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Children with presents for Santa Claus

Frames one to five are of Michele Wing sat in a large chair holding up a watch she would give Santa Claus as a Christmas present. Frame six is of Nadia O'Connell with a Christmas birthday cake which...

Date 1969-12-20
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1969 Christchurch Star negative strips

Nadia O'Connell with a Christmas birthday cake

Scenes of Nadia O'Connell with a Christmas birthday cake which she has for Santa Claus "because it's Santa's birthday" at Christmas.

Date 1969-12-20
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1969 Christchurch Star negative strips

International Night celebrations

Members of the Christchurch Federated Business and Professional Women's Club lighting candles representing each member country to celebrate International Night. Pictured are, from left, committee...

Date 1970-02-25
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1970 Christchurch Star negative strips

Christmas at Riccarton House

Kath Berryman of the Canterbury Flower Arrangement Society lighting candles outside Riccarton House during the recreation of a historic Christmas at the house.

Date 1986-12-03
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection 1986 Christchurch Star photographs

Carols by candlelight organised by the Christchurch YMCA

Unidentified children participating in the ‘Carols by candlelight’ event organised by the Christchurch YMCA on the bank of the Avon River.

Date 1970-12-24
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1970 Christchurch Star negative strips

Carols by candlelight organised by the Christchurch YMCA

[Frame 14] Two unidentified children participating in the ‘Carols by candlelight’ event organised by the Christchurch YMCA on the bank of the Avon River. [Frames 15, 17 to 19] Groups of people singing...

Date 1970-12-24
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1970 Christchurch Star negative strips

Frances and Sarah Truesdale

Frances Truesdale lights candles after her family's electricity was cut off by the Municipal Electricity Department (MED). Her daughter, Sarah, watches.

Date 1980-02-13
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection 1980 Christchurch Star photographs

School children singing carols

A group of school students from Halswell, Oaklands and Hillmorton singing carols at a candlelight procession at Hillmorton High School.

Date 1964-12-09
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection 1960 - 1964 Christchurch Star photographs

Reverend Charles Parry-Jennings at Lincoln Anglican Church

Reverend Charles Parry-Jennings at Lincoln Anglican Church. [Frames 17 and 18] Lighting candles in the church. [Frame 16] Talking to a parishioner at the church entrance.

Date 1971-06-12
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1971 Christchurch Star negative strips

Diwali Pujan at our home

This photo of my daughter was clicked during Diwali Pujan at our home in the year 2019...we hope this year Diwali brings in much needed smiles & joy to everyone. - "Contributor's note"

Date 2019-10
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection 2020 Photo Hunt

Candle maker Brent Hamilton

Brent Hamilton making and displaying some of his candles in his Merrin Street home.

Date 1974-02-08
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1974 Christchurch Star negative strips

Esplanade Restaurant, Sumner

Interior view of the dining area at the Esplanade Restaurant and view out towards Sumner beach with the Sumner Scarborough clock tower partially visible on the left.

Date 1981-03-10
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection 1981 Christchurch Star photographs

Candles for sale, Romanian Orthodox Church

"Wooden box with tapers for sale, Romanian Orthodox Church Dormition of Virgin Mary. Photo taken during Christchurch Heritage Festival Phillipstown Neighbourhood walk, 16 October 2021." - Contributor...

Date 2021-10-16
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection 2021 Photo Hunt

Altar photograph

Photograph of an altar, with an unidentified mountain in the background. Possibly a view of the Waiho Valley and Franz Josef Glacier through the altar window of St James' Church in Franz Josef.

Date unspecified decade in 19XX (year uncertain; year approximate)
Format Glass plate negative
Resource Type Image
Collection Sutton glass plates