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Letter from General Manager of Community Services for the Christchurch Cit…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

General Manager of Community Services for the Christchurch City Council Michael Aitken writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.

Letter from Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker

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Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.

Letter from Vice Chancellor of the University of Canterbury Dr Rod Carr

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Vice Chancellor of the University of Canterbury Dr Rod Carr writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.

Letter from Mayor of Selwyn District Kelvin Coe

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Mayor of Selwyn District Kelvin Coe writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.

Letter from Dean of the Christchurch Cathedral Peter Beck

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Dean of Christchurch Cathedral Peter Beck writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.

Letter from Prime Minister John Key

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Prime Minister John Key writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.

Photo: Join the 2010 Canterbury Time Capsule Project!

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Photo of the time capsule chimney in Canterbury Museum. People could submit stories to the 2010 Time Capsule by dropping them inside the chimney.

Note on Time Capsule release date

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A note about the 2010 Canterbury Time Capsule Project.

Canterbury Time Capsule 2010 Booklet

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The Canterbury Time Capsule 2010 Booklet explaining the project.

A video about the time capsule found in the foundations of the former Press Building in Cathedral Square. Heritage consultant Jenny May shows the contents of the time capsule, including several coins, newspaper articles, and messages. The capsule was left by the architects and the people working on the building, rather than the editors of The Press.

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 299

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A photograph of an exhibition sign next to two time capsules on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The time capsules were discovered in the plinth of the statue of John Robert Godley in Cathedral Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Fairfax Video, April 2012 (3)

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A video of Stone Works removing a time capsule from the foundations of the old Press Building in Cathedral Square. The time capsule was found in the foundation stone of the building. It contained a bundle of newspapers from April 1907, handwritten notes, and coins.

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 300

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A photograph of a letter on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The letter was found in a time capsule in the plinth of the statue of John Robert Godley in Cathedral Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 303

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A photograph of a letter on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The letter was found in a time capsule in the plinth of the statue of John Robert Godley in Cathedral Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 302

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A photograph of The Press newspapers on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The newspapers where discovered inside a time capsule found in the plinth of the statue of John Robert Godley in Cathedral Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 301

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A photograph of The Press newspapers on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The newspapers where discovered inside a time capsule found in the plinth of the statue of John Robert Godley in Cathedral Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Photograph number UC 10-0678-02

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The 2010 Canterbury time capsule chimney box which will record Canterbury earthquake memories.

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