A copy of the transcript of Rev'd Peter Collier's interview for the Church in the Quakes Project. The interview was conducted by Melissa Parsons on 7 December 2012. Collier is the Priest Assistant at St John's Church in Latimer Square.
Profile of Ange Davidson; oral history interviewer for the "Women's Voices" oral history project.
Page 5 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 2 March 2012.
Summary of oral history interview with Leanne Curtis about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Page 4 of Section B of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 15 June 2012.
Summary of oral history interview with Mary Hobbs about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 22 October 2012.
Summary of oral history interview with Jane Sutherland-Norton about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
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