# 1940s Centennial exhibition: Christchurch records Every 1940s Centennial exhibition record the archive holds about Christchurch, 36 of them, 1923–1939, oldest first. 36 records shown, each link goes to the institution that keeps the original. - [Statue of a woman](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96142), 1923-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Kupe Group photograph](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96130), 1930-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Making the Pioneer Men statue](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96118), 1930-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [The clay model of Pioneer Men](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96124), 1930-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Sculpting Pioneer Women](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96123), 1930-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Working on the Hine Te Apārangi clay model](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96119), 1930-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Pioneer Men statue in the making](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96121), 1930-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Sculpting the Kupe Group statue](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96125), 1930-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Hine Te Apārangi](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96126), 1930-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Commonwealth of Australia building](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96153), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Government building at the centennial exhibition](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96260), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Building the Playland Amusement Park roller coaster](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96146), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [New Zealand Coat of Arms](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96156), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Central Fountain in New Zealand Centennial Exhibition](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96155), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [People walking around the centennial exhibition](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96158), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Crowd at the New Zealand Centiennial Exhibition](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96120), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [People next to a statue](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96141), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Watching a ceremony](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96149), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [People at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96151), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Clay model of the Kupe Statue](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96135), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Completed Pioneer Men statue](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96139), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Construction of the Observation Tower](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96147), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Observation Tower at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96157), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Completed Pioneer Women statue](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96133), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Kupe statue inscription](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96137), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Art Deco lion statues](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96140), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Art Deco lion statue](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96148), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Central Fountain in the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96152), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Completed Statue of Kupe](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96134), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Close up of a Deco Art Lion statue](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96138), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Construction of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96143), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [The Great New Zealand Centennial Exhibition](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96145), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [New Zealand Centennial Exhibition construction](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96144), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Central Fountain and Observation Tower](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96150), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [People on scaffolding at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96136), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition - [Standing next to the Art Deco lion statues](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/1940-centennial/ccl-cs-96122), 1939-01-01, 1940s Centennial exhibition ## Questions, answered briefly **What was the 1940s Centennial exhibition?** A newspaper on the Papers Past shelf, the archive holds 36 of its records that mention Christchurch, 1923–1939. The full run lives at the National Library, not here. **How much of the 1940s Centennial exhibition does the archive hold?** 36 records, the #106 heaviest file of the 278 mastheads on the shelf. **Where are the 1940s Centennial exhibition originals?** Papers Past, the National Library’s newspaper archive, every record row here links out to the issue it came from. --- The originals live at Papers Past (paperspast.natlib.govt.nz) · data: https://api.chch.live/paper?slug=1940s-centennial-exhibition · the laid-out page: https://www.chch.live/paper/1940s-centennial-exhibition Printing beside it: Evening Post, https://www.chch.live/paper/evening-post · Auckland Weekly News, https://www.chch.live/paper/auckland-weekly-news · Ellesmere Guardian, https://www.chch.live/paper/ellesmere-guardian · Photographs / He Whakaahua, https://www.chch.live/paper/photographs-he-whakaahua · Photography, https://www.chch.live/paper/photography · Archives NZ Collections search, https://www.chch.live/paper/archives-nz-collections-search · Photographic Archive, https://www.chch.live/paper/photographic-archive · NZ Truth, https://www.chch.live/paper/nz-truth