Ruth Gardner's Blog 07/04/2014: Climbing Cone

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 07 April 2014 entitled, "Climbing Cone".

Photograph number UC 11-0093-17

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Members of the recovery team climbing the stairs on the first floor of the Registry Building.

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:09:08 10:48:39

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tattooist Zach Hart climbs over the remains of his business in Christchurch".

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:09:08 10:49:30

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tattooist Zach Hart climbs over the remains of his business in Christchurch".

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:09:08 10:42:17

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tattooist Zach Hart climbs over the remains of his business in Christchurch".

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:09:08 10:43:49

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tattooist Zach Hart climbs over the remains of his business in Christchurch".

Photograph number UC 11-0093-16

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Members of the recovery team climbing the stairs on the first floor of the Registry Building.

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:09:08 10:45:24

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tattooist Zach Hart climbs over the remains of his business in Christchurch".

Photograph number UC 11-0093-10

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A member of the recovery team climbing in the Registry Building, on the way to retrieve important items.

Photograph number UC 11-0093-09

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A member of the recovery team climbing in the Registry Building, on the way to retrieve important items.

Photograph number UC 11-0093-11

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A member of the recovery team climbing in the Registry Building, on the way to retrieve important items.

Photograph number UC 11-0093-08

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A member of the emergency team climbing the stairs on the first floor of the Registry Building, on the way to retrieve important items.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 118

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A member of the public holds a juggling torch as the busker climbs onto his unicycle. The performance was in the Re:Start mall.

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:49:02

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, climbs out of the damaged cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:47:55

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, climbs out of the damaged cathedral".

Fairfax Video October 2012 (1)

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A video of people protesting the demolition of the Cranmer Courts on Armagh Street. In the background, an excavator is being used to demolish the building. Earlier in the day a man was arrested on a trespassing charge for climbing the fence.

Too Big For Its Bridges

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An earthquake-damaged bridge, the approach to which has slumped. The photographer comments, "Due to lateral spread and the land slumping the road leading to this bridge has moved down greatly. Just imagine making the street lamps upright and how much that section of road would rise up at the end. When you go over bridges in the east side of Christchurch it is quite a climb up and a big drop down on the other side. The bridges in most cases coped very well, but not so the land leading to them".

This was a Two Storey House

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People stand in front of a damaged house in New Brighton. The upper storey at the front of the house has collapsed onto the floor below. The photographer comments, "This house at 158 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch was owned by the man leaning on the fence. He lived next door and his daughter lived here. During the earthquake the 2nd storey stayed mainly whole, but the 1st collapsed. Luckily the daughter was in the top storey. She was rescued from the building by neighbours, by climbing out of the window and down a ladder. Another piece of luck is that most of the belongings were stored in boxes in the garage at the front. Though the garage also collapsed the boxes appear intact. The owner had tried to sell it previously without success".