"This was a working bee weekend at Ripapa Island with Sea Cadets from TS Cornwall Redcliffs and TS Philomel Montreal St. Photo taken by me." - Contributor's note.
"This was a working bee weekend at Ripapa Island with Sea Cadets from TS Cornwall Redcliffs and TS Philomel Montreal St. Photo taken by me. This version has been colourized and repaired." -...
A group of children in a steam train during a day trip to Arthurs Pass. From left at back - John Marker, Shirley Marker. From left at front - Eileen Marker, Tony Marker, Flora Marker. Highly...
Arahura dredge on the Arahura River, Hokitika, Westland.
Technical service engineer, B. Frawley, inspects electric range components at the Scott Brothers Limited factory.
Les Gilsenan from Inangahua chopping in the jigger board chop at the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show.
A 1916 tractor leading a procession of tractors on Armagh Street as part of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show.
Murray Thacker and the Bullock team from Okains Bay making its way along Armagh Street for the Agricultural and Pastoral Association's centennial show procession.
Punters placing their bets.
Robin Adams operating a Turner fleshing machine for removing surplus flesh from bobby calf skins.
Leather saddle being made at E. Truscott and Sons on the corner of Durham Street and Lichfield Street in central Christchurch.
Elderly patients and nurses at Coronation Hospital.
Wool being processed at a Riccarton carpet factory.
W. Cotton corrects faults in carpet at a Riccarton carpet factory.
An assortment of dyed wool.
Patterned carpet being produced on a machine.
Spools of wool used in the creation of a carpet at a Riccarton carpet factory.
Looms at a Riccarton carpet factory.
R. Seale supervising a carpet on a loom at a Riccarton carpet factory.
Row of looms at a Riccarton carpet factory.
A carpet machine under operation at a Riccarton carpet factory.
Firefighters and crowds outside Nu-Way Dry Cleaners in Colombo Street near the intersection with Cashel Street following an explosion.
Labour Department explosives consultant, Laurie Stephenson (left), watches P.O. Nee, a department safety inspector, fit a fuse into a stick of gelignite, during the final day of a course in the safe...
Remains of a damaged building at Anderson Limited after an explosion of a gas cylinder.