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Image collection: Industries

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Woods Riccarton Mill in 1862
Woods Riccarton Mill in 1862 [1862]
Avonside with Wards Malthouse and Brewery at the left, Christchurch
Avonside with Wards Malthouse and Brewery at the left, Christchurch [ca. 1863]
Saw mill at Pigeon Bay George Holmes' sawmill set up to cut timber under contract for the Lyttelton Tunnel.
Saw mill at Pigeon Bay George Holmes' sawmill set up to cut timber under contract for the Lyttelton Tunnel [ca. 1865]
The saw mill of George Holmes, a contractor for Lyttelton Tunnel, at Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula
The saw mill of George Holmes, a contractor for Lyttelton Tunnel, at Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula [ca. 1865]
The Lyttelton Times' old premises
The Lyttelton Times' old premises [ca. 1885]
A view of interior of Messrs Ballantyne & Co's furniture factory, Christchurch, ca 1890
A view of interior of Messrs Ballantyne & Co's furniture factory, Christchurch [ca. 1890]
Riccarton Mill on a snowy July, 1895
Riccarton Mill on a snowy July, 1895
Interior of the Gravenor Building, corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets, Christchurch, 1900
Interior of the Gravenor Building, corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets, Christchurch 1900
The Wood Bros. flour mill at Addington, Christchurch
The Wood Bros. flour mill at Addington, Christchurch [1900]
Labourers outside the fellmongery, Belfast Freezing Works, Christchurch
Labourers outside the fellmongery, Belfast Freezing Works, Christchurch [1900]
Halswell Quarry
Halswell Quarry [1903]
Christchurch Municipal Electricity Department, Christchurch dignitaries assembled in the dynamo room.
Christchurch Municipal Electricity Department, Christchurch dignitaries assembled in the dynamo room [1903]
The Lyttelton Times' new premises, 1903
The Lyttelton Times' new premises, 1903 [1904]
The electric light power house, Reefton, West Coast, 1904
The electric light power house, Reefton, West Coast, 1904
Members of the Christchurch Drainage Board and visitors present at the opening of the septic tanks, Bromley sewage farm
Members of the Christchurch Drainage Board and visitors present at the opening of the septic tanks, Bromley sewage farm [1905]
The close of the cocksfoot harvest on Banks Peninsula men stand in front of cleaned seed from 80 acres, Le Bon's Bay?
The close of the cocksfoot harvest on Banks Peninsula men stand in front of cleaned seed from 80 acres, Le Bon's Bay? [1910]
The demonstration farm headquarters at Avonhead for returned soldiers at the new soldiers' settlement near Avonhead, Christchurch
The demonstration farm headquarters at Avonhead for returned soldiers at the new soldiers' settlement near Avonhead, Christchurch [1919]
Dam built for the Riccarton Mill forming the Mona Vale pond
Dam built for the Riccarton Mill forming the Mona Vale pond