How many records does the archive hold?

67,402 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.

“"Avenue"”, the shelf

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

3,212 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
27 Jun 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 June 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1908
Page 319 Advertisements Column 3 (Progress, 01 July 1908) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
6 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jul 1908
Untitled (Star, 08 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1908
DEATHS. (Star, 16 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 18 July 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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
27 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Aug 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 04 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 04 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 08 August 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
15 Aug 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1908
CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 18 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
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
12 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 12 September 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 12 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Sept 1908
CRICKET. (Star, 14 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Sept 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 September 1908) Star · 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
26 Sept 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 03 October 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 03 October 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Oct 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Wanganui Chronicle, 15 October 1908) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 17 October 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Wanganui Chronicle, 17 October 1908) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1908
Page 13 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 17 October 1908) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1908
LOOAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Herald, 17 October 1908) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 19-10-1908) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Oct 1908
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Observer, 24 October 1908) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 31 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 31 October 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Oct 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 31 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Nov 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 07 November 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1908
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Observer, 07 November 1908) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1908
Page 17 Advertisements Column 1 (New Zealand Free Lance, 14 November 1908) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Nov 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1908
DEATHS. (Star, 16 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
21 Nov 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 21 November 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
21 Nov 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 21 November 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1908
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Observer, 21 November 1908) Observer · 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.

“"Avenue"”, the shelf

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