Time Capsule: Copper

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One cylindrical copper time capsule with soldered ends containing rolled copies of the Christchurch Times and The Press from 25 March 1931, along with a document detailing the placement of the time capsule by the then North Canterbury Hospital Board; one end of the capsule has been removed to allow access. The North Canterbury Hospital Board pl...

Basket: White painted

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A rectangular white painted woven basket with handles at either short end and two pieces of wood screwed to the bottom.

Digital Photograph: Earthquake damage to St Joseph's Church, Winchester St…

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One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker in Winchester Street Lyttelton. Photograph shows the main doors and roof at southern end of church. Nineteenth century stone buildings are particularly vulnerable to earthquake damage as the individual compon...

Power Cable Section

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One section of power cable with cut ends, covered in rubber and black electrical tape; two smaller cables branching off the main section; damaged and twisted in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. One of the most noticeable effects of the earthquakes in Canterbury was the loss of basic infrastructure such as power, water and sewerage. The earthqu...

Power Cable Section

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One section of new power cable with black rubber casing and one end cut; manufacturer's mark reads 'General Cable NZ X-90 Electrical Cable 600/1000V'. Example of new power cables that needed to be laid following the 22 February earthquake. High voltage power cables in Christchurch are located underground, meaning that the areas which experience...

Digital Photograph: Earthquake damage to St John's Church, Winchester Stre…

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Presbyterian Church of St John in Winchester Street Lyttelton. Photograph shows the main doors, roof and collapsed tower at southern end of church. Architect St John's Lyttelton was one of the oldest Presbyterian Churches in Canterbury. The New Ze...

Digital Photograph: Earthquake Damage to Dry Dock Pump House, Lyttelton

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One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 1 March 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Dry Dock Pump House. Photograph taken from Dampiers Bay Pile Moorings showing the eastern end of the building and the Cassion. Engineer The brick pump house for the Lyttelton Graving or Dry Dock was damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Lyttelton...

Digital Photograph: Earthquake Damage to the Plunket Rooms on Sumner Road,…

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One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing damage to the Plunket Rooms on Sumner Road. Also visible in the photograph are the rear of the former Library and Fire Station, 2 London Street and the eastern end of The Church of the Most Holy Trinity. When the Lyttelton Plunket Rooms were demolished in July 2012, archae...

Digital Photograph: Earthquake damage to St Joseph's Church, Winchester St…

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One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 19 April 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker in Winchester Street Lyttelton. Photograph shows the southern end of church. The fencing erected around the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker shows the emphasis which was placed on public safety in the mon...