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Daytona Raceway

15 April 1983

Students of Xavier College racing at Daytona Park Raceway at ...

Xavier College students at Daytona Raceway

5 February 1983

Michael Payne, Mark McGinley and Alan Barry of Xavier College at ...

Dodge City under construction

4 October 1986

Bruce McMillan, design artist of the Great Western Adventure ...

Horticultural Hall antiques fair

25 January 1986

Stalls with items on display at an antiques fair at the ...

National Society on Alcoholism information centre

14 December 1966

National Society on Alcoholism executive officer, W.L.S. ...

Alcohol free drinks for university students

30 September 1982

Horticulture students, Fiona Waghorn (left) and Shakunfala ...

South African War veterans

2 June 1969

South African War veterans laying a wreath at the Queen Victoria ...

Gallipoli Pine at Elizabeth Park

2 September 1961

Members of the Canterbury branch of the Main Body Association ...

Hunger awareness march from Kaiapoi to Christchurch

9 July 1966

Joan Lynskey (nearest camera) leading a group of youth across ...

Mayor opens Operation 21 at Latimer Square

7 August 1967

Mayor, George Manning, speaks to city youth group members at ...

Jumping sheet practice

16 January 1964

A firefighter jumping into a jumping sheet as part of a drill at ...

New fire escape at State Insurance office

31 March 1965

Staff at the State Fire Insurance office, Worcester Street, ...

Firefighters training at Queen Elizabeth II Park

16 March 1972

Firefighters working to extinguish a deliberately set fire at ...

Firehose demonstration at Isleworth Primary School

24 September 1975

Firefighter, S. McNair, helps Nichola Phillips use a firehose at ...

Horse drawn fire engine

19 May 1982

A horse drawn fire engine from 1893, on loan from the Ferrymead ...

Vintage engines at farewell parade

19 May 1982

Parade of vintage fire engines to mark the retirement of Fire ...

Denis Robins, world president of Fire Engineers

9 November 1983

Denis Robins, the world president of the Institute of Fire ...

Christchurch's first woman firefighter

11 September 1989

Di Fisher, a member of the New Brighton Volunteer Fire Brigade ...

Peter Rowe overlooking Kilmore Street

23 February 1990

Senior firefighter, Peter Rowe, on an extension ladder above ...

Laying the foundation stone for the new central fire station

8 September 1960

Mayor, George Manning, participating in the laying of the ...

New central fire station

9 July 1962

Exterior of the newly opened Central Fire Station at 200 Kilmore ...

Kilmore Street fire station switchboard

27 September 1965

Operators at the electronic switchboard at the Central Fire ...

The new Kilmore Street fire station

25 August 1962

Fire engines at the new Central Fire Station at 200 Kilmore ...

Fire engines departing central station

15 August 1962

Fire engines relocating from the old Central Fire Station at 178 ...

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