Photograph of the Austral Building, 603-615 Colombo Street (1)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.

Council moves to fast track demolition of quake hit buildings

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The Christchurch City Council has voted to fast track the demolition of two heritage buildings that it says were severely damaged in September's earthquake and pose an immediate danger to people's safety.

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:10:27 13:23:45

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester Courts building continues with beams now exposed. The heritage building was severely damaged by the September earthquake. Demolition workers visible in top left corner".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:10:27 13:23:49

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester Courts building continues with beams now exposed. The heritage building was severely damaged by the September earthquake. Demolition workers visible in top left corner".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:10:27 13:23:49

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester Courts building continues with beams now exposed. The heritage building was severely damaged by the September earthquake. Demolition workers visible in top left corner".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:22 15:12:15

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Andre Marchand at the site of the heritage building in Colombo Street that housed his business before the earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:22 15:13:44

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Andre Marchand at the site of the heritage building in Colombo Street that housed his business before the earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:09:16 10:41:01

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Historic building owner John Phillips wants the red tape to go so he can pull his very badly damaged heritage building down and start again so the businesses in the premises can start again. Phillips owns the former Nurse Maude building on Madras Street".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:09:16 10:38:27

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Historic building owner John Phillips wants the red tape to go so he can pull his very badly damaged heritage building down and start again so the businesses in the premises can start again".

Fairfax Video, October 2010 (4)

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A video of people protesting outside the Christchurch City Council offices on Worcester Street. The are protesting the demolition of the Manchester Courts building.

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 110

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The final remains of the historic Courthouse in Williams Street, Kaiapoi. A digger on the property is clearing the rubble away.

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 113

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The site of the Historical Court House in Kaiapoi, completely clear now. Wire fencing still bars off the entrance to the site, keeping people away.

Photographs of 386-400 Colombo Street (4)

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A photograph of a partially-demolished building at 386-400 Colombo Street.

Photograph of 198 Gloucester Street (1)

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A photograph of the foundations of the demolished building at 198 Gloucester Street.

Fairfax Video, October 2010 (5)

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A video about the demolition of the Manchester Courts on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. The video includes an interview with Richard Peebles, the co-owner of the building.

Photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office, 340 Colombo Street (8)

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A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.

Photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office, 340 Colombo Street (1)

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A photograph of workers in a cherry picking installing steel bracing on the Colombo Street face of the former Sydenham Post Office. A large crack can be seen in the side of the building.

Photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office, 340 Colombo Street (5)

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A photograph of workers in a cherry picking installing steel bracing on the Colombo Street face of the former Sydenham Post Office. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:11:23 13:09:48

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cranmer Court residents Kristin Hollis (left) and Rod McKay talk to Australian heritage architects Edward Clode and Barney Collis about the earthquake damage to the old buildings, which have been converted into apartments".

Fairfax Video, September 2010 (24)

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A video of a tour of the Christchurch Arts Centre, lead by Director Ken Franklin. Franklin talks about the strengthening work which was done to the Arts Centre before the earthquakes, the damage caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake, and the importance of preserving the character of the buildings.

Christchurch Press Image: Joseph Johnson 2010:09:07 18:18:24

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".

Christchurch Press Image: Joseph Johnson 2010:09:07 18:19:31

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".

Christchurch Press Image: Joseph Johnson 2010:09:07 18:19:34

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 11/09/2010: One Week After

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 September 2010 entitled, "One Week After".

QuakeStory Photo 278

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A photograph submitted by Grant Fife to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "September Quake. Cranmer Court apartments 05/09/2010. The building is quickly supported while damaged chimneys are removed.".