Water Container: Farmy Army

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One white plastic 20 litre square container which originally held Silage King Pre-digester liquid for making silage. Washed thoroughly and used by a farmer from West Melton to deliver water to a couple at Moncks Bay.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 441

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Water containers being filled from a drinking water station on the Esplanade in Sumner.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 442

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Water tanks on the Sumner Esplanade. Both have prominent notices advising that water must be boiled before use. On one tank is a notice advertising a community hub where residents can get assistance, and on the other is written "Free use of for Christchurch earthquake. Please return to Wymers Domestic Water Carriers, Hamilton".

Helen Devereux Photograph 027

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Residents filling plastic containers with water as many people have been left without water since the February earthquake.

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Residents filling plastic containers with water as many people have been left without water since the February earthquake.

Helen Devereux Photograph 026

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A resident filling plastic containers with water as many people have been left without water since the February earthquake.

Helen Devereux Photograph 020

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A resident filling plastic containers with water as many people have been left without water since the February earthquake.

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:23 09:47:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Residents in Lyttelton fill water containers from a tank".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:23 09:38:23

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Residents in Lyttelton fill water containers from a tank".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:23 09:46:34

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Residents in Lyttelton fill water containers from a tank".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:23 09:34:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Residents in Lyttelton fill water containers from a tank".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:23 09:47:19

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Residents in Lyttelton fill water containers from a tank".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:23 09:37:57

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Residents in Lyttelton fill water containers from a tank".

The Steam-Punk Sewage Works

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Pipes lead into a shipping container. The photographer comments, "In Christchurch containers are so very versatile: They are used as barricades, supports, homes, shops, art galleries, artworks, Malls, pubs and bars, Thai takeaways and now sewage works".

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 354

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A rubbish truck collects rubbish from the red bins along Rocking Horse Road in Southshore. The uneven surface of the road can be seen, with water pooling in the foreground.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The interior of a house at 464 Avonside Drive which has cracks and other evidence of post earthquake life. Large containers of drinking water have been placed behind the armchairs for the next time power and water supplies are interrupted".

22 February Earthquake - Photograph 48

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A group of men stand with beer bottles. In the background, people are filling containers with water from a bore. The photographer comments, "My friend and crewmate Darren Armstrong was providing water from an artesian bore at his house on Marshland Rd. His roofing company employees stood around helping - and drinking beer".

Emerge Poetica #5 Photograph 7

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A photograph of a container of short poems printed on paper tags, for the event Emerge Poetica #5. This event was part of FESTA 2014 and included a calligraphic line of poetry floating in the Avon River, water calligraphy workshops and poetry readings.