Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Demolition on Victoria Street near Bealey Avenue corner".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Demolition on Victoria Street near Bealey Avenue corner".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Demolition workers on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Demolition on Victoria Street near Bealey Avenue corner".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Demolition on Victoria Street near Bealey Avenue corner".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Demolition on Victoria Street near Bealey Avenue corner".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Demolition on Victoria Street near Bealey Avenue corner".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Demolition on Victoria Street near Bealey Avenue corner".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Demolition on Victoria Street near Bealey Avenue corner".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Demolition on Victoria Street near Bealey Avenue corner".
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. Corner of Colombo and Byron Streets
After the demolition - ex-Thom Autoglass building south-east corner St Asaph St and Barbadoes Street
A photograph of damage to the road and footpath on Peterborough Street. There is a crack between the road and gutter.
A photograph of damage to the road and footpath on Peterborough Street. There is a crack between the road and gutter.
Road cones on the Peraki Street railway level crossing in Kaiapoi. In the distance, warping of the railway lines can be seen.
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
Damaged buildings on Manchester Street. Cordon fencing has been placed in front to keep the public away from the dangerous buildings.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Durham Street overbridge, towards Railway Station. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph of the earthquake damage above the door of the former Sydenham Post Office.
Damage to the Edgeware Law building on Colombo Street. A brick wall has collapsed into the carpark exposing a bathroom.
Detail of a building on Tuam Street. A large crack runs down the side of the building where the facade has separated.
Detail of a building on Tuam Street. A large crack runs down the side of the building where the facade has separated.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Durham Street overbridge, towards Railway Station. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A man pushes a wheelbarrow full of liquefaction silt in Black Street in Kaiapoi. A small sinkhole is visible in the foreground.
Cracks on the side of the parapet of a building on Madras Street which has been cordoned off with fencing and shipping containers.
Damaged buildings on Manchester Street. Cordon fencing has been placed in front to keep the public away from the dangerous buildings.
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