Alex Struthers with a certificate for the help he provided to people during the 1918 influenza epidemic as a boy scout in the Sydenham area. 10 January 1983. Alexander Hewson Struthers was the son of Charles and Caroline Struthers. His father was a labourer and at the time of the epidemic they lived at 6…
Duvauchelle School tree house: Picturing Canterbury
Duvauchelle School pupils in their tree fort which was built for them by the army. 7 September 1976. Duvauchelle Primary School was established in 1860. In 1976, the principal of the school, David Cox, organised for eight soldiers from the No. 2 Support Company based at Burnham Military Camp to build a playground for the…
Star of David at the Field of Remembrance: Picturing Canterbury
Finding the lone Star of David at the Field of Remembrance at Latimer Square, on the lead up to Armistice Day. 3 November 2018. Roy Percival Herman was born to Jewish parents, Percy Arthur and Rebecca Herman nee Moeller, in Napier 1892. His family later relocated to Christchurch where his father ran Warner's Hotel. Educated…
Mountaineering in the Southern Alps: Christchurch Photo Hunt 2019
Mountaineering in the Southern Alps: Christchurch Photo Hunt 2019
Margosue Penney and friend at Sumner: Picturing Canterbury
Margosue Penney (front) at Sumner - across the road from the park, 1920. Do you have any photographs of Christchurch in the 1920s? If so, feel free to contribute to our collection. The Discovery Wall is a large interactive exhibition which allows several people to simultaneously explore images and stories of the history of the people and places…
Looking over Akaroa Harbour, 1954: Christchurch Photo Hunt 2019
Looking over Akaroa Harbour, 1954: Christchurch Photo Hunt 2019
Wheelchair accessible taxi: Picturing Canterbury
Taxi driver, Ted Wright, and Sid Hoskins, with a Blue Star fleet taxi which has been altered to accommodate two wheelchair users. 3 October 1990. The 1988 Ford Fairline, acquired by Blue Star taxis, was altered (at a cost of $65,000) to allow two wheelchair users and four other passengers to ride in comfort. Rather…
Living statues Cathedral Square: Christchurch Photo Hunt 2019
Living statues Cathedral Square: Christchurch Photo Hunt 2019
Ten Ladies punting on the Avon: Picturing Canterbury
Ten Ladies punting on the Avon. 1900. Photographer W. H. Bickerton, Christchurch. Do you have any photographs of punting on the Avon River? If so, feel free to contribute to our collection. The Discovery Wall is a large interactive exhibition which allows several people to simultaneously explore images and stories of the history of the people and places…
Corner of High and Colombo Streets: Christchurch Photo Hunt 2019
Corner of High and Colombo Streets: Christchurch Photo Hunt 2019
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