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Jenny Turland with raspberries

29 December 1977

Jenny Turland in a raspberry field during a raspberry picking ...

Commemorative plaque on Tram Road near Swannanoa

29 March 1975

A plaque commemorating two motor cycle world records on the Tram ...

B.M. Hands, knitting champion, with daughter Stephanie

1 June 1967

B.M. Hands, knitting champion, with daughter Stephanie at their ...

Piano marathon at Shirley shopping centre

6 December 1973

C.W. Hunter during his record breaking attempt to play the piano ...

Model A sedan atop Mount Herbert

3 November 1962

A group of men stood by Joe Barber's Model A sedan on top of ...

Break from trampoline marathon at Burnside High School

26 August 1975

Alan Tamplin (left) and Dave Reid taking a break from their part ...

Christchurch dart players attempting to break a record

8 November 1975

A group of Christchurch dart players attempting to break their ...

Long distance coal carrying record attempt

10 November 1977

Christchurch Stonemason, John Hill, carrying a sack of coal and ...

Hillmorton High School students fundraising

15 November 1974

Hillmorton High School students pushing a wheeled contraption to ...

"Kalamazoo" trolley pumping world record attempt

22 March 1974

Robin Scanes (left) Martin Jansenns and Ashley Brown on a ...

Non stop guitar playing world record attempt

18 September 1971

Wendy Harding and Bill van Peer, both students at Hillmorton ...

Attempt at world record for continuous pool playing

5 November 1973

Soldiers, Keri Ruru (left) and Wattie Cooper shaving during a ...

Hop scotch world record attempt

25 August 1976

Branston Intermediate School students, (from left) Frank Stace, ...

Sign writer in Timaru

5 December 1980

Sign writer, Paul Baker, painting Christmas message on a ...

South Island Independence Movement petition

22 April 1980

Ann Filshie signs the South Island Movement petition in ...

Pastor Erwin Ferris with "Smoking Sam"

24 October 1970

Pastor Erwin Ferris of the Seventh Day Adventists with "Smoking ...

Interior of "Smoking Sam"

14 March 1973

Bottles in the back of the Smoking Sam mannequin fill with ...

Gwenda Patridge with "Smoking Sam"

9 October 1980

Youth health worker, Gwenda Patridge with "Smoking Sam" who is ...

Linwood High School rappers

27 June 1992

Bridget Olsen, Shem Ioapo and the Linwood High School rap dance ...

No smoking sign at Woolworths

26 March 1977

Maxine Miliner with a no smoking sign at a Woolworths store.

Biochemists, Dr M.C. Owen and S. Brennan

18 December 1983

Biochemists, Dr M.C. Owen and S. Brennan with equipment used to ...

Smoke Free Week at Linwood City Mall

30 June 1986

Brian Williams, Chris Atkinson and David Hay at Linwood City ...

Smoke Free Week at Riccarton Mall

4 July 1986

Sue Gunn, Alisa Hodder and Mark Bond at Riccarton Mall.

Big Bertha, a motorised heavy roller at Lancaster Park

14 March 1991

Big Bertha, a motorised heavy roller at Lancaster Park with ...

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