How many records does the archive hold?

71,563 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.

“"Victoria Street"”, the shelf

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

1,698 records matching 95 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 1900s
12 May 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 May 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 21 May 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 23 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
29 Aug 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
4 Oct 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Oct 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 08 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 29 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Nov 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
17 Dec 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 29 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1905
Victoria Street Bridge, Christchurch by Muir & Moodie · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 322821 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1 Jan 1905
Victoria Street Bridge, Christchurch by Muir & Moodie · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 323669 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1 Jan 1905
Victoria Street Bridge, Christchurch by Muir & Moodie · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 323707 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1 Jan 1905
Victoria Street Bridge, Christchurch, New Zealand by Muir & Moodie · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1 Jan 1905
The Avon, Victoria Street Bridge, Christchurch, New Zealand by Muir & Moodie · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
4 Jan 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Feb 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Feb 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 11 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11 Mar 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Apr 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Apr 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 24 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 26 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jul 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 12 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jul 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 August 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 August 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Aug 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 August 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1905
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Marlborough Express, 28 August 1905) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 August 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1905
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 30 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 04 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 28 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Nov 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Dec 1905
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Dec 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Feb 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 24 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Mar 1906
Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 03 March 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
16 Mar 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 16 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Mar 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Mar 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Mar 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 May 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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.

“"Victoria Street"”, the shelf

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