Image collection: Disasters

This is a sample of photographs of disasters. You can search the catalogue for more or browse the collections.

• 1918 Influenza Epidemic
• Ballantynes’ Fire, 18 November 1947

A rescuing Party, Brunner mine disaster, 1896	Rescuers begin the job of removing bodies within the mine, Brunner mining disaster [1896]	Mass funeral service for the victims of the Brunner mining disaster [1896]
Bringing out the dead Brunner mining disaster, West Coast [1896]	A dinghy shown being launched to attempt to find Capt Lorraine after his ballooning accident, 1899	G R Toomey watching for the descent of Capt Lorraine's balloon at the signal station between Little Port Cooper and Port Levy, 1899
Earthquake damage, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, pictured 1901	Cheerful Boy Scouts acting as messengers to distribute food and medicine to patients at their houses [1918]	The medicine depot in Cathedral Square where the Government standard influenza medicine was supplied [1918]
People using the inhalation chamber in the Government Buildings in Cathedral Square, Christchurch [1918]	The soup kitchen at the Sydenham Manual Training Centre some workers under Miss Ponder [1918]	Phillipstown School on the day Christchurch Schools re-opened after the end of the infantile paralysis epidemic, 1925
A Salvation Army worker provides tea for firemen and volunteers battling the fire [1947]	Battling the flames tense firemen in action [1947]	Rescuing Mr K. Ballantyne from the burning building on Colombo Street, Christchurch [1947]
View of still-smoking Ballantynes after the fire of 1947	Aerial view of the gutted shell of the three-storied department building [1947]	Nurses New Zealand Christchurch Photographs. Influenza Treatment New Zealand Christchurch Photographs
Derailment at Heathcote - Lyttelton Tunnel