“Victoria Square”, 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 TimesNZ TruthPhotographic ArchiveTimaru HeraldWanganui ChronicleColonistAuckland StarHawera & Normanby StarPoverty Bay HeraldGrey River ArgusMarlborough ExpressWanganui HeraldPlantsNorth Otago TimesGreg O’Beirne collectionNatural ScienceWest Coast TimesRecords of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseThames StarMED Historical PhotographsJessie Buckland collectionNelson Evening MailFeilding StarWairarapa Daily TimesWildey collectionTaranaki Daily NewsMataura EnsignTaranaki HeraldNew Zealand Tablet2019 Photo HuntJan Shuttleworth Collection2013 Photo HuntHawke's Bay HeraldPioneer Amateur Sports club imagesChristchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collectionSutton glass platesThe imperial album of New Zealand sceneryArtNorthern Advocate2014 Photo HuntSouthland TimesHuman HistoryManawatu TimesParks and gardens : glass slides1940s Christchurch Star photographsObserverLog book, May 1862 to May 1864Documentary Heritage Oldest first Newest first Newest to the shelf

1. the 1850s
1. 7 Aug 1852

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 August 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
2. 14 Aug 1852

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
3. 21 Aug 1852

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 August 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
4. 28 Aug 1852

   Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 August 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 7 places
5. 16 Jul 1853

   ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH, July 5th, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 16 July 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
6. 16 Aug 1854

   ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 16 August 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 6 places
7. 4 Apr 1855

   JURY LIST. (Lyttelton Times, 04 April 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8. 30 Mar 1858

   toCleanings of News. FROM ENGLISH PAPERS TO 16TH DECEMBER. (Colonist, 30 March 1858) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9. the 1860s
9. 1 Jan 1860

   Market Place, Christchurch, 1860 by Barker, Alfred Charles, 1819-1873 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
10. 11 Jan 1860

    Miscellaneous. (Lyttelton Times, 11 January 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11. 21 Apr 1860

    Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 21 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 15 places
12. 25 Apr 1860

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
13. 13 Oct 1860

    RETURNED LETTERS (Lyttelton Times, 13 October 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · no. 2.9 · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
14. 13 Oct 1860

    RETURNED LETTERS (Lyttelton Times, 13 October 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · no. 2.7 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15. 5 Jan 1861

    The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 05 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16. 19 Jan 1861

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 19 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17. 13 Apr 1861

    Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 April 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18. 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
19. 20 Jul 1861

    LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY. (Lyttelton Times, 20 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20. 7 Aug 1861

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 07 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21. 9 Nov 1861

    Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 09 November 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22. 11 Jan 1862

    LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS, &c, (Lyttelton Times, 11 January 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23. 16 Apr 1862

    Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 16 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24. 19 Apr 1862

    Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25. 26 Apr 1862

    Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 26 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26. 7 May 1864

    News of the Week. [FROM THE DAILY TIMES.] (Otago Witness, 07 May 1864) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
27. 2 Jul 1864

    News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 02 July 1864) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28. 24 Dec 1864

    News of the Week. [FROM THE DAILY TIMES.] (Otago Witness, 24 December 1864) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29. 1 May 1867

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 01 May 1867) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30. 2 Aug 1867

    THE MONTH. (West Coast Times, 02 August 1867) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31. 15 Feb 1868

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Marlborough Express, 15 February 1868) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
32. 4 Apr 1868

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 04 April 1868) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
33. 5 Jan 1869

    CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 05 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
34. 19 Jan 1869

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
35. 17 Feb 1869

    THE Otago Daily Times. DUNEDIN, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17. (Otago Daily Times, 17 February 1869) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
36. 20 Feb 1869

    NEWS OF THE WEEK. (Otago Witness, 20 February 1869) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
37. 15 Sept 1869

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Timaru Herald, 15 September 1869) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
38. 30 Sept 1869

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 30 September 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
39. 26 Oct 1869

    CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 26 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
40. 14 Dec 1869

    CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 14 December 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
41. the 1870s
41. 29 Mar 1870

    NEW ZEALAND INTELLIGENCE. (Colonist, 29 March 1870) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
42. 2 Jun 1870

    MEMORANDA OF TRIE MONIR. (Wellington Independent, 02 June 1870) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
43. 16 May 1871

    NEW ZEALAND. (Colonist, 16 May 1871) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
44. 4 Aug 1871

    NEW ZEALAND. (Colonist, 04 August 1871) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
45. 16 Feb 1872

    NEW ZEALAND.-GENERAL NEWS. (Colonist, 16 February 1872) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
46. 11 Mar 1872

    Local and General. (Star, 11 March 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
47. 19 Apr 1872

    I SOUTHERN NEWS. I (CLIPPED FROM PAPERS BY THE 'PHOEBE.') (Daily Southern Cross, 19 April 1872) Daily Southern Cross · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
48. 4 May 1872

    EVENTS OF THE MONTH. (West Coast Times, 04 May 1872) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
49. 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
50. 19 Jul 1872

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 July 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
51. 22 Nov 1872

    Local and General. (Star, 22 November 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
52. 13 Dec 1872

    Untitled (Wellington Independent, 13 December 1872) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
53. 10 Jun 1873

    Wellington Independent TUESDAY, 10th JUNE. (Wellington Independent, 10 June 1873) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
54. 13 Aug 1873

    Local and General News. (Marlborough Express, 13 August 1873) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
55. 14 Aug 1873

    Local and General. (Star, 14 August 1873) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
56. 17 Dec 1873

    ANNIVERSARY DAY. (Star, 17 December 1873) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
57. 14 Jan 1874

    YESTERDAY. Loal and General. (Star, 14 January 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
58. 26 Jan 1874

    PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. (Timaru Herald, 26 January 1874) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
59. 30 Mar 1874

    LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 30 March 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
60. 21 May 1874

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 May 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
61. 22 May 1874

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 May 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
62. 23 May 1874

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 May 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
63. 2 Jun 1874

    Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 June 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
64. 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
65. 18 Dec 1874

    LOCAL AND GENERAL (Timaru Herald, 18 December 1874) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
66. 26 Dec 1874

    News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 26 December 1874) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
67. 9 Jan 1875

    News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 09 January 1875) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
68. 23 Jan 1875

    News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 23 January 1875) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
69. 27 Mar 1875

    Telegrams. (Otago Witness, 27 March 1875) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
70. 13 Jul 1875

    CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 July 1875) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
71. 7 Apr 1877

    LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS (Colonist, 07 April 1877) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
72. 31 Dec 1877

    CRICKET. (Timaru Herald, 31 December 1877) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
73. 11 Jan 1878

    Evening Post FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1878. (Evening Post, 11 January 1878) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
74. 30 Mar 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 March 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
75. 30 Mar 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 March 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
76. 1 Apr 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
77. 2 Apr 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
78. 2 Apr 1878

    DRAINAGE BOARD. (Star, 02 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
79. 5 Apr 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
80. 6 Apr 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
81. 8 Apr 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
82. 11 Apr 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
83. 15 Apr 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
84. 17 Apr 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
85. 27 Apr 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
86. 1 May 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 May 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
87. 3 May 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 May 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
88. 9 May 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 May 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
89. 10 May 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 May 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
90. 11 May 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 May 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
91. 18 May 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 May 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
92. 31 May 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 May 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
93. 1 Jun 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 June 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
94. 1 Jun 1878

    MR STOUT IN REPLY TO MR D. REID. (Otago Witness, 01 June 1878) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
95. 5 Jun 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 June 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
96. 2 Jul 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
97. 18 Jul 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
98. 19 Jul 1878

    CUSTOMS REVENUE RETURNS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1877-1878. (Timaru Herald, 19 July 1878) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
99. 24 Jul 1878

    Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
100. 2 Aug 1878

     Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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