Ruth Gardner's Blog 01/03/2011: Day 8, 6pm - inside the Christchurch cordon
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 March 2011 entitled, "Day 8, 6pm - inside the Christchurch cordon".
Search
found 187 results
Ruth Gardner's Blog 07/03/2011: Day 14 - in the red zone
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 7 March 2011 entitled, "Day 14 - in the red zone".
Deborah Fitchett's Dreamwidth Blog 27/5/2011: In which a one-hour seminar …
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 27 May 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which a one-hour seminar takes up the entire work-day".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
Deborah Fitchett's Livejournal Blog 27/5/2011: In which a one-hour seminar…
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 27 May 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which a one-hour seminar takes up the entire work-day".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.
“It’s over!” Armistice Day in Cathedral Square
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Cathedral Square hosted one of New Zealand’s most significant historic events after the armistice was signed by the Western Allies and the Central Powers on 11th November 1918 in Paris, Franc…
Coffee: nemesis of tea, friend to chicory, moral downfall of sheep and lif…
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
It must be said that, here at Underground Overground Archaeology, we have something of a coffee problem. With a (very) few exceptions we’re an office of hardened coffee drinkers, ranging from one-cup-a-day habits to the occasional and somewhat obscene four-or-five-cups-a-day … Continue read...
Christchurch Press 23 February 2013: Section A, Page 5
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 5 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 23 February 2013.
Canterbury College students out for sport on Capping Day
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The Canterbury College Students’ procession as part of the capping festival took place on the morning of 13 June 1915, and despite the enormous crowd of spectators that crammed every inch of …
Horseshoe Lake 3
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption. Image looking East, on Kingsford St. Memorial Day remembrance flowers, on the side of the street.
Sumner Tram Excursion
Articles, Lost Christchurch
On this summer’s day in 1906, the ten o’clock morning tram to Sumner is about to depart from outside the Royal Exchange in Cathedral Square. An excursion to Sumner was a popular outing …
Article - Dealing with Disaster
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An article from Army News, October 2010 titled, "Dealing with Disaster: A day in the life of one of the army's youngest medics".
Shaves & Shampoos on the North West Corner of Cathedral Square
Articles, Lost Christchurch
It’s just before 3pm on a late summer day in 1914. Prolific Christchurch photographer, Steffano Webb is setting up his camera equipment inside the gents’ hairdressing saloon of well kno…
Christchurch City’s Heart – the Cashel and High Street Intersection
Articles, Lost Christchurch
This intriguing photograph taken at the junction of Cashel and High Street draws us back to a typical summer day in Edwardian Christchurch in February 1913. A summer rain fall has just cleared, all…
Death and Taxes
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
He is bed maker to the dead. The pillows which he lays never rumple. The day of interment is the theatre in which he displays the mysteries of this art. Thomas Lamb 1811. Nothing in this would can be … Continue reading →
Maids of Misfortune
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Every year on the 14th February we celebrate St. Valentine’s day with the exchanging of small tokens of our love and affection with our significant others. As so often is the case, the exact origins of this holiday are clouded … Continue reading →
Stay classy, Christchurch
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Class is a complicated concept, historically and in the present day. It’s difficult to define, somewhat ephemeral, and yet so clearly there in our societies and our cultures. For better or for worse, social stratification has been part of human … Continue reading →
Of all the gin joints.
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Picture this. A summer’s day: clear blue skies and the heat of the afternoon sunshine, just the hint of a breeze. You might be in a garden, sheltering from the sun in the shade of the tree or under a … Continue reading →
The Secret Lives of Archaeologists
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
I’m writing this blog on the 3rd of April, 2020. It’s currently day nine of a four week (or longer) shutdown initiated by the New Zealand government to try and stop the spread of Covid-19. Over the past two weeks … Continue reading →
Anecdotes from the appraisalists
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Call us appraisalists, historical researchers, or even cyber archaeologists. Most of our day consists of using a wide variety of historical material to pull together the histories of sites around Canterbury (and to make sure those archaeologists in the field … Continue reading →
There’s Gold in Them There Hills!
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Today on the blog the lure of gold is taking us over the Southern Alps to the wild West Coast. Anyone who is a fan of The Luminaires is aware of the thrill, drama, and hardship that was a day … Continue reading →
Gardens on a Plate
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
For some of us, that title may have conjured up childhood memories of making ‘sand-saucer’ gardens for the local flower show or ‘pet and garden’ day at school. But I’ve actually something different in mind. We have found quite a … Continue reading →
A Visit to the Suburbs and a Parting Nor’ Wester
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Notes on a Christchurch Trip By Fabian Bell Part V: A Visit to Some of the Suburbs and a Parting Nor’ Wester The room in which Bishop Julius was entertained at luncheon the other day is a par…
Seize the means of production! The archaeology of tools and labour.
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
For a lot of us, Labour Day is celebrated in the same way as a lot of public holidays: not thinking about work, catching up the gardening and odd jobs around the house, going away for a long weekend, having … Continue reading →
So long and thanks for all the fish
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Today’s my last day at Underground Overground Archaeology, the company I founded in 2006. This isn’t something I ever thought would happen, but then, when I look back on how my archaeological career has played out so far, there’s not … Continue reading →
Christchurch Press 24 February 2014: Section A, Page 3
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 24 February 2014.
Mrs General Mite – ‘one of the most interesting personalities that has eve…
Articles, Lost Christchurch
It was a warm fair day on the 16th December 1919, a light nor’easterly breeze was blowing through the city. Much the same weather was being experienced throughout the whole of the Dominion. T…
All Right? Posters: Clown Poster
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of a poster advertising a Clown Doctors event at the Shirely Toy Library. The poster reads, "Humor workshops and family fun day" and provides the event details.
Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 258-259: Upon the Upland …
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of pages 258-259 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Upon the Upland Road'. Photos: Trent Hiles
In which breakfast is discussed and many pictures of food are shown
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Breakfast. In this day and age it can consist of anything from a cup of coffee or a piece of toast to a full fry up. We eat it on the run (guilty!), over the newspaper (or smartphone, increasingly), at … Continue reading →
These boots are made for walking… in 19th century Christchurch.
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
In present-day Christchurch we might be finding the road a little uneven at the moment with our potholes and repair patches, but what was the situation like for our early settlers? The terrain was different for one thing: envision dirty, … Continue reading →