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Ecology presentation in Cathedral Square

4 August 1982

Children in Cathedral Square for a presentation on ecology led ...

Site of new central fire station

5 May 1952

Proposed site of the central fire station prior to construction, ...

Bernie Calder at Travis Swamp

26 July 1988

Bernie Calder of Forest and Bird Protection Society at Travis ...

Fabulous Races in Bing Dawe's workshop

19 March 1990

Jim Wallace and Noel Gregg with panels for the art sculpture, ...

Moongazer by Llew Summers

9 July 1988

Sculptor, Llew Summers, with his sculpture, Moongazer, which the ...

Shelter by Morgan Jones

18 August 1981

Shelter, an art installation by Ashburton artist, Morgan Jones, ...

Explosion at Nu-Way Dry Cleaners

31 October 1962

Firefighters and crowds outside Nu-Way Dry Cleaners in Colombo ...

Firefighters using the station pole

16 July 1945

Firefighters descending from the recreation room via a pole at ...

New Brighton firefighters

17 December 1960

New Brighton firefighters outside the New Brighton Fire Station.

Rolling out a fire hose at Brunner

21 November 1970

Female volunteer firefighters at Brunner rolling out a hose. ...

Firefighter examination

12 September 1972

Christchurch firefighters sitting their qualifying exam at the ...

Cat at fire station parade

22 December 1972

Socks the cat interrupts a parade inspection at the Central Fire ...

Climbing a fire engine ladder

15 September 1973

Star reporter, Colin Bryant, at the top of an extension ladder ...

Rolleston volunteer firefighters

21 June 1991

Female volunteer firefighters who have just passed their ...

Bomb disposal robot

13 September 1983

A bomb disposal expert with a robot at Derwent Street, Bryndwr ...

Firefighters at number 6 petrol tank

23 July 1985

Firefighters hosing down the number 6 petrol storage tank at ...

Bomb discovery at Firehouse nightclub

3 May 1989

Police car blocking Colombo Street in Sydenham outside the ...

Fire at the Bryndwr railway station

27 June 1970

Firefighters attending a fire at the Bryndwr railway station. ...

Stryker Six fire engine

12 August 1992

Stryker Six, the first of three new fire engines for ...

Defiance Flour Mill's new warehouse

26 September 1999

Concrete panels being erected at the new warehouse for Defiance ...

Firefighting extension ladder on Kilmore Street

23 February 1990

Firefighting extension ladder being guided over the Town Hall in ...

Jaws of life

17 May 1990

Christchurch Fire Service mechanic Peter Curd with new jaws of ...

Ernest Adams Christmas puddings

30 June 1990

Debbie Stammers (left), Cecilia Ashby and Kylie Kong pack ...

Edmonds factory demolition

22 November 1990

A Linwood High School student runs past the demolition of the ...

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