Sailing in Lyttelton and Redcliffs

Possibly 1937

Page 86 of photograph album. Sailing at Moncks Bay and Lyttelton, and the ferry steamer, Rangatira. [Top left] A number of vessels sailing in Moncks Bay. The vessel closest to the jetty has a number maritime signal flags displayed. [Top centre] Sailing boats taking part in a regatta in Moncks bay, Redcliffs. [Top right] Crowds of people gathered on the jetty of the Christchurch Sailing Club. [Bottom left] Unidentified people in two row boats on Lyttelton Harbour. The inter-island express steamer ferry, Rangatira, is moored at the wharf. [Bottom centre] Three unidentified people sailing in a dingy 'Wand Us' in Lyttelton Harbour, near the tank farm. [Bottom right] An unidentified sailor sitting in a boat on Lyttelton Harbour.

Contributors note: "The photographs in the album were taken by my father, Edward (Eddie) Walsh. He was one of ten children. His father, George Senior, died due to workplace poisoning when Eddie was 16, and to compensate the family for their loss, my father was offered a position at George's place of work, Bunting and Co. The family was very religious, and during World War II, was a conscientious objector. He was imprisoned at the detention camp at Balmoral, in the Hurunui. As he was very mechanically minded, my father worked on the forestry blocks fixing the trucks, which meant he had some freedom from the detention camp. At the time of his imprisonment, he was married, with a son. My mother had relocated to the area and was helping a family with six children under five – a set of triplets, twins and a singleton. Before moving to the Hurunui, she and her son lived with her mother-in-law in Vogel Street. Having a husband as a conscientious object was very difficult for her when meeting other women whose husbands were fighting in the war."

Creator: Eddie Walsh

Contributor: Walsh Family

Source: Entry in the 2025 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-PH25-2087

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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