An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 16 June 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she wants to see what an earthquake looks like".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers on Durham Street. The top of the chamber has crumbled, and the masonry has fallen onto the footpath. Scaffolding which was erected after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has also fallen.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 4 September 2013 entitled, "We've been living our new life post earthquake for three years now....".
Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled8.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled3.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02022 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled2.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled5.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled4.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Sand volcanoes put the silt all over the road.
An usual thing to see coming from the ground in Hoon Hay, Christchurch.
Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled6.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled7.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
An additional treat - ice cream, sunshine and the Akaroa Mail. Photos taken in Diamond Harbour Library on May 24, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-05-24-Diamond Harbour-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_13 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2013-09-30-EQNZ-2010.JPG Photo taken by G. Coster From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Yes, it was a joke. The tours, that is, not the yard filled with earthquake-caused sand volcanos. They were very real. You can see one covering the driveway in this photo. The signs read as follows. "Tours run 1/2 hourly. $5.25 admission. Eftpos unavailable." "If you think this is bad... you should see the back!"
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