“Smiths City”, the shelf

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1. the 1860s
1. 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
2. 25 Jan 1862

   Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 January 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3. 12 Feb 1869

   NELSON REGATTA. (Colonist, 12 February 1869) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
4. the 1870s
4. 11 Oct 1872

   CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 October 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5. 9 Feb 1876

   Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 09 February 1876) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6. 5 Jun 1876

   SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 05 June 1876) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7. 6 Apr 1878

   Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8. 8 Apr 1878

   Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9. 3 Oct 1878

   Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10. 18 Dec 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 December 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11. the 1880s
11. 25 Feb 1880

    TELEGRAMS. (Tuapeka Times, 25 February 1880) Tuapeka Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12. 6 Feb 1888

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 06 February 1888) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13. 13 Jul 1888

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 13 July 1888) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14. the 1890s
14. 28 Dec 1896

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 28 December 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15. 7 Apr 1898

    Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 07 April 1898) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16. 13 May 1898

    ROAD BOARD. (Star, 13 May 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17. 29 Oct 1898

    Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 October 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18. 7 Dec 1899

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 December 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19. 16 Dec 1899

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Daily Telegraph, 16 December 1899) Daily Telegraph · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20. 18 Dec 1899

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Daily Telegraph, 18 December 1899) Daily Telegraph · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21. the 1900s
21. 6 Jun 1900

    BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times, 06 June 1900) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22. 12 Jul 1900

    Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 12 July 1900) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23. 2 Jan 1901

    LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 02 January 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24. 28 Feb 1901

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 28 February 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25. 12 Sept 1901

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 12 September 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26. 13 Sept 1901

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 13 September 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27. 24 Dec 1901

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 December 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28. 4 Jan 1902

    Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29. 2 May 1902

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 02 May 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30. 22 May 1902

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 22 May 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31. 2 Aug 1902

    THE WEEK. (Star, 02 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
32. 10 Nov 1903

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 10 November 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
33. 8 Jul 1904

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
34. 15 Jul 1904

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
35. 16 Jul 1904

    Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
36. 19 Aug 1905

    Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 August 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
37. 21 Dec 1905

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 21 December 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
38. 23 Dec 1905

    Page 16 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 23 December 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
39. 26 Oct 1906

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
40. 1 Nov 1906

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
41. 15 Nov 1907

    The Grey River Argus and Blackball news. PUBLISHED DAILY. FRIDAY, November. 15th 1907. (Grey River Argus, 15 November 1907) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
42. 29 Nov 1907

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 29 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
43. 30 Nov 1907

    Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 November 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
44. 6 Feb 1908

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 February 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
45. 28 Mar 1908

    Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
46. 10 Oct 1908

    Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
47. 11 Jan 1909

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
48. 23 Jan 1909

    Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
49. 17 Jul 1909

    Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
50. 16 Nov 1909

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 November 1909) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
51. 24 Nov 1909

    LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 24 November 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
52. the 1910s
52. 5 Oct 1910

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 05 October 1910) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
53. 21 May 1918

    LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 21 May 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
54. the 1920s
54. 16 May 1923

    Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 16 May 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
55. 12 Dec 1925

    IN MEMORIAM. (Evening Post, 12 December 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
56. the 1930s
56. 31 Jan 1930

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 31 January 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
57. 22 Mar 1930

    Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 22 March 1930) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
58. 5 Nov 1932

    Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 05 November 1932) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
59. 4 Nov 1933

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 04 November 1933) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
60. the 1940s
60. 9 Jul 1942

    ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 July 1942) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
61. 14 Jan 1944

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 14 January 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 19 places
62. 18 Jan 1944

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 18 January 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
63. 21 Feb 1944

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 21 February 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
64. 11 Nov 1944

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 11 November 1944) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 9 places
65. the 2000s
65. 15 Jun 2000

    Advertisement of Application for Putting Company into Liquidation New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
66. 14 Dec 2000

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
67. 2 Aug 2001

    Extract from New Zealand Gazette, 2/8/2001, No. 81, p. 1909 New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
68. 4 Oct 2001

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
69. 24 Jun 2004

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
70. 29 Jul 2004

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
71. 14 Oct 2004

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
72. 12 Oct 2006

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
73. 10 May 2007

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
74. 6 Mar 2008

    Advertisement of Application for Putting Company into Liquidation New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
75. 19 Jun 2008

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
76. 21 May 2009

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
77. the 2010s
77. 17 Jun 2010

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
78. 14 Jul 2011

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
79. 17 Nov 2011

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
80. 15 Dec 2011

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
81. 19 Apr 2012

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
82. 17 May 2012

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
83. 18 Apr 2013

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
84. 17 Oct 2013

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
85. 22 May 2014

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
86. 19 Jun 2014

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
87. 17 Dec 2015

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
88. 21 Jan 2016

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
89. 13 Oct 2016

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
90. 15 Jun 2017

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
91. 18 May 2018

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From The Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 4 places
92. the 2020s
92. 11 Aug 2022

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
93. 15 Dec 2022

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
94. 10 Aug 2023

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
95. 14 Nov 2024

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
96. 14 Aug 2025

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 5 places
97. 13 Nov 2025

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
98. 13 Aug 2026

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
99. the 2000s
99. 2000

    Hare Krishna ratha in Santa Parade by Library Staff · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place

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