“A Sumner …”, 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 AdvertiserPhotographs / He WhakaahuaOtago WitnessOtago Daily TimesWanganui ChronicleAuckland StarColonistTimaru HeraldNZ TruthPhotographyWanganui HeraldSamuel Anstey collectionMarlborough ExpressHawera & Normanby StarArchives NZ Collections searchPoverty Bay HeraldGrey River ArgusNorth Otago TimesPhotographic ArchiveThames StarWest Coast TimesPlantsNelson Evening MailGreg O’Beirne collectionFeilding StarNatural ScienceWairarapa Daily TimesNew Zealand TabletTaranaki HeraldMataura EnsignTaranaki Daily NewsRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionHawke's Bay HeraldSouthland TimesNorthern AdvocateManawatu TimesWildey collection2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth Collection2013 Photo HuntPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesObserverChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionSutton glass platesThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArt2014 Photo HuntBush AdvocateHuman HistoryWellington IndependentParks and gardens : glass slidesDaily Telegraph Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

3701. the 1930s
3701. 22 Dec 1938

      CHILD DROWNED (Evening Post, 22 December 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3702. 6 Jan 1939

      HERE AND THERE (Evening Post, 06 January 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3703. 26 Jan 1939

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 26 January 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3704. 31 Jan 1939

      NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 31 January 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3705. 3 Apr 1939

      FATAL INJURIES (Evening Post, 03 April 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3706. 6 Jun 1939

      MINIATURE RIFLES (Evening Post, 06 June 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3707. 27 Jul 1939

      WIDESPREAD TROUBLE (Evening Post, 27 July 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3708. 9 Aug 1939

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 09 August 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3709. 25 Oct 1939

      AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 25 October 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3710. 8 Nov 1939

      BULLET PIERCES WINDSCREEN (Evening Post, 08 November 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3711. 9 Dec 1939

      SINGLES (Evening Post, 09 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3712. the 1940s
3712. 1940

      Sumner Beach by Christchurch Star · 1940s Christchurch Star photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
3713. 1940

      Sumner Beach 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · no. 14700 · Christchurch City Libraries
3714. 24 Jan 1940

      Holiday-time at the seaside Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
3715. 30 Jan 1940

      NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 30 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3716. 5 Feb 1940

      THREE MEN DEAD (Evening Post, 05 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3717. 6 Feb 1940

      CRASH OF BAFFIN (Evening Post, 06 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3718. 15 Feb 1940

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3719. 4 Mar 1940

      THE AIR FORCE (Evening Post, 04 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3720. 5 Mar 1940

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 05 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3721. 12 Mar 1940

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 12 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3722. 23 Apr 1940

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 23 April 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3723. 4 May 1940

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 04 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3724. 15 May 1940

      TO CONSERVE PETROL (Evening Post, 15 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3725. 27 May 1940

      Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 27 May 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3726. 29 Jun 1940

      TRAGIC DEATHS (Evening Post, 29 June 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3727. 1 Jul 1940

      WAR FINANCE (Evening Post, 01 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3728. 2 Jul 1940

      NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 02 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3729. 16 Jul 1940

      WAR FINANCE (Evening Post, 16 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3730. 29 Jul 1940

      Page 13 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 29 July 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3731. 7 Aug 1940

      N.Z. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 07 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3732. 14 Aug 1940

      SPORTING (Evening Post, 14 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3733. 16 Sept 1940

      CHILDREN ALL IN GOOD HEALTH (Evening Post, 16 September 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3734. 18 Dec 1940

      On the sands at Sumner: a typical Sunday scene at a popular Christchurch beach Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
3735. 1941

      Sumner by Christchurch City Libraries; J. F. Menzies · Christchurch City Libraries Heritage Images Collection · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
3736. 8 Jan 1941

      BOWLING TOURNEY (Evening Post, 08 January 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3737. 9 Jan 1941

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 09 January 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3738. 9 Jan 1941

      BOWLING TOURNEY (Evening Post, 09 January 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3739. 11 Jan 1941

      BOWLING (Evening Post, 11 January 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3740. 14 Jan 1941

      BOWLING (Evening Post, 14 January 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3741. 16 Jan 1941

      FIFTH ROUND (Evening Post, 16 January 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3742. 17 Jan 1941

      SECTION PLAY ENDS (Evening Post, 17 January 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3743. 22 Jan 1941

      LAWN TENNIS (Evening Post, 22 January 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3744. 13 May 1941

      NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 13 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3745. 19 May 1941

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3746. 27 May 1941

      NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 27 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
3747. 30 May 1941

      FURTHER LISTS OF MISSING (Evening Post, 30 May 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3748. 3 Jun 1941

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3749. 14 Jun 1941

      NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 14 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3750. 19 Jun 1941

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 19 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3751. 21 Jun 1941

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
3752. 24 Jun 1941

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3753. 27 Jun 1941

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 June 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3754. 30 Jun 1941

      PRISONERS OF WAR (Evening Post, 30 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3755. 1 Jul 1941

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 July 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3756. 2 Jul 1941

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 02 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
3757. 4 Jul 1941

      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 July 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3758. 9 Aug 1941

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 August 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3759. 11 Aug 1941

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 August 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3760. 15 Sept 1941

      CRASH OVER BANK (Evening Post, 15 September 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3761. 22 Sept 1941

      PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 22 September 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3762. 24 Sept 1941

      Untitled (Evening Post, 24 September 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3763. 23 Oct 1941

      SECOND N.Z.E.F. (Evening Post, 23 October 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3764. 30 Oct 1941

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 October 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3765. 31 Oct 1941

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 October 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3766. 4 Nov 1941

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 04 November 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3767. 8 Dec 1941

      SECOND LIST (Evening Post, 08 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3768. 17 Dec 1941

      SECOND LIST (Evening Post, 17 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3769. 22 Dec 1941

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3770. 24 Dec 1941

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 24 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3771. 30 Dec 1941

      N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 30 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3772. 13 Jan 1942

      SERVICE OVERSEAS (Evening Post, 13 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3773. 17 Jan 1942

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 17 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3774. 26 Jan 1942

      NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 26 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3775. 31 Jan 1942

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
3776. 21 Feb 1942

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3777. 12 Mar 1942

      SCHOOL FOR DEAF (Evening Post, 12 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3778. 15 Jul 1942

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 15 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3779. 16 Jul 1942

      N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 16 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3780. 29 Jul 1942

      KILLED IN ACTION. (Evening Post, 29 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3781. 7 Aug 1942

      N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 07 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3782. 15 Aug 1942

      SPORTING (Evening Post, 15 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3783. 7 Nov 1942

      N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 07 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3784. 25 Nov 1942

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 25 November 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3785. 22 Dec 1942

      GALLANT SERVICE (Evening Post, 22 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3786. 26 Dec 1942

      FIRE AT LYTTELTON (Evening Post, 26 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3787. 31 Dec 1942

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 December 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3788. 5 Jan 1943

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 January 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3789. 20 Feb 1943

      MORE AWARDS (Evening Post, 20 February 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3790. 11 May 1943

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 May 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3791. 14 Aug 1943

      C.J.C. MEETING (Evening Post, 14 August 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3792. 8 Oct 1943

      MEDAL AWARDED (Evening Post, 08 October 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3793. 15 Oct 1943

      SHOW (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 October 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3794. 6 Nov 1943

      LIST OF NEW ZEALANDERS (Evening Post, 06 November 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3795. 9 Nov 1943

      SCHOOL OUT OF DOORS (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 November 1943) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3796. 3 Dec 1943

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3797. 21 Dec 1943

      ROLL OF HOMOUR (Evening Post, 21 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3798. 3 Jan 1944

      ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 January 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3799. 15 Jan 1944

      BOWLING (Evening Post, 15 January 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3800. 22 Feb 1944

      N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 22 February 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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