QUIZ: Directories

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Quiz: Directories

Christchurch City Libraries holds many different types of directories such as telephone directories, business directories and directories relating to a particular profession. A directory is essentially an index or list of individuals and/or organisations that also includes contact details.

Which directory would you choose if you wanted to find who was living at a particular address in Christchurch in the 1960s (and you only had an address)?
In which year was the first Christchurch telephone directory published?
Which Christchurch telephone book has been digitised and appears on the Christchurch City Libraries website?
The first public telephone exchange in New Zealand appeared in which city?
The cover of the 1973 Christchurch telephone directory featured…
The longest running New Zealand directory is the...
In 1990 Telecom launched the Telecom Art Awards. The winner would have their art appear on the front cover of the Christchurch Telephone Directory. What was the prize money offered for this inaugural award?
Where would you find a complete set of current New Zealand Electoral Rolls?
The 1950 edition of the Stone's Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Directory included a page “Curiosities of a Directory”. This gave an amusing description of the surnames and their occurrences to be found in the directory. Which of the following surnames echoing a trade occurred most often in this directory?
It is very unusual for New Zealanders at the height of their fame to be listed in telephone directories. However, one notable exception was:
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