Christchurch Press Image: Giles Brown 2010:09:07 14:26:14

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue worker Barry Smith, from the USAR taskforce, at the NZ Fire Service Training Centre, Woolston, which is temporary home for 80 USAR staff from the North Island".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:06 13:04:17

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sean Crawford, fire service radio communication engineer, at the Woolston USAR base, following Canterbury's earthquake".

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Damage to the front entrance of the Knox Church. The building has been spray-painted with USAR codes indicating it has been checked.

Photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office, 340 Colombo Street (6)

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A photograph of USAR codes spray painted in a window of the former Sydenham Post Office. Cracks can be seen in the masonry around the window.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:07 04:37:05

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A fire fighter in a broken window of the 7 storey MLC building on Manchester Street. Manchester Courts. USAR".

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Damage to the front entrance of the Knox Church. The building has been spray-painted with USAR codes. In the background is a row of damaged buildings where the front walls have fallen onto the footpath.

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 (10)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the clean-up has begun. Whole blocks of buildings on Riccarton Road were sealed off. USAR members Dr. Jan Kupec (left) and Mike Stewart on Riccarton Road".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 (02)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. USAR teams assess the parapet on the National Bank on Riccarton Road as staff look on from inside. It was deemed to be safe".

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Damage to the Caxton Press building (left) and the adjoining building. In front is a pile of bricks, cordonned off with tape and road cones to keep the public away. Spray-painted codes show that the buildings have been checked by USAR.

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 (01)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. USAR team members Mike Harvey, left, Craig Stevenson and Dr Jan Kupec, right, with Loss Adjustor Jonathan Winn from Cunningham Lindsey, centre right, work on Riccarton Road at the Rotherham Street intersection where several buildings were cordoned off".

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The facade of the building housing the Daily Bagel and the Covent Fruit Centre has fallen away, leaving the building unstable and dangerous. The front wall has toppled onto the footpath leaving a pile of bricks. The front windows of this and surrounding buildings have been spray-painted with USAR codes 'No Go' and the times they were checked.