# Swingbridge

Raven Quay Kaiapoi
https://www.chch.live/place/578
Stands inside: [Scott Rose Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/88-scott-rose-garden) — the park outlines the pin falls inside
What else stood here: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.38072202374473&lon=172.65633398584393

## Documents tied to this place

*These are leads, not evidence — search results nobody has read yet.* The first 10 of 34 are listed.
- KAIAPOI BOROUGH COUNCIL. (Star, 15 January 1896) (1896-01-15T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960115.2.20
  > …pay half the cost was accepted and it was decided to make a crossing from marshall to the swingbridge the lighting committee recommended that the lamps at doubledays hugh street and at mather corner b…
- Kaiapoi Public Library, with bicycle outside the Fire Brigade Station entrance, corner of High (Williams) Street and Raven Quay, Rangiora District, North Canterbury (1880-01-01T12:00:00.000Z) — http://natlib.govt.nz/records/29940331
- Kaiapoi Borough Council. (Star, 20 May 1885) (1885-05-20T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850520.2.27
- TABLE TALK. (Auckland Star, 06 August 1886) (1886-08-06T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18860806.2.2
  > …ke it the late railway accident in tasmania was caused by malicious interference with the swingbridge only a single bolt prevented tho wholo train going into the river the annual production of canned…
- Kaiapoi War Memorial (1920-01-01T00:00:00Z) — https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/william-trethewey-papers/ccl-cs-96250
- NELSON NEWS (Evening Post, 10 July 1929) (1929-07-10T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19290710.2.164
  > …of sheep many stacked cases of apples were carried away from mr j harrison orchard ching swingbridge was swept away and tho approaches have been washed away at mr s j cook house several homes and a s…
- Untitled (Bush Advocate, 10 March 1909) (1909-03-10T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BA19090310.2.14
  > …ter left at our office to-day a magnificent sample of fruit grown at his orchard near the swingbridge the specimens comprised apples pears and quinces when mr carter took over the property two years a…
- LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 01 December 1923) (1923-12-01T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19231201.2.13
  > …out and machinery wrecked the tramcars were stopped and shipping was held up be cause the swingbridge could not be operated 1 at the official opening of the new post office at waitoa on saturday after…
- HARRIERS (Evening Post, 25 July 1938) (1938-07-25T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380725.2.156
  > …ds then turned towards the river skirted the whjakatiki golf course coming at last to the swingbridge over the river at this point the fast pack came across the medium packs crowded around the bridge…
- The Wanganui Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1902. BRITAIN AND GERMANY. (Wanganui Herald, 11 January 1902) (1902-01-11T00:00:00.000Z) — https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH19020111.2.22
  > …hat it has been found necessary to cable to australia for men the ironwork of the jervois swingbridge at fort adelaide became swollen through heat on december 26 and it would not return to its positio…

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Swingbridge?**

A place on the record in Christchurch, at Raven Quay Kaiapoi.

**Where is Swingbridge?**

Raven Quay Kaiapoi, Christchurch — [on the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.38072202374473,172.65633398584393,17)