“The Social”, the shelf

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

Every collection Papers PastCanterbury StoriesKura Heritage Collections OnlineTe Papa Collections OnlineNational Publicity Studios black and white file printsTAPUHICanterbury MuseumAuckland Museum CollectionsNew Zealand GazetteDigital Public Library of AmericaV.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph CollectionChristchurch City Libraries FlickrHocken Digital CollectionsMuseums VictoriaAir Force Museum of New Zealand Photograph CollectionWellington City Council ArchivesThe New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi KōreroNew Zealand Electronic Text CollectionChristchurch City Libraries Heritage Images CollectionLincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku IhoFlickrRadio New ZealandAlexander Turnbull Library FlickrAuckland Art Gallery Toi o TāmakiTe Hikoi MuseumiNaturalist NZ — Mātaki TaiaoManawatū HeritageCanterbury Photography MuseumAkaroa MuseumHawke's Bay Museum Every paper StarEvening PostLyttelton TimesEllesmere GuardianAuckland Weekly NewsAshburton GuardianAkaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula AdvertiserPhotographs / He WhakaahuaOtago WitnessWanganui ChronicleOtago Daily TimesAuckland StarColonistNZ TruthTimaru HeraldPhotographySamuel Anstey collectionWanganui HeraldHawera & Normanby StarArchives NZ Collections searchMarlborough ExpressPoverty Bay HeraldGrey River ArgusNorth Otago TimesPhotographic ArchiveThames StarWest Coast TimesPlantsGreg O’Beirne collectionNelson Evening MailNatural ScienceFeilding StarWairarapa Daily TimesNew Zealand TabletTaranaki HeraldMataura EnsignTaranaki Daily NewsRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionHawke's Bay HeraldNorthern AdvocateSouthland TimesManawatu TimesWildey collection2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth Collection2013 Photo HuntPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionObserverSutton glass platesThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArt2014 Photo HuntHuman HistoryBush AdvocateParks and gardens : glass slidesWellington Independent1940s Christchurch Star photographs Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

1601. the 1920s
1601. 9 Aug 1929

      LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1602. 15 Aug 1929

      WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 15 August 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1603. 16 Aug 1929

      LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1604. 16 Aug 1929

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1605. 27 Aug 1929

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 August 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1606. 12 Sept 1929

      Jottings of A Lady About Town (NZ Truth, 12 September 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1607. 16 Sept 1929

      CHRISTCHURCH FUNCTION (Evening Post, 16 September 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1608. 25 Sept 1929

      Social worker's death: Mrs. A. E. Herbert, J.P. Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1609. 11 Oct 1929

      WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 11 October 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1610. 11 Oct 1929

      LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 October 1929) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1611. 6 Nov 1929

      Social side of the Anglican Synod of the Christchurch Diocese: garden party at Bishopscourt by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1612. 12 Nov 1929

      SOCIAL NOTES. (Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, 12 November 1929) Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1613. 15 Nov 1929

      WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 15 November 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1614. 21 Nov 1929

      SOCIAL GOSSIP FROM CHRISTCHURCH (NZ Truth, 21 November 1929) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1615. 24 Dec 1929

      WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 24 December 1929) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1616. the 1930s
1616. 11 Feb 1930

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 February 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1617. 20 Feb 1930

      PERSONAL. (Hutt News, 20 February 1930) Hutt News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1618. 22 Mar 1930

      Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 22 March 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1619. 8 Apr 1930

      LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 April 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1620. 28 Apr 1930

      NEW ST. PATRICK'S (Evening Post, 28 April 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1621. 15 May 1930

      THREE YOUTHS' GRAVE CRIME (NZ Truth, 15 May 1930) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1622. 20 May 1930

      SPRINGSTON SOUTH (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 May 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1623. 10 Jun 1930

      TOPICS FOR WOMEN (Evening Post, 10 June 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1624. 2 Jul 1930

      An interesting social gathering in the South Island: a mother and son banquet in Christchurch, Canterbury Province by Auckland Weekly News; Green and Hahn (Firm) · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1625. 17 Jul 1930

      NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 17 July 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1626. 22 Jul 1930

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 July 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1627. 5 Aug 1930

      A HEAVY BURDEN (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 August 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1628. 21 Aug 1930

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 21 August 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1629. 11 Sept 1930

      THE NEW STAR (NZ Truth, 11 September 1930) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1630. 18 Sept 1930

      TOWN CLERK'S FOUR "SPOTS" (NZ Truth, 18 September 1930) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1631. 4 Nov 1930

      LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 November 1930) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1632. 1 Dec 1930

      RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 01 December 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1633. 9 Dec 1930

      HERE AND THERE (Evening Post, 09 December 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1634. 28 Apr 1931

      MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 28 April 1931) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1635. 18 Dec 1931

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 December 1931) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1636. 19 Jan 1932

      UNIVERSITY WOMEN (Evening Post, 19 January 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1637. 1 Jul 1932

      PERSONAL NOTES. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 July 1932) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1638. 12 Aug 1932

      LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 August 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
1639. 30 Sept 1932

      LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 September 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1640. 4 Oct 1932

      MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 04 October 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1641. 18 Oct 1932

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 October 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1642. 16 Dec 1932

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 December 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1643. 30 Dec 1932

      LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 December 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1644. 20 Jan 1933

      SUMMER SCHOOL (Evening Post, 20 January 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1645. 6 Mar 1933

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 06 March 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1646. 11 Mar 1933

      In the Public Eye (Evening Post, 11 March 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1647. 28 Mar 1933

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 March 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1648. 13 Apr 1933

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 April 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1649. 22 Apr 1933

      MINISTER INDUCTED (Evening Post, 22 April 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1650. 27 Apr 1933

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 April 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1651. 28 Apr 1933

      LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 April 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1652. 9 May 1933

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 May 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1653. 18 May 1933

      STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 18 May 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1654. 2 Jun 1933

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 June 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1655. 6 Jun 1933

      MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 06 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1656. 7 Jun 1933

      OBITUARY (Evening Post, 07 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1657. 29 Jun 1933

      STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 29 June 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1658. 27 Jul 1933

      CHRISTCHURCH HUNT (Evening Post, 27 July 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1659. 28 Jul 1933

      LAST NIGHTS BALL (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 July 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1660. 11 Aug 1933

      SPRINGSTON (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 August 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1661. 25 Aug 1933

      LAST NIGHTS BALL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 August 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1662. 26 Sept 1933

      CYCLE ROAD RACE (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 September 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1663. 13 Oct 1933

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 October 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1664. 13 Oct 1933

      PERSONAL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 October 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1665. 5 Dec 1933

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 December 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1666. 19 Jan 1934

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 January 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1667. 13 Feb 1934

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 February 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1668. 27 Feb 1934

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 February 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1669. 9 Mar 1934

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 March 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1670. 20 Mar 1934

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 March 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1671. 29 Mar 1934

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 March 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1672. 3 Apr 1934

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 April 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1673. 13 Apr 1934

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 April 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1674. 22 May 1934

      RED CROSS SOCIETY. (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 May 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1675. 3 Jul 1934

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 July 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1676. 10 Jul 1934

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 July 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1677. 27 Jul 1934

      BLUE AND WHITE BALL (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 July 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1678. 24 Aug 1934

      LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 August 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1679. 31 Aug 1934

      SPRINGSTON (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 August 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1680. 31 Aug 1934

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 August 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1681. 12 Sept 1934

      The new Methodist orphanage at Papanui, Christchurch, nearly completed by Auckland Weekly News; Butcher, H. S. · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1682. 9 Oct 1934

      THOMPSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 October 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1683. 21 Nov 1934

      BEQUEST TO CHARITY (Evening Post, 21 November 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1684. 11 Dec 1934

      LUCKY FOR ME" (Evening Post, 11 December 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1685. 4 Jan 1935

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 January 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1686. 15 Feb 1935

      NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 15 February 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1687. 23 Mar 1935

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 23 March 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1688. 23 Mar 1935

      PERSONAL. (Evening Post, 23 March 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1689. 23 Apr 1935

      LAKESIDE (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 April 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1690. 27 Apr 1935

      Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 27 April 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1691. 7 May 1935

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 May 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1692. 28 May 1935

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 May 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1693. 31 May 1935

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 May 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1694. 1 Jun 1935

      PERSONAL AND GENERAL. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 June 1935) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1695. 1 Jun 1935

      Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 01 June 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1696. 4 Jun 1935

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 June 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1697. 14 Jun 1935

      ODDFELLOWS' BALL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 June 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1698. 2 Jul 1935

      ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 02 July 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1699. 9 Aug 1935

      RACING NEWS THE GRAND NATIONALS (Evening Post, 09 August 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1700. 10 Aug 1935

      CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 10 August 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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