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Kaiapoi Textiles Limited offices

24 November 1971

The offices of Kaiapoi Textiles Limited at 30 Manchester Street ...

Radley Mill, Woolston

24 November 1971

Radley Mill, the site of Kaiapoi Textiles Limited in Woolston.

Tony Fomison with rock drawings

30 January 1969

Tony Fomison with a selection of Māori rock drawings he traced ...

Carlton Cellars and Canterbury Fried Chicken

3 September 1976

Exterior of Carlton Cellars and Canterbury Fried Chicken at 23 ...

Environmental Centre

3 December 1976

The Environmental Centre in the former University of Canterbury ...

Ecology presentation in Cathedral Square

4 August 1982

Children in Cathedral Square for a presentation on ecology led ...

Site of new central fire station

5 May 1952

Proposed site of the central fire station prior to construction, ...

Bernie Calder at Travis Swamp

26 July 1988

Bernie Calder of Forest and Bird Protection Society at Travis ...

Fabulous Races in Bing Dawe's workshop

19 March 1990

Jim Wallace and Noel Gregg with panels for the art sculpture, ...

Moongazer by Llew Summers

9 July 1988

Sculptor, Llew Summers, with his sculpture, Moongazer, which the ...

Shelter by Morgan Jones

18 August 1981

Shelter, an art installation by Ashburton artist, Morgan Jones, ...

Explosion at Nu-Way Dry Cleaners

31 October 1962

Firefighters and crowds outside Nu-Way Dry Cleaners in Colombo ...

Firefighters using the station pole

16 July 1945

Firefighters descending from the recreation room via a pole at ...

New Brighton firefighters

17 December 1960

New Brighton firefighters outside the New Brighton Fire Station.

Rolling out a fire hose at Brunner

21 November 1970

Female volunteer firefighters at Brunner rolling out a hose. ...

Firefighter examination

12 September 1972

Christchurch firefighters sitting their qualifying exam at the ...

Cat at fire station parade

22 December 1972

Socks the cat interrupts a parade inspection at the Central Fire ...

Climbing a fire engine ladder

15 September 1973

Star reporter, Colin Bryant, at the top of an extension ladder ...

Rolleston volunteer firefighters

21 June 1991

Female volunteer firefighters who have just passed their ...

Bomb disposal robot

13 September 1983

A bomb disposal expert with a robot at Derwent Street, Bryndwr ...

Firefighters at number 6 petrol tank

23 July 1985

Firefighters hosing down the number 6 petrol storage tank at ...

Bomb discovery at Firehouse nightclub

3 May 1989

Police car blocking Colombo Street in Sydenham outside the ...

Fire at the Bryndwr railway station

27 June 1970

Firefighters attending a fire at the Bryndwr railway station. ...

Stryker Six fire engine

12 August 1992

Stryker Six, the first of three new fire engines for ...

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