How many records does the archive hold?

80,797 records about Christchurch, every one linked at the provider that keeps the original.

How far back does the archive reach?

1800, the oldest record on file.

Where do the records come from?

30 collections: council archives, Papers Past, DigitalNZ’s partners, cemetery registers, the heritage list itself. The shelf says what exists and where it lives.

Are these documents verified?

They are leads and citations, not evidence, a record says a document exists and where to read it. What a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it; those readings live on the place pages.

“Harris Dental Christchurch”, the shelf

Every record the archive holds about Christchurch, the oldest first. The originals live at the provider each row links to.

339 records matching 100 of these 100 with their text read Papers Past · Canterbury Stories · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Te Papa Collections Online · National Publicity Studios black and white file prints · TAPUHI · Canterbury Museum · Auckland Museum Collections · New Zealand Gazette · Digital Public Library of America · V.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph Collection · Christchurch City Libraries Flickr · Hocken Digital Collections · Museums Victoria · Air Force Museum of New Zealand Photograph Collection · Wellington City Council Archives · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · New Zealand Electronic Text Collection · Christchurch City Libraries Heritage Images Collection · Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho · Flickr · Radio New Zealand · Alexander Turnbull Library Flickr · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Te Hikoi Museum · iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao · Manawatū Heritage · Canterbury Photography Museum · Akaroa Museum · Hawke's Bay Museum

the 1900s
13 May 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Jun 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jul 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
17 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
18 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
19 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
20 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Oct 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Nov 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Dec 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 21 December 1907) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 May 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 23 May 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
30 May 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 30 May 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
6 Jun 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 06 June 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 27 June 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Jun 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 June 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Jul 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 04 July 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
25 Jul 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 25 July 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
15 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 15 August 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 05 September 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 12 September 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 19 September 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 26 September 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
the 1910s
7 Jun 1917
EIGHTH BALLOT (Grey River Argus, 07 June 1917) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1917
15000 MEN CALLED UP (Evening Post, 03 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
2 Oct 1917
FIRST DIVISION (Evening Post, 02 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
2 Jan 1918
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Marlborough Express, 02 January 1918) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
6 Jan 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 January 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 January 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 January 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 February 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 February 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 March 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1925
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 20 April 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 April 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 May 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 May 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 May 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 June 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 July 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 August 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 September 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1925
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 December 1925) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 January 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 January 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 April 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 November 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 November 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1926
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 December 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1926
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 December 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 January 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 January 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 January 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 January 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 February 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 February 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 February 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 March 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 March 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 March 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 March 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 March 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1927
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 April 1927) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

Most of these originals are not republishable here, the link goes to the provider that keeps them. A search result is a lead, not evidence: what a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it, and those readings live on the place pages.

“Harris Dental Christchurch”, the shelf

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