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Holden exhibit at 1961 Industries Fair

17 August 1961 to 2 September 1961

Well dressed men and women viewing a 1961 Holden vehicle on ...

Practical first aid course

February 1962

An unidentified patient is having her pulse and temperature ...

First aid course demonstration

February 1962

Two Red Cross nurses demonstrating first aid techniques to a ...

Data entry on punch cards

1960s

An unidentified woman holding a book in one hand, and entering ...

Two office workers with data processing machines and cards

1960s

Two unidentified women in the office at Sanitarium office. One ...

Officer worker and machines

1960s

An unidentified woman standing in front of a Powers-Samas data ...

Studio portrait of Walsh family

About 1920 to about 1921

Studio portrait of the Walsh family. Back row: Reginald Walsh, ...

Women's Division Federated Farmers golden jubilee

15 October 2025

Plaque at the base of a tree, celebrating the golden jubilee of ...

Women's Division Federated Farmers plaque

15 October 2025

Plaque at the base of a tree, celebrating 65 years of the ...

Coin toss before Canterbury Women vs Old Timers hockey match

16 April 1932

Marjorie Gudsell and Sidney Holland tossing the coin ahead of a ...

Night out on the town

19 February 2011

Group portrait of four women seated in a booth at a bar, ...

Ada Wells and her family with the Women's Suffrage Petition

1906

The Wells family with the Women’s Suffrage Petition, Ada Wells ...

Women Mean Business

2019

Canterbury Museum held a number of meetings and talks over the ...

Pioneer Women's Memorial

21 March 2024

Pioneer Women's Memorial on Summit Road at the top of the Bridle ...

Pioneer Women's Memorial

21 March 2024

Pioneer Women's Memorial on Summit Road at the top of the Bridle ...

Womens Vantage Blacksticks versus Australian Hockeyroos

25 April 2023

View of the Australian and New Zealand women's hockey teams ...

Women's Cricket World Cup final

3 April 2022

View of girls' cricket matches being played on Hagley Oval at ...

Flag bearers at Women's Cricket World Cup final

3 April 2022

View of the flag bearers walking from the field following the ...

Cricket crowd at Hagley Oval

10 January 2021

View of spectators on the bank at Hagley ...

Group of women from the Canterbury School of Arts

1909

Group of women from the Canterbury School of Arts. Identified in ...

Birthday cake float

About 1973 to about 1978

A birthday cake float for the Hornby Gala and Cultural Festival ...

Four Generations of Women

1953

White hat – May Jeffs, holding baby – Shirley Whitlow, baby ...

Corsair Bay

1959

Corsair Bay was popular for generations for beach outings. Girls ...

Holidays

1955

A Christchurch family on holiday in Rotorua. Women's dress not ...

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