Jennifer Middendorf's Blog 01/09/2014: Tunnelling

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 1 September 2014 entitled, "Tunnelling".

Port Lyttelton – ‘a mean, insignificant little place’

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This land-locked port of Lyttelton – called occasionally Port Cooper and sometimes Port Victoria – is the main, or rather the only, entrance to the Province of Canterbury. The surroundi…

Raymond Morris's painting, 'Lyttelton Fire Station, 1901-2011'

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A digital copy of a pen and ink and watercolour painting by Raymond Morris, titled, 'Lyttelton Fire Station, 1901-2011'.

CER Act used to speed up redevelopment of Lyttelton Port

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Lyttelton Port is applauding a government decision to use the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act to speed up the redevelopment of the badly damaged port.

Jennifer Middendorf's Cultural Recovery Centre Photograph 004

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A photograph of material from the Lyttelton Museum being stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.

Jennifer Middendorf's Cultural Recovery Centre Photograph 018

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A photograph of a bell from the Lyttelton Museum's collection. An antique half-round writing desk stands beside the bell.

The Panel with Gary McCormick and Chris Wikaira (Part 1)

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Topics - Emergency services are at the scene of a cliff collapse at the Port of Lyttelton that has damaged fuel storage tanks. Police say evacuations are underway from Brittan Terrace and Cressy Terrace, with people being taken to Lyttelton Main School. Meanwhile - University of Canterbury researchers have confirmed that Christchurch is now experiencing more frequent and severe flooding due to the impact of the earthquakes.

Jennifer Middendorf's Cultural Recovery Centre Photograph 001

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A photograph of the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre's main floor. Signs indicate shelves containing collections from the Lyttelton Museum, Order of St John and the Canterbury Rugby Football Union.

Jennifer Middendorf's Cultural Recovery Centre Photograph 006

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A photograph of material from the Lyttelton Museum's collection being stored on the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre's main floor. The collection includes framed pictures and maps, and Navy memorabilia.

Hope and Wire

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Lyttelton singer-songwriter Adam McGrath talks about songwriting, free concerts after the Christchurch earthquakes, and lending his song - and its title - to TV mini-series Hope and Wire.

Ak Port says strikes, quakes show NZ needs resilient ports

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Ports of Auckland says incidents such as the strikes which crippled its operations and the Canterbury earthquakes which disrupted the Port of Lyttelton's operations shows New Zealand needs a resilient port sector.

The Oldest Building in Canterbury

Articles, Lost Christchurch

“To settle what seems to be a somewhat vexed question, a representative of the Lyttelton Times yesterday made inquiries among a number of the Pilgrims with regard to the authenticity, or otherwise,…