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Christchurch: a chronology

A timeline of some Christchurch events in chronological order from 1700s to 1989.

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This week in history

September 8, 1850
“Sir George Seymour” leaves Plymouth with settlers.
September 8, 1890
Striking watersiders attack and injure scab labour.
September 9, 1988
8.5o frost coldest in September since records began at Airport 25 years ago.
September 10, 1962
Controversial master transportation plan made public by Regional Planning Authority.
September 11, 1889
Cave and Maori artifacts discovered at Moncks Spur.
September 11, 1928
Kingsford-Smith and his crew (Ulm, Litchfield and McWilliams) land at Wigram in "Southern Cross" after the first trans-Tasman flight. A crowd of 30,000, alerted by all-night radio broadcasts, had gathered at the airfield.
September 11, 1954
Last tram journey in Christchurch.
September 12, 1910
G.W. Skellerup founds Para Rubber Company, New Zealand’s first retail rubber goods business at 175 Manchester Street. Christchurch soon became the centre of the rubber industry in New Zealand.
September 13, 1851
Meeting held to discuss the establishment of a Jockey Club.
September 13, 1877
Christchurch Girls High School (designed by Thomas Cane) opens on the corner of Hereford Street and Rolleston Avenue. The school moved to its present Cranmer Square site in 1881. The original school is now part of the Arts Centre.
September 13, 1882
Woolston Town Board formed.
September 13, 1975
Fire (probably arson) destroys Addington showgrounds grandstand.
1933
Mrs E.R. McCombs (Lyttelton) becomes the first woman MP in New Zealand.
September 14, 1853
“Ann” arrives in Lyttelton, the first steamship to visit the port.
September 14, 1976
Inter-island ferry service from Lyttelton ends with the last sailing of the "Rangatira".
September 14, 1985
Canterbury loses Ranfurly Shield to Auckland after a 3 year reign. Final score 28-23.

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