Christchurch Natural Disaster Response and Recovery presentation

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A pdf copy of a PowerPoint presentation made for the Water Services Association of Australia conference, about SCIRT's approach to asset investigation after the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.

NZi3 - Temporary HQ - Photograph 12

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University of Canterbury IT staff members Malcolm Smeaton and Deborah Pearson in their temporary office in the NZi3 building. The photographer comments, "University of Canterbury administration all fits into one building! Well, sort of. Malcolm and Deborah dealing with business".

Observatory Tower Photograph 30

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A photograph of rubble from the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 61

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A photograph of two clock gears from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 18

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A photograph of an eyepiece clamp from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 16

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A photograph of the governor control from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 60

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A photograph of two clock gears from the Townsend Telescope.

Pleasant Point Yacht Club

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Badly damaged in both the September and February quakes and over 6000 aftershocks the Point Pleasant yacht club had started to sink into the Avon estuary before being demolished in July 2011 after the June 6.3 earthquake

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 51

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A photograph of the damage to the teeth of a gear from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope. The gear was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 11

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A photograph of the earthquake-damaged output shaft from the top-plate of the Townsend Telescope's clock drive. The output shaft was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 52

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A photograph of the damage to the teeth of a gear from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope. The gear was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 40

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A photograph of the hour angle setting circle from the Townsend Telescope. The left side of the support arm was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 38

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A photograph of a balance weight on the side of the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The weight and tube were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 36

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A photograph of a balance weight on the side of the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The weight and tube were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 37

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A photograph of the slow motion assembly on the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 23

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A photograph of a friction collar from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 07

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A photograph of the clock pulley from the Townsend Telescope.

NZi3 - Temporary HQ - Photograph 10

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University of Canterbury IT staff in their temporary office in the NZi3 building. The photographer comments, "University of Canterbury administration all fits into one building! Well, sort of. IT staff discuss system issues - or biscuits. Deborah Pearson, Sean Lowry, Malcolm Smeaton".

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 17

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A photograph of the scale viewer eyepiece from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 14

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A photograph of a slow motion gear from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 19

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A photograph of a governor friction plate from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 08

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A photograph of a slow motion rod from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 09

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A photograph of a slow motion rod from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 06

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A photograph of a slow motion rod from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 57

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A photograph of the right ascension spur gear from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 04

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A photograph of a collimating ring from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 24

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A photograph of a collimating ring from the Townsend Telescope.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 48

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A photograph of the worm gear drive from the Townsend Telescope

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 05

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A photograph of the right ascension clamp from the Townsend Telescope.

ELM Offices Level 7 Library - Photograph 30

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University of Canterbury staff members are escorted by Civil Defence members in order to retrieve essential items from their offices. The photographer comments, "E-learning team collect their stuff".