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Cottage on the corner of Cliff and Turnbull StreetsMid & South Canterbury Foto News: Volume 1, Number 4 1962Mid & South Canterbury Foto News: Volume 2, Number 11 1963Mid & South Canterbury Foto News: Volume 2, Number 10 1963Aerial view of Timaru Girls' High School 1955Aerial photo of Sacred Heart SchoolPhoto Review: Volume 2, Number 5, August 1965Photo Review: Volume 2, Number 11, February 1966'Timaru, Canterbury' from "Forty years in New Zealand" by J. BullerWinchester School Diamond JubileeCar Park & Boat Harbour Timaru NZCaroline Bay Timaru NZCaroline Bay Timaru NZ showing 800 Motor Cars in Parking AreaPublic Gardens Timaru NZLily Pond The Park Timaru NZExterior of the Timaru Public Library 1950Main entrance Timaru Library 1980sMountainview High School yearbook 198557th Annual Carnival Programme 1968-69: Timaru the Riviera of New ZealandRoller Skating Rink Popular

Timaru District Libraries Online Heritage Collection

Welcome to the online component of the Aoraki Heritage Collection.

Established in 2014 the aim of the Aoraki Heritage Collection is to capture the history of the people, places and environment of the South Canterbury region. It consists of local histories, histories of schools, churches, clubs and organisations, published and unpublished family histories, local guidebooks, cookbooks, directories, school yearbooks, biographies of local people and fiction by local authors.

For more information on items in the collection or access to items that are not digitised please contact us at  aoraki@timdc.govt.nz  Check back often as items are regularly being added.

Timaru District Libraries also hold a large collection of local newspapers, find out about these here.

  

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Newspaper Clippings Collection
Newspaper Clippings Collection
Newspaper Clippings from The Timaru Herald dating from the 1950s to the early 2000s
School Yearbooks
School Yearbooks
School yearbooks (magazines) produced by local secondary schools around the South Canterbury region
Aoraki Heritage Books
Aoraki Heritage Books
The Aoraki Heritage Collection has an extensive collection of books on the history of South Canterbury
Local Photo Magazines
Local Photo Magazines
Local photo magazines portraying social events around South Canterbury
The South Canterbury Genealogy Society Collection
The South Canterbury Genealogy Society Collection
Family history resources for South Canterbury
Family History Collection
Family History Collection
Digitised family histories from the Aoraki Collection
School Histories and Jubilees Collection
School Histories and Jubilees Collection
Books on the history of local South Canterbury schools
Cookbook Collection
Cookbook Collection
Local cookbooks from schools, churches, and community organisations
Twizel Area School Newsletters
Twizel Area School Newsletters
Twizel Area School newsletters from 1976-2013
The Geoff Instone Collection
The Geoff Instone Collection
Timaru related ephemera collection
Temuka Museum Collection
Temuka Museum Collection
Digitised items from the Temuka Museum collection
South Canterbury Forest & Bird Clippings Collection
South Canterbury Forest & Bird Clippings Collection
Newspaper clippings relating to the South Canterbury Branch of the Forest and Bird Society.
Sport Histories and Jubilees Collection
Sport Histories and Jubilees Collection
Books on the history of local South Canterbury sports clubs and events produced for jubilees dating back to the 1920s
South Canterbury Promotions
South Canterbury Promotions
Numerous groups and organisations have promoted our beautiful area over the years and the Aoraki Heritage Collection has many examples of promotional material.
Church Histories and Jubilees Collection
Church Histories and Jubilees Collection
Books on the history of local South Canterbury churches
Library History Collection
Library History Collection
Collection of items relating to the history of the Timaru District Libraries
School Roll Indexes
School Roll Indexes
Indexes to South Canterbury school rolls, compiled by the SC Genealogy Society
Church Record Indexes
Church Record Indexes
Indexes to South Canterbury church records, compiled by the SC Genealogy Society
Ship Passenger List Indexes
Ship Passenger List Indexes
Indexes to South Canterbury ship passenger lists, compiled by the SC Genealogy Society

  

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