How many records does the archive hold?

67,402 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.

Greg O’Beirne collection

Every Greg O’Beirne collection record the archive holds about Christchurch, each linked at the National Library’s Papers Past, where the original page sits.

437 records matching 0 of these 37 with their text read

20042005200620072008200920102011

the 2000s
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage building on Orbell Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage building and yard on Orbell Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Vacant section, 116 Montreal Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Superior Compliance & Automotive and CRC Salvage Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Joinery stacked in the CRC Salvage yard Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
120 Montreal Street ghost sign Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage buildings, 120 Montreal St Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 131635 · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Demolition warehouses in Sydenham Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage and RetroShed Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage closing-down sale Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage buildings, 120 Montreal St Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 131638 · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Seagull perched on CRC Salvage Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage doorway Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage and a vacant section Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
CRC Salvage building in Sydenham Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Southern Stainless Fabricators factory Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Vacant section in Sydenham Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Vacant land in Sydenham Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Vacant land with concrete debris Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Textile Bag Co. Ltd ghost sign Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Textile Bag Co. Ltd ghost sign and CRC Salvage Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Aug 2009
Side of CRC Salvage warehouse and a vacant section Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
11 Aug 2009
Kaikōura Railway Station Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
14 Aug 2009
Buildings on London Street, Lyttelton Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
14 Aug 2009
Volcano Café, Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries on London Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
14 Aug 2009
People on London Street Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 3 places
14 Aug 2009
Volcano Café, Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 3 places
15 Aug 2009
London Street scene Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
the 2010s
19 May 2010
School zone on Oxford Street, Lyttelton Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
19 May 2010
Oxford Street, Lyttelton Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Dec 2010
The Avon from Mona Vale Bathhouse Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
19 Jan 2011
Demolition beside Beckenham Cycle Centre Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
19 Jan 2011
Upper-storey room exposed by demolition Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Jan 2011
Hardings Chemists beside the Beckenham shops demolition Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Jan 2011
Demolition works at the Beckenham shops Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
21 Jan 2011
Former Wilhelm Arms and Optics site after demolition Greg O’Beirne collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · 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.

Greg O’Beirne collection

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