“The Apron”, 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 1860s
1. 5 Sept 1860

   SUPREME COURT.-Criminal Sittings. (Lyttelton Times, 05 September 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2. 12 Jun 1861

   Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 12 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3. the 1870s
3. 3 Jun 1873

   Untitled (Wellington Independent, 03 June 1873) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4. 8 Jul 1873

   Local and General. (Star, 08 July 1873) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5. 5 Dec 1877

   Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 December 1877) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6. 21 Apr 1879

   CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 April 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7. 22 Apr 1879

   CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 22 April 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8. 1 Dec 1879

   The Otago Daily Times. MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1878. (Otago Daily Times, 01 December 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9. the 1880s
9. 14 Feb 1880

   CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 14 February 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10. 28 Dec 1880

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 28 December 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11. 23 Jun 1881

    Local & General. (Star, 23 June 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12. 11 Apr 1882

    THE EXHIBITION. (Star, 11 April 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13. 7 May 1883

    The Timaru Herald. MONDAY, MAY 7, 1883. (Timaru Herald, 07 May 1883) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14. 3 Sept 1883

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Timaru Herald, 03 September 1883) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15. 6 Nov 1883

    The Timaru Herald. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1883. (Timaru Herald, 06 November 1883) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16. 2 Jun 1885

    A Visit to the Lyttelton Batteries. (Star, 02 June 1885) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17. 12 Jul 1886

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 July 1886) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18. 12 May 1887

    Saint John's Anglican Church (Southland Times, 12 May 1887) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19. 24 Feb 1888

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 24 February 1888) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20. 25 Jul 1888

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 July 1888) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21. 11 Nov 1889

    THE CHRISTCHURCH A. AND P. SHOW. (Otago Daily Times, 11 November 1889) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22. the 1890s
22. 15 Dec 1890

    LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ashburton Guardian, 15 December 1890) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23. 4 Jun 1891

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 04 June 1891) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24. 12 Jun 1891

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 June 1891) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25. 28 Aug 1891

    Local & General. (Star, 28 August 1891) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26. 16 Jul 1892

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 16 July 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27. 2 Nov 1893

    Local & General. (Star, 02 November 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28. 3 Jul 1894

    Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 July 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29. 5 Dec 1895

    OTAGO A: AND P. SOCIETY'S SHOW. (Otago Witness, 05 December 1895) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30. 11 Jun 1896

    LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE. (Otago Daily Times, 11 June 1896) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31. 27 Jun 1899

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 June 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
32. 24 Nov 1899

    OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY. (Otago Daily Times, 24 November 1899) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
33. 30 Nov 1899

    SHOWS. OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY. (Otago Witness, 30 November 1899) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
34. the 1900s
34. 17 Sept 1900

    LOCAL AND GENEEAL. (Star, 17 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
35. 28 Nov 1900

    THE JUBILEE EXHIBITION. (Star, 28 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
36. 7 Jan 1902

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 07 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
37. 10 Jun 1903

    AN ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITION. (Otago Witness, 10 June 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
38. 1 Oct 1906

    Applications for Patents. (Progress, 01 October 1906) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
39. 4 Dec 1907

    LOCAL As GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 04 December 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
40. 8 Jan 1908

    LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 08 January 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
41. 4 Mar 1908

    LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 04 March 1908) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
42. 22 Dec 1908

    The civil discord in Persia seems to be (Evening Post, 22 December 1908) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
43. 22 May 1909

    Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
44. 28 Dec 1909

    Taranaki Herald. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1909. PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES. (Taranaki Herald, 28 December 1909) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
45. the 1910s
45. 20 Jun 1911

    PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME. (Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, 20 June 1911) Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
46. 21 Jun 1918

    WOMAN MISSING. (Ashburton Guardian, 21 June 1918) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
47. 9 Jul 1919

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 09 July 1919) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
48. the 1920s
48. 11 Oct 1923

    WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 11 October 1923) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
49. 27 Mar 1925

    WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 27 March 1925) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
50. 14 Dec 1926

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 December 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
51. 17 Dec 1926

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 December 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
52. 30 Dec 1926

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 December 1926) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
53. 28 Feb 1927

    WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 28 February 1927) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
54. 24 Sept 1928

    WOMENT IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 24 September 1928) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
55. the 1930s
55. 21 Sept 1934

    SPRING FLOWERS (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 September 1934) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
56. the 1940s
56. 2 Jun 1945

    Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 02 June 1945) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
57. the 1950s
57. 1 Jan 1951

    apron by Decoy · Human History · Auckland Museum Collections · Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
58. the 2000s
58. 16 Jan 2003

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
59. the 2010s
59. 15 Dec 2011

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
60. 14 Jun 2018

    Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 8 places

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