“"Christchurch"”, 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 WitnessOtago Daily TimesPhotographs / He WhakaahuaAuckland 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 HeraldNorthern AdvocateMED Historical PhotographsCafe Cecil collectionJessie Buckland collectionManawatu TimesObserverWildey collectionHeritage buildings documentation2013 Photo Hunt2019 Photo HuntPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesJan Shuttleworth CollectionChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionBush AdvocateSutton glass plates2014 Photo HuntThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArtWellington IndependentClutha Leader Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

69301. the 1940s
69301. 17 Jan 1940

       Departure of recruits for camp from Christchurch: Second Echelon men farewelled Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
69302. 18 Jan 1940

       CORNWELL CUP (Evening Post, 18 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69303. 18 Jan 1940

       THE PAIRS (Evening Post, 18 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69304. 18 Jan 1940

       RETAIL FRUIT TRADE (Evening Post, 18 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69305. 18 Jan 1940

       AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 18 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69306. 19 Jan 1940

       WOOL MARKET (Evening Post, 19 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69307. 19 Jan 1940

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 January 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69308. 20 Jan 1940

       Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 20 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69309. 20 Jan 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69310. 20 Jan 1940

       LOCAL HOSPITALITY (Evening Post, 20 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69311. 22 Jan 1940

       CYCLE RACING (Evening Post, 22 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69312. 23 Jan 1940

       FALL ON MOUNTAINS (Evening Post, 23 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69313. 24 Jan 1940

       IN COUNCIL'S HANDS (Evening Post, 24 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69314. 24 Jan 1940

       CHRISTCHURCH GAS CO. (Evening Post, 24 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69315. 24 Jan 1940

       Holiday-time at the seaside Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
69316. 25 Jan 1940

       SCHOLARSHIPS WON (Evening Post, 25 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69317. 25 Jan 1940

       BOOKSELLERS CONFER (Evening Post, 25 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69318. 25 Jan 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 25 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69319. 27 Jan 1940

       ROYAL N.Z. AIR FORCE (Evening Post, 27 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69320. 27 Jan 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 27 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69321. 27 Jan 1940

       ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE (Evening Post, 27 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69322. 29 Jan 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 29 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69323. 29 Jan 1940

       THE CHAMPIONSHIP (Evening Post, 29 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69324. 30 Jan 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 30 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69325. 30 Jan 1940

       Southbridge (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 January 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69326. 30 Jan 1940

       PACIFIST MEETINGS (Evening Post, 30 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69327. 30 Jan 1940

       NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 30 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69328. 30 Jan 1940

       DEATHS (Evening Post, 30 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69329. 31 Jan 1940

       Awheel for a day in the country: thousands of Christchurch cyclists participate in the centennial 'mystery bicycle hike.' Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
69330. 2 Feb 1940

       CHRISTCHURCH GAS (Evening Post, 02 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69331. 3 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 03 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69332. 3 Feb 1940

       CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB (Evening Post, 03 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69333. 5 Feb 1940

       THREE MEN DEAD (Evening Post, 05 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69334. 6 Feb 1940

       CRASH OF BAFFIN (Evening Post, 06 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69335. 6 Feb 1940

       CHRISTCHURCH BUSINESS. (Evening Post, 06 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69336. 6 Feb 1940

       Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 February 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69337. 7 Feb 1940

       THIRD BODY FOUND (Evening Post, 07 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69338. 7 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 07 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69339. 7 Feb 1940

       BOWLING (Evening Post, 07 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69340. 8 Feb 1940

       NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 08 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69341. 9 Feb 1940

       HERE AND THERE (Evening Post, 09 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69342. 9 Feb 1940

       ENGAGEMENT (Evening Post, 09 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69343. 10 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 10 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69344. 12 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 12 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69345. 12 Feb 1940

       AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 12 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69346. 13 Feb 1940

       FLOWER PETAL PERFUMES (Evening Post, 13 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69347. 14 Feb 1940

       RESCUE AND SALVAGE (Evening Post, 14 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69348. 14 Feb 1940

       STORING PETROL (Evening Post, 14 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69349. 14 Feb 1940

       Over £25,000 worth of newsprint destroyed in Christchurch paper store fire Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
69350. 14 Feb 1940

       Three lives lost when Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber crashes into sea at Waimairi, Christchurch Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
69351. 15 Feb 1940

       GROWERS SUFFER (Evening Post, 15 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69352. 15 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 15 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69353. 16 Feb 1940

       Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 16 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69354. 17 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 17 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69355. 17 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 17 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69356. 17 Feb 1940

       Abberley Park, St. Albans, Christchurch: souvenir programme Canterbury Stories · no. 46567 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
69357. 17 Feb 1940

       Bullock team on the Banks Peninsula by Christchurch Star · 1940s Christchurch Star photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
69358. 17 Feb 1940

       Abberley Park, St. Albans, Christchurch: souvenir programme Publications · Canterbury Stories · no. 65209415 · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
69359. 19 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 19 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69360. 19 Feb 1940

       OPTICIANS' WIVES (Evening Post, 19 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69361. 19 Feb 1940

       IN OTHER CENTRES (Evening Post, 19 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69362. 20 Feb 1940

       FATAL FLIGHT (Evening Post, 20 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69363. 20 Feb 1940

       NEW PRIMATE'S CAREER (Evening Post, 20 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69364. 20 Feb 1940

       AWARDS MADE (Evening Post, 20 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69365. 20 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69366. 20 Feb 1940

       THE FIRST TEST (Evening Post, 20 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69367. 21 Feb 1940

       NEW PRIMATE'S CAREER (Evening Post, 21 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
69368. 21 Feb 1940

       CROQUET (Evening Post, 21 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69369. 21 Feb 1940

       WIN FOR TIMARU (Evening Post, 21 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69370. 21 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 21 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69371. 21 Feb 1940

       GALLANT AIRMEN (Evening Post, 21 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69372. 22 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 22 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69373. 22 Feb 1940

       FORCED LANDING (Evening Post, 22 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69374. 22 Feb 1940

       BAND CONTEST (Evening Post, 22 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69375. 23 Feb 1940

       NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 23 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69376. 24 Feb 1940

       APOLOGY TENDERED (Evening Post, 24 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69377. 24 Feb 1940

       EASTER FAVOURITES (Evening Post, 24 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69378. 26 Feb 1940

       BOLTING HORSE (Evening Post, 26 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69379. 26 Feb 1940

       SHERRY PARTY (Evening Post, 26 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69380. 27 Feb 1940

       AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 27 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69381. 27 Feb 1940

       Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 27 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69382. 28 Feb 1940

       PLANTATION FIRES (Evening Post, 28 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69383. 28 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 28 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69384. 29 Feb 1940

       AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 29 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69385. 29 Feb 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 29 February 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69386. 29 Feb 1940

       Territorial training for NZ Signal corps by Christchurch Star · 1940s Christchurch Star photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
69387. 1 Mar 1940

       The New Primate (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 March 1940) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69388. 1 Mar 1940

       CHRISTCHURCH RETURNS (Evening Post, 01 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69389. 1 Mar 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 01 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69390. 2 Mar 1940

       METHODIST CHURCH (Evening Post, 02 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69391. 2 Mar 1940

       PAINTERS' CONFERENCE (Evening Post, 02 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69392. 4 Mar 1940

       THE AIR FORCE (Evening Post, 04 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69393. 5 Mar 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 05 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69394. 5 Mar 1940

       DR. J. P. WHETTER (Evening Post, 05 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69395. 6 Mar 1940

       ANSWERING THE GALL (Evening Post, 06 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69396. 6 Mar 1940

       WHEAT PAY-OUT (Evening Post, 06 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69397. 7 Mar 1940

       PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 07 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69398. 7 Mar 1940

       OFFICERS ELECTED (Evening Post, 07 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69399. 7 Mar 1940

       AT THE HOTELS (Evening Post, 07 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69400. 7 Mar 1940

       JUNIOR AND WOMEN'S TEAM (Evening Post, 07 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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