Ruth Gardner's Blog 20/01/2012: Brighton Beach

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 20 January 2012 entitled, "Brighton Beach".

The Church in the Quakes: Ps Sam Harvey's Transcript

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A copy of the transcript of Ps Sam Harvey's interview for the Church in the Quakes Project. The interview was conducted by Melissa Parsons on 3 October 2012. Harvey is the Pastor at the Beach Campus of Grace Vineyard Church.

Whaling, Forty Mile Beach, A Gruesome Discovery – A Pioneer’s Story

Articles, Lost Christchurch

By a Pioneer of the Fifties Many years previous to, and some few years after the arrival of the first four ships, the coast of New Zealand was frequented by whalers, notably those of England, Ameri…

Motor Cycle Racing at New Brighton Sands, 1905

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The tide at New Brighton could go out a long way and the sand was hard, making motor and bicycle racing on New Brighton beach a popular past time that would draw the crowds. Many cycling and motor …

Dallington 2

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned, "Dallington used to be the most popular suburb in New Zealand to live in. And that makes sense, because it's halfway between the beach and the city. It's close enough to town but far enough away, as well. There were good schools in the area. The mall was close. It's got the river and the tree lined sections, everything. It was special all right".