“Meares Williams”, 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 1870s
1. 17 Jan 1877

   SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 17 January 1877) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2. 11 Jun 1878

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 June 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3. the 1880s
3. 4 Nov 1880

   LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 04 November 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4. 29 Mar 1883

   Local & General. (Star, 29 March 1883) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5. 7 Sept 1883

   TELEGRAMS. (Southland Times, 07 September 1883) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6. 18 Jan 1889

   Latest Locals. (Star, 18 January 1889) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7. the 1890s
7. 4 Jul 1892

   Local & General. (Star, 04 July 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8. 21 Jul 1893

   Local & General. (Star, 21 July 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9. 19 Mar 1894

   Swimming. (Star, 19 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10. 12 Jun 1894

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 June 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11. 12 Oct 1894

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 October 1894) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12. 9 Dec 1895

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 09 December 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13. 23 Mar 1896

    CHRISTCHURCH.. (Star, 23 March 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14. 27 Jul 1896

    THE LATE MR PETER CUNNINGHAM. (Star, 27 July 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15. 4 Feb 1897

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16. 24 Apr 1897

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 24 April 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17. 8 May 1897

    PROPERTY SALES. (Star, 08 May 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18. 12 Oct 1897

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 12 October 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19. 26 May 1899

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 May 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20. the 1900s
20. 26 Jan 1900

    GALA AT MERIVALE. (Star, 26 January 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21. 28 Jul 1903

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 July 1903) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22. 23 Mar 1904

    NOTES AMD QUERIES. The Otago Witness, THE WEEK. SOUTHLAND NEWS NOTES. SHOOTING AT A CHINAMAN SPORTING. TALK OF THE DAY. IN A NUTSHELL CANTERBURY DOINGS. WELLINGTON NOTES. AUCKLAND TOPICS. SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA. (Otago Witness, 23 March 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
23. 3 Jun 1904

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 June 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24. 18 Jan 1905

    TABLE TALK. MOnday, January IG. (Otago Witness, 18 January 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25. 17 May 1905

    TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 17 May 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26. 8 Nov 1905

    TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 08 November 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27. 17 Jan 1906

    TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 17 January 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28. 21 Jun 1906

    THE FINAL SCENE. FUNERAL OF THE LATE PREMIER. (Evening Post, 21 June 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29. 9 Aug 1907

    MT. HERBERT COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 August 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30. 10 Dec 1907

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 December 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31. 7 Mar 1908

    Social Gossip (New Zealand Free Lance, 07 March 1908) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
32. 9 Apr 1909

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 April 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
33. 5 May 1909

    TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 05 May 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
34. 14 Jul 1909

    TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 14 July 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
35. 28 Jul 1909

    TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 28 July 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
36. the 1910s
36. 25 Aug 1916

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 August 1916) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
37. 22 Jun 1917

    TAKAMATUA CHEESE FACTORY. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 June 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
38. 20 Oct 1917

    NEW ZEALAND ARMY (Evening Post, 20 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
39. 30 Oct 1918

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 October 1918) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
40. 12 Sept 1919

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 September 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
41. 3 Oct 1919

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 October 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
42. 7 Oct 1919

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 October 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
43. the 1920s
43. 4 May 1920

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 May 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
44. 7 May 1920

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 May 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
45. 14 May 1920

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 May 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
46. 25 May 1920

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 May 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
47. 27 Jul 1920

    LE BON'S BAY ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
48. the 1930s
48. 2 Feb 1935

    PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 02 February 1935) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
49. 30 May 1936

    PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 30 May 1936) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
50. the 1940s
50. 2 Jul 1941

    ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 02 July 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
51. 19 Nov 1941

    ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 19 November 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
52. 19 Nov 1941

    Christchurch races and trotting carnival Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
53. 29 Jul 1942

    KILLED IN ACTION. (Evening Post, 29 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
54. 12 Sept 1942

    N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 12 September 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
55. the 2010s
55. 18 Oct 2012

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place

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