Image collection: Events

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

• Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show
• Christmas
• Hay’s Christmas Parade
• Movember
• New Zealand Book Month

Encampment of Canterbury Volunteer Rifles, Hillsborough, Christchurch, 1865	Carnival Week in Christchurch the implement section of the Canterbury A & P Association's metropolitan show [1899]	Balloon ascent, Lancaster Park, 3 Nov, 1899 [1899]
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	Opening - Christchurch Model Yacht Club season, Victoria Lake, Hagley Park, Christchurch 1899
Street decorations for the Canterbury Jubilee celebrations in December 1900 shown in Colombo Street north, Christchurch	Garden party for the Old Colonists' Association at Riccarton House, Christchurch, 18 December 1900	Cathedral Square on a tram excursion day to Sumner, 1900
A fire brigade turn-out in Christchurch [1900]	Waiters and waitresses pose before the citizens' luncheon for the Officers of the Imperial Troops visiting Christchurch, 8 February 1901	Laying of the foundation stone for the second Methodist Sunday School, St Albans, Christchurch, 1902
Opening of the Leeston Bowling Green, Leeston, Canterbury [1904]	Opening of the Roman Catholic Church at Oaro, Hundalee, 1906	Memorial services for Hon R J Seddon, Victoria Square, Christchurch, 1906
Laying the foundation stone of the Christchurch Municipal Tepid Baths by the Mayor George Payling, 1907	Christchurch volunteers shown firing a feu-de-joi after the Mayor delivered a proclomation of the change of status of New Zealand from a colony to a dominion, 1907	Opening of the Christchurch boating clubs' 1907-1908 season on the River Avon, Christchurch
A garden party held to aid the Christchurch Hospital Lady Visitors' funds, 1910	Lancaster Park balloon ascent [1910]	Mounted special constables passing along Oxford Terrace from Durham Street corner [ca. 1913]
Addington Raceway stewards' stand, New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting [1915]	The march of the 16th Infantry reinforcements for ANZACs, through Christchurch streets [1916]	The departure of the 17th reinforcements and Maori details to join the ANZACs from Wellington the transport clears the wharf [1916]
ANZAC Day returned soldiers' parade, Christchurch, 1917	Col. R A Chaffey, officer commanding Canterbury District, reviews military parade, Hagley Park, Christchurch [1918]	Lifesaving demonstration, Sumner, Christchurch, 1926
Robert Ewing McDougall laying the foundation stone of the Art Gallery, Botanic Gardens, Christchurch, 1928	ANZAC Day territorials crossing the Bridge of Remembrance [1928]	A family picnic on a summer's day at Addington Show Grounds' motorist's camping ground, Christchurch [1929]
The first Rakaia Girl Guide Company marches at Cathedral Square, Christchurch, 1932