Prevention is the best medicine!

Prevention is the best medicine!

Prevention is the best medicine!

Prevention is the best medicine!

Prevention is the best medicine!

Prevention is the best medicine!

Prevention is the best medicine!

Prevention is the best medicine!

Prevention is the best medicine!

Safety Week parade float - Wanderers Tramping Club

About 1955

Wanderers Tramping Club safety float with signs stating 'To be well equipped makes for safer tramping' and 'Don't tramp solo. Theres safety in numbers' and posters with 'Safety in the Mountains'. The truck is waiting on Park Terrace by the Avon River.

Creator: Ernie Ellis

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - Northwest

Collection: Ernie Ellis collection

Contributor: Ruth Cashin

Source: Entry in the 2012 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-Kete-6258

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Copyright status: In copyright

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Princess Margaret Hospital

7 October 2018

Exterior of the Princess Margaret Hospital with the mobile Breast screening unit in the car park area.

Creator: Sarelle

Area: South / Cashmere

Contributor: Sarelle

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-DW-42521

Uploaded by: Sarelle

Copyright status: In copyright

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Iron testing at the Consumers' Institute

10 April 1966

P.J. McCook giving an iron a temperature test at the Consumers' Institute, Durham Street.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Other / Unknown

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-03372A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

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Safety demonstration at the Consumers' Institute

27 March 1987

Dennis Wilkes demonstrates safety tests to Minister of Consumer Affairs, Margaret Shields and Yaldhurst MP, Margaret Austin, at the Consumers' Institute at 482 Tuam Street.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South East / Phillipstown

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-03373A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

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Evacuation on Waltham Road

15 May 1980

Police ushering bystanders away from leaking LPG cylinders on Waltham Road on the corner with Moorhouse Avenue and Barbadoes Street.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - Southeast

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-00622A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

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Safety Week parade float

1950s

"A Safe home or This" float in the Safety Week parade going down High St advocating that prevention is the best medicine.

Creator: Ernie Ellis

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South

Collection: Ernie Ellis collection

Contributor: Ruth Cashin

Source: Entry in the 2012 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-Kete-6267

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

Copyright status: In copyright

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Testing of prams at the Consumers' Institute

26 October 1974

Mr Philpott tests prams at the Consumers' Institute at 482 Tuam Street.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South East / Phillipstown

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-03376A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

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Safety Week - The elephant never forgets

About 1955

Elephant float in the Safety parade waiting on Park Terrace by the Avon River.

Creator: Ernie Ellis

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - Northwest

Collection: Ernie Ellis collection

Contributor: Ruth Cashin

Source: Entry in the 2012 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-Kete-6257

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

Copyright status: In copyright

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Safety Week parade float

About 1955

Railway crossing safety float in the Safety Week parade on High Street near intersection with Lichfield Street.

Creator: Ernie Ellis

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South

Collection: Ernie Ellis collection

Contributor: Ruth Cashin

Source: Entry in the 2012 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-Kete-6266

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

Copyright status: In copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 3.0 New Zealand License Creative Commons License

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