A photograph of a governor friction plate from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of the side plate from the clock drive of the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged output shaft from the top-plate of the Townsend Telescope's clock drive. The output shaft was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A historic plate smashed in the February Christchurch earthquake. Ashley Gorge Scenic Reserve was established by my Great-Grandmother (maternal) many years ago.
A photograph of the clock drive from the Townsend Telescope. Many of the plates around the clock drive broke off during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the clock drive from the Townsend Telescope. Many of the plates around the clock drive broke off during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a seating area on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Dust and other debris is scattered across the carpet. A plate has fallen off the table and broken on the floor.
A photograph of a sitting area on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A plate and magazines has fallen off the coffee table and a chair has toppled over. In the background, a piece of the ceiling under the stairs is hanging loose.
In a Christchurch street still covered in liquefaction man weeps over his four-wheel drive car, which has a number plate showing the word 'macho'. Two women who are working at clearing the road of silt watch and one of them observes that 'he's not handling the quake well at all... Keeps getting silt smears on the 4 x 4!' Context - The Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011. Liquefaction is a particular problem. There is a point being made here about the 'macho' man who sobs over his car and the two staunch women who get on with the cleaning-up effort.
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Astrologer Ken Ring sits at his desk in his study surrounded by ancient scrolls and alchemical instruments; three people stand nearby awaiting advice. Ken Ring says 'Well, predicting a once-in-a-million year movement of tectonic plates is one thing... but predicting when officials will understand the plight of companies affected by it...' Context - Business people in Christchurch in the weeks following the earthquake are becoming increasingly frustrated at their inability to gain access to premises that have been made out of bounds because of potential danger. This has resulted in protests in which police physically intervened when several protesters went inside the cordon.
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