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Story: Timekeeping

All images and media

From page 1 - Time past

Sundial

Chronometer

Clocking-in devices

Clocking-in devices

Samuel Parnell memorial

Samuel Parnell memorial

From page 2 - New Zealand mean time

Presenting a gold watch

Presenting a gold watch

Clock tower, Christchurch

Clock tower, Christchurch (1st of 3)

Commemorative clock tower

Commemorative clock tower (2nd of 3)

The Victoria Street site

The Victoria Street site (3rd of 3)

Lyttelton Timeball Station

Lyttelton Timeball Station

New Zealand’s telegraph network, 1868

New Zealand’s telegraph network, 1868

Feilding Post and Telegraph Office

Feilding Post and Telegraph Office

Colonial Time Service Observatory

Colonial Time Service Observatory

From page 3 - Time and society, 1870s–1930s

Public clocks

Public clocks (1st of 3)

Taradale war memorial clock

Taradale war memorial clock (2nd of 3)

Floral clock, Napier

Floral clock, Napier (3rd of 3)

Miss Ryan and her wristwatch

Miss Ryan and her wristwatch

Shearing rules

Speaker’s clock

Speaker’s clock

Six o’clock closing

Six o’clock closing (1st of 3)

Last-minute score, 1954

Last-minute score, 1954 (2nd of 3)

The Plunket clock

The Plunket clock (3rd of 3)

From page 4 - Modern times

Time zones in the Pacific

Time zones in the Pacific

Campaigning for daylight saving

Campaigning for daylight saving

Ararua time

Atomic clocks

Modern timekeeping

Modern timekeeping

How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/timekeeping/media (accessed 23 May 2022)

Story by Jock Phillips, published 12 Jun 2006