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Ten days ticket New Brighton to Ware-I-Cum From pocket novelty card
This pocket novelty card opens out to a set of 12 black and white photographs of New Brighton. The novelty 10 days ticket has a message to Fred from Ivan handwritten on reverse side. Produced by Mrs Palk, Stationer, New Brighton, N.Z.
Terra Incognita: A Novel by Graham Billing
Photocopy of an unpublished novel typescript titled Terra Incognita: A Novel by Graham Billing.
Terrace and Bedford family papers
The papers of the Terrace and Bedford families includes a Holy Bible Bible including handwritten biographical information and newspaper clippings of births and deaths; Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs; Philips' authentic map of the world on Mercator's projection and photographs.
Includes a map of the world which belonged to Jennifer Terrace and a photograph portrait of Mr P. Terrace which was painted by his father.
The Bricks: painting of the first settlement on the Plains lithograph
A framed early Christchurch Press lithograph of John Durey's watercolour painting of The Bricks in the winter of 1851.
From the print: "The Bricks was the first settlement on the Plains. During the winter of 1851 the following were the residents there, looking from left to right: Messrs. Jollie, Durey, Anderson, and Inwood".
The bushman, or, life in a new country by Edward Wilson Landor
The bushman, or, life in a new country by Edward Wilson Landor about life in Western Australia in the early days.
The Canterbury Public Library: geography project by Frances M. Duffy
Manuscript titled The Canterbury Public Library: geography project by Frances M. Duffy. Also includes some other research materials including photographs used for this project which was undertaken by Duffy while a pupil at Marian College.
The Christchurch Amateur Boxing and Sports Club records
The Christchurch Star collection
The collection of The Christchurch Star includes photographic prints, negatives and newspaper clippings mostly covering local stories including community events, local people, places and sporting events from the 1960s to the 1990s. There is some additional historic material dating from c.1850 which was collected and used by the Star.
The collection is arranged by subject and includes a New Zealand sequence as well as those on Sports, Animals, Personalities and Entertainment.
The City Water Supply by Henry Francis Wigram
A proposal titled The City Water Supply by Henry Francis Wigram, first Mayor of Greater Christchurch relating to high pressure water supply.
Caption: "Printed by James Clunie Wilkin, Carlton Mill Road, Merivale, for the Lyttelton Times Company at their office, Gloucester Street and Cathedral Square, Christchurch."
The Convent of Notre Dames des Missions, Christchurch papers
The papers of The Convent of Notre Dames des Missions, Christchurch includes photocopies of contemporary articles, typescript notes for the centenary, 1982, and photocopied photographs of the convent, 1882 and 1982. There is a list of the names of the Community in 1882.