Chch Railway station clock

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Time stopped on the Christchurch central railway station when the earthquake struck at 4:35am. Yeah Ok the clock was a running a little slow.

Building Record Form for the former Christchurch Railway Station, 392 Moor…

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Building Record Form for the former Christchurch Railway Station, 392 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch.

Steam and Speed, Christchurch’s Railway Station in 1878

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Tiny British-made locomotive engines first began chugging between Ferrymead’s Wharf on the estuary and the city on December 1st, 1863. This was New Zealand’s first public railway line, …

Christchurch Press Infographic: 10 October 2012 (3)

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A graphic for an article on a proposed development for the former railway station site on Moorhouse Avenue.

Fairfax Video, September 2012 (3)

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A video of an excavator demolishing the clock tower of the former railway station on Moorhouse Avenue.

Fairfax Video, September 2010 (31)

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Aerial footage of Canterbury and the Christchurch central city after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The footage shows the earthquake damage to Homebush, St John's Church in Hororata, the railway tracks near Rolleston, and Westende Jewellers on Colombo Street. It also shows flooding in the streets of New Brighton.

Photo of railway reserve cracks Kaiapoi Island Northbank Waimakariri River…

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Photo of railway reserve cracks Kaiapoi Island Northbank Waimakariri River taken by Kate Roughan, 8 September 2010.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2093

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Christchurch's former railway station building on Moorhouse Avenue at the bottom of Madras Street.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2091

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Christchurch's former railway station building on Moorhouse Avenue at the bottom of Madras Street.

The Final Showdown

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A digitally manipulated image of diggers sitting on top of rubble beside the old Railway Station. The photographer comments, "Which one will be buried 6 foot under?".

Fairfax Video, August 2012 (3)

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A video of excavators demolishing the former railway station on Moorhouse Avenue. The building was only moderately damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, but repair work was deemed too costly for the co-owner, Science Alive!.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:04 04:37:02

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:04 04:36:25

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".

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

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:04 04:35:19

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:04 04:35:47

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2094

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Detail of the clock tower on the former railway station building on Moorhouse Avenue at the bottom of Madras Street.

The Dominion Post Image: Andrew Gorrie 2010:09:17 18:51:40

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The old railway station clock seems to have stopped at the same time as the very first earthquake".

The Times They Are A-Changing

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A wall clock with its glass broken. The photographer comments, "A very appropriate title as the numbers are not sequential and the clock has a very odd shape".

First Picton-Christchurch train departs since Kaikoura quake

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In half an hour, the first passenger train since the devastating Kaikoura earthquake will depart Picton for Christchurch. The 7.8 earthquake that struck the region in 2016 ripped up much of the scenic Coastal Pacific railway - sweeping kilometres of tracks out to sea and buried beneath slips. The rebuild of the railway line has taken two years and the efforts of nearly 1700 workers. Todd Moyle is KiwiRail's acting chief executive. He talks to Susie Ferguson.

Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :'Who needs light rail when you can have right wha…

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The title reads 'CBD: High water table, flood/liquefaction risk...' The cartoon shows several Southern Right whales being used to ferry people around Christchurch City. Someone says 'Who needs light rail when you can have right whale!' Context: discussion about building a light rail system as a part of Christchurch post-earthquake development. Context: Several large Southern right whales have found Akaroa Harbour to their liking this week, sticking around rather than heading back south as part of their annual migration back to Antarctica. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:16 04:55:15

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Clock tower at the old railway station, now Science Alive, stopped at time of the earthquake and won't be fixed till after shocks stop".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:16 05:01:38

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Clock tower at the old railway station, now Science Alive, stopped at time of the earthquake and won't be fixed till after shocks stop".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:16 04:57:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Clock tower at the old railway station, now Science Alive, stopped at time of the earthquake and won't be fixed until after the shocks stop".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:16 05:07:45

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Clock tower at the old railway station, now Science Alive, stopped at time of the earthquake and won't be fixed until after the shocks stop".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:16 05:02:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Clock tower at the old railway station, now Science Alive, stopped at time of the earthquake and won't be fixed until after the shocks stop".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:16 04:56:05

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Clock tower at the old railway station, now Science Alive, stopped at time of the earthquake and won't be fixed until after the shocks stop".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:16 04:57:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Clock tower at the old railway station, now Science Alive, stopped at time of the earthquake and won't be fixed until after the shocks stop".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:16 05:08:22

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Clock tower at the old railway station, now Science Alive, stopped at time of the earthquake and won't be fixed until after the shocks stop".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:16 05:08:26

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Clock tower at the old railway station, now Science Alive, stopped at time of the earthquake and won't be fixed until after the shocks stop".