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Avon river at corner of Kilmore and Madras Streets

11 March 2011

Avon river at corner of Kilmore and Madras Streets

Aerial photo of the CBD

11 March 2011

Aerial photo of the CBD with Barbadoes Street running ...

Catholic Cathedral (Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament)

11 March 2011

The damaged Catholic Cathedral (Cathedral of the Blessed ...

Catholic Cathedral (Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament)

11 March 2011

The damaged Catholic Cathedral (Cathedral of the Blessed ...

CBD looking east of Colombo Street.

11 March 2011

CBD looking east of Colombo Street.

Partly collapsed Smith City building with roof parking

11 March 2011

Partly collapsed Smith City building with roof parking on ...

Exposed offices in the ANZ Bank building.

10 March 2011

Exposed offices in the ANZ Bank building Colombo Street.

Exposed offices in the ANZ Bank building.

10 March 2011

Exposed offices in the ANZ Bank building Colombo Street.

Linemen reclaiming a cable on Lincoln Road

9 October 1968

Linemen reclaiming an electricity cable in Lincoln Road for use ...

South Canterbury Electric Power Board builidng

31 March 1971

The new administative building for the South Canterbury Electric ...

Transmission line tower construction

22 October 1969

Construction of a transmission line tower.

Disused steel towers

10 June 1970

Steel towers, discontinued by the New Zealand Electricity ...

Erection of spun concrete poles in Lyttelton Street

16 October 1962

The first spun concrete poles made in the South Island being ...

A fault in an underground cable

31 May 1972

Workers from the Municipal Electricity Department carrying out ...

The System Control Office

Circa 1950s

The System Control Office at Islington.

Electrical unit unloaded at Lyttelton

1 September 1969

An electrical unit being unloaded at Lyttelton, destined for ...

Linemen training school

16 December 1967

G. Kitchihngham, S. Chapman and K. Berryman at linemen training ...

Kitchen appliances

6 June 1961

Kitchen appliances on display for sale.

Olliviers Road substation

12 November 1962

Substation on Olliviers Road.

Removal of stuck kite

29 August 1973

Municipal Electricity Department lineman, Jock McGill removes a ...

Retirement from MED

2 August 1984

Municipal Electricity Department secretary, Allen Mintrom, with ...

Inspection of damaged lines

21 December 1982

Municipal Electricity Department engineering officer, Brian ...

No fishing at the MED

1 October 1984

No fishing sign in the water filled excavation beside the ...

Tampered meters and wires at the MED

30 April 1966

Angus MacAlpine with tampered meters and spliced cables.

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