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.

“Tram Road Fruit Farm”, the shelf

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

362 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
19 May 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 May 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 27 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 02 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 15 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26 Jun 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 26 June 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 26 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 12 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Aug 1905
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 23 August 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 02 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1905
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Nov 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
6 Mar 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 06 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1906
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. LETTERS IN BRIEF, (Otago Witness, 07 March 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Sept 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Oct 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Oct 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Nov 1906
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Nov 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 13 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 16 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
19 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Nov 1906
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 30 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Dec 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Dec 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Dec 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Dec 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 12 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
24 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 May 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jun 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Jul 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1907
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 22 July 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 21 August 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Sept 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Dec 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Dec 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 December 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jan 1908
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 08 January 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Feb 1908
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 26 February 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Mar 1908
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 04 March 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Apr 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Apr 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 June 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 June 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 July 1908) Star · 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.

“Tram Road Fruit Farm”, the shelf

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