How many records does the archive hold?

65,200 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.

Jessie Buckland collection

Every Jessie Buckland collection record the archive holds about Christchurch, each linked at the National Library’s Papers Past, where the original page sits.

254 records matching 0 of these 54 with their text read

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the 1910s
19 Jul 1918
Lover’s Walk in AkaroaJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
27 Jul 1918
Snow on mountains in Banks PeninsulaJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
27 Jul 1918
Snow on the hills in Banks PeninsulaJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
27 Jul 1918
Snow on French PeakJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Nov 1918
Armistice procession along Rue LavaudJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Nov 1918
Crowd gathered for Armistice Day paradeJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73399 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Nov 1918
Crowd gathered for Armistice Day paradeJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73400 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Nov 1918
Armistice parade on Rue LavaudJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Nov 1918
Horses and wagons in Armistice Day paradeJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1919
Akaroa township from Lighthouse RoadJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
15 Feb 1919
Akaroa sea-bath and bathing shedsJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
11 Apr 1919
Akaroa Harbour looking northJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
the 1920s
1 Jun 1921
Cannon at Britomart Reserve with HMS Chatham in backgroundJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
21 Jun 1921
HMS Chatham on Akaroa HarbourJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
31 Mar 1922
Crowds gathered for laying of War Memorial foundation stoneJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1923
Gerald and Denis Jacobson portraitJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
14 Feb 1923
Landing stage at LighthouseJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1924
Newton family with chickensJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1924
Man and a child on a horse in the hillsJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Feb 1924
Peninsula War MemorialJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Aug 1924
Akaroa Main Wharf and BoatshedJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1925
House on Rue GrehanJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1925
Tennis player portrait with rackets and trophiesJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
12 Apr 1926
Akaroa Hospital on Onuku RoadJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
10 Jul 1926
Akaroa Boatshed and harbourJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73429 · Christchurch City Libraries
10 Jul 1926
Akaroa Boatshed and harbourJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73430 · Christchurch City Libraries
18 Oct 1926
Daly’s Wharf from Stanley ParkJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73426 · Christchurch City Libraries
18 Oct 1926
Daly’s Wharf from Stanley ParkJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73428 · Christchurch City Libraries
18 Oct 1926
Le Lievre house in AkaroaJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
18 Oct 1927
Two ships from Britomart MonumentJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1928
Woman with a parasol at Peninsula War MemorialJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1928
Peninsula War Memorial on Rue LavaudJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1928
Ngaire Armstrong portraitJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1928
Stephanie Armstrong portraitJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1928
Dorothy Armstrong portraitJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1928
Elizabeth Newton portraitJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1928
Peninsula War Memorial surrounded by treesJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
24 Oct 1928
Three boys in school uniforms at Peninsula War MemorialJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1929
Charlie Pool portraitJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
7 Oct 1929
Akaroa from Morgans RoadJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
6 Nov 1929
Snow on Brasenose behind Akaroa BoatshedJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
the 1930s
3 Mar 1930
Peninsula War Memorial beside Akaroa HarbourJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
3 Mar 1930
Peninsula War Memorial and bathing shedJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1931
SS Maori at Main Wharf for Akaroa RegattaJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1931
Akaroa Harbour with Akaroa Recreation Ground on leftJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1931
Crowds with two horses and a wagonJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
23 Mar 1931
Cows beside Britomart MonumentJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1932
House on Bruce TerraceJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1932
Passengers on the Orari boatJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
21 Jun 1932
Rue Lavaud from a hillJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1933
Memorial at French Cemetery in AkaroaJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1933
HMAS Australia (II) on Akaroa HarbourJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
4 Dec 1933
Akaroa Harbour from a hillJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1934
Phylis and Dave Reid portraitJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries

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.

Jessie Buckland collection

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