“"a"”, 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 HeraldPhotographyHawera & Normanby StarMarlborough ExpressSamuel Anstey collectionGrey River ArgusPoverty Bay HeraldArchives NZ Collections searchNorth Otago TimesPhotographic ArchiveThames StarWest Coast TimesFeilding StarNelson Evening MailPlantsGreg O’Beirne collectionNatural ScienceWairarapa Daily TimesTaranaki HeraldNew Zealand TabletMataura EnsignTaranaki Daily NewsRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseSouthland TimesMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionHawke's Bay HeraldNorthern AdvocateManawatu TimesWildey collectionObserver2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth Collection2013 Photo HuntPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionSutton glass platesBush AdvocateThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArt2014 Photo HuntHuman HistoryWellington IndependentClutha LeaderDaily Telegraph Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

25301. the 1890s
25301. 18 Apr 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25302. 18 Apr 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. (Star, 18 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25303. 19 Apr 1898

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 April 1898) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25304. 19 Apr 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25305. 19 Apr 1898

       FOOTBALL. (Star, 19 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25306. 19 Apr 1898

       SCHOOL COMMITTEES. (Star, 19 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25307. 20 Apr 1898

       BOARD OF EDUCATION. (Star, 20 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25308. 21 Apr 1898

       MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 21 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25309. 22 Apr 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Clutha Leader, 22 April 1898) Clutha Leader · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25310. 22 Apr 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH LIEDERTAFEL. (Star, 22 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25311. 22 Apr 1898

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 22 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25312. 22 Apr 1898

       FOOTBALL NOTES. (Star, 22 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25313. 23 Apr 1898

       CURRENT TOPICS. (Otago Daily Times, 23 April 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25314. 25 Apr 1898

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25315. 25 Apr 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25316. 25 Apr 1898

       SYDENHAM v. CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25317. 26 Apr 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 26 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25318. 26 Apr 1898

       EAST CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 26 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25319. 27 Apr 1898

       ALLEGED: ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN. (Auckland Star, 27 April 1898) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25320. 27 Apr 1898

       ATTEMPT TO DERAIL A TRAIN. (Otago Daily Times, 27 April 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25321. 27 Apr 1898

       OMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Daily Times, 27 April 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25322. 27 Apr 1898

       RAINFALL RECORD. (Timaru Herald, 27 April 1898) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25323. 28 Apr 1898

       POLICE COMMISSION. (Star, 28 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25324. 28 Apr 1898

       ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. Christchurch, Apiil 27. (Otago Witness, 28 April 1898) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25325. 29 Apr 1898

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 April 1898) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25326. 29 Apr 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 29 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25327. 29 Apr 1898

       Local and General. (Clutha Leader, 29 April 1898) Clutha Leader · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25328. 30 Apr 1898

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 30 April 1898) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25329. 30 Apr 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 30 April 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25330. 30 Apr 1898

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 30 April 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25331. 2 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. (Christchurch Press.) (North Otago Times, 02 May 1898) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25332. 2 May 1898

       FOOTBALL. (Star, 02 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25333. 3 May 1898

       The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1898. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 May 1898) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25334. 3 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25335. 3 May 1898

       ASSESSMENT COURT. (Star, 03 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25336. 4 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25337. 4 May 1898

       CANTERBURY RUGBY UNION (Star, 04 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25338. 5 May 1898

       TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 05 May 1898) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25339. 6 May 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (West Coast Times, 06 May 1898) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25340. 7 May 1898

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Auckland Star, 07 May 1898) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25341. 7 May 1898

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Colonist, 07 May 1898) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25342. 10 May 1898

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 10 May 1898) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25343. 10 May 1898

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25344. 10 May 1898

       MAGISTERIAL (Star, 10 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25345. 10 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY. (Star, 10 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25346. 10 May 1898

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 10 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25347. 11 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. May 10. (North Otago Times, 11 May 1898) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25348. 11 May 1898

       FOOTBALL. (Star, 11 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25349. 13 May 1898

       ROAD BOARD. (Star, 13 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25350. 14 May 1898

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25351. 16 May 1898

       IN A NUTSHELL. (Star, 16 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25352. 16 May 1898

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Inangahua Times, 16 May 1898) Inangahua Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25353. 16 May 1898

       INTERPROVINCIAL SUCCESSFUL THEHTRICAL PARTY. (West Coast Times, 16 May 1898) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25354. 16 May 1898

       JUNIOR FLAG. (Star, 16 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25355. 16 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. (Christchurch Press) (North Otago Times, 16 May 1898) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25356. 16 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH v. KAIAPOI. (Star, 16 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25357. 17 May 1898

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 May 1898) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25358. 17 May 1898

       BOROUGH COUNCILS. (Star, 17 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25359. 17 May 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 17 May 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25360. 18 May 1898

       FOOTBALL. (Star, 18 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25361. 18 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH BEAUTIFYING ASSOCIATION. (Star, 18 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25362. 19 May 1898

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Wanganui Herald, 19 May 1898) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25363. 20 May 1898

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Wanganui Herald, 20 May 1898) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25364. 20 May 1898

       FOOTBALL. (Star, 20 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25365. 20 May 1898

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 20 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25366. 21 May 1898

       Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25367. 21 May 1898

       Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Wanganui Herald, 21 May 1898) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25368. 21 May 1898

       New Zealand Masonic Grand Lodge Officers for 1898-99 by New Zealand Graphic; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm) · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
25369. 23 May 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25370. 23 May 1898

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Wanganui Herald, 23 May 1898) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25371. 24 May 1898

       OMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Daily Times, 24 May 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25372. 25 May 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times, 25 May 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25373. 25 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. May 21. (North Otago Times, 25 May 1898) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25374. 25 May 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Timaru Herald, 25 May 1898) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25375. 25 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · no. 55.1 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25376. 25 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · no. 43.1 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25377. 25 May 1898

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Wanganui Herald, 25 May 1898) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25378. 25 May 1898

       FIELD-DAY AT BURWOOD. (Star, 25 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25379. 26 May 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Timaru Herald, 26 May 1898) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25380. 28 May 1898

       IN A NUTSHELL. (Star, 28 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25381. 28 May 1898

       WHATTHE PAPERS SAY. (Observer, 28 May 1898) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25382. 28 May 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. (Star, 28 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25383. 30 May 1898

       Belfast Freezing Works. (Colonist, 30 May 1898) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25384. 30 May 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Timaru Herald, 30 May 1898) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25385. 30 May 1898

       JUNIOR FLAG. (Star, 30 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25386. 31 May 1898

       AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 31 May 1898) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
25387. 31 May 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Timaru Herald, 31 May 1898) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25388. 31 May 1898

       Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Timaru Herald, 31 May 1898) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25389. 1 Jun 1898

       Untitled (Star, 01 June 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25390. 2 Jun 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Timaru Herald, 02 June 1898) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25391. 2 Jun 1898

       Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 June 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25392. 3 Jun 1898

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 June 1898) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25393. 3 Jun 1898

       MAGISTERIAL. CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 June 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25394. 3 Jun 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Clutha Leader, 03 June 1898) Clutha Leader · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25395. 4 Jun 1898

       New Zealand Notes. (Northern Advocate, 04 June 1898) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25396. 4 Jun 1898

       Local and General. (Ashburton Guardian, 04 June 1898) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25397. 6 Jun 1898

       CHRISTCHURCH. June 5. (North Otago Times, 06 June 1898) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25398. 6 Jun 1898

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Timaru Herald, 06 June 1898) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25399. 6 Jun 1898

       Christchurch Fatalities. (Feilding Star, 06 June 1898) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25400. 6 Jun 1898

       OTHER MATCHES. (Star, 06 June 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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