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Maxwell Stewart Bain

Maxwell Stewart Bain (Service no. 7/600) was a First World War soldier with links to Upper Riccarton.
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Interior, Liquidity Bar, 128 Oxford Terrace, 20 March 2011 #15.

Former Canterbury Jockey Club, 128 Oxford Terrace - Earthquake Damage and Beyond

The former home of the Canterbury Jockey Club and of the Christchurch Stock Exchange.  Built in 1912 it was designed
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Former Canterbury Jockey Club, 128 Oxford Terrace .

Former Canterbury Jockey Club, 128 Oxford Terrace

The Canterbury Jockey Club on the Oxford Terrace Strip was built in 1912 and demolished in 2011.
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St John's Church, Latimer Square, 28 December 2010.

St John the Baptist Church, Latimer Square - Earthquake Damage and Beyond

The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist,  stood on the corner of Madras  & Hereford Streets, overlooking Latimer Square
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St John's Church, Christchurch .

St John the Baptist Church, Latimer Square

The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist,  stood on the corner of Madras  & Hereford Streets, overlooking Latimer Square
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Cathedral Square, 26 August 2013 #SAM 9310.

ChristChurch Cathedral - Earthquake Damage and Beyond

Christchurch Cathedral was the focal point of Cathedral Square in the centre of Christchurch. The building was designed by the
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ACC Protest, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, 26 March 2010.

ChristChurch Cathedral

The Anglican Cathedral was the focal point of Cathedral Square in the centre of Christchurch. The building was designed by
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ACC Protest, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, 26 March 2010 .

ACC Protest, Cathedral Square, 26 March 2010

Neville Toohey protesting against ACC in Cathedral Square.
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Stories from the First World War

A Christchurch City Libraries WW100 project to create biographies for soldiers listed on memorials in the Christchurch area.
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Thomas Coster Newnham

Thomas Coster Newnham, service number 52099, was a First World War soldier with links to Upper Riccarton
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James John Bayne

James John Bayne (Service no. 48896) was a First World War soldier with links to Burwood
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Claude Leonard Knowles

Claude Leonard Knowles (Service no. 6/2683) was a First World War soldier with links to Burwood
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Cyril Lloyd Phipps Black

Cyril Lloyd Phipps Black (Service no. 45031) was a First World War soldier with links to Sumner
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Manchester Street, 16 May 2014 #SAM 2635.

Majestic House (former Majestic Theatre) - Earthquake Damage and Beyond

Majestic House operated by the City New Life Centre was demolished in 2014.
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Webb Street, 15 March 2014 #SAM 2195.

Webb Street, Christchurch

Webb Street runs from Papanui Road to Bishop Street.
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Mount Plesant Community Centre, under construction, 2015.

Mount Pleasant Community Centre

Located in McCormacks Bay Road
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Centennial Pool, Oxford Terrace, 15 February 2014 #SAM 1756.

Elsie Locke Park, Christchurch

The park in Oxford Terrace was decommissioned and subsumed into the new Margaret Mahy Family Playground.
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D. Bussell

D.Bussell was a First World War Soldier with links to Marshland
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Richard Harold Graveston

Richard Graveston served in the First World War (service no. 74519) and had lived in the Wharenui, Riccarton area during
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