Mary Muller Drive in Hillsborough – Named after Mary Jeanette Muller (1912-1995). Mary Muller was for many years the principal of Muller’s Transport in Port Hills Road. The road passes over the land where her business and her home were situated. Named in 2000.
A small amount of information from the library website. Mary Muller and her husband Arthur lived at 220 Port Hills Rd from 1966 and previous address was 214 Port Hills Rd in 1960 and 1963. It is quite likely that they lived at the same place but street numbers were changed. The business address was also 220 Port Hills Rd. Previous addresses were Aotea Tce in Huntsbury.and Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. Arthur Cable Muller died in 1974 aged 65.
Limited information on Papers Past but there was a death notice in 1953 when Mary’s mother died. Her parents were Bertha and Frank Bradburn. Bertha’s maiden name was Muller and I searched Ancestry website but couldn’t find a connection between Arthur and Bertha but the information on the Ancestry website was limited. I couldn’t find marriage details for Mary and Arthur.
At least two businesses here used the name Castle Rock. You can normally see Castle Rock from this street but couldn’t see it today as there was low cloud covering the hills. One business was Castle Rock Cafe and I was surprised that it was open on a Sunday.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 