My mothers brother Owen Sutton was killed in a traffic accident in Christchurch during World War II. He was just about to be sent for training in Canada, as Air Crew. He had been married about a year...
A group of people listen to the president (Mr Marsh) speaking at the opening of the Riccarton Racecourse Bowling Club.
Aerial view of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show at Addington showgrounds.
Phillipstown Kindergarten, 533 St. Asaph Street, Christchurch. My brother Bryan Stretch (b. 1.1.1937) is sitting on the verandah at story time (with his legs outstretched) looking at the camera -...
Exterior of the Woolston main substation at 1 Garlands Road, taken from the corner with Cumnor Terrace in Woolston.
Exterior of the Municipal Electricity Department Woolston main substation at 1 Garlands Road, taken from the corner with Cumnor Terrace in Woolston.
Gasholders number 6, number 5 and number 4 at the Christchurch Gasworks.
Interior view of a work room with machinery at Papanui Technical College. A group of men are being trained as fitters and turners using the machines.
Close-up of an emergency shelter sign at Redcliffs directing people to shelter in one of the natural caves in the area in the event of an emergency during the Second World War.
Bach built into a cliff at Taylors Mistake.
View of Sydenham Park taken from Colombo Street with wrought iron fence and band rotunda.
Exterior of Abberley Park Hall in Abberley Park in St Albans.
Aerial view of Templeton looking along Kirk Road towards the train station and tracks running alongside Main South Road.
Corner of Centaurus and Wilsons Road, St Martins with the Port Hills behind. Tram lines are visible on the road.
Provincial Council Building seen from Durham Street.
Provincial Council buildings seen from Durham Street.
View across a field with sacks filled with onions in rows.
Construction workers installing concrete block foundations outside the pumping station at 54 Colombo Street.
Aerial view of a section of the Waimakariri River.
Presentation room at the Municipal Electricity Department (MED) building.
A man filing documents at the Municipal Electricity Department (MED) offices.
Exterior of the Odd Fellow's Chambers at 168 St Asaph Street with a banner advertising the site as a polling booth.
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Situated on a plot of land bordered by Oxford Terrace, Tuam Street and Antigua Street.
View of St Giles Presbyterian church on the corner of Frank Street and Papanui Road.