Friday the 13th 1945

In the midst of winter, snow fell from the 12th to the 14th of July 1945, causing disrution to power, phone, road and rail across Canterbury. Snow was reported to be up to 45cm deep.

Friday the 13th 1945

In the midst of winter, snow fell from the 12th to the 14th of July 1945, causing disrution to power, phone, road and rail across Canterbury. Snow was reported to be up to 45cm deep.

Friday the 13th 1945

In the midst of winter, snow fell from the 12th to the 14th of July 1945, causing disrution to power, phone, road and rail across Canterbury. Snow was reported to be up to 45cm deep.

Friday the 13th 1945

In the midst of winter, snow fell from the 12th to the 14th of July 1945, causing disrution to power, phone, road and rail across Canterbury. Snow was reported to be up to 45cm deep.

Friday the 13th 1945

In the midst of winter, snow fell from the 12th to the 14th of July 1945, causing disrution to power, phone, road and rail across Canterbury. Snow was reported to be up to 45cm deep.

Snow in Cathedral Square

July 1945

View looking across Cathedral Square covered in snow towards the Regent Theatre.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-02816A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

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Neighbours in Melrose Street during the 1945 Snowstorm

14 July 1945

On the 13 July 1945 there was a howling North West gale and the next morning the City of Christchurch and the Canterbury Province woke up to three feet of snow. Schools were closed for a week and the power was cut off, bur a lot of fun was had by the children. Melrose St was very busy with neighbours enjoying throwing snowballs and building snowmen at number 21.

Creator: Cliff Coulson

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - Northeast

Contributor: Gwenda Ireland

Source: Entry in the 2015 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH15-073

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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Shops on Normans Road, Bryndwr, shown after a heavy snowfall

14 July 1945

This photograph was taken outside the Bryndwr Butchery and shows Normans Road after the heaviest snowfall recorded in Christchurch up to that time (13 inches). The chemist shop of C. J. Henty and the hairdressing salon of Jim Stalker are shown

Area: North West / Bryndwr

Reference ID: CCL-Collection22-02314

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

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Fun in the Street [Melrose St, 1945 Christchurch Snowstorm]

1 july 1945

On the 13 July 1945 there was a howling North West gale and the next morning the City of Christchurch and the Canterbury Province woke up to three feet of snow. Schools were closed for a week and the power was cut off, bur a lot of fun was had by the children. Melrose St was very busy with neighbours enjoying throwing snowballs and building snowmen. At back: George Millar; In Front: Phyllis Donaldson, Joe Hill, Mary Malloch, Gwenda Millar, Beverly Millar, Rita Burney & Jim Malloch in front.

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - Northeast

Contributor: Gwenda Ireland

Source: Entry in the 2015 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH15-074

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

Copyright status: In copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand License Creative Commons License

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Snow at Carlton Corner

1945

A tractor operated scoop clearing snow at Carlton Corner on the corner of Papanui Road and Bealey Avenue.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: North West / Merivale

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-02821A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

Copyright Christchurch Star.

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