Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History
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Women at the Riccarton Races
Even back in those days, attending the races was all about fashion! Some Cantab ladies enjoying Race Day at Riccarton Raceway, year unknown. *Image courtesy of The Canterbury Museum 92801- http://www.canterburymuseum.com/ – (Thompson Collection)
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John (Jack) Etherden Coker (1831 – 1894)
Jack Coker would be the first one to tell you that life didn’t always deal him a fair hand of cards but I think the real heartbreak of the Coker story is that his numerous legacies were ALL stolen away by the earthquakes of 2011. This bubbly, life-loving fellow is now in danger of being …
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Ballantyne’s Fire
PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zshOyyfQ4ng *Image courtesy of the Canterbury Public Library – http://christchurchcitylibraries.com – File Reference CCL Photo CD 1, IMG0018
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Scenes and Trams of Christchurch
PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Mb1Hn0LdE&feature=youtu.be *Image courtesy of the Canterbury Public Library – http://christchurchcitylibraries.com – File Reference CCL Photo CD 4, IMG0097
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