These images come from Heney family album, a private collection including a selection of photographs and postcards from the Heney family album.
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Christmas greetings
These images come from Postcard album, 1906-1926, compiled by Ruth Crump – A selection of postcards from a postcard album containing New Zealand and overseas postcards. Archive 345.
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Sheep hunting, late 1940s : Picturing Canterbury
My Uncle Allan Reeve enjoyed a bit of hunting normally in the local riverbeds. I presume this was a wild sheep! 1940s. Entry in the 2014 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. Kete Christchurch. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ
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ANZAC Day, 1952
Anzac Day, 1952. Norman Pierson : Korean War photographs
Anzac Day, Korea, 1952. Norman Pierson : Korean War Photographs
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We sighted the Southern Cross tonight
‘We sighted the Southern Cross tonight & the first time I’ve seen it since 1916’ – E.H. Aubrey, Soldier’s diary
‘On 1st May, 1941, I entered Burnham Military Camp, Pte. R.T. Street, 19088’ – Rewai Street : World War II letters, diaries and photographs
Sergeants Mess, Japan, on the way home. November 1952. Norman Pierson : Korean War Photographs
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1930 Model A Ford converted to run on coke gas : Picturing Canterbury
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House and garden: Picturing Canterbury
House and garden, 1950s. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ. Kete Christchurch.
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Riding the surf at New Brighton : Picturing Canterbury
Riding the surf at New Brighton beach [1939]. Christchurch City Libraries, CCL Photo Collection 22, Img00788
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And visit First to Surf celebration at New Brighton this weekend, to commemorate 100 years since a display of surfing by Duke Kahanamoku in New Zealand.
The party then went to New Brighton, where an exhibition of surf-riding and swimming by Kahanamoku, in company with members of the New Brighton Surf Club, had been arranged. Unfortunately, the rollers were too short for a real exhibition of surf-riding. A long, strong roller, sweeping right into the beach, is required for this, but the rollers at New Brighton this morning were short, breaking too soon. However, Kahanamoku gave as good a display as was possible in the circumstances, and certainly taught members of the Surf Club something of the art of surf-riding. His position as he lay on the board was very graceful. Once he tried to stand upright on the board as he came shooting in, but the roller broke,as he did so and he capsized. One or two other similar efforts failed for the same reason. He showed a few of the other fancy touches of surf riding, manipulating the board in various ways as he rode it.
Lyttelton Harbour, Governors Bay, 1961 : Picturing Canterbury
Maria Rohs with father Frederick Rohs. Lyttelton Harbour, Governors Bay, 1961. Entry in the 2014 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt. Kete Christchurch. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ Kete Christchurch PH14-184.jpg
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Lyttelton Harbour : Picturing Canterbury
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