Fire devastates Ballantyne Bros Store in New Zealand
A major blaze at Ballantyne Bros four story department store in Christchurh New Zealand killed 28 or more and left 13 missing as firemen fought the inferno for hours. The store, central to the city’s shipping district, suffered rapid interior collapse and dramatic rescues as roofs burned and crowds watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chritchhurch
New Zealand
Ballantyne Bros
South Island
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tod
Ued
Pige Cie
Ganson
Hadger Village
Bara: Hoo
Wis
Carlson
Tiel
Ands
Universty
Wisconsin
Bennett
Coyne
Witslow
Bob
Vwice
Winslow
Winglow
Sennett
Romie
Italy
Presanier ‘Al¢ide
de Gasperi
de Gasper
Christian Democratic’ Party
Naples
United
Cve
Arkansas, Republican, State Committee
A ‘ Stassen
Ong
Comij Tiansas
Ey Evert
Stas
Arkansasaw
Dugch
Minnesota
An . M
Georgia
Stagson
Wallace Townsend
Arkansas
Townsend
Republican al
Stassen
Norfiristion
theArkansas
Ar- Karena
South
Arkansan
Roosevelt
le ‘Stassen
New Orleans
Vet Eer
WYLIE
Hirohito
Jayain
Ueda
Tokyo
Amer Dcan Crystal Sugar Cain
Hawthorne
Calif
Tnecl
Leveldale Farms
Mason City
Kansas City
Outlaws
Dennis Carolinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Star Farmer
Future Farmer of America
Rey Gene Cinnamon
Garber
Okla
Future Farmers of America
Ray
Shirley
Ann Onks
Los Angeles
Washington
Congress
Rep. Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Europe
Armed Services Committee
Andrews
R-Ny
Short R-Moei
United States
Russia
Short
UMT
Abraham Lincoln
Tors
Manfredonia
Christian Democratic
Common Man
Andria
Minerino
Barletta
Trani
Ansa
American Congress
Maly
France
Cominform
Inter- National
Communist Organization
Poland
Halian Communist Party
Ningce
Comintern
Market Report
Poultry
Chicago
USDA
ST. Louis Livestock
Hope Star
Star
Jhepg
Star Publishing CO
Palmer
U Ales
H. Woshburn
Shorer
Alex
Paul H. Jones
George W. ‘Homer
Mach. Suot
Case
M. David
Emma G. Thomas
Coskler
Madfiel Ot
Hepa
Tee
Muane
MNEAI
Naveds
Howard
Miller Ane
T le Ehere
Arkansas Dailies
Ince Atemiphis
Ternsterick
Worth Midigan Avenue
New York City
Moditor
Ava
Detroit
Mich
Oklahoma City
Union St. Mambur
Associated Prose
Associated Press
Ense
Vo — New York Cotton
New York
Commission House
Dee
Eastman Kodak
Phillips Petroleum
Consolidated Edison
Pennsylvania Railroad
U. S. Steel
Beth- Inghem
Youngstown Sheet
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Nickel Plate Railway
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
J. I. Case
United Aircraft
Cerro de Pasco
American Woolen
U. S
Peshtigo
Worle
Glenn Williams
London
Barles
Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
Nelesa
Buckingham Palace
Philip
Margaret
Mihai
Romania
Minster
Transorban
Mountbatten
Lord
Lady Braborne
Westminster Abbey
Weather
Carl Spaatz
Sevice
Spaatz
Soviet Union
Russig
Efor
Dionne Quints
Fuller
Misses' Aéxes
J.C
First Baptist Church
Herold Porter
Hield
Jacl Bealy
Werman Cox
Charles ‘Graham
Paul Power
South Elm Street
Donald Williams
Gack Feilding
Brookwood P.T.A
Dorothyy
Parkima
Caron Buster
Talbot's
Clark Gable
Deborah Kerr
Vinsiy
Sydney Greenstreet
Adolphe Menjou
Fia Ava Gardner
Keenan Wynn
Edward Arnold
Peggy Cummins
Victor Mature
Ethel Barrymore
Vincent Price
Joe McBoakes
Miracle On
ST Rey
Edmund Gwern
Gene Lockhart
Joan Fontaine
Arthure de Cordova
Basil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce Cecil Kellaway
Ralph Forbes
Seattle
George Robison
Lilac Garden Club
B. L., Rettle
Hope Chapter
O.H.S
Masonic Hall
Galloway-Fiitzsimmons
Ucie Lee Galloway
Burton Fitzsimmons
Forrest City
Wynne
Edmond Norfleet
James Beattie
Avery Bryan
Patrick Merritt
Fidelis
Truman Perkinson
Milton Mosier
Leo Hartsfield
Perkinson
South Spruce Street
Olaf Luck
N .F. Ormer
Henry Haynes
Finley Ward
Roy Stephenson
Maryero
Eldridge Formby
Lakeland
Florida
C. B. Johnson
O. W. Mills
Darwin O. Rogers
States
Guam
Tommy Rogers
Palmos
Bobby Ward
Oklahoma A. & M
O.T.C
Julia Chester
Fletcher Reed
SPG
Hope
W. A. Collins
Sevier Watson
Edgington
Lille Rock
Josephine
Wiclet Cobb
Jackie Suropler
Vieter Cobb
Freeman Matthews
D. McQueen
J. A. Jordan
Arcadia House, Inc
WEA Service, Inc
Cam
Beefy Dalrymple
Joel
Beefy
Maurine
Daddy
Eta Mu
Canti
Joel Conroy
Cammie Austin
Woo
Cammie
Jodl
Mr.Conroy
Mr. Conroy
Becty
Joe
Jim
Ian
Anat
Central Standard Time
George C. Marshall
CBS
MBS
NBC
Judy
Molly
Irs
North
ABC
Boston Symphony Hour
Labor USA
Et Freedom Ring
Zane Grey
American Forum
Fred Waring
Tom Breneman
Shady Valley
Lhasa
Tibet
Mecca
Arabia
Kabul
Afghanistan
Talbot
Rath Citi
Lucifer
Alligator
Rickl
Dorothy DIX
Venus
Jme
Lux
Mia
Star Brand
la Foster's
Brand Boys Boots
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!