“‘victoria Bridge’ Was Closed to Traffic in April 1988”, 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 GuardianAshburton GuardianAkaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula AdvertiserPhotographs / He WhakaahuaOtago WitnessWanganui ChronicleOtago Daily TimesAuckland StarPhotographyColonistTimaru HeraldNZ TruthSamuel Anstey collectionWanganui HeraldArchives NZ Collections searchHawera & Normanby StarNorth Otago TimesPhotographic ArchivePoverty Bay HeraldMarlborough ExpressGrey River ArgusThames StarPlantsGreg O’Beirne collectionWest Coast TimesNatural ScienceNelson Evening MailFeilding StarWairarapa Daily TimesNew Zealand TabletTaranaki HeraldRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionTaranaki Daily NewsMataura EnsignHawke's Bay HeraldSouthland TimesNorthern AdvocateManawatu TimesWildey collection2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth Collection2013 Photo HuntPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionSutton glass platesObserverThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArt2014 Photo HuntHuman HistoryParks and gardens : glass slidesBush AdvocateWellington Independent1940s Christchurch Star photographs Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

1. the 1860s
1. 28 Jan 1860

   The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 28 January 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2. the 1870s
2. 22 Apr 1874

   AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (Timaru Herald, 22 April 1874) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3. 17 Apr 1879

   CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 17 April 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4. 4 Jun 1879

   SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 04 June 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5. the 1880s
5. 27 Apr 1883

   News Of The Week. (New Zealand Tablet, 27 April 1883) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6. 25 May 1883

   Untitled (New Zealand Tablet, 25 May 1883) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7. 11 Jul 1883

   The Timaru Herald. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1883. (Timaru Herald, 11 July 1883) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8. 2 Feb 1884

   SPORTING. (Otago Daily Times, 02 February 1884) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9. 15 Jul 1887

   LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 15 July 1887) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10. 6 Apr 1888

    LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 06 April 1888) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11. 23 Mar 1889

    NEWS OF THE MONTH. (Auckland Star, 23 March 1889) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12. 15 Apr 1889

    THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1889. (Otago Daily Times, 15 April 1889) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13. the 1890s
13. 12 Apr 1894

    LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 12 April 1894) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14. the 1900s
14. 1 Jun 1904

    LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 01 June 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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