“"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

29801. the 1900s
29801. 8 Jan 1902

       SENIOR SCHOLABSHIP EXAMINATIONS. (Star, 08 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29802. 10 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
29803. 10 Jan 1902

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 January 1902) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29804. 10 Jan 1902

       LATEST SHIPPING. (Star, 10 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29805. 10 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29806. 10 Jan 1902

       MARRIAGES. (Auckland Star, 10 January 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29807. 11 Jan 1902

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29808. 11 Jan 1902

       The Wanganui Herald. [PUBLISHED DAILY.] SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1902. BRITAIN AND GERMANY. (Wanganui Herald, 11 January 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29809. 11 Jan 1902

       Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29810. 11 Jan 1902

       Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29811. 11 Jan 1902

       Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Poverty Bay Herald, 11 January 1902) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29812. 11 Jan 1902

       PERSONAL. (Star, 11 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29813. 11 Jan 1902

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times 1-11-1902) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29814. 13 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29815. 14 Jan 1902

       CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY (Star, 14 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29816. 15 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 15 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29817. 15 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29818. 15 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Marlborough Express, 15 January 1902) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29819. 15 Jan 1902

       THE ARIADNE CASE. TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS. (Otago Witness, 15 January 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29820. 15 Jan 1902

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 15 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29821. 15 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29822. 16 Jan 1902

       KAIKOURA AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. (Colonist, 16 January 1902) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29823. 17 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29824. 17 Jan 1902

       SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS. (Auckland Star, 17 January 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29825. 17 Jan 1902

       OBSTRUCTING A TRAM. (Wanganui Herald, 17 January 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29826. 17 Jan 1902

       Untitled (Grey River Argus, 17 January 1902) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29827. 18 Jan 1902

       Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
29828. 18 Jan 1902

       BOWLING. (Star, 18 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29829. 18 Jan 1902

       New Zealand. (Southland Times, 18 January 1902) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29830. 18 Jan 1902

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29831. 18 Jan 1902

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29832. 18 Jan 1902

       Royal review contingent of Cadet Corps by New Zealand Graphic; Tyree · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
29833. 20 Jan 1902

       PERSONAL. (Star, 20 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29834. 20 Jan 1902

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 20 January 1902) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29835. 20 Jan 1902

       VITAL STATISTICS. (Star, 20 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29836. 20 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29837. 21 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29838. 21 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 21 January 1902) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29839. 21 Jan 1902

       PERSONAL. (Star, 21 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29840. 21 Jan 1902

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29841. 21 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 21 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29842. 22 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29843. 22 Jan 1902

       The Eighth Contingent in. Camp at Addington, Christchurch. (Otago Witness, 22 January 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29844. 22 Jan 1902

       Page 38 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Witness, 22 January 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29845. 24 Jan 1902

       LOCAL AND GENERAL (Wanganui Chronicle, 24 January 1902) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29846. 24 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29847. 24 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29848. 24 Jan 1902

       SWIMMING. (Star, 24 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29849. 25 Jan 1902

       Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
29850. 25 Jan 1902

       Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29851. 25 Jan 1902

       WELLINGTON GUN CLUB. (Manawatu Standard, 25 January 1902) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29852. 25 Jan 1902

       WELLINGTON GUN CLUB MATCH. (Marlborough Express, 25 January 1902) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29853. 27 Jan 1902

       SPORTING. (Evening Post, 27 January 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29854. 27 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29855. 27 Jan 1902

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 27 January 1902) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29856. 27 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29857. 28 Jan 1902

       Untitled (Southland Times, 28 January 1902) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
29858. 28 Jan 1902

       VICTORIA COLLEGE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS. (Colonist, 28 January 1902) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29859. 28 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Grey River Argus, 28 January 1902) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29860. 28 Jan 1902

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 28-1-1902) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29861. 29 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 29 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29862. 29 Jan 1902

       Page 34 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Witness, 29 January 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29863. 30 Jan 1902

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29864. 30 Jan 1902

       Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29865. 30 Jan 1902

       Recruits for the 7th New Zealand Contingent, Addington, Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; W. H. Bickerton · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
29866. 31 Jan 1902

       MARRIAGES. (Auckland Star, 31 January 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29867. 31 Jan 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29868. 31 Jan 1902

       Christchurch Cathedral. (Colonist, 31 January 1902) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29869. 31 Jan 1902

       Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Colonist, 31 January 1902) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29870. 1 Feb 1902

       Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29871. 1 Feb 1902

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29872. 1 Feb 1902

       GREATER CHRISTCHURCH." (Star, 01 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29873. 1 Feb 1902

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 01 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29874. 1 Feb 1902

       Miss Vaughan, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
29875. 1 Feb 1902

       Mr. Warton, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11692 · Christchurch City Libraries
29876. 1 Feb 1902

       Mr. and Mrs. Seuton, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
29877. 1 Feb 1902

       Mr. A. Cragg, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
29878. 1 Feb 1902

       Mr. and Mrs. Swift and child, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11595 · Christchurch City Libraries
29879. 1 Feb 1902

       Mr. Vere and Mrs. Brough, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11575 · Christchurch City Libraries
29880. 1 Feb 1902

       Mrs. Brough and Mr. Vere, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
29881. 1 Feb 1902

       Mr. Vere and Mrs. Brough, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11576 · Christchurch City Libraries
29882. 1 Feb 1902

       Mr. and Mrs. Daly and Miss Chatteris, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11573 · Christchurch City Libraries
29883. 1 Feb 1902

       Mr. and Mrs. Daly and Miss Chatteris, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11577 · Christchurch City Libraries
29884. 1 Feb 1902

       Mr. Warton, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10691 · Christchurch City Libraries
29885. 1 Feb 1902

       Mr. and Mrs. Daly, Mrs Vaughan and Miss Chatteris, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
29886. 1 Feb 1902

       Mr. and Mrs. Swift and child, February 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11578 · Christchurch City Libraries
29887. 3 Feb 1902

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 03 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29888. 3 Feb 1902

       CHRISTCHURCH MATCHES. (Marlborough Express, 03 February 1902) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29889. 3 Feb 1902

       Christchurch Matches. (Wanganui Herald, 03 February 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29890. 3 Feb 1902

       DROWNING FATALITY. (Auckland Star, 03 February 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29891. 4 Feb 1902

       AQUATIC. (Star, 04 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29892. 4 Feb 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29893. 5 Feb 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
29894. 5 Feb 1902

       GENERAL TELEGRAMS. (Evening Post, 05 February 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29895. 5 Feb 1902

       LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 05 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29896. 5 Feb 1902

       Page 34 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Witness, 05 February 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29897. 5 Feb 1902

       Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29898. 5 Feb 1902

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29899. 5 Feb 1902

       Untitled (Star, 05 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29900. 6 Feb 1902

       A CANAL TO CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 06 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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