“"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

26501. the 1890s
26501. 26 Jul 1899

       KAPONGA. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 July 1899) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26502. 27 Jul 1899

       VITAL STATISTICS. (Otago Witness, 27 July 1899) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26503. 27 Jul 1899

       TELEGRAMS. (Otago Daily Times, 27 July 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26504. 28 Jul 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26505. 29 Jul 1899

       A REPLY. (Star, 29 July 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26506. 29 Jul 1899

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 July 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26507. 29 Jul 1899

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 29 July 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26508. 31 Jul 1899

       CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET (Christchurch Press.) (North Otago Times, 31 July 1899) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26509. 31 Jul 1899

       CORRESPONDENCE. (Colonist, 31 July 1899) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26510. 31 Jul 1899

       PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. (Auckland Star, 31 July 1899) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26511. 1 Aug 1899

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 01 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26512. 1 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26513. 1 Aug 1899

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26514. 2 Aug 1899

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26515. 2 Aug 1899

       NEW ZEALAND ACADEMY OF PINE ARTS. (Otago Daily Times, 02 August 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26516. 3 Aug 1899

       BIRTHS. (Colonist, 03 August 1899) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26517. 3 Aug 1899

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times, 03 August 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26518. 3 Aug 1899

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 03 August 1899) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26519. 3 Aug 1899

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 03 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26520. 3 Aug 1899

       FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Christchurch, August 2. (North Otago Times, 03 August 1899) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26521. 3 Aug 1899

       TELEGRAPHIC. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 03 August 1899) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26522. 3 Aug 1899

       LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 03 August 1899) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26523. 4 Aug 1899

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26524. 4 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26525. 4 Aug 1899

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 04 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26526. 4 Aug 1899

       UPPER HOUSE REFORIM. (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 August 1899) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26527. 4 Aug 1899

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times, 04 August 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26528. 4 Aug 1899

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 04 August 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26529. 4 Aug 1899

       THE GAZETTE. (Otago Daily Times, 04 August 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26530. 5 Aug 1899

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26531. 5 Aug 1899

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26532. 5 Aug 1899

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26533. 5 Aug 1899

       Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Auckland Star, 05 August 1899) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26534. 7 Aug 1899

       FATALITIES. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 07 August 1899) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26535. 7 Aug 1899

       CASUALTIES. (Otago Daily Times, 07 August 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26536. 7 Aug 1899

       NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS (Feilding Star, 07 August 1899) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26537. 8 Aug 1899

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 08 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26538. 8 Aug 1899

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 08 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26539. 9 Aug 1899

       MARRIAGES. (Star, 09 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26540. 9 Aug 1899

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 09 August 1899) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26541. 10 Aug 1899

       WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS. (Otago Daily Times, 10 August 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26542. 10 Aug 1899

       CASUALTIES. (Otago Witness, 10 August 1899) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26543. 11 Aug 1899

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26544. 11 Aug 1899

       THE KAIAPOI RAILWAY STATION. (Star, 11 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26545. 11 Aug 1899

       HOCKEY. (Star, 11 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26546. 11 Aug 1899

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Auckland Star, 11 August 1899) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26547. 12 Aug 1899

       CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. (Star, 12 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26548. 12 Aug 1899

       BURNSIDE STOCK REPORT. (Wanganui Chronicle, 12 August 1899) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26549. 12 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 12 August 1899) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26550. 12 Aug 1899

       Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Auckland Star, 12 August 1899) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26551. 12 Aug 1899

       The mainspring by New Zealand Graphic; Hunter, Ashley John Barsby, 1854-1932 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
26552. 14 Aug 1899

       MEETING OF CREDITORS. (Star, 14 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26553. 14 Aug 1899

       CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET (Christchurch Press.) (North Otago Times, 14 August 1899) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26554. 14 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 14 August 1899) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26555. 14 Aug 1899

       SPORTING. (Wanganui Herald, 14 August 1899) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26556. 15 Aug 1899

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26557. 15 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26558. 16 Aug 1899

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26559. 16 Aug 1899

       Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26560. 16 Aug 1899

       RACING. (West Coast Times, 16 August 1899) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26561. 17 Aug 1899

       Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Auckland Star, 17 August 1899) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26562. 17 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26563. 17 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 17 August 1899) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26564. 17 Aug 1899

       SPORTING. (Otago Daily Times, 17 August 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26565. 18 Aug 1899

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26566. 18 Aug 1899

       SUPREME COURT, CHRISTCHURCH. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26567. 18 Aug 1899

       FOOTBALL. (Star, 18 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26568. 18 Aug 1899

       SPORTING. (Wanganui Herald, 18 August 1899) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26569. 18 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 18 August 1899) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26570. 18 Aug 1899

       ENTERTAINMENTS. (Star, 18 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26571. 19 Aug 1899

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26572. 21 Aug 1899

       SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT. (Star, 21 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26573. 21 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26574. 21 Aug 1899

       JUNIOR COMPETITION. (Star, 21 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26575. 21 Aug 1899

       CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (Marlborough Express, 21 August 1899) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26576. 21 Aug 1899

       CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET (Christchurch Press.) (North Otago Times, 21 August 1899) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26577. 22 Aug 1899

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26578. 22 Aug 1899

       MR G.W. RUSSELL AT RICCARTON. (Star, 22 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26579. 22 Aug 1899

       THE VOLUNTEERS. (Star, 22 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26580. 22 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 22 August 1899) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26581. 22 Aug 1899

       Untitled (Clutha Leader, 22 August 1899) Clutha Leader · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26582. 23 Aug 1899

       Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26583. 23 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26584. 23 Aug 1899

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26585. 23 Aug 1899

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 23 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26586. 23 Aug 1899

       SPORTING. (Wanganui Herald, 23 August 1899) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26587. 23 Aug 1899

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26588. 24 Aug 1899

       DISTRICT & GENERAL. (Bush Advocate, 24 August 1899) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26589. 25 Aug 1899

       THE VOLUNTEERS. (Star, 25 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26590. 29 Aug 1899

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26591. 29 Aug 1899

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 29 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26592. 30 Aug 1899

       BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times, 30 August 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26593. 30 Aug 1899

       CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 30 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26594. 30 Aug 1899

       THE ABATTOIR QUESTION. (Star, 30 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26595. 31 Aug 1899

       CYCLING. (Star, 31 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26596. 31 Aug 1899

       GOLF. (Otago Witness, 31 August 1899) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26597. 1 Sept 1899

       Accidents and Fatalities. (Taranaki Herald, 01 September 1899) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26598. 1 Sept 1899

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Timaru Herald, 01 September 1899) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26599. 2 Sept 1899

       Snow scene on the Avon, Christchurch, N.Z. by New Zealand Graphic; Wheeler, Edmund · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
26600. 4 Sept 1899

       FOOTBALL. (Evening Post, 04 September 1899) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place

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