“In Memory”, 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 TimesPhotographic ArchiveNZ TruthTimaru HeraldColonistWanganui ChroniclePoverty Bay HeraldHawera & Normanby StarGrey River ArgusPlantsMarlborough ExpressGreg O’Beirne collectionAuckland StarNatural ScienceNorth Otago TimesWest Coast TimesWanganui HeraldRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionNelson Evening MailFeilding StarWairarapa Daily TimesWildey collection2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth Collection2013 Photo HuntTaranaki Daily NewsMataura EnsignTaranaki HeraldPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesNew Zealand TabletChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionHawke's Bay HeraldSutton glass platesThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArt2014 Photo HuntHuman HistoryNorthern AdvocateSouthland TimesThames StarParks and gardens : glass slides1940s Christchurch Star photographsLog book, May 1862 to May 1864ObserverDocumentary HeritageLog on board the S.S. Somersetshire, 1869 Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

1. the 1850s
1. 18 Jul 1854

   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (Daily Southern Cross, 18 July 1854) Daily Southern Cross · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2. 26 Aug 1854

   CORRESPONDENCE. (Lyttelton Times, 26 August 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3. the 1860s
3. 17 Oct 1860

   CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 17 October 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4. 8 Jun 1861

   Untitled (Hawke's Bay Herald, 08 June 1861) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5. 1 Jan 1862

   Photograph, Ambrotype, Fisher family NZmuseums · Te Hikoi Museum · Te Hikoi Museum
6. 5 Feb 1862

   M. REUTER. (Otago Daily Times, 05 February 1862) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7. 5 Apr 1862

   TOWN AND COUNTRY NEWS. (Lyttelton Times, 05 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
8. 30 Jan 1864

   News of the week. (Otago Witness, 30 January 1864) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9. 7 Nov 1864

   THE Otago Daily Times. (Otago Daily Times, 07 November 1864) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10. 12 Nov 1864

    News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 12 November 1864) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11. 18 Mar 1865

    News of the Week. [FROM THE DAILY TIMES.] ANOTHER FIRE IN THE OCTAGON. (Otago Witness, 18 March 1865) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12. 16 Jun 1866

    THE MONTH. (West Coast Times, 16 June 1866) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13. 18 Jun 1866

    THE MONTH. (West Coast Times, 18 June 1866) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14. 15 Nov 1867

    News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 15 November 1867) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15. 4 May 1868

    West Coast Times. MONDAY, MAY 4, 1868. (West Coast Times, 04 May 1868) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16. 2 Nov 1868

    THE MONTH. (West Coast Times, 02 November 1868) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17. 15 Feb 1869

    Probincial News. (Southland Times, 15 February 1869) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18. 25 Oct 1869

    The Daily Southern Cross. (Daily Southern Cross, 25 October 1869) Daily Southern Cross · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19. the 1870s
19. 25 Jul 1870

    Local and General. (Star, 25 July 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20. 29 Sept 1870

    Local and General. (Star, 29 September 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21. 14 Nov 1870

    OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US. (Star, 14 November 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22. 24 Jan 1871

    THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF CANTERBURY. (Star, 24 January 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23. 15 Apr 1871

    News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 15 April 1871) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24. 16 May 1871

    NOTES OF NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL. (West Coast Times, 16 May 1871) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25. 20 Mar 1872

    Local and General. (Star, 20 March 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26. 15 May 1872

    DUNEDIN, OAMARU, AND CHRISTCHURCH. (West Coast Times, 15 May 1872) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27. 11 Jan 1873

    News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 11 January 1873) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28. 2 Jul 1873

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Timaru Herald, 02 July 1873) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29. 8 Jul 1873

    SOCIAL. (Otago Daily Times, 08 July 1873) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30. 2 Sept 1873

    SOCIAL. (Otago Daily Times, 02 September 1873) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31. 25 Oct 1873

    Local and General News. (Marlborough Express, 25 October 1873) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
32. 3 Dec 1873

    Local and General. (Star, 03 December 1873) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
33. 25 Dec 1873

    THE Otago Daily Times. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1873. (Otago Daily Times, 25 December 1873) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
34. 9 Jan 1874

    The Evening Post. FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1874. (Evening Post, 09 January 1874) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
35. 6 Feb 1874

    MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 06 February 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
36. 23 Mar 1874

    Untitled (Wellington Independent, 23 March 1874) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
37. 14 Sept 1874

    ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC. XXIII. GENTE HERMOSA (Continued). (Daily Southern Cross, 14 September 1874) Daily Southern Cross · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
38. 24 Oct 1874

    News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 24 October 1874) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
39. 19 Dec 1874

    THE Otago Daily Times. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1874. (Otago Daily Times, 19 December 1874) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
40. 26 Dec 1874

    News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 26 December 1874) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
41. 11 Feb 1875

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 February 1875) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
42. 10 Jun 1875

    Untitled (Grey River Argus, 10 June 1875) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
43. 15 Nov 1875

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 15 November 1875) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
44. 24 Feb 1876

    LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Colonist, 24 February 1876) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
45. 12 May 1876

    Evening Post. FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1876. (Evening Post, 12 May 1876) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
46. 24 Jun 1876

    Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 24 June 1876) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
47. 3 Aug 1876

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 August 1876) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
48. 5 Aug 1876

    Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 05 August 1876) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
49. 12 Aug 1876

    The General Assembly. (Otago Witness, 12 August 1876) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
50. 7 Apr 1877

    LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS (Colonist, 07 April 1877) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
51. 1 May 1877

    TELEGRAMS. (Southland Times, 01 May 1877) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
52. 9 Mar 1878

    SNORTING. (Timaru Herald, 09 March 1878) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
53. 13 Jun 1878

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 13 June 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
54. 2 Jul 1878

    MUNICIPAL COUNCILS. (Star, 02 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
55. 24 Jul 1878

    TELEGRAMS. (Marlborough Express, 24 July 1878) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
56. 27 Jan 1879

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 January 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
57. 29 Jan 1879

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 29 January 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
58. 17 Oct 1879

    Untitled (Bruce Herald, 17 October 1879) Bruce Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
59. the 1880s
59. 9 Jan 1880

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 09 January 1880) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
60. 15 Apr 1880

    City Council. (Auckland Star, 15 April 1880) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
61. 30 Sept 1880

    LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 30 September 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
62. 11 Dec 1880

    Untitled (Observer, 11 December 1880) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
63. 14 Jan 1881

    The Otago Daily Times. FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1881. (Otago Daily Times, 14 January 1881) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
64. 26 Feb 1881

    THEATRICAL & MUSICAL NOTES. (Otago Witness, 26 February 1881) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
65. 20 May 1881

    WRECK AND TOTAL LOSS OF THE S. S. TARARUA ON THE OTARA REEF. (Otago Daily Times, 20 May 1881) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
66. 2 Nov 1881

    Looal & General. (Star, 02 November 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
67. 23 Dec 1881

    THE CATHEDRAL FONT. (Star, 23 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
68. 24 Dec 1881

    Local & General. (Star, 24 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
69. 30 Dec 1881

    Local & General. (Star, 30 December 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
70. 18 Feb 1882

    Passing Notes. (Otago Witness, 18 February 1882) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
71. 25 Feb 1882

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 February 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
72. 7 Mar 1882

    Local & General. (Star, 07 March 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
73. 14 Mar 1882

    Local & General. (Star, 14 March 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
74. 11 Apr 1882

    THE EXHIBITION. (Star, 11 April 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
75. 27 Apr 1882

    Local & General. (Star, 27 April 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
76. 10 Jun 1882

    News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 10 June 1882) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
77. 26 Aug 1882

    Local & General. (Star, 26 August 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
78. 28 Aug 1882

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 28 August 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
79. 16 Sept 1882

    Local & General. (Star, 16 September 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
80. 23 Dec 1882

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 23 December 1882) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
81. 29 Dec 1882

    CHRISTCHURCH. (New Zealand Tablet, 29 December 1882) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
82. 13 Jan 1883

    Local & General. (Star, 13 January 1883) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
83. 13 Jan 1883

    LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 13 January 1883) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
84. 7 Mar 1883

    Untitled (Evening Post, 07 March 1883) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
85. 14 Apr 1883

    RAMBLES ROUND THE WORLD.—VIII. (Auckland Star, 14 April 1883) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
86. 28 Apr 1883

    THEATRICAL. (Otago Witness, 28 April 1883) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
87. 10 May 1883

    TELEGRAPHIC. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 10 May 1883) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
88. 22 Jun 1883

    News of the Week. (New Zealand Tablet, 22 June 1883) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
89. 30 Jun 1883

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 June 1883) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
90. 14 Sept 1883

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 14 September 1883) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
91. 6 Oct 1883

    NOTES BY PASQUIN, (Otago Witness, 06 October 1883) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
92. 14 Dec 1883

    CHRISTCHURCH. (New Zealand Tablet, 14 December 1883) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
93. 4 Jan 1884

    CHRISTCHURCH. (New Zealand Tablet, 04 January 1884) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
94. 30 Apr 1884

    TELEGRAMS. (Otago Daily Times, 30 April 1884) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
95. 30 Apr 1884

    TELEGRAPHIC. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 30 April 1884) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
96. 24 May 1884

    ANOTHER FLAW IN THE LICENSING ACT. (Evening Post, 24 May 1884) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
97. 30 Jun 1884

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 30 June 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
98. 8 Jul 1884

    Local & General. (Star, 08 July 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
99. 26 Jul 1884

    LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 26 July 1884) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
100. 16 Aug 1884

     LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 16 August 1884) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place

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