“"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 AmericaChristchurch City Libraries FlickrV.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph CollectionHocken 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 HeraldHawera & Normanby StarMarlborough ExpressPhotographyGrey River ArgusPoverty Bay HeraldSamuel Anstey collectionNorth Otago TimesArchives NZ Collections searchPhotographic ArchiveThames StarWest Coast TimesFeilding StarNelson Evening MailPlantsGreg O’Beirne collectionNatural ScienceTaranaki HeraldWairarapa Daily TimesNew Zealand TabletMataura EnsignTaranaki Daily NewsRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseSouthland TimesHawke's Bay HeraldMED Historical PhotographsNorthern AdvocateJessie Buckland collectionManawatu TimesObserverWildey collection2013 Photo Hunt2019 Photo HuntCafe Cecil collectionPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesJan Shuttleworth CollectionChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionBush AdvocateSutton glass platesThe imperial album of New Zealand scenery2014 Photo HuntArtHuman HistoryWellington IndependentHeritage buildings documentation Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

63001. the 1940s
63001. 22 Jan 1942

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 22 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63002. 22 Jan 1942

       TWO OCCUPANTS (Evening Post, 22 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63003. 23 Jan 1942

       AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 23 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63004. 23 Jan 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 January 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63005. 23 Jan 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 January 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63006. 23 Jan 1942

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 January 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63007. 23 Jan 1942

       COLT BRINGS 900 GNS. (Evening Post, 23 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63008. 24 Jan 1942

       ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 24 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63009. 26 Jan 1942

       NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 26 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63010. 27 Jan 1942

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63011. 27 Jan 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 January 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63012. 28 Jan 1942

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 28 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63013. 28 Jan 1942

       Private A. Smith, of Christchurch, killed in action Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
63014. 28 Jan 1942

       How to handle incendiary bombs: Emergency Precautions demonstration at Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
63015. 29 Jan 1942

       ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 29 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
63016. 29 Jan 1942

       BOOKSELLERS' CONFERENCE (Evening Post, 29 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63017. 30 Jan 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 30 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
63018. 30 Jan 1942

       N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 30 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63019. 30 Jan 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 January 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63020. 30 Jan 1942

       BATHING TRAGEDY (Evening Post, 30 January 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63021. 2 Feb 1942

       ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 02 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63022. 3 Feb 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 February 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63023. 4 Feb 1942

       Trenches in Latimer Square by Christchurch Star · 1940s Christchurch Star photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
63024. 4 Feb 1942

       Lance-Bombardier M. A. Cullen, of Christchurch, died of wounds Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
63025. 4 Feb 1942

       Training under the Empire Air Scheme: New Zealand wireless operators and gunners at a school near Calgary Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
63026. 5 Feb 1942

       MR. J. J. MCGAHEY (Evening Post, 05 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63027. 5 Feb 1942

       BEEKEEPERS' DEFIANCE (Evening Post, 05 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63028. 5 Feb 1942

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 05 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63029. 6 Feb 1942

       ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
63030. 6 Feb 1942

       DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN OTAGO RESIDENT (Evening Post, 06 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63031. 6 Feb 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 February 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63032. 6 Feb 1942

       Lincoln (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 February 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63033. 10 Feb 1942

       ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 10 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63034. 10 Feb 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 February 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63035. 11 Feb 1942

       ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63036. 11 Feb 1942

       Laying of a new water main by Christchurch Star · 1940s Christchurch Star photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
63037. 11 Feb 1942

       Private A. M. Innes-Jones, of Christchurch, killed in action Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
63038. 11 Feb 1942

       Gunner W. A. Read, of Linwood, Christchurch, killed in action Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
63039. 12 Feb 1942

       N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 12 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63040. 12 Feb 1942

       PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 12 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63041. 12 Feb 1942

       Sandbagging the bed of the Heathcote River by Christchurch Star · 1940s Christchurch Star photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
63042. 13 Feb 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 13 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63043. 13 Feb 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 February 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63044. 14 Feb 1942

       ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 14 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
63045. 16 Feb 1942

       lOLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 16 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63046. 17 Feb 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 February 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63047. 18 Feb 1942

       AUSTRALIAN SHARES (Evening Post, 18 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63048. 18 Feb 1942

       Gunner W. A. Cooke, of Opawa, Christchurch, killed in action Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
63049. 19 Feb 1942

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63050. 20 Feb 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 February 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63051. 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
63052. 21 Feb 1942

       METHODIST CHURCH (Evening Post, 21 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63053. 23 Feb 1942

       LIGHTNING LADY AT ODDS (Evening Post, 23 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63054. 23 Feb 1942

       OBITUARY (Evening Post, 23 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63055. 24 Feb 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 February 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63056. 24 Feb 1942

       OBITUARY (Evening Post, 24 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63057. 24 Feb 1942

       PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 24 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63058. 26 Feb 1942

       RETURNED HOME (Evening Post, 26 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63059. 26 Feb 1942

       GIRL FOUND DEAD (Evening Post, 26 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63060. 27 Feb 1942

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63061. 27 Feb 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 February 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63062. 28 Feb 1942

       WILL DIG TRENCHES (Evening Post, 28 February 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63063. 2 Mar 1942

       BROADCASTING (Evening Post, 02 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63064. 2 Mar 1942

       IN OTHER CENTRES (Evening Post, 02 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63065. 3 Mar 1942

       Local and General (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63066. 3 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63067. 4 Mar 1942

       Goods trains collide at Aylesbury, near Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
63068. 5 Mar 1942

       ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63069. 6 Mar 1942

       DRAINAGE BOARD (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63070. 6 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63071. 6 Mar 1942

       WILL DISCONNECT (Evening Post, 06 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63072. 6 Mar 1942

       PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 06 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63073. 7 Mar 1942

       AERODROME UNIT (Evening Post, 07 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63074. 7 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 07 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63075. 10 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63076. 11 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 11 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63077. 12 Mar 1942

       PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 12 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63078. 12 Mar 1942

       SCHOOL FOR DEAF (Evening Post, 12 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63079. 13 Mar 1942

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 13 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63080. 13 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63081. 14 Mar 1942

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 14 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
63082. 17 Mar 1942

       PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 17 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63083. 17 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63084. 17 Mar 1942

       Air raid shelters, Oxford Terrace by Christchurch Star · 1940s Christchurch Star photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
63085. 18 Mar 1942

       Private A. J. Anderson, of Christchurch, killed in action Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
63086. 19 Mar 1942

       AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 19 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63087. 20 Mar 1942

       OBITUARY (Evening Post, 20 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63088. 20 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63089. 21 Mar 1942

       MARRIAGES. (Evening Post, 21 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63090. 23 Mar 1942

       CHRISTCHURCH TRIAL (Evening Post, 23 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63091. 23 Mar 1942

       HERE AND THERE (Evening Post, 23 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63092. 24 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63093. 24 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63094. 25 Mar 1942

       FROM FAR EAST (Evening Post, 25 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63095. 25 Mar 1942

       WITHDRAWAL OF PROSECUTIONS (Evening Post, 25 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63096. 25 Mar 1942

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 25 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63097. 27 Mar 1942

       MARRIAGE. (Evening Post, 27 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63098. 27 Mar 1942

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 March 1942) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63099. 28 Mar 1942

       Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 28 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63100. 30 Mar 1942

       AIRMAN KILLED (Evening Post, 30 March 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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