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Tram advertisements

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Tram advertisements

Another place advertisements were found was inside trams, where advertisers had a captive audience. Local businesses found this a good place to advertise because they could appeal to passengers on a particular line. This is a Christchurch tram, probably on the Papanui line, in the 1920s.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, The Press (Christchurch) Collection (PAColl-3031)

Reference: 1/2-040468; G

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Jock Phillips, Advertising – Radio and other advertising methods, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22405/tram-advertisements (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 4 March 2010.