Staff from No. 4 Hanger. Name of aircraft: (D.C. 3). This plane was built 20 March 1945 as a freighter for the RNZAF for use as a paratrooper. The aircraft went to the National Airways Corporation 29...
My Mother and Grandmother on their way to shop in High Street, late 1950s. Note old Bank of NZ building, Jowett Bradford Van.
Exterior of the Sign of the Takahe on the corner of Dyers Pass Road and Hackthorne Road in Cashmere.
Exterior of the Princess Margaret Hospital and Nurses' Home during the final stages of construction on Cashmere Road in Cashmere.
The NAC City of Christchurch Viscount propeller plane at Christchurch Airport.
View of a newly built modern style house at 73b Rocking Horse Road in South Brighton.
The Canterbury Junior Chamber of Commerce float in the Floral Procession in Christchurch.
The Wahine inter-island ferry at Lyttelton.
The Great Beynon (Edgar Beynon), also known as The Great Benyon, who performed as a magician on Hay's Roof.
State House at 181 Langdons Road, Papanui. My parents Phyllis and Cliff Loader brought up myself and my brother and sister up in this house in the 1950s. It was brand new when we shifted over from...
"Summer holidays - happy toddler having fun on Woodend Beach." - Contributor's note
"Helen, Anne and John Hurley. Summit Road 1956. HAJ Hillman" - Contributor's note
View of the HMS Belona just off Lyttelton Harbour.
View of Captain Champion aboard Dredge Canterbury at Lyttelton Harbour.
View of the Corinthic Passenger Ship at Lyttelton Harbour. "Operated on the London, Curacao, Cristobal/Balboa, New Zealand service 1950's 60's" - Contributor's note
View from Victoria Square towards the Victoria Street bridge over the Avon River.
View of Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
Two people walking along a street about to pass under a building with a partially obscured sign.
Entrance to the Botanic Gardens from Rolleston Avenue next to Canterbury Museum.
View of the NZR Road Services building on the corner of Durham Street and Victoria Street.
View of Edmonds Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace.
Groups of people relaxing in the sun along the bank of the Avon River by Oxford Terrace, taken from the Victoria Street bridge looking towards Colombo Street. To the right is Victoria Square.
View along Durham Street with the Supreme Court building to the left.