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Tremain, Garrick, 1941-:Whole lotta shakin' goin' on. 19 March 2011
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
A woman sits reading a newspaper with reports about the Japanese earthquake and the latest news on Christchurch post-earthquake. Her husband has just put a Jerry Lee Lewis record on the turntable and the song 'Whole lotta shakin' goin' on' is playing; he says Didn't I always say this guy was ahead of his time?' Context - The Christchurch earthquakes of September 4 2010 and February 22 2011 as well as the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958-: "Load of rubbish that Ken Ring prediction eh?" 21…
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
Two people peer out from underneath a table waiting for an earthquake predicted by astrologer Ken Ring. One of them says 'Load of rubbish that Ken Ring prediction eh?' and the other agrees. Context - After the two big earthquakes in Christchurch on 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011, the so-called Moon Man, Ken Ring, is backing away from his prediction that Christchurch will be whacked by a huge earthquake on the 20th of March 2011. His claims terrified Cantabrians and led to people fleeing Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hay’s – the friendly store where everything is different
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The first part of the twentieth century was the heyday for the department store in New Zealand. The iconic department store, Hays, was a ‘household name’ in Christchurch from its incept…
Mark Twain ‘At Home’ in Christchurch in 1895
Articles, Lost Christchurch
One of the most famous literary figures of the nineteenth century to visit Christchurch, was author, raconteur, journalist and social critic, Mark Twain. Tired and elderly, yet a force to be recko…
Edwardian and Elegant Working Class Sydenham c.1912
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Marking Time in Sydenham In 1912, the impressive Sydenham Post Office stood as a sentinel on the busy corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets. It was a huge post office which served a large communit…
Von Sierakowski & Co, Corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets 1906
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Oscar von Sierakowski’s factory and shop was built on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets in 1906. It boasted that it was the largest wire work factory in the colonies, producing decorati…
Dalgety’s Building, Cathedral Square 1928
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The streets are quiet – a parked car sits outside Dalgety’s, a lone tram rumbles towards the tram sheds and a tired delivery horse stands with his head bowed, eating chaff from his feed…
A Victorian ‘Gent’ of Christchurch
Articles, Lost Christchurch
By Helen Solomons Mortimer Cashman Corliss was a true Victorian patriarch, gentleman and government servant who lived in Christchurch for most of his adult life, contributing to the city’s de…
The Car Makes its Presence Felt, Cashel Street c. 1920
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Cashel Street has been taken over by the new phenomenon – motor cars. This photograph documents the quickly changing dynamics of a street which once enjoyed a more sedentary pace of life. Ch…
Botany, Physics Department and Observatory, Canterbury College 1919
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The most beautiful quadrangles lead to the Botany and Physics Department and Observatory of the Canterbury College, University of New Zealand in 1919. In 1873 the Provincial Council passed the Cant…
Quakes Haunt Christchurch Since Settlement Began
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The underlying geological issues hidden beneath Christchurch’s swampy plains meant that the city’s founders and their surveyors who chose this site for their planned city, knew nothing …
From Thames to a New Life in Christchurch
Articles, Lost Christchurch
In early October 1889, my 2 x great aunt, Clara Wright leaves her family home in Thames and travels on the steamer, ‘Tarawera’ to start a new life with her estranged father in Christchu…
Cinnamon Cures and Cosmetic Concoctions
Articles, Lost Christchurch
William Potter Townend owned Townend’s Chemist and Druggist Store in the Crystal Palace Building on Colombo Street, at the corner with what was Chester Street and across the road from the Oxf…
Refugee and Philanthropist – Hyman Marks and the Christchurch Hospital, 18…
Articles, Lost Christchurch
In Christchurch Hospital’s busy, twenty first century entrance foyer, patients, staff and visitors hurry past a distinguished man immortalised in bronze. These days, many do not have time to …
The Tepid Bath, Manchester Street, 1908
Articles, Lost Christchurch
For nearly forty years, the Municipal Tepid Baths provided the Christchurch public with heated swimming facilities from 1908 – 1947. The site on Manchester Street was formerly occupied by Jam…
Deutsche Kirche, corner of Worcester and Montreal Streets, 1880
Articles, Lost Christchurch
It is the year 1880 and Wilhelmina Arnst and John Christian Aschen have just married in the Deutsche Kirche, on the corner of Worcester and Montreal Streets. They stand outside on the street with t…
Cobb & Co. Corner of Cashel and High Streets, 1872
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Cobb & Co.’s booking office on the corner of Cashel and High Streets was a hub of activity. Here the proprietor, W. R. Mitchell took charge of the bookings and service on this site since…
1908 Holiday Trip to Christchurch, City of the Plains
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Christchurch Described Christchurch, New Zealand, is called the “City of the Plains” for its streets are as level as a billiard table, giving the visitor an impression that each street…
The Government Provincial Buildings
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Christchurch has a frontier appearance about it in this photograph taken by Dr. Barker in 1860 from the tower of the Canterbury Provincial Buildings. With little beyond the immediate streets, it c…
Cambridge Terrace, Worcester Street and the Avon River 1910
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Here we look upon one of Christchurch’s beautiful public gardens which spans Durham Street and the River Avon. This photograph shows how carefully the city authorities went about landscaping …
Domestic Maids and the Curse of the Bloody Handprint
Articles, Lost Christchurch
This charming advertisement designed in 1913, was printed onto postcards and distributed at the New Zealand High Commission Office in London to attract young, single women to the colony. Irregardle…
New Zealand’s Tallest Building – NZ Express Co. 1905
Articles, Lost Christchurch
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…
S & H Nashelski’s Melbourne House
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Beside Christchurch’s Town Hall, stood Solomon Nashelski’s hardware and ironmonger’s shop. Called ‘Melbourne House’, this small shop was later replaced with a permane…
Cafe Continental, Sumner’s Fabulous Edwardian Cafe 1906 – 1909
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Sadly, Sumner’s sumptious famous Edwardian Cafe Continental only stood on the Esplanade opposite Cave Rock in Sumner for three years. Built in 1906, by Mr Martin Ridley of Christhchurch firm,…
Fire Eats Out Best Block of Christchurch 1908
Articles, Lost Christchurch
On the evening of February 7th, 1908 the headlines in the Star ‘screamed out’ A DISASTROUS FIRE, HUGE OUTBREAK IN THE CITY, CENTRAL BLOCK DEVASTATED, DAMAGE AMOUNTS TO HUNDREDS OF THOUS…
Christchurch, New Zealand, revisited
Articles, Lost Christchurch
(From our correspondent.) Christchurch (N.Z.) Ten years ago I visited Christchurch for the first time, and recorded my impressions of the place in the columns of The Daily News. A decade means a go…
Christchurch City’s Heart – the Cashel and High Street Intersection
Articles, Lost Christchurch
This intriguing photograph taken at the junction of Cashel and High Street draws us back to a typical summer day in Edwardian Christchurch in February 1913. A summer rain fall has just cleared, all…
Bonnington’s Chemist, High Street and the growth of Irish Moss
Articles, Lost Christchurch
One of Christchurch’s most well known and successful chemist and druggist shops was on Colombo street and owned by George Bonnington.
Market Square: swamp, river and raupo in the central city
Articles, Lost Christchurch
It was hard to avoid sinking up to your knees in wet weather in Market Square in 1862. This panoramic photograph shows Christchurch’s Market Place (later renamed Victoria Square) the damp ge…
Torlesse Building, the first stone structure in Cathedral Square
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The first stone structure built in Cathedral Square was the small Gothic stone Torlesse building. Situated in the south-west corner of the square, the two storey, three gable dormer windowed buildi…