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Book Barons – the Whitcombe & Tomb’s Story
Articles, Lost Christchurch
New Zealand’s largest and most iconic booksellers, publishers and printing company was Whitcombe & Tombs of Christchurch. It was established in 1882 by Mr. George Hawkes Whitcombe, a seem…
Quid non pro patria: Bridge of Remembrance, 1924
Articles, Lost Christchurch
“The most historic bridge in Christchurch” The iconic stone arch which spans over Cashel Street bridge – linking Cambridge with Oxford Terrace is “a visible symbol” wh…
Down the Avon to New Brighton, 1890 – Notes on a Christchurch Trip
Articles, Lost Christchurch
By Fabian Bell The Avon is a lovely river. Of course I know that many people will say that it is no better than a ditch, &c. I pity their want of taste. Of course the stream is narrow and does …
Midday on Manchester Street c.1905
Articles, Lost Christchurch
It is midday on the busy intersection of Manchester, High and Lichfield Streets when this photograph was taken from the corner of Bedford Row c. 1904. The street is full of activity as shoppers mak…
1901 Earthquake – a warning for Greengrocers & ‘Portly Ladies’
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Earthquakes in Christchurch are not unusual events, we’ve been beset with them since European settlement began – and no doubt long before. What is most disturbing of all is that our Eur…
The Earthquake Wave at Lyttelton, 1868
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The town of Lyttelton on Saturday morning (15 August) was thrown into a state of great excitement owing to a most extraordinary rise and fall of the water in the harbour…
Remembering Lost Christchurch
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Our city is a repository for the social and historical narrative of our past Each street, wall, facade, interior is an integral part of the people who walked passed them, shopped in them, worked in…
Why Our Historic Buildings Are Important
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Up until February 22nd, 2011, the city of Christchurch was a unique, historic and cultural living and breathing entity. Inherited from a long list of valuable contributors dating back to its incept…
Fairfax Video, September 2012 (9)
Videos, UC QuakeStudies
A video of Press journalist Martin Van Beynen talking about the Canterbury Television Building which collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Beynen investigates the construction manager of the building, Gerald Shirtcliff, who allegedly faked an engineering degree and stole the identity of an engineer he knew in South Africa. The video also includes footage of Shirtcliff giving evidence about the CTV Building at the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission.
Christchurch Press 28 November 2012: Section A, Page 5
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Page 5 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 28 November 2012.
Christchurch Press 22 October 2012: Section A, Page 3
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Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 22 October 2012.
Christchurch Press 20 October 2012: Section A, Page 3
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Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 20 October 2012.
Christchurch Press 15 September 2012: Section A, Page 1
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Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 September 2012.
Christchurch Press 15 September 2012: Section C, Page 1
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Page 1 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 September 2012.
Christchurch Press 18 September 2012: Section A, Page 5
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Page 5 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 18 September 2012.
Christchurch Press 15 September 2012: Section C, Page 3
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Page 3 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 September 2012.
Christchurch Press 15 September 2012: Section C, Page 2
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Page 2 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 September 2012.
Christchurch Press 15 September 2012: Section A, Page 2
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Page 2 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 September 2012.
Cranmer Court
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The Cranmer Court demolition started today in Christchurch. The 1876 building was originally a Normal School and was in a derelict state in the early 1980s when it was rescued and converted into apartments. The heritage-listed building was red-stickered after the February 2011 earthquake.
Christchurch City
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Helicopter Flight over Christchurch New Zealand
Christchurch, NZ - Damaged Facade
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Beachcomber Dairy
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20120321_2397_1D3-47 Beachcomber Dairy Corner of New Brighton Road and Rawson Street, New Brighton. This diary is inside the suburban red zone and will probably be demolished some time in the future. See how the earthquakes have moved the footpath - the post and phone box used to stand straight! This is one of the Teleccom Wi-Fi hotspot boo...
20121117_0314_1D3-200 Summit Road - Closed
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Obvious seeing why the Summit Road has been closed below Mt Cavendish since the February 22 2011 earthquake. There are some large rocks there!
20120827_2023_G12-08 Container about to be unloaded
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RWTU3388135 (ex Triton TTNU3388135) about to be placed on the ground outside my "Red Zone" house. This is the second container, the first is away in storage with 95% of the house hold stuff. This one is for the hobby (no, not photography gear) and garage stuff.
SydenhamED-5392
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20120805_7446_1D3-600 Newstalk ZB building starting to go down 11
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20120718_1497_G12-25 New Brighton icon is demolished
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The old New Brighton Power Boat Club building was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and is only now (July 2012) being demolished. The building is just down the road from where I grew up and is a New Brighton iconic building.
Christchurch Earthquake – Street Cone Commemoration
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Commemorating our one year anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch 6.3 earthquake.
20120131_8167_1D3-400 Shag Pile
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What more can one say except that Shag Rock is now about one third it's original height. Whitewash Head in the background with the road that now drops over a cliff.
20120718_1499_G12-9 New Brighton icon is demolished
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The old New Brighton Power Boat Club building was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and is only now (July 2012) being demolished. The building is just down the road from where I grew up and is a New Brighton iconic building.