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Christchurch Press Company

 Organization

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:

Correspondence, 1918 - 1919

 File
Identifier: Arch 1257/2/37/29
Scope and Contents

Loose correspondence of the Press Company from 1918 -1919.

Dates: 1918 - 1919

Correspondence, 1920

 File
Identifier: Arch 1257/2/37/30
Scope and Contents

Loose correspondence of the Press Company from 1920.

Dates: 1920

Correspondence, 1921

 File
Identifier: Arch 1257/2/37/31
Scope and Contents

Loose correspondence of the Press Company from 1921.

Dates: 1921

Correspondence, 1923

 File
Identifier: Arch 1257/2/37/32
Scope and Contents

Loose correspondence of the Press Company from 1923.

Dates: 1923

Correspondence, 1929

 File
Identifier: Arch 1257/2/37/33
Scope and Contents

Loose correspondence of the Press Company from 1929.

Dates: 1929

Correspondence, 1930 - 1935

 File
Identifier: Arch 1257/2/37/34
Scope and Contents

Loose correspondence of the Press Company from 1930 - 1935.

Dates: 1930 - 1935

Correspondence, 1944

 File
Identifier: Arch 1257/2/37/35
Scope and Contents

Loose correspondence of the Press Company from 1944.

Dates: 1944

Correspondence, 1951

 File
Identifier: Arch 1257/2/37/36
Scope and Contents

Loose correspondence of the Press Company from 1951.

Dates: 1951

Correspondence, 1879 - 1890

 File
Identifier: Arch 1257/2/37/37
Scope and Contents

Loose correspondence of the Press Company from 1879 to 1890, includes insurance policy with the Standard Fire and Marine Insurance Company from 1879.

Dates: 1879 - 1890

Correspondence, Letters and invitatations to events, Mayor of Linwood [Mr Frederick John Kenneth McClane Board , Mr F.J.K.M. Board] , 1900 - 1923

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Arch 1257/2/25
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1900 - 1923

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 244
Collection 4