Items in 1972 Christchurch Star photographs

A firefighter uses a hose to clean sulphur from his facemask after a fire at Kempthorne Prosser's fertiliser works in Hornby.

A firefighter demonstrating the new protective clothing at the Central Fire Station at 200 Kilmore Street.

Firefighters using tools to open the roof of the Riccarton Workingmen's Club to put out a fire on the premises on Wharenui Road,

Firefighters working to extinguish a deliberately set fire at the old grandstand at Queen Elizabeth II Park as part of a training exercise. The grandstand is being removed ahead of the Commonwealth...

Exterior of the former Nurse Maude building at 190-192 Madras Street. The vacant building is the proposed site of a new community youth centre.

A Gas Company workman digging down to to a gas leak in Chancery Lane.

Exterior of the George Manning Home at 147 Lyttelton Street, Spreydon, at the time it was opened by the Manchester Unity Homes Trust Board.

Gabrielle Hawker instructs Suzanne Johnstone, Mandy Stafford, Karen Scott and Claire Hutchison in deportment.

The machine shop at Gorside Penfold and Co Limited on Blenheim Road at the intersection with Watts Road in Sockburn.

Heidelberg printing press in operation at the Christchurch Star on Kilmore Street.

Engineering students from Aranui High School with a hovercraft they built, in the school swimming pool. Test driving the craft is student Russ McKinley with other students watching from the poolside.

A hydrogen gas leak detector being operated by M. Watson on Lincoln Road.

Ian Ballinger Ltd at 63 Victoria Street. His former gunsmith shop was demolished to make way for the car park of the town hall.

Junior members of the Ice Hockey club in action on the ice at Centaurus Rink, Cashmere.

E. B. E. Taylor (right), F. A. Hardy and T. Jack (rear) inspect a parade of firefighter recruits during their passing out parade at the Central Fire Station at 200 Kilmore Street.

A firefighter uses an internal wiper to clear the mist inside his new protective mask at the Central Fire Station at 200 Kilmore Street.

Exterior of the Christchurch Transport Board's new Leyland bus.

Lost property auction at Canterbury University Student Union building (41 Hereford Street).

Exterior of Lyndhurst Home at 58 Bealey Avenue on the corner with Montreal Street.

Exterior of the Majestic Theatre on the north-east corner of Manchester Street and Lichfield Street, taken from the corner with High Street.

The Manchester Unity building on the corner of Manchester and Worcester streets.

Installation of a mercury vapour lamp outside the Town Hall on Kilmore Street.

Close-up of the mural depicting Māui trapping the sun to form day as according to Māori legend. With the mural is Mrs Beverly Maraki in the Te Rau Aroha Communication Centre of Christchurch on...

Interior of the new Christchurch Transport Board bus.