“"Hardwicke"”, 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 1860s
1. 19 May 1860

   Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
2. the 1870s
2. 1 Jan 1872

   Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
3. the 1880s
3. 30 Jun 1884

   Latest Locals. (Star, 30 June 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4. 4 Jul 1884

   Local & General. (Star, 04 July 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5. 5 Jul 1884

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 July 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6. 15 Sept 1884

   Sumner Town Board. (Star, 15 September 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7. 1 Sept 1885

   SUMNER TOWN BOARD. (Star, 01 September 1885) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8. 1 Jan 1887

   Two-spring tray gig Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
9. 1 Jan 1887

   Two-wheeled horse-drawn round top dog cart Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
10. 1 Jan 1887

    Four-wheeled horse-drawn open carriage with two front seats and side benches Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
11. 1 Jan 1887

    Two-wheeled horse-drawn dog cart Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
12. 1 Jan 1887

    Two-wheeled, horse-drawn, enclosed driving buggy Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
13. the 1890s
13. 1 Jan 1894

    Temple of Truth, Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
14. 11 Mar 1898

    BOROUGH COUNCILS. (Star, 11 March 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15. the 1900s
15. 1 Jan 1900

    N.Z. Government Life Insurance building, Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
16. the 1910s
16. 1 Jan 1912

    J. Ballantyne & Co. delivery vehicle Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
17. 31 Jan 1916

    WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 31 January 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18. 19 Dec 1917

    ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 19 December 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19. the 1930s
19. 1 Jan 1930

    Herbert W. Williams and J. Richards Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
20. 20 Nov 1933

    PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 20 November 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21. 13 Jun 1935

    STAGE AND SCREEN (Evening Post, 13 June 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22. 14 Dec 1935

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 14 December 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23. 26 Aug 1936

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 26 August 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24. 3 Aug 1937

    PLATINUM WEDDING (Evening Post, 03 August 1937) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25. the 1940s
25. 30 Jan 1940

    NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 30 January 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26. 30 Mar 1940

    CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS (Evening Post, 30 March 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27. 7 Aug 1940

    N.Z. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 07 August 1940) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28. the 1970s
28. 1 Jan 1976

    Lyttelton Harbour Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago

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