How many records does the archive hold?

81,477 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.

“Christchurch Accommodation”, the shelf

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

3,642 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 1920s
9 Sept 1920
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 09 September 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 15 September 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1920
WAIREWA COUNTY COUNCIL (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 September 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1920
W.E.A. MOVEMENT, (Grey River Argus, 20 September 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 05 October 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Oct 1920
RAILWAY FACILITIES (Evening Post, 14 October 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1920
Page 13 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 30 October 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 05 November 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1920
MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY AT TIMARU (NZ Truth, 06 November 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1920
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 06 November 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 November 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1920
HOMELESS FAMILY (Hawera & Normanby Star, 23 November 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1920
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 24 November 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 26 November 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1920
NEWS IN BRIEF. (Otago Daily Times 12-1-1920) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 06 December 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 18 December 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1920
Page 16 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 31 December 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1920
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Grey River Argus, 31 December 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 06 January 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Jan 1921
Page 12 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 14 January 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Jan 1921
Page 13 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 15 January 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Jan 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 24 January 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1921
Page 13 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 29 January 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1921
Page 12 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 25 February 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 07 March 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 09 March 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 16 March 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 21 March 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 01 April 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 08 April 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1921
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 30 April 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 02 May 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 04 May 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 06 May 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1921
Page 13 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 14 May 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 May 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 16 May 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 21 May 1921) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1921
Page 16 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 25 May 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 27 May 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 May 1921
Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 28 May 1921) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 06 June 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1921
Page 12 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 11 June 1921) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1921
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 18 June 1921) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 27 June 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Jul 1921
Page 12 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 02 July 1921) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 13 July 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1921
Page 12 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 23 July 1921) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1921
Page 16 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 30 July 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1921
Page 12 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 30 July 1921) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1921
Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 03 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 05 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1921
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 06 August 1921) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 09 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1921
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (NZ Truth, 13 August 1921) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Aug 1921
Page 12 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 20 August 1921) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1921
INCALCULABLE" (Evening Post, 23 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Aug 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 24 August 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1921
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 05 September 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 08 September 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1921
NEW KELBURN CHURCH (Evening Post, 28 September 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Oct 1921
HELP PROMISED (Evening Post, 20 October 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
27 Oct 1921
Page 16 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 27 October 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Dec 1921
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 06 December 1921) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 09 January 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 13 February 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1922
Page 13 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 25 February 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 08 March 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 20 March 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1922
Page 13 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 25 March 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 29 March 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 10 April 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1922
Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 15 April 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Apr 1922
Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 22 April 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 03 May 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1922
Page 12 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 20 May 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 May 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 22 May 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1922
Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 27 May 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1922
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 27 May 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1922
Page 16 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 31 May 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Jun 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 03 June 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 03 June 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1922
Page 12 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 05 June 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1922
Page 16 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 07 June 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 12 June 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1922
Page 16 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 17 June 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 17 June 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 19 June 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1922
Page 12 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 30 June 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 06 July 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1922
Page 12 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 07 July 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1922
Page 16 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 12 July 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1922
TROTTING CONFERENCE (Evening Post, 12 July 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1922
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 26 July 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 05 August 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 12 August 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1922
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 25 August 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 26 August 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1922
Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 02 September 1922) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1922
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 09 September 1922) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place

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.

“Christchurch Accommodation”, the shelf

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