Upper Riccarton memorial library. The official Memorial is the glass one that is in the front foyer. This used to be marble but in 1958 a car failed to stop at the intersection with Hansons Lane and crashed through the window and destroyed the tablets, hence the glass ones now. The book (see image) is a bible and was the first book donated to the library in 1920.
RELATED TO UPPER RICCARTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Events
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25 May 1861
The Press goes to press
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22 February 2011
Christchurch earthquake kills 185
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4 September 2010
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Canterbury
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23 November 1947
Civic funeral for 41 Ballantyne's fire victims
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25 January 1974
First day of competition at the Christchurch Commonwealth Games
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26 December 1879
Sectarian violence in Canterbury
Biographies
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Paul Pascoe
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Pauline Parker
Articles
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September 2010 Canterbury (Darfield) earthquake
Community contributions