Established in 1920, the Municipal Electricity Department took over the regulation of the city's electricity from the former Christchurch City Council Electricity Department. The organisation was...
Scenes of Municipal Electricity Department workers lowering their colleague, Sammy Hurunui to the ground and laying him flat during a simulated electric shock incident and rescue.
Mary Baker, with Graeme and Scott, in their third day without electricity after protesting against Municipal Electricity Department (MED) prices.
Angus McAlpine with tampered meters and spliced cables.
Municipal Electricity Department linesman, Wayne O'Keefe, replacing the 400 volt mercury lamps on Harper Avenue with new 250 volt high pressure sodium models.
M.E.D. test assistant Don Donaldson repairing an electric clock.
No fishing sign in the water filled excavation beside the Municipal Electricity Department building on Manchester Street.
Artwork by Bing Dawe on the footpath outside the Municipal Electricity Department on Manchester Street.
For Sale sign outside the Municipal Electricity Department building on Manchester Street.
Stan Rhodes with his Municipal Electricity Department bill outside the New Brighton library post box.
Municipal Electricity Department system superintendent Graeme Messervy, system controller Brian Lester and operations engineer, Jim Nicholls.
Municipal Electricity Department system superintendent computer services engineer, Tim Slack.
Harry Tickle and Jim Griffiths replacing the figures on the Municipal Electricity Department (MED) clock.
The new control room at the Municipal Electricity Department (MED).
Installation of sodium highway lamps on Blenheim Road by the Municipal Electricity Department (MED).
Electrically fired boiler at the Municipal Electricity Department (MED).
Display of electrical appliances.
The Municipal Electricity Department building on the corner of Manchester Street and Armagh Street.
View of a crane setting the new clock for the MED building on Manchester Street in place.
Municipal Electricity Department (MED) operator Peter Farrell (left) and controller Alick Smith.
A traffic officer at the closed Manchester Street bridge over the Avon River to allow restoration work to be carried out. View is looking south from the intersection with Cambridge Terrace towards the...
View of central city, looking south from Cambridge Terrace. In the foreground is the Avon River with the Thomas Edmonds Band Rotunda, lower left.