How many records does the archive hold?

80,797 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.

“The Free Theatre”, the shelf

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

863 records matching 99 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 1930s
29 Aug 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 August 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 September 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 14 September 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 September 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 September 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 September 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 October 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 October 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 October 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1933
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 14 November 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Nov 1933
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 November 1933) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Jan 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 January 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 January 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 January 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 January 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 23 January 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 January 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 February 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 February 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1934
NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 02 March 1934) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
16 Mar 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 March 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 March 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 April 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 June 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 August 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 August 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 September 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 October 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 October 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1934
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 October 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 January 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 January 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 January 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 January 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 January 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 May 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1935
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 06 June 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Aug 1935
CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 10 August 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 August 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1935
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 11 September 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Sept 1935
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 September 1935) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 February 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 June 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 June 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 July 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 July 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 July 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1936
RADIO PROGRAMMES (Evening Post, 08 August 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 August 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 August 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 August 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1936
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 26 August 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 01 September 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 November 1936) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1936
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 30 December 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1937
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 13 February 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1937
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 18 February 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1937
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 May 1937) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1938
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 April 1938) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1938
BROADCASTING (Evening Post, 20 August 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1938
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 18 November 1938) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1939
HERE and THERE- (Evening Post, 14 August 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1939
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 08 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Dec 1939
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 27 December 1939) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
12 Nov 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 November 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1940
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 November 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1940
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 December 1940) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 April 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 18 April 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 21 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 06 August 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 18 October 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
25 Nov 1941
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 November 1941) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1942
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 03 June 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Aug 1942
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 26 August 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 13 places
7 Jun 1943
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 07 June 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Dec 1943
FLORAL TRIBUTES. (Evening Post, 28 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1943
NEW YEAR RACING STOP PRESS (Evening Post, 31 December 1943) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1944
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 27 September 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Dec 1944
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 21 December 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1945
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES (Evening Post, 02 January 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1945
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 17 February 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1945
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 02 June 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Jul 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 July 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 July 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 July 1945) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1945
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 01 August 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 15 places
25 Aug 1945
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 25 August 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1948
and then the imagination is free, and positively stimulated to create its own world. Architects can be a great help in creating décor for the amateur theatre, and will find its working tools of space and light fascinating to handle. — Left: Christchurc... by Helen Hitchings · Matapihi · New Zealand Electronic Text Collection · Victoria University of Wellington
the 2000s
21 Sept 2000
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
2 Aug 2001
Extract from New Zealand Gazette, 2/8/2001, No. 81, p. 1909 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
4 Jul 2002
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 2003
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
6 May 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
17 Jun 2004
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
29 Jul 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
9 Sept 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
11 Nov 2004
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
12 May 2005
Dissolution of Incorporated Societies New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
15 Sept 2005
Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places

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.

“The Free Theatre”, the shelf

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