April 7 Canterbury Rifles organised – the first military force in the Province. It was formed as a result of the Taranaki land wars. May 26 Public Library begins as the Mechanics Institute in Town Hall. August 19 Chamber of Commerce established in Lyttelton. December Canterbury Municipal Ordinance passed. However, it failed to receive the [...]
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What happened in 1859
Posted in Chronology, tagged 1859, Mechanics Institute, timeline on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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From library150.com- Upper Riccarton Community and School Library / Te Kete Wananga o Putaringamotu
- “Community focused, architecturally inspired”, South Library / Te Kete Wananga o Wai Mokihi
- Sumner Library
- Waltham Library
- Shirley Library is the epitome of a community library...
- Libraries have a long history in the Papanui area
- New Brighton Library / Te Kete Wananga o Karoro
- Little River Library Te Kete Wananga o Wairewa
- The Mobile Library story
- What do people read from the library?
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