“The George”, 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 TimesColonistAuckland StarNZ TruthTimaru HeraldPhotographySamuel Anstey collectionWanganui HeraldArchives NZ Collections searchHawera & Normanby StarMarlborough ExpressPoverty Bay HeraldGrey River ArgusNorth Otago TimesPhotographic ArchiveThames StarPlantsWest Coast TimesGreg 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

1901. the 1870s
1901. 9 Oct 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1902. 9 Oct 1878

      CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 09 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1903. 10 Oct 1878

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 10 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1904. 12 Oct 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1905. 14 Oct 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1906. 15 Oct 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1907. 16 Oct 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1908. 18 Oct 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1909. 18 Oct 1878

      LE BON'S BAY ROAD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 October 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1910. 19 Oct 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1911. 21 Oct 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1912. 21 Oct 1878

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1913. 25 Oct 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1914. 25 Oct 1878

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 October 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1915. 26 Oct 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1916. 29 Oct 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1917. 29 Oct 1878

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 October 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1918. 30 Oct 1878

      LOOAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 30 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1919. 30 Oct 1878

      EXPRESS TELEGRAMS." (Marlborough Express, 30 October 1878) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1920. 1 Nov 1878

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 November 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1921. 4 Nov 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1922. 5 Nov 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1923. 5 Nov 1878

      INTERPROVINCIAL. (Bruce Herald, 05 November 1878) Bruce Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1924. 5 Nov 1878

      AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 05 November 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1925. 5 Nov 1878

      Untitled (Auckland Star, 05 November 1878) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1926. 6 Nov 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1927. 8 Nov 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1928. 11 Nov 1878

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1929. 12 Nov 1878

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1930. 13 Nov 1878

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 13 November 1878) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1931. 14 Nov 1878

      RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.-THIS DAY. (Auckland Star, 14 November 1878) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1932. 16 Nov 1878

      The otago Daily Times. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE OTAGO GUARDIAN. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1878. (Otago Daily Times, 16 November 1878) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1933. 19 Nov 1878

      TELEGRAMS. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 19 November 1878) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1934. 22 Nov 1878

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 November 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1935. 25 Nov 1878

      Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1936. 25 Nov 1878

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1937. 26 Nov 1878

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 November 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1938. 27 Nov 1878

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1939. 28 Nov 1878

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 28 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1940. 29 Nov 1878

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 November 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1941. 7 Dec 1878

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 December 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1942. 10 Dec 1878

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 10 December 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1943. 10 Dec 1878

      The Otago Daily Times. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE OTAGO GUARDIAN. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1878. (Otago Daily Times, 10 December 1878) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1944. 12 Dec 1878

      TELEGRAMS. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 12 December 1878) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1945. 13 Dec 1878

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 December 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1946. 20 Dec 1878

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 December 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1947. 21 Dec 1878

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 21 December 1878) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1948. 27 Dec 1878

      BOXING DAY. (Star, 27 December 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
1949. 31 Dec 1878

      Untitled (Marlborough Express, 31 December 1878) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1950. 7 Jan 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 January 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1951. 11 Jan 1879

      INTERPROVINCIAL. (Otago Witness, 11 January 1879) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1952. 13 Jan 1879

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 January 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1953. 13 Jan 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 January 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1954. 14 Jan 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 January 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1955. 17 Jan 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 January 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1956. 20 Jan 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 January 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1957. 20 Jan 1879

      Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 20 January 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1958. 21 Jan 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 January 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1959. 21 Jan 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 January 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1960. 24 Jan 1879

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 24 January 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1961. 24 Jan 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 January 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1962. 25 Jan 1879

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Southland Times, 25 January 1879) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1963. 27 Jan 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 January 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1964. 4 Feb 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 February 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1965. 6 Feb 1879

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 February 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1966. 6 Feb 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 06 February 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1967. 6 Feb 1879

      TELEGRAPHIC. (Auckland Star, 06 February 1879) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1968. 7 Feb 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 February 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1969. 10 Feb 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 10 February 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1970. 11 Feb 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 February 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1971. 17 Feb 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 February 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1972. 17 Feb 1879

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Southland Times, 17 February 1879) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1973. 18 Feb 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 18 February 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1974. 19 Feb 1879

      Untitled (Otago Daily Times, 19 February 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1975. 21 Feb 1879

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 February 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1976. 21 Feb 1879

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 21 February 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1977. 21 Feb 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 February 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1978. 22 Feb 1879

      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 22 February 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1979. 24 Feb 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 24 February 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1980. 25 Feb 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 February 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1981. 3 Mar 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 March 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1982. 4 Mar 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 March 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1983. 4 Mar 1879

      MAGISTERIAL. CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 March 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1984. 5 Mar 1879

      MEMBERS OUT OF SESSION. (Taranaki Herald, 05 March 1879) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1985. 7 Mar 1879

      FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1879. THE DRAINAGE QUESTION. (Evening Post, 07 March 1879) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1986. 7 Mar 1879

      Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 March 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1987. 11 Mar 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 March 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1988. 14 Mar 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 March 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1989. 18 Mar 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 March 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1990. 21 Mar 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 March 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1991. 24 Mar 1879

      LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 24 March 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1992. 27 Mar 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 March 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1993. 28 Mar 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 March 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1994. 29 Mar 1879

      KAITANGATA RELIEF FUND. (Otago Witness, 29 March 1879) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1995. 31 Mar 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (North Otago Times, 31 March 1879) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1996. 1 Apr 1879

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 April 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1997. 2 Apr 1879

      MR. CLARK'S DRAINAGE SCHEME AND LOCAL INDUSTRIES. (Evening Post, 02 April 1879) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1998. 3 Apr 1879

      TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 03 April 1879) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1999. 4 Apr 1879

      TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. (West Coast Times, 04 April 1879) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2000. 4 Apr 1879

      CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 April 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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