“The Well”, 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 AdvertiserWanganui ChronicleOtago WitnessPhotographs / He WhakaahuaOtago Daily TimesAuckland StarTimaru HeraldColonistNZ TruthWanganui HeraldPhotographySamuel Anstey collectionMarlborough ExpressHawera & Normanby StarGrey River ArgusPoverty Bay HeraldArchives NZ Collections searchNorth Otago TimesPhotographic ArchiveThames StarWest Coast TimesFeilding StarNelson Evening MailPlantsGreg O’Beirne collectionNatural ScienceNew Zealand TabletWairarapa Daily TimesTaranaki HeraldMataura EnsignTaranaki Daily NewsRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionSouthland TimesHawke's Bay HeraldNorthern AdvocateManawatu TimesWildey collectionObserver2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth Collection2013 Photo HuntPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionSutton glass platesThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArt2014 Photo HuntBush AdvocateHuman HistoryWellington IndependentParks and gardens : glass slidesClutha Leader Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

18301. the 1940s
18301. 28 Nov 1941

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 November 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18302. 28 Nov 1941

       UPWARD TREND (Evening Post, 28 November 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18303. 2 Dec 1941

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 December 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18304. 5 Dec 1941

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 December 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18305. 9 Dec 1941

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 December 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18306. 17 Dec 1941

       SECOND LIST (Evening Post, 17 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18307. 19 Dec 1941

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 December 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18308. 20 Dec 1941

       CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 20 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18309. 10 Jan 1942

       Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 10 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18310. 13 Jan 1942

       OBITUARY (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 January 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18311. 15 Jan 1942

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18312. 17 Jan 1942

       Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 17 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18313. 21 Jan 1942

       TERRITORIAL SERVICE CALL-UP (Evening Post, 21 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18314. 26 Jan 1942

       NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 26 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18315. 27 Jan 1942

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18316. 30 Jan 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 30 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18317. 6 Feb 1942

       DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN OTAGO RESIDENT (Evening Post, 06 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18318. 13 Feb 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 13 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18319. 23 Feb 1942

       OBITUARY (Evening Post, 23 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18320. 6 Mar 1942

       PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 06 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18321. 7 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 07 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18322. 23 Mar 1942

       CHRISTCHURCH TRIAL (Evening Post, 23 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18323. 25 Mar 1942

       FROM FAR EAST (Evening Post, 25 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18324. 25 Mar 1942

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 25 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18325. 31 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18326. 10 Apr 1942

       Irwell (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 April 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18327. 14 Apr 1942

       Southbridge (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 April 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18328. 23 Apr 1942

       SPORTING (Evening Post, 23 April 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18329. 30 Apr 1942

       MAJOR P. J. R. FORDHAM (Evening Post, 30 April 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18330. 7 May 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 07 May 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18331. 19 May 1942

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 19 May 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18332. 2 Jun 1942

       OBITUARY (Evening Post, 02 June 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18333. 4 Jun 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 04 June 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 9 places
18334. 5 Jun 1942

       MR C. N. WORNER (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 June 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18335. 3 Jul 1942

       OBITUARY (Evening Post, 03 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18336. 23 Jul 1942

       SPORTING (Evening Post, 23 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18337. 29 Jul 1942

       KILLED IN ACTION. (Evening Post, 29 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
18338. 29 Jul 1942

       MAJOR P. B. LEVY (Evening Post, 29 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18339. 7 Aug 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 August 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18340. 10 Aug 1942

       SPORTING (Evening Post, 10 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18341. 11 Aug 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 August 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18342. 14 Aug 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 August 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18343. 18 Aug 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 August 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18344. 4 Sept 1942

       NOTES AND COMMENT (Evening Post, 04 September 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18345. 16 Sept 1942

       NATIONAL SAVINGS (Evening Post, 16 September 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18346. 21 Sept 1942

       SPORTING (Evening Post, 21 September 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18347. 28 Sept 1942

       MATCH AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 28 September 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18348. 3 Oct 1942

       HERE AND THERE (Evening Post, 03 October 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18349. 16 Oct 1942

       PERSONAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 October 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18350. 20 Oct 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 October 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18351. 4 Nov 1942

       N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 04 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18352. 6 Nov 1942

       DAY'S BUS SERVICE (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 November 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18353. 10 Nov 1942

       The Southbridge Bus (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 November 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18354. 24 Nov 1942

       NEW ZEALANDERS IN NAVY (Evening Post, 24 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18355. 27 Nov 1942

       Springston South (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 November 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18356. 12 Dec 1942

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 12 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18357. 22 Dec 1942

       Springston South (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 December 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18358. 18 Jan 1943

       SPLIT VOTE (Evening Post, 18 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18359. 22 Jan 1943

       TECHNICAL EXPERT (Evening Post, 22 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18360. 29 Jan 1943

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 January 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18361. 3 Feb 1943

       WORDY CAMPAIGN (Evening Post, 03 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18362. 6 Feb 1943

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 06 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18363. 9 Feb 1943

       PERSONAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 February 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18364. 20 Feb 1943

       ARMY AWARDS (Evening Post, 20 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18365. 26 Feb 1943

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 26 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
18366. 26 Feb 1943

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 26 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18367. 9 Mar 1943

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 March 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18368. 19 Mar 1943

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 19 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18369. 27 Mar 1943

       IN FORCE AT CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 27 March 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18370. 1 Apr 1943

       Gabes Photograph album, Tripoli · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
18371. 14 Apr 1943

       OBITUARY (Evening Post, 14 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18372. 29 Apr 1943

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 29 April 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18373. 18 May 1943

       Southbridge (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 May 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18374. 25 May 1943

       WEDDING (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 May 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18375. 3 Jun 1943

       THIRD AWARD (Evening Post, 03 June 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18376. 9 Jul 1943

       DRAINAGE BOARD (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 July 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18377. 16 Jul 1943

       OBITUARY (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 July 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18378. 24 Jul 1943

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 24 July 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18379. 30 Jul 1943

       SPORTING (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 July 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18380. 31 Jul 1943

       RIDING METHODS (Evening Post, 31 July 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18381. 6 Aug 1943

       1943 GRAND NATIONALS (Evening Post, 06 August 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18382. 6 Aug 1943

       DRAINAGE BOARD (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 August 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18383. 10 Aug 1943

       Lincoln (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 August 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18384. 30 Aug 1943

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 30 August 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18385. 3 Sept 1943

       DRAINAGE BOARD (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 September 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18386. 9 Sept 1943

       TURF NOTES (Evening Post, 09 September 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18387. 11 Sept 1943

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 11 September 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18388. 21 Sept 1943

       Irwell (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 September 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18389. 22 Sept 1943

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 22 September 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18390. 27 Sept 1943

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 27 September 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18391. 8 Oct 1943

       Southbridge (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 October 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18392. 15 Oct 1943

       THE LATE LADY WARD (Evening Post, 15 October 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18393. 16 Oct 1943

       SERVICE AWARDS (Evening Post, 16 October 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18394. 2 Nov 1943

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 02 November 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
18395. 3 Nov 1943

       FASTER FLYING (Evening Post, 03 November 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18396. 6 Nov 1943

       PRINCESS JULIANA (Evening Post, 06 November 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18397. 23 Nov 1943

       Piano-Accordion Band (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 November 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18398. 24 Nov 1943

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 24 November 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18399. 25 Nov 1943

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 25 November 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18400. 26 Nov 1943

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 26 November 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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