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Canterbury Queen Election, St Patrick's Day Gala

Newspaper caption: (1) The Nurses' Brigade. A special feature of the gathering was twelve children dressed as nurses, who acted as collectors during the day. (2) The Peninsula Queen (Miss Birdling)...

Date 1916-03-17
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection Weekly Press

The Southbridge Queen Carnival: The crowning of Queen Maud

Newspaper caption: The competition was won by Miss Maud Doak of Irwell, candidate of the Secondary Department of the Southbridge School who travel by train. On the right is Miss Emily Hampton...

Date 1916
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection Weekly Press

The Baby Queen competition at Southbridge patriotic fete

Newspaper caption: In the centre, the Queen (Constance Greenall); on the left of her, Ngahuia Matene, the Sedgemere candidate. This election brought the sum of £576 and the whole fete about £900.

Date 1916-03-17
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection Weekly Press

The Kowai Red Cross Carnival

Newspaper caption: A most successful and enjoyable gathering was held at Kowai Bush in aid of the Red Cross Fund. There was a large attendance during the day, and the efforts of the committee resulted...

Date 1916
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection Canterbury Times

Queen competitions at Southbridge: Enthusiastic scholars

Newspaper caption: The past and present pupils of the secondary department of the Southbridge District High School recently promoted a queen competition for which two candidates were nominated, Miss...

Date 1916
Format Photograph
Resource Type Image
Collection Canterbury Times

Weightlifter Tony Ebert demonstrating his strength

Weightlifter Tony Ebert taking part in a sponsored lift-a-ton with 25 Canterbury weightlifters at New Brighton shopping centre.

Date 1970-12-19
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1970 Christchurch Star negative strips

Mystery envelope buyers

Three women paying for mystery envelopes being sold to fundraise to send paraplegic competitors and officials to the world paraplegic games in Munich in 1972. The sellers are wearing identifying...

Date 1971-12-10
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1971 Christchurch Star negative strips

Judy Ryan with mystery envelopes

Judy Ryan wearing a special “Mystery Envelope” apron, while seated surrounded by boxes. She is holding some of the mystery envelopes which she and 400 other sellers will be selling to fundraise to...

Date 1971-12-09
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1971 Christchurch Star negative strips

Mystery envelope winners

Winners reacting to the prizes they have won in the mystery envelopes they have bought. [Frames 20a and 21a] Mrs E. J. Menzies. [Frames 22a and 23a] Transport Board driver Selwyn Wano. [Frames 24a and...

Date 1971-12-10
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1971 Christchurch Star negative strips

Vehicles being washed as a fundraiser

[Frame 39 to 42]. Vehicle with the plate number: CO7939 is being washed with mops by two Salvation Army band members, one of whom is Barry Kench, at the Hagley Auto Centre. It is a fundraiser to raise...

Date 1971-02-13
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1971 Christchurch Star negative strips

Fundraising friends

Portraits of Jocelyn Kitson, Christine Howell, Sharon Hepworth, Anne Ballard and Mary Trigwell who organised to raise money for the Save the Children fund by selling items from a stall.

Date 1971-12-20
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1971 Christchurch Star negative strips

Byron Michie and Toni Coulson portraits

Portraits of Australian professional fundraiser Byron Michie and his Christchurch secretary Toni Coulson.

Date 1971-02-06
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1971 Christchurch Star negative strips

St Mary’s Parish School fundraiser

Views of the St Mary’s Parish School fundraiser fair. [Frame 2] Michael Wyatt and Bernard Lagan. [Frame 3] Jan Hennessy, Marie Kerkvliet, and Sarah Thomas.

Date 1971-06-25
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1971 Christchurch Star negative strips

Fundraiser fair at St Mary’s Parish School

Views of the St Mary’s Parish School fundraiser fair. [Frame 7] Joseph Lenihan and David Wyatt.

Date 1971-06-25
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1971 Christchurch Star negative strips

Pony rides for fundraiser

Brent Blanford leading Lisa Bannan on a pony for a fundraiser organised by Burnside High School.

Date 1971-07-02
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1971 Christchurch Star negative strips

Cheque presentation by Mr W. Clough

Portraits of Mr W. Clough, a multiple sclerosis victim, presenting a cheque of $1180 to the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Committee (Mr R. S. Scott) at the meeting of the Multiple Sclerosis...

Date 1972-07-03
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1972 Christchurch Star negative strips

Ray Dunlop and Mike Coughlan

Portraits of Ray Dunlop and Mike Coughlan, who are appealing to church leaders, the Government and the people of Christchurch to donate $10,000 to rebuild a Bangladesh village by camping in a rough...

Date 1972-07-03
Format Negative
Resource Type Image
Collection 1972 Christchurch Star negative strips

Up the flagpole

Sue shares memories of resident, Kirk Fenton, living in a pole house at Lyttelton Recreation Grounds for several days to raise money during a fair.

Date 2016 to 2018
Format Audio
Resource Type Sound
Collection Lyttelton Stories