Events In History
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23 November 1947Civic funeral for 41 Ballantynes fire victims
On 18 November 1947 Ballantynes, a Christchurch department store that was a local institution, was razed by the deadliest fires in New Zealand history. The bodies of the 41 victims were buried at Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Bromley, after a civic funeral five days later. Read more...
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18 November 194741 die in Ballantynes fire
The fire in Christchurch’s prestigious department store was the deadliest in New Zealand’s history. Read more...
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Main image: Ballantynes fire memorial
Memorial to the 41 people who lost their lives in the 1947 fire in Ballantynes department store in Christchurch