“"Coutts Island"”, 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 AmericaV.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph CollectionChristchurch City Libraries FlickrHocken 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 TimesAuckland Weekly NewsEllesmere GuardianPhotographs / He WhakaahuaAkaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula AdvertiserAshburton GuardianOtago WitnessPhotographySamuel Anstey collectionOtago Daily TimesArchives NZ Collections searchNZ TruthTimaru HeraldWanganui ChroniclePhotographic ArchiveColonistNorth Otago TimesAuckland StarPoverty Bay HeraldHawera & Normanby StarMarlborough ExpressWanganui HeraldGrey River ArgusPlantsGreg O’Beirne collectionNatural ScienceWest Coast TimesNelson Evening MailThames StarRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseMED Historical PhotographsFeilding StarJessie Buckland collectionWairarapa Daily TimesTaranaki HeraldNew Zealand TabletTaranaki Daily NewsMataura EnsignWildey collectionHawke's Bay Herald2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth Collection2013 Photo HuntPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionSutton glass platesSouthland TimesNorthern AdvocateThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArt2014 Photo HuntHuman HistoryManawatu TimesParks and gardens : glass slidesObserver1940s Christchurch Star photographsLog book, May 1862 to May 1864Wellington Independent Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

1. the 1880s
1. 23 Sept 1884

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 September 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2. the 1890s
2. 4 Sept 1894

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 04 September 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3. 11 Sept 1894

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 September 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4. 15 Aug 1896

   Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 August 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5. 1 Feb 1897

   LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 01 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6. 28 Nov 1898

   OTHER MATCHES. (Star, 28 November 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7. 28 Dec 1898

   HAWKE'S BAY v. WELLINGTON. (Star, 28 December 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8. 16 Aug 1899

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9. 23 Aug 1899

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 August 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10. the 1900s
10. 26 Jan 1900

    GALA AT MERIVALE. (Star, 26 January 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11. 5 Sept 1903

    Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 September 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12. 12 Sept 1903

    Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 12 September 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13. 3 Sept 1906

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14. the 1910s
14. 25 Apr 1912

    ACCIDENTS & DEATHS. (Ashburton Guardian, 25 April 1912) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15. 10 Feb 1913

    METHODIST CONFERENCE (Evening Post, 10 February 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16. 8 Oct 1917

    FLOODED RIVERS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 08 October 1917) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17. 15 Oct 1917

    NEW ZEALAND ARMY (Evening Post, 15 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18. 1 Jan 1918

    Ruby Merrin with her horse Local people and functions · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
19. 20 Sept 1919

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 20 September 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20. the 1920s
20. 26 Nov 1920

    RIVER BREAKS ITS BANKS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 November 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21. 26 Nov 1920

    RIVER BREAKS ITS BANKS (Evening Post, 26 November 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22. 27 Nov 1920

    RIVER BURSTS BANKS. (Northern Advocate, 27 November 1920) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23. 1 Feb 1926

    CHEMIST DISAPPEARS (Evening Post, 01 February 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24. 1 Nov 1926

    WAIMAKARIRI IN FLOOD (Evening Post, 01 November 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25. 3 Nov 1926

    FLOOD SUBSIDING (Evening Post, 03 November 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26. 5 Nov 1926

    WAIMAKARIRI RISES WITH ALARMING RAPIDITY (Evening Post, 05 November 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27. the 1930s
27. 6 Sept 1932

    PERSONAL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 September 1932) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28. 20 Mar 1934

    PERSONAL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 March 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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