“"Reserve Close"”, 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 GuardianPhotographyOtago WitnessSamuel Anstey collectionArchives NZ Collections searchOtago Daily TimesNZ TruthPhotographic ArchiveTimaru HeraldWanganui ChronicleColonistAuckland StarHawera & Normanby StarPoverty Bay HeraldGrey River ArgusMarlborough ExpressWanganui HeraldPlantsNorth Otago TimesGreg O’Beirne collectionNatural ScienceWest Coast TimesRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseThames StarMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionNelson Evening MailFeilding StarWairarapa Daily TimesWildey collectionTaranaki Daily NewsMataura EnsignTaranaki HeraldNew Zealand Tablet2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth Collection2013 Photo HuntHawke's Bay HeraldPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionSutton glass platesThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArtNorthern Advocate2014 Photo HuntSouthland TimesHuman HistoryManawatu TimesParks and gardens : glass slides1940s Christchurch Star photographsObserverLog book, May 1862 to May 1864Documentary Heritage Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

1. the 1880s
1. 4 Dec 1883

   CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 December 1883) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2. the 1890s
2. 2 Sept 1897

   Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 September 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3. 7 Sept 1897

   Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 September 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4. the 1900s
4. 12 May 1902

   New Zealand (Southland Times, 12 May 1902) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5. 30 Jul 1906

   Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6. 31 Jul 1906

   Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 31 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7. 23 Aug 1906

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8. 24 Aug 1906

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9. 27 Aug 1906

   Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10. 5 Sept 1906

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11. 20 Sept 1906

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12. 14 Oct 1907

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13. 2 Jun 1908

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 June 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14. 4 Jun 1908

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 June 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
15. 6 Jun 1908

    Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 June 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16. 23 Jun 1908

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 June 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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