Silkannthreades 27/12/2012: In the company of trees

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An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 27 December 2012 entitled, "In the company of trees".

Building Record Form for the former Gas Company Building, 94 Gloucester St…

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Building Record Form for the former Gas Company Building, 94 Gloucester St, Christchurch

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 236-237: Volstead Trading…

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A PDF copy of pages 236-237 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Volstead Trading Company'. Photos: Irene Boles

Article - Transport

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An article from Army News, March 2011 titled, "Transport".

Book Barons – the Whitcombe & Tomb’s Story

Articles, Lost Christchurch

New Zealand’s largest and most iconic booksellers, publishers and printing company was Whitcombe & Tombs of Christchurch. It was established in 1882 by Mr. George Hawkes Whitcombe, a seem…

The Square and the Disappearing Old World of Christchurch

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Dominating a once simpler Cathedral Square, are the formidable buildings – Government Life Insurance Building, the Grand Theatre, the Crystal Palace Theatre, the Reuters Telegram Company Buil…

New Zealand’s Tallest Building – NZ Express Co. 1905

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New Zealand’s first skyscraper was built on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets between 1905 – 06 for the New Zealand Express Company.  This state of the art seven storey buil…

1880s Christchurch – Dull and as Flat as a Kitchen Table

Articles, Lost Christchurch

In 1886, an English woman who called herself ‘Hopeful’, wrote of her experiences after emigrating to Christchurch, New Zealand.  She berated the agents of shipping companies who painted…

John Peacock and his Controversial Fountain

Articles, Lost Christchurch

A Tale of Convicts, Ship Wrecks, Strange Family Relations, and a £500 Bequest. Before the Canterbury Settlement was inaugurated, a young Australian lad landed at Port Cooper in the company of his f…

D.I.C. Opens for Business in Cashel Street, 1884

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“…the advent of a new Company that will sell goods at reasonable profits for cash…” To the Editor of the Press. Dear Sir, All undertakings of a public beneficial nature, whi…

Allons creuser! Let’s go digging!

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Working in archaeology here in New Zealand we most often encounter the material remains of Māori settlement and colonisation by the British Empire in the 19th century. Groups such as the New Zealand Company and the Canterbury Association laid out … Continue reading →

So long and thanks for all the fish

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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 6 May 2011: Go, Page 13

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Page 13 of the Go section of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 6 May 2011.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 96-97: Samo Lyttelton cafe

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A PDF copy of pages 96-97 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Samo Lyttelton Cafe'. Photo: Tessa Peach

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 318-319: Macbeth

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A PDF copy of pages 318-319 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Macbeth'. Photos: Darryl Cribb

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 352-353: Breaking Wonderf…

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A PDF copy of pages 352-353 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Breaking Wonderful'. Photos by Jesse Roscoe