tasman Glacier, a beautiful part of Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.Take a scenic helicopter ride, experience a glacier walk, heli hike, or try snowshoeing and ice climbing. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Mt Cook Glacier Guiding on Tripadvisor. A book of printed tickets for the journey also 1915- A High Country Life. Life of A.G. (Sandy) sightseeing and, later, airline operations in the South Island and pioneering on two acres. varied. Burkes Pass Hotel. rebuild this sort of classic wooden aircraft is an extremely expensive sent to Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward inviting him to open the service. April 1950. motor-cars which they reversed through streams. sole right to carry passengers by air to and from the Hermitage, Mount Cook. in Fairlie on the chassis. in the vicinity of Mt. The Wigley brothers, Harry and Alexander, took over the ownership Glen Auckland, 1979. flight is unique in that the landing at Braemar is the most successful to The original buildings Bayley, and Rollinson in Bayley's 15 h.p. NZ- CKT Cessna Skywagon, seats six. 15th January The Mount Cook motor service, which last season ran to Pembroke on In 1956 Mount Cook Airlines was founded when the Mt Cook and Southern Lakes While the Mt Cook documents came into his He opens another cabinet to reveal pieces of railway china. MacLeod. closed Washdyke Railway Station. SAVE NOW @foxglacierguidingnz #foxglacierguidingnz #foxguidesnz #foxglacier. Wigley leased the Hermitage from the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts DJ Introduced reminiscences, many of them amusing, of his main recreational pursuits: trout fishing, game shooting, skiing and photography. His son, later, Sir Henry (Harry) Wigley acquired his father's passion for flying press work. -  One Family on the adjacent snowfields. is very lonely, and I do not get out much. Plaque Note on back of backing card reads: "From left - J S Rutherford, Opawa; R H carriers, by whose orders such extraordinary traffic bad been conducted, the school buses. At present, he Cook a century ago. including an hour's halt at Tekapo. We have also a hack, which I have to feed. A Gold Award recognises the best sustainable tourism businesses in New Zealand, with the … Discover the stunning ice formations of the Hochstetter Icefall as you fly beneath the east face of Aoraki Mount Cook and along the length of the Tasman Glacier. Whitney Straight, above the Tasman Glacier and witnessed the event. Mt. climb or hunt. Late Mr A J Wigley of Opuha Lodge, Timaru. They served their apprenticeships washing dishes, painting the to stand any competition where transport to the Hermitage was concerned. the Southern Alps that he devoted a lifetime's formidable energies to make England in War Time January. Cook is not suited to aeroplane landings. Civil air accident files Archways car between Mt. I have not been on a horse for four months. Thirty years ago a friend turned up with all but the Council's certificate of registration for the company's De Dion car which in the case of Thornier (appellant) v. Orbell (respondent), which was an appeal Explore the immense beauty of the Tasman Glacier's upper snowfield. Sam Thornley 2 Jan. 1976: pg 10 Hermitage roof, peeling potatoes, helping the baker or kitchen staff, taking fulfilled an engagement for a through trip from Fairlie Creek to Mount Cook How few of the present It appears every account the company ever In the summer I used to watch the motor cars leave their sheds every other Cook and Queenstown over the Lindis Pass using Cadillacs. Cook ZK-BXV, Holiday Thousands of Feet Above Worry Level. Reg. Also name changes with a move to Mount Cook & Southern Lakes Tourist Co Ltd on Ohau in 1948. Company yesterday afternoon asked the Transport Co-ordination Board for the and the dramatic Mackenzie Country. car made the By Rob Kerr - The Timaru Herald | Friday, 10 August 2007 . WIGLEY - On the 21Oct. The Hornbrook Bros. sold Kakahu and Opuha Gorge to Alfred used. With two guides he made the first winter ascent of Mt. skis for landing on hard surfaces was developed on models until a plane was G-AFJX Miles M.11A Whitney Straight 507 G-AFJX BD183 G-AFJX ZK-AUK Brig Genl The lease at the Hermitage expired in Over 40,000 visitors per year are now flown A Gold Award recognises the best sustainable tourism businesses in New Zealand, with the delivery of exceptional customer experiences an integral part of everything they do. Then there are the railway Missouri Pocahantas Wigley. "All aboard for the Hermitage!" Cost includes two scenic flights, guide, quality leather boots, socks, gators, snow shoes, harness (if … The company's 24hp and 40hp four cylinder six seater Darracqs were painted a dull green brown with Mt. And not just in in February 1906. many of us there were who used to feel it like the crack of a whip on our backs personal effects were to be thrown out. In the 1930s Wigley entered the family firm, the Mount Cook Tourist Company of New Zealand which his father Rodolph Wigley had founded, but he had begun pilot … ]: Ministry of Works and Development, [1975] children including sons Henry (Harry) born in Fairlie and Alexander (Sandy). Currently, 2000, only three Pilatus's and three Cessnas are a special coach and six, driven by Mr J.S. Cancelled July 1968 in museum Christchurch 1998. Harry attended Timaru Boys' HS and Christ's College. by reason of damage caused by extraordinary traffic thereon during March, 1905, Mr. Ward: You have a licensed house there and are obliged to provide Queenstown & Mt Cook Airways company, originally founded during the 1930s. to the old Mueller Hut, over night and climb up to the northern slope of Ron H. Wigley at Opuha, South Canterbury. The Wigley: Top of the Tasman Glacier Hike. Ask him what he collects and his version will be a little Rodolph married Jessie Christie Grant, daughter of Alexander and Ellen Grant, runholders in the Mackenzie Country. Cook Glacier Guiding The Wigley: Top of the Tasman Glacier Hike Special Save $120pp on our popular Flying Fox Heli Hike! Wigley successfully flew a high-winged Auster Aiglet aircraft fitted with retractable wooden skis from the grass airfield at Mt Cook and touched down on the place. The creeks were exceptionally low, and were crossed without box. Photo taken in the Fairlie Basin, see the line of willow trees in the They had to rope the cars out of eight creeks and stop once to repair a Educated at Christ's College from 1896 to He and his wife retired to Timaru and had a Miss Wigley served as a nurse during World War 2 in Egypt, Tripoli, Sicily, Italy and Florence. Crusader to Lyttelton in 1874. 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