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Church of the Holy Trinity, Avonside

May 1905

With the removal of the original sod church of the Holy Trinity, ...

A mechanical digger at work in Opawa

January 1926

Three hundred tons a day was the capacity of this big steam ...

A tram heading over Cashmere Hills, Christchurch

January 1919

Tram 163 heads over the Cashmere Hills.

The Belfast Freezing Works

1900

The works of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company at Belfast.

Pens of pullets at Fazackerley's poultry farm, Sockburn.

1926

Poultry raising and egg production in Canterbury : pens of ...

Laying the foundation stone of the new Methodist Sunday School, Rugby Street

8 May 1902

The original church was burned down in 1902, by which time it ...

Woods Riccarton Mill in 1895

1895

The mill was built in 1861 ready for the 1862 harvest near the ...

The opening of the Roman Catholic church at Mount Magdala

1912

Designed and built by Luttrell Brothers between 1910 and 1912, ...

Christchurch City Abattoir, Sockburn, Christchurch

Circa 1900

Most of the stock killed there came from the saleyards at ...

George King with his ostriches

Circa 1895

Mr George King who began breeding ostriches for their feathers ...

New Brighton mall bollards and the fountain

Late 1980s

I loved the colours of the New Brighton mall bollards and the ...

Nuclear Free Protesters, Akaroa

13 May 1984

A crowd gathers at the Akaroa Domain at the end of an ...

Anzac Day Parade at Akaroa

25 April 1980

1975. Anzac parade on Beach Road, Akaroa. A well attended ...

Knitted Sheep in Latimer Square

10 August 2014

These woolly sheep and flowers popped up in Latimer Square and ...

Peter and Albert - Pages Road and Portchester Street

1971

Albert worked at the pumping station on Pages Road near ...

Bathing Beauties

1925

Helen (Nellie) Johns (grandmother) with three daughters Helen ...

Control Tower, Christchurch Airport

18 January 2015

The control tower at Christchurch Airport.

Little River Railway Station

1910

Little River Railway Station with horse drawn coaches, people ...

Pompey & friends, 1914

1914

Pompey & friends, 1914

Fire Brigade Station, Akaroa, 1908

1908

Fire Brigade Station, Akaroa, 1908

Hire boats in Akaroa Harbour, 1960s

1960s

Hire boats in Akaroa Harbour, 1960s

Terra Nova, Akaroa, 1912

1912

Terra Nova, Akaroa, 1912

1950 Birthday Party

1950s

1950 Birthday Party in Akaroa.

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