A timeline of some Christchurch events in chronological order from 1700s to 1989.
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This week in history
- October 15, 1881
- Lancaster Park opens. This privately owned development was built so that sports clubs could charge admission fees to games.
- October 15, 1979
- Visit by King Tupou IV and the Queen of Tonga.
- October 16, 1988
- Victoria Square Amphitheatre opens.
- October 17, 1861
- Christchurch Club building opens. Designed by B.W.Mountfort and Isaac Luck, it was probably New Zealands first club.
- October 19, 1978
- Visit by President Walter Scheel of West Germany.
- October 20, 1948
- "Pleasure Garden" art controversy begins when a Frances Hodgkins painting (done in about 1933) is exhibited at "the Group" show. This fierce debate on art style was joined by people throughout New Zealand. It raged for 3 years until the City Council accepted the painting as a gift on September 3, 1951.
- October 20, 1987
- World-wide share market crash affects Christchurch Stock Exchange .