Christchurch Press Company
Dates
- Existence: 1861- present
Parallel Names
- The Press
Biography
The Christchurch Press is the oldest surviving newspaper in the South Island. It has been in publication since 1861, when it was founded by James Edward FitzGerald (1818-1896) who was sole owner until 1867. The Christchurch Press Company itself was established in 1890 by George Stead, and the Christchurch Press Company was sold in 1987 to Independent Newspapers Ltd.
Citation:
Crean, M. (2011). First with the news: An illustrated history. Random House New Zealand.Found in 248 Collections and/or Records:
Salary Summaries , 1927 - 1945
The first accession of material from the Christchurch Press Company records to be transferred to Christchurch City Libraries from Archives New Zealand. The series includes assignment registers, cash books, subscribers ledgers, share account registers and letter books.
Scrap Album - Chess Notes, 1895 - 1898
The first accession of material from the Christchurch Press Company records to be transferred to Christchurch City Libraries from Archives New Zealand. The series includes assignment registers, cash books, subscribers ledgers, share account registers and letter books.
Sepia toned photograph of an unidentified, bearded man.
Unidentified sepia toned portrait photograph of bearded man.
Series 1 - Records transferred from Archives NZ, 1861 - 1989
The first accession of material from the Christchurch Press Company records to be transferred to Christchurch City Libraries from Archives New Zealand. The series includes assignment registers, cash books, subscribers ledgers, share account registers and letter books.
Series 2 - Records transferred from Archives NZ, 1870 - 1982
The second accession of material from the Christchurch Press Company records to be transferred to Christchurch City Libraries from Archives New Zealand. The series primarily contains correspondence along with some ephemera and minute books.
Series 3 - Records transferred directly in 2025, 1897 - 1964
Additional material tranferred to CCL Archive 1257 directly by Stuff Limited in 2025. Six volumes in total. Share Register Journal Wages book Aug 1934 - Mar 1937 Principal cash book 1941 Daily Issue book 1931 - 1932 Daily Issue book 1937 -1938 Plant book - 1897 -
Share Account Register, 1935 - 1939
The first accession of material from the Christchurch Press Company records to be transferred to Christchurch City Libraries from Archives New Zealand. The series includes assignment registers, cash books, subscribers ledgers, share account registers and letter books.
Share Account Register, 1935 - 1939
The first accession of material from the Christchurch Press Company records to be transferred to Christchurch City Libraries from Archives New Zealand. The series includes assignment registers, cash books, subscribers ledgers, share account registers and letter books.
Share Account Register, 1935 - 1960
The first accession of material from the Christchurch Press Company records to be transferred to Christchurch City Libraries from Archives New Zealand. The series includes assignment registers, cash books, subscribers ledgers, share account registers and letter books.
Share Account Register, 1935 - 1955
The first accession of material from the Christchurch Press Company records to be transferred to Christchurch City Libraries from Archives New Zealand. The series includes assignment registers, cash books, subscribers ledgers, share account registers and letter books.
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