“Botanic”, 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 WhakaahuaAshburton GuardianAkaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula AdvertiserOtago WitnessPhotographyOtago Daily TimesSamuel Anstey collectionWanganui ChronicleColonistNZ TruthArchives NZ Collections searchTimaru HeraldPhotographic ArchiveAuckland StarNorth Otago TimesHawera & Normanby StarPoverty Bay HeraldGrey River ArgusMarlborough ExpressWanganui HeraldPlantsGreg O’Beirne collectionNatural ScienceWest Coast TimesNelson Evening MailThames StarFeilding StarRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseWairarapa Daily TimesMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionNew Zealand TabletTaranaki HeraldTaranaki Daily NewsMataura EnsignHawke's Bay HeraldWildey collection2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth CollectionSouthland Times2013 Photo HuntPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionNorthern AdvocateSutton glass platesThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArt2014 Photo HuntManawatu TimesHuman HistoryObserverParks and gardens : glass slides1940s Christchurch Star photographsWellington IndependentBush Advocate Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

1. the 1850s
1. 1 Nov 1851

   Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 November 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2. 29 Nov 1851

   Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 29 November 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3. 13 Dec 1851

   Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 December 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4. the 1860s
4. 1 Jan 1865

   View in public domain, Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
5. 16 Jun 1868

   LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 16 June 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6. the 1870s
6. 22 Jul 1874

   Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 July 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7. 1 Jan 1875

   Bridge in domain, Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
8. 11 May 1878

   Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Taranaki Herald, 11 May 1878) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9. 5 Apr 1879

   MEETING OF CREDITORS. MR. R. J. DUNCAN. (Evening Post, 05 April 1879) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10. the 1880s
10. 1 Jan 1882

    On the Avon, Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
11. 11 Apr 1882

    THE EXHIBITION. (Star, 11 April 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12. 28 Jul 1883

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 28 July 1883) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13. 28 Oct 1884

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 28 October 1884) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14. 29 Oct 1884

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 29 October 1884) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15. 1 Jan 1885

    W. Sefton Moorhouse Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
16. 1 Jan 1885

    Statue of William Sefton Moorhouse Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
17. 13 Oct 1885

    The Otago Daily Times. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1885. (Otago Daily Times, 13 October 1885) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18. 31 May 1887

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Timaru Herald, 31 May 1887) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19. 22 Jun 1887

    THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE. (Otago Daily Times, 22 June 1887) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20. 26 Nov 1888

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 26 November 1888) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21. 1 Jun 1889

    leafless clematis, Clematis afoliata Buchanan Plants · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
22. the 1890s
22. 1 Jan 1890

    Avenue of trees, Christchurch Botanic Gardens by Larkin, Harold, 1868-1918 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
23. 31 Oct 1891

    A "CENTRAL" POLLING-PLACE. (Evening Post, 31 October 1891) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24. 1 Feb 1892

    THE NELSON JUBILEE. (Otago Daily Times, 01 February 1892) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25. 5 Aug 1892

    ARTHUR STREET SCHOOL. (Otago Daily Times, 05 August 1892) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26. 24 Apr 1893

    A FLAT CONTRADICTION. (Evening Post, 24 April 1893) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27. 21 Jun 1893

    TABLE TALK. (Auckland Star, 21 June 1893) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28. 14 May 1894

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times, 14 May 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29. 31 Dec 1894

    Evening Post. MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1894. 1894. (Evening Post, 31 December 1894) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30. 22 Jan 1895

    SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 22 January 1895) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31. 10 May 1895

    THE HON MR AWARD'S MISSION. (New Zealand Tablet, 10 May 1895) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
32. 25 Aug 1896

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 August 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
33. 29 Aug 1896

    A bend in the gardens by New Zealand Graphic · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
34. 29 Aug 1896

    The Caretaker's House by New Zealand Graphic; Edwards, Charles Thomas, active 1890s · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
35. 1 Sept 1896

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 September 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
36. the 1900s
36. 1 Jan 1900

    Museum, Christchurch by Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923 · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries · about 1 place
37. 1 Jan 1900

    Botanic Gardens towards the Curator's House by Samuel Anstey · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
38. 1 Jan 1900

    Hereford Street, Christchurch 2021 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
39. 1 Jan 1900

    Specimen trees at eastern end of Botanic Gardens by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10900 · Christchurch City Libraries
40. 1 Jan 1900

    Botanic Gardens after snow by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
41. 1 Jan 1900

    Specimen trees at eastern end of Botanic Gardens by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10896 · Christchurch City Libraries
42. 1 Jan 1900

    Christchurch Hospital from Rolleston Avenue by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
43. 1 Jan 1900

    Curator's House and path in Botanic Gardens by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
44. 1 Jan 1900

    Johnson and Couzins marquee in the Botanic Gardens 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
45. 1 Jan 1900

    Mrs. Jenkins, c/o E. H. Pybus, 122 Pitt Street, Sydney by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
46. 1 Jan 1900

    The Avon River with people bathing by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
47. 1 Jan 1900

    The Avon River with boaters by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
48. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11820 · Christchurch City Libraries
49. 1 Jan 1900

    Man in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11500 · Christchurch City Libraries
50. 1 Jan 1900

    Five boaters on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
51. 1 Jan 1900

    Two women in canoes on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11824 · Christchurch City Libraries
52. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11628 · Christchurch City Libraries
53. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11622 · Christchurch City Libraries
54. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11648 · Christchurch City Libraries
55. 1 Jan 1900

    Man in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11005 · Christchurch City Libraries
56. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11704 · Christchurch City Libraries
57. 1 Jan 1900

    Avon River, Botanic Gardens and Christchurch Hospital by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
58. 1 Jan 1900

    Bathing in the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
59. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10495 · Christchurch City Libraries
60. 1 Jan 1900

    Man in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10497 · Christchurch City Libraries
61. 1 Jan 1900

    Man in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10503 · Christchurch City Libraries
62. 1 Jan 1900

    Man in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10504 · Christchurch City Libraries
63. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10972 · Christchurch City Libraries
64. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10797 · Christchurch City Libraries
65. 1 Jan 1900

    Two women in canoes on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11646 · Christchurch City Libraries
66. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10751 · Christchurch City Libraries
67. 1 Jan 1900

    Three men in canoes on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
68. 1 Jan 1900

    Man in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11731 · Christchurch City Libraries
69. 1 Jan 1900

    Two women in canoes on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11481 · Christchurch City Libraries
70. 1 Jan 1900

    Man in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11708 · Christchurch City Libraries
71. 1 Jan 1900

    Gardens, River Avon 2025 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
72. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10445 · Christchurch City Libraries
73. 1 Jan 1900

    The Avon River with a group in a rowboat by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
74. 1 Jan 1900

    Boaters on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10511 · Christchurch City Libraries
75. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10359 · Christchurch City Libraries
76. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
77. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10710 · Christchurch City Libraries
78. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11138 · Christchurch City Libraries
79. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a tethered rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
80. 1 Jan 1900

    Two women in tethered canoes on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
81. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11140 · Christchurch City Libraries
82. 1 Jan 1900

    Man and woman in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11594 · Christchurch City Libraries
83. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11624 · Christchurch City Libraries
84. 1 Jan 1900

    Two women in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11645 · Christchurch City Libraries
85. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11619 · Christchurch City Libraries
86. 1 Jan 1900

    Two women in canoes on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11585 · Christchurch City Libraries
87. 1 Jan 1900

    Boaters on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10679 · Christchurch City Libraries
88. 1 Jan 1900

    Man and woman in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11590 · Christchurch City Libraries
89. 1 Jan 1900

    Two men and two women in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
90. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11654 · Christchurch City Libraries
91. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11100 · Christchurch City Libraries
92. 1 Jan 1900

    Man and woman in canoes on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
93. 1 Jan 1900

    Man in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11514 · Christchurch City Libraries
94. 1 Jan 1900

    Man and woman in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11513 · Christchurch City Libraries
95. 1 Jan 1900

    Three women and a man in a double rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
96. 1 Jan 1900

    Two women and a man in a double rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
97. 1 Jan 1900

    Man and woman in a tethered rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
98. 1 Jan 1900

    Woman in a canoe on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10951 · Christchurch City Libraries
99. 1 Jan 1900

    Two women in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11484 · Christchurch City Libraries
100. 1 Jan 1900

     Man and woman in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11507 · Christchurch City Libraries

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